This is the Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Nara flagship store.

There are about 3000 tools that showcase Japanese craftsmanship, including original products and works from Nara artists.

One of the symbols is the Kaya Kitchen Cloth.

Nara has been the main producer of mosquito nets. However, with the invention of window screens and air conditioning, there has been less need for mosquito nets.

Wanting to preserve the items from their hometown, the kitchen cloth was made of mosquito net fabric.

Mosquito nets were made to let air through while stopping mosquitos.

Taking that and making it into a cleaning cloth allowed for it to absorb a lot of water when folding it, and then for quick drying when unfolding it.

It’s an item from the past that is still used in modern day.

Looking back, everything that happened in this building has connecting points somewhere.

They worked hard to innovate to keep up with the changing times and continued to change.

This store that began from Nara Sarashi has seen a lot of changes over the three hundred years that it’s existed.

Currently, Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten is incorporating the idea of bringing Japanese craftsmanship to the future.

This Nara Flagship store has many tools for daily living that were born from that goal.

If you have the time, try picking one up.

Or maybe take the time to leisurely try some of the Matcha green tea.

This place has 300 years worth of history as well as history that nobody has seen yet.

This tale began from seven deer, but where it ends has yet to be seen.

※This guide was created based on documents and interviews and includes some interpretation done by us at ON THE TRIP. Theories differ between experts, so try to find out what really happened on your travels!