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Joshu Kinuya by Miyama Natural Silk Bath Products from the Japanese Alps   100% Made in Japan: All Joshu Kinuya silk products are from the raw material through to the manufacturing process made in Japan.   These fibres and products were born and raised in Gunma Prefecture.   We only use rare high-quality silk.   No chemicals are used in the production process.   With silk you can appreciate the natural quality and intimacy it creates with your skin in addition to its anti-bacterial properties.

I am excited that Zakka Japan has just taken delivery of Mosquito Coil Cases made by Isurugi a Kanazawa based company that specialises in traditional plastering that uses diatomaceous earth formed from plankton millions of years ago. You might say so what but before you do ask yourself why castles and temples built hundreds of years ago and still standing use this material in their construction. They use it because it has natural moisture absorbing characteristics that make it ideal in the hot, muggy and very humid Japanese summer. A natural eco-friendly construction material. The mosquito coil cases are an...