Hakone, KanagawaPlace of origin
Crafts / Hakone, Kanagawa
Hakone Yosegi Zaiku · 箱根寄木細工
The forest becomes geometry.
Natural wood marquetry · Hakone and Odawara, Kanagawa
1820Roots of the craft
By handMade by experienced hands
National designation
About the craft
01 — StoryA woodcraft born in Hakone
Every pattern begins with the natural colour of wood.
Hakone Yosegi Zaiku brings contrasting woods together in intricate geometric patterns, preserving the distinctive colour and grain of each species.
People behind the pattern
04 — ArtisansMeet the hands
behind the work.
Aiko Morita
Composing local woods into quiet, precise patterns for contemporary interiors.
Honda
Composing local woods into quiet, precise patterns for contemporary interiors.
For overseas businesses and creative partners
Start with an idea.
We will help find its form.
WANUI supports hospitality, retail, corporate gifting, interiors and product development by bridging culture, language and production.
Discuss a collaborationWhat WANUI means
Tradition, human touch
and what comes next.
WANUI carries human creativity into an era shaped by AI and emerging technology—helping craft find new relevance, audiences and possibilities.
Japanese spirit
Japan's crafts and the beauty, care and values carried within them.
Human touch
Manual skill and tactile humanity whose value becomes clearer in the AI era.
To stitch, to carry
Connecting history and tradition, and passing them onward to the next generation.
AI & evolution
A platform that grows alongside technology while keeping people at its centre.
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