{"product_id":"diy-miniature-house-kit-kanmi-dokoro-kurihara","title":"DIY Miniature House Kit : Kanmi-dokoro Kurihara","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.375rem] font-bold\"\u003eKanmi-dokoro Kurihara – Japanese Sweet Shop Miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eThe sweetest address in the neighborhood\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen noren curtains with white circle motifs hanging at the entrance, moving gently in a breeze you can't feel. A glass display counter showing rows of \u003cstrong\u003emochi and wagashi\u003c\/strong\u003e arranged with the precision of a jeweler's window. A \u003cstrong\u003emaneki-neko\u003c\/strong\u003e on the shelf, paw raised, welcoming customers who haven't arrived yet. Bamboo stalks growing beside the stone path. A lantern at the garden gate. An \u003cstrong\u003eardoise\u003c\/strong\u003e outside advertising today's specials. And everywhere — the warm amber glow of a shop that has been open since before you were born and intends to stay open long after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKanmi-dokoro Kurihara\u003c\/strong\u003e (甘味処 栗原) is a traditional Japanese \u003cstrong\u003ekanmi-dokoro\u003c\/strong\u003e — a sweet shop, the kind found in old neighborhood shopping streets across Japan, selling wagashi, mochi, daifuku, yokan and the particular kind of unhurried pleasure that only traditional confectionery can provide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature captures that place with a fidelity that makes you want to sit down and order something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kanmi-dokoro Kurihara (甘味処 栗原)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 227 pieces\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 3\u003c\/span\u003e\/5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssembled Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.5 × 14 × 19.2 cm (5.7 × 5.5 × 7.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssembly Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLighting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm touch switch LED\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditional Japanese sweet shop \/ Edo-period street \/ Wagashi culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standalone miniature house (360° display)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot Included:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glue, batteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9378\/1322\/files\/DIYMiniatureHouseKitJapan_Kanmi-dokoroKurihara.png?v=1775971549\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKanmi-dokoro\u003c\/em\u003e : What This Place Is ?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKanmi-dokoro\u003c\/strong\u003e (甘味処) translates literally as \"place of sweetness.\" It is a traditional Japanese institution a tearoom-meets-confectionery that serves wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets), matcha, anmitsu, kakigori (shaved ice), and the particular quality of stillness that comes from sitting somewhere that has been doing the same thing in the same way for a very long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe great kanmi-dokoro of Tokyo  establishments like Kamejyu in Asakusa, or the sweet shops of Yanaka  are neighborhood anchors in the truest sense: places that predate the convenience store, the fast food chain, and every other modern disruption to the rhythm of daily life. They are, to borrow the Japanese concept, \u003cstrong\u003ema\u003c\/strong\u003e meaningful space, unhurried, complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKurihara\u003c\/strong\u003e (栗原  \"chestnut field\") is the name of the shop in this miniature. It is the name of a place that feels like it has always been there, that smells of red bean paste and roasted chestnut in autumn, and that the neighborhood would not be the same without.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eThe Touch LED — \u003cem\u003e\"The light lights up the life and becomes a harbor\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tagline inscribed in this product says it beautifully, and it is true of Kanmi-dokoro Kurihara specifically. A single tap on the \u003cstrong\u003etouch-sensitive LED switch\u003c\/strong\u003e fills the sweet shop with warm amber light  the kind that comes through paper shoji screens, that makes lacquered wood glow like honey, that turns a display counter of wagashi into something that looks, for a moment, like the most important thing in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"wood-miniatures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61585059610954,"sku":null,"price":74.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9378\/1322\/files\/DIY_Miniature_House_Kit_Kanmi-dokoroKurihara.png?v=1775972421","url":"https:\/\/wood-miniatures.com\/products\/diy-miniature-house-kit-kanmi-dokoro-kurihara","provider":"wood-miniatures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}