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Early Japanese Export Puzzles (Japanese)

PB-1 This booklet is the Japanese translation of "Early Japanese Export Puzzles 1860s to 1960s". It is written about old puzzles and the history that were exported from Japan. The puzzles are Interlocking puzzles, Puzzle banks, Secret Boxes and others. They are the representative of the "Karakuri".

Original: Early Japanese Export Puzzles 1860s to 1960s
Written: Jerry Slocum and Rik van Grol
Translation: Karakuri Creation Group
Cooperator of Translation: Naoaki Takashima
Publication: May 1st, 2005
Specifications:
A4 size, all color, 26 page (28 page including the covers)
Printed and Filed by Karakuri Creation Group

We are the Karakuri Creation Group !

KB-1 This is a self-introduction book of our group. New works or representative works by each craftsman and activities of our group are introduced. And for example, Karakuri Game of Life with Karakuri Doors (Gates), Creative Secret Boxes, and others are introduced. Around 100 works appears in this book.

Publication: July 1st, 2003

Editor: Karakuri Creation Group

Specification : A4, All color, 24 pages

KARAKURI Works in Hakone & Odawara

KB-2 Various KARAKURI Works have been made in Hakone & Odawara region for long years. We investigated, studied and introduced them in this book. Over 400 works appears in this book. For example, Secret Boxes, Interlocking Boxes, various Tabacco Trick, and others. The history and the background are also introduced. We think it's a first overall handbook about KARAKURI Works in this region.

Publication: July 1st, 2003

General editor: Sojun Iwasaki

Editor: Karakuri Creation Group

Specification : A4, All color, 50 pages

Evolving Karakuri Box

KB-3 About 300 Karakuri Works are collected in this booklet. The works in this booklet were created between 1971 to 2007 year. They are works designed by craftsmen of Karakuri Creation Group. Kamei's works before the start of the group and Ninomiya's works (several) before the start of the group, are also included.

editor: Karakuri Creation Group

publication: September, 2008

specification: A4, all color, 80 pages

Okiyama's Art Works

YO-7

This is the book of works which Okiyama created for more than 50 years. So you can find the history of Himitubako in Hakone in it. This will be the textbook of Himitubako in future. Of course all Japanese compositions are translated into English.

editor : Karakuri Creation Group

published : March 2003

size : 210 X 298 mm  32pages

Karakuri Catalog

B-1

More than 100 kinds of Karakuri boxes

which are created by Kamei (with an English booklet)

published date : June 1993

size : 240x250 mm

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