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VILLAGE Report #Magewappa Bentwoodware

A magewappa bento box

VILLAGE Report vol.5 Akita Prefecture | Odate Magewappa, said to hold a unique position among Japan’s bentwood crafts

Natural Akita cedar about 200 years old is split thin, boiled and bent, then stitched with mountain cherry bark. Among the 15 bentwood crafts once found across Japan, only Odate Magewappa was designated a national traditional craft.

VILLAGE Report vol.5 Akita Prefecture | Odate Magewappa, said to hold a unique position among Japan’s bentwood crafts

Natural Akita cedar about 200 years old is split thin, boiled and bent, then stitched with mountain cherry bark. Among the 15 bentwood crafts once found across Japan, only Odate Magewappa was designated a national traditional craft.