Nachi Kuroishi
This extremely fine-grained aquatic slate is produced in the Kamigami Valley in Kamikawa-cho KumanoCity, and is used to make ink stone, Go-ishi, and okishi. Historically, Nachi Kuroishi has been used as a commercial product, and it is said that envoys to the Tang Dynasty brought it as a souvenir as a raw material for Go stones.
Detailed information
address
KumanoCity
telephone number
0597-89-3435 (Kumano Nachi Kuroishi Cooperative Association)
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