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Antique Shop ChanoYu is an online antiques shop based in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Kentaro Yamada. The site states that it is licensed by the Kanagawa Prefectural Public Safety Commission in Japan, with license number No.452580001004. It mainly sells antiques, vintage items, and modern artworks, with an emphasis on sharing Japanese culture.
Judging by its product lineup, ChanoYu focuses on Japanese tea ceremony utensils and Asian antique ceramics. Items include Raku tea bowls, Takatori-yaki tea bowls, tea scoops, lacquer tea utensils, sake cups, flower vessels, as well as Chinese Song dynasty celadon, Tenmoku bowls, Korean celadon, and more. Product summaries typically list details such as width, height, weight, condition, provenance, or attribution, which is useful for antique-collecting decisions. The site also has “AVAILABLE ITEMS” and “SOLD ITEMS” sections, with sold listings serving as references for style and pricing.
The site prices items individually, with prices mostly shown in Japanese yen. Sampled listings were roughly in the ¥11,000 to ¥49,000 range. Many popular and newly listed items are marked SOLD OUT, while a small number can be added to cart. The pages do not disclose details such as shipping fees, delivery methods, taxes, customs duties, returns, exchanges, or payment methods. The site also displays the notice “New orders are temporarily unavailable - United States, Southern Europe,” indicating that new orders for the United States and Southern Europe are temporarily unavailable.
Its strengths are a highly specialized focus, making it suitable for collectors of tea ceremony utensils and ceramics; relatively complete basic item specifications; public disclosure of the operator’s identity, address, and license number, which adds trust; and educational content covering Japanese ceramics, tea ceremony, sword fittings, and related topics. The downsides are that available inventory appears limited, fulfillment is restricted in certain regions, and key transaction terms were insufficient in the crawled text. For antiques described with attributions such as “Attributed to,” buyers still need the ability to assess authenticity and condition.
It is better suited to individual collectors, tea ceremony enthusiasts, and buyers researching Japanese craft culture, rather than functioning like an e-commerce platform for third-party sellers. The crawled text does not provide information on access from mainland China, so it is not possible to determine whether the site can be accessed directly.
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chano-yu.com is an Japan E-commerce provider. TG4G tracks its product information, an overall rating of 4.0/10, and a China-accessibility score of Workable. Click "Visit Official Site" to reach chano-yu.com directly.