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Nambu Ironware [Morioka City & Oshu City, Iwate]

Globally acclaimed kitchenware

"Nambuironware,"fromteakettlestoeverydayitems,hasaloyalfollowingbothinJapanandaroundtheworldItsoriginstracebacktotheEdoperiodwhenthelordoftheNambudomaininvitedKyotocraftsmentoMoriokatoproduceironkettlesforteaceremoniesSupportedbygenerationsoffeudallordsandbenefitingfromtheregion’srichironresources,theindustryflourishedIn1975,Nambuironwarewasdesignatedasanationallyrecognizedtraditionalcraft
Nambuironwareisbestknownforitsironkettles,butitsthick,evenheatdistributionhasmadeitpopularforkitchenwaresuchasfryingpansandstewpotsIHcompatibleproductshavealsobeendeveloped,expandingitsappealbeyondprofessionalstoeverydayhouseholdsTraditionallyavailableinsubduedcolorslikeblackandbrown,Nambuironwarenowfeaturesbrighthuessuchasred,green,andHawaiianblueUsingaNambuironteapotforenjoyingblackteahasbecomeastylishtrendoverseas