This is a bamboo basket bag from Torigoe Bamboo Crafts. Please note!! Some photos are for reference! This item was purchased for 23,000 yen. The top part has an oval shape with a rounded design, making it softer than angular ones and easy to use daily. The black parts are originally part of the bamboo. It has been used as interior decoration. It hasn't been carried outside, so it's relatively clean. The handles also have a smooth bamboo surface, making them less prone to dirt. It's starting to develop a nice color. Due to a shortage of Suzutake bamboo, there are some missing nodes and uneven colors, but this is original. The color has slightly changed over time, but it's a natural hue. It's still new and in good condition. How about it? "Torigoe Bamboo Crafts" refers to bamboo crafts produced in the Torigoe area of Ichinohe Town, Ninohe District, Iwate Prefecture. Craftsmen split thin bamboo, about 1 cm in diameter, called "Suzutake," which grows naturally in the area, and weave it by hand. The bamboo basket is supple, durable, and changes to a beautiful color and luster with each use. This simple and wonderful basket bag made of natural materials has plenty of capacity, making you want to go shopping with it. The color of the bamboo varies from product to product, but it will gradually change to a more subdued texture over time, so please enjoy that aspect as well. Production is decreasing, and the bamboo crafts are precious. Currently, Torigoe Bamboo Crafts is in a precarious situation due to the aging of the craftspeople and a lack of successors. In addition, Suzutake has withered due to a mass flowering event since 1897, and almost no new bamboo has grown, leading to a severe shortage of materials and a drastic reduction in production. Iwate Prefecture Torigoe Bamboo crafts Bamboo basket Bamboo bag #Market basket #Basket bag #Kagoya #Kagoamidori #Handmade #Torigoe Bamboo Crafts #Bamboo #Bamboo crafts #Basket bag #Tools for living #Natural #Bamboo basket #Torigoe bamboo basket #Natural living #Kurashi no Techo