Oct 22 update: 
Master artisan Mr. Morita left his favorite job to take care of his ailing wife. But sadly, Mrs. Morita lost her battle to cancer in late August.  Now Mr. Morita spend few hours everyday at Shitata's woodshop as a way to cope with his loss, and he started making wood bento boxes again.  The production is very limited and it is uncertain how long it will continue.
Thank you for liking this item.  Ms Shibata, and Mr. Morita are extremely grateful for your support and we will continue to support ShibataToku for as long as Mr. Morita can produce.  
 
This box is named UNA-JU. "JU" in Japanese means typical food box. "UNA" is short form of Unagi, eel fish. The overall design is the same as bento boxes, but the proportion is slightly more squarish. It is also slightly deeper than bento box. UNA-JU is typically used for Japanese eel rice dish. Specialty restaurants would use these type of box to serve grilled eel fish fillet over a bed of rice. The box will be brought to the table and presented to the customer alongside a bowl of miso soup. It is also a great size to be used as bento lunch box for those who prefer a larger portion of food. As Western's food portion may be larger, be sure to check the size before ordering. Feel free to be creative. This box can be used as storage containers for anything. Sewing kit, special collection of accessories, stationary... etc. Or use it as sustainable gift box that can be kept and re-use. Together with cloth wrapping, the presentation is unique. Made with finely planed 4mm thick cedar wood with the iconic sakura bark stitching. It has a very pleasant aroma of cedar wood. The perfect rounded-corner has 7 grooves. (Check out the "making-of" video to see the process of bending. ) Proudly hand-made with local material at ShibataToku old shop in Japan. (Some manufacturers now outsouce production to China or Vietnam for cheaper material and labor cost. ) Join the movement. Own a piece of authentic history from Hakata.
 
Personalize it!  Name-engraving available!  (use separate listing to add engraving)
 
* Specification may varies slightly due to the nature of hand-made product. Each item is unique.
** Unlike molded plastics, wood is an organic material, each piece is different, expect to see some natural blemishes, wood grains or knot marks of natural wood.