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The flame of a Japanese candle
make people feel warm

Haze tree

“Hands” that tear nuts from trees

Japan wax tree “Haze”, which is the raw material for Japanese candles, is a plant belonging to the sumac family.The nuts are harvested in December.Nuts are harvested by hand, one bunch at a time.It is a difficult job that is fraught with danger. “Chigiriko”s climbs the fragile branches of the goby tree and tears the nuts from the tree.

The “hands” that make the wick

wick

Peel the rushes and wap it around a Japanese paper wick.

The wicks for Japanese candles are made by removing the wicks from rushes and wrapping them in Japanese paper “Washi”. This wick is required instead of a thread wick to suck up sticky wax.The very delicate wick is moistened with a mist and gently rolled up. Handmade items are shipped all over the country.

Handiwork passed down
from harvest to completion

The “hands”
that make Japanese candles

Japanese candle

Carefully one by one

Japanese candles are made by layering wax extracted from “Haze” nuts.Traditional Japanese candles are still made using an age-old method called “shojo kigake.” On the other hand, what are Japanese candles that blend into today’s lifestyle while preserving tradition? Our quest continues.