[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.

If you would like to order 1 kg (2.20 lb) or more, we will need to check stock availability and the shipping method.
Please contact us through our custom order page before placing your order.

▶︎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 leaves are a natural material, their shape, shade, and pattern vary from leaf to leaf.
You cannot choose the shape or color.

As shown on the product page, there may also be darkened areas, stains, or similar marks.
These are all characteristics of the natural material and are not considered defects.
Please be aware of this.

8) Returns and Exchanges

We are unable to accept changes, returns, or exchanges after an order has been placed for customer-related reasons,
such as the item differing from your expectations, differences in texture, or selecting the wrong quantity.

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

They are shipped directly from a bamboo supplier in Wakayama Prefecture specializing in Black Bamboo.

These are Black Bamboo leaves that have dried after the bamboo was harvested.

They are delivered in a bag containing approximately 100 g (3.53 oz).

The leaves can be used for a variety of purposes,
including crafts, displays, styling for photography, and creating atmosphere around the garden.
They can also be used as props in plays and stage productions.

They can also be used together with other natural materials, such as Black Bamboo branches and dried flowers.

The leaves are delivered in a bag, but they have not been washed with water,
so fine dust or similar particles may be mixed in.
There may also be leaves with creases or missing pieces, as well as small twigs.

These are all due to the characteristics of the material and are not considered defects.
Please be aware of this.

How about bringing Japanese Black Bamboo leaves into your everyday surroundings,
for example through crafts or decoration?
Please choose your preferred quantity to suit your intended use.

If you would like to order 1 kg (2.20 lb) or more,
we will need to check stock availability and the shipping method.
Please contact us through our custom order page before placing your order.

▶︎Black Bamboo Bulk & Custom Orders

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.