Shimoda Yanimatsu woodwork is a traditional handicraft in Shimoda City, Shizuoka Pref. Though a port town, Shimoda is also abundant in forestry resource, which has been highly esteemed as the materials for architecture, construction fittings, and furniture. In the Tenpo era (1830-1843), Kagaya, one of the furniture and fitting makers in Shimoda, had a lot of workmen and produced excellent woodwork craftsmen. The material wood of Shimoda woodwork is black pine called Yanimatsu (pine with plenty of resin), which grow along the coast of this area. In Shimoda Yanimatsu woodwork, the beautiful grain of wood that nature has created and its translucent texture produced by resin are fully utilized to create warm touch. It is the combination of nature’s process and craftsmen’s careful work.