Ikesho is located in Kuroe, Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture, a town of lacquer ware.

The Ikesho Laquer Ware Store is located in "Kuroe", Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture, which has been said to be the town of Kishu Laquer Ware since ancient times. Kishu-nuri is also called "Kuroe-nuri" and is a traditional craft with a long history.

Historically, during the Muromachi-Sengoku period, a group of Omi woodworkers settled in this area and began manufacturing wooden bowls using the abundant Kishu 桧. Then, the technique of lacquer that applies the astringent base to the bowl wood was added, and it developed into the production of the astringent bowl.

In addition to this, it can be said that one of the origins of Kishu lacquer ware is that the monks made their own fixtures such as set, bowl, bon, and kitchen for the temple at Negoro-ji Temple in Iwade-cho, Naga-gun. These series of paints that started at Negoro-ji are called "Negoro-nuri".

Kuroe and lacquer ware

In the Edo period, as the demand for everyday goods for the common people increased, lacquering became more popular, and finally it became known all over the country as a major production area for Shibuchi bowls. Kishu lacquer ware is a traditional lacquer craft that has been cultivated over a long period of more than 400 years. It was

Kishu lacquer ware (Kuroe lacquer) is one of the four major production areas in Japan, along with Aizu lacquer (Fukushima prefecture) Yamanaka lacquer and Wajima lacquer (Ishikawa prefecture).

The townscape of Kuroe is unique, with old lacquer ware craftsmen's residences and workplaces and wholesalers lining up regularly like his saw teeth around Kawabata Dori, creating an old-fashioned, rustic and calm atmosphere. It is a landscape.

Ikesho faces Kawabata Street, which is the main street of the Kuroe. This Kawabata Street is dotted with facilities such as the Uruwashikan and the Onsen Densetsukan, and is the annual Kishu Lacquerware Festival ( On the first Saturday and Sunday of November and in Shimoda City (August 14th), many shops are lined up at both ends of this street, and it is crowded with many people.

History of Ikejo Lacquerware Store

Ikesho Laquer Ware Store was founded in 1876 (Meiji 9) as a lacquer ware wholesaler in the lacquer ware town "Kuroe" which has continued for more than 400 years. The store on the right is the store at that time.

The first Shogoro also served as a member of the town council and devoted himself to the area.
Shintaro II has made the business unwavering through simple, diligent, and tireless efforts. As the second episode, when the straw sandals that he wore while carrying the goods by pulling the Daihachiguruma were torn, he changed to the better ones that had been thrown away by the side of the road and continued to do his best.
On the other hand, he also contributed to the community, such as donating fire pumps and donating equipment to schools. Sandaime J Soul Brothers, a serious and sincere person who went through World War II head-on and took good care of him, was trusted by the local people and continued to be the chairman of the neighborhood for a long time.

And now I am the 5th generation. The fourth generation, the predecessor, is still alive. He supports me. For me, I started online shopping (from around 2000), which was rare in the prefecture at that time, and I have continued to this day.
In recent years, as the chairman of the Landscape Creation Agreement (Kuroe JAPAN) that makes the most of the townscape of Kuroe, he has been making efforts to create the town of Kuroe. In addition, I have served as the chairman of the Wakayama Prefecture SME Youth Central Association, the director of the Kishu Lacquerware Cooperative Youth Department, and the chairman of the Hainan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Department.

The 220-year-old real store is designated as a national registered tangible cultural property.
Every year in June and November, we hold an exhibition at our store.
You will be overwhelmed by the large number of products.