[Please Read Before Ordering / About Direct Shipping Items]

This item is a “Direct Shipping” item and will be shipped directly from a bamboo supplier in Wakayama Prefecture.

Please be sure to read and check all the information from 1) to 8) before placing your order.

1) Time Required for Shipping

After your order is placed, the bamboo supplier will select each piece of Black Bamboo and prepare it for shipping.

If the item is in stock at the supplier, it will be shipped approximately one week after your order is placed.
The item will be shipped from Wakayama Prefecture.

However, shipping may take longer than usual when the bamboo supplier is closed, during busy periods, or depending on stock availability.

If you need your order urgently, please contact us before placing your order.

2) When Ordering Together with Regular Items

As this item is shipped from a different location than regular items shipped by 1basketry,
even if you order it together with regular items, they will be delivered in separate packages.

3) Large Orders and Custom Orders

We also accept orders and inquiries for larger quantities.
For such requests, please contact us through the custom order page below.

▶︎Black Bamboo Bulk & Custom Orders

4) Shipping Fees

As Black Bamboo items are shipped directly from the supplier, shipping fees from Wakayama Prefecture will apply.

If you order Black Bamboo items together with regular items,
shipping fees will apply separately because they are shipped from different locations.
Regular items are shipped from 1basketry in Tokyo,
while Black Bamboo items are shipped from the bamboo supplier in Wakayama Prefecture.

Please be aware of this.

If the shipping fee changes depending on the details of your order,
we will inform you in the order confirmation email (sent separately from the automated email).

5) Delivery

Direct Shipping items will be delivered by Yamato Transport.

We are unable to accept requests for a specific delivery date, but you may select a preferred delivery time slot.
If you have a preferred time slot, please specify it when placing your order.

6) Cash on Delivery

As this is a Direct Shipping item, Cash on Delivery is not available.

If you select Cash on Delivery,
we will change the payment method to a bank transfer to Japan Post Bank and contact you again with the payment details.

7) Color and Patterns of Black Bamboo

As Black Bamboo is a natural material, each piece varies in color, pattern, and the position of its nodes.

You cannot choose the depth of the black color, the amount of brown coloring, mottled patterns, or the position of the nodes.

Please be aware of these natural variations.

As shown on the product page, there may also be scratches, scuffs, or lines on the outer surface,
cracks or splits around the nodes, or areas where the outer surface has peeled away.

These are characteristics of the natural material and are not defects.
Please understand these characteristics of the material before placing your order.

8) Returns and Exchanges

As this is a natural material, partially broken branches, peeling of the outer surface,
and variations in color are not considered defects.

We are also unable to accept changes, returns, or exchanges after an order has been placed due to customer circumstances,
such as the item differing from your expectations or an error in your order.

On this page, we introduce Black Bamboo branches from Wakayama and Kochi Prefectures.

Each piece is individually selected by a bamboo supplier in Wakayama Prefecture specializing in Black Bamboo and shipped directly from the production area.

Black Bamboo branches can be ordered individually.

Please choose from 1, 2, 3, 5, or 10 pieces.

Black Bamboo branches are normally bundled together in 18 kg (39.68 lb) bundles,
as shown in the photo above, and shipped as a product called “Kuroho” for businesses.

While listening to the people there, we thought we would like individual customers
to enjoy the branching patterns and natural appearance of Black Bamboo as well.
With this in mind, we decided to offer the branches in quantities starting from one.

As Black Bamboo is a natural material, each piece varies in color and pattern.
You cannot choose the depth of the black color, the amount of brown coloring, or mottled patterns.

Also, many of these branches do not have as deep a brown-to-black color as the bamboo culms.
Please be aware that these are all characteristics of the natural material.

You can choose from 1, 2, 3, 5, or 10 pieces.

How about bringing Japanese Black Bamboo branches into your everyday surroundings, whether indoors or in the garden?

Black Bamboo Passed Down in Wakayama

In Wakayama, Black Bamboo has been valued as a local specialty for more than 100 years, since the Meiji period.

Preparing Black Bamboo for use as a material involves many steps.
The process begins with going into the mountains to select, harvest, and transport the bamboo,
followed by removing the branches and branch stubs, cutting the bamboo to the required length,
removing the oil using heat, and straightening any bends.

The way the flame is applied and the heating time are adjusted according to the condition of each piece of bamboo,
and the bamboo is straightened while it is still soft.

This work has been passed down through many years of accumulated experience and skill.

However, today, there are very few craftspeople who specialize in processing Black Bamboo.

In recent years, Hachiku bamboo, which belongs to the same group as Black Bamboo,
has been flowering and dying off in many parts of Japan, and Black Bamboo has also been affected.

Under these circumstances, efforts are also underway to plant and grow new Black Bamboo on abandoned farmland,
so that Black Bamboo can be passed on to future generations.

The Black Bamboo introduced here is shipped directly from a bamboo supplier in Wakayama
that has handled Black Bamboo for more than 100 years and continues to carry on the techniques used to process it.

Today, many Black Bamboo products are imported,
and Japanese Black Bamboo has become more difficult to obtain than it once was.

We hope you will find a place in your everyday life for this Japanese Black Bamboo, carefully finished piece by piece.