{"title":"Umezawa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUmezawa is a small woodworking business local to Mie Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Located in between Japan’s most famous timber-producing areas like Gifu and Nara prefectures, Umezawa is situated in an advantageous location for bringing customers high-quality wooden goods. They handpick the most premium Japanese woods like hinoki, Aomori hiba, and ginko to bring the finest woodwork to customers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFounded in 1924 by Narajiro Umezawa, the company started out by producing wooden buttons for military uniforms during the Pacific war, but during the post-war reconstruction period, they began crafting other kinds of wooden items like dining tables and washboards. Since then, they have expanded their woodworking production even more and produce many different wooden items like cutting boards, oke bowls, drop lids, and more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUmezawa strives to keep the woodworking industry and the veteran techniques they have used for decades alive. Even though many other similar companies have switched to using automated machines to craft their products, Umezawa believes that by emphasizing “beauty created by human hands” their customers can truly love and appreciate all of their items for years to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"umezawa-handcrafted-narrow-tawashi-eco-friendly-palm-fiber-scrub-brush","title":"Umezawa Handcrafted Narrow Tawashi Eco-Friendly Palm Fiber Scrub Brush","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Umezawa Handmade Tawashi is an eco-friendly gentle scrubbing brush particularly for wooden kitchenware. 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Compared with artificially planted sawara, the natural one is less likely to shrink even under heavy use, so the copper belts (attached to the outer surface for reinforcement) on the bowl rarely fall off.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eA hangiri absorbs not only heat but also excess moisture.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSawara cypress is specifically used for its resistance to mold, rot, insect infestation, and resilience to warping.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAnother reason natural sawara is well suited for rice is that it has oil in its wood grain. This helps the cooked rice cool down faster, prevents it from getting mushy, and makes it look shiny. The bowls made with plastic, metal or glass do not have these functions.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe inner surface of the wooden barrel is manually shaved by professional artisans. 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