Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture

[Musashino, Chichibu, TamaMusashinoSoka, Kasukabe, Kuki]

Traditional crafts・Crafts

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Squirrel

official name：Paulownia chests

English name：Paulownia chests

Paulownia box (Susukabe City, Saitama Prefecture)

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last updated：2026.01.10

Traditional crafts・Crafts

Since the techniques were passed down by the craftsmen involved in the construction of Nikko Toshogu Shrine in the early Edo period, it has been a specialty product of Kasukabe City, boasting a tradition of about 300 years and the highest production volume in the country. In 1978, it was designated as a traditional handicraft of Saitama Prefecture.