Can anyone on this site read Japanese

[dwco5051]

I have had this wooden box with a tin lining for years. It probably came from my uncle who lived in Japan for many years until he retired and moved back to the States. Any guesses what the writing on the label or the letters say? What it's original use was? is a sturdy constructed box and I use it to store my 12 gauge trap reloads. About 15" x 15" x 20". It

 

[jbcurt00]

Have a smart phone w a camera?

Use Google translate

Worked on a porcelain vase my grandmother had that had a Kanji makers mark

 

[dingbat]

 

[dwco5051]

Thanks to dingbat I now know I have a Japanese Tea Box. Looked on the internet and the first one that came up was for sale at $450. Expensive holder for a few hundred shotgun shells.

 

[airshot]

The only words I know in Japanese are Yamaha and Toyota !!

 

[redneck joe]

i have family in Tokyo. I'll ask

 

[redneck joe]

get me a better pic of the first one

 

[dwco5051]

get me a better pic of the first one

With the info dingbat supplied through google translate I was able to trace the tea supplier, the city they were located, and even the last 4 digits of the companies phone are the same today as back when the box was made.

Hamasa Shoten - Visit Suruga

Hamasa Shoten is a tea factory that sells unique specialty tea

www.visit-suruga.com

 

[dwco5051]

get me a better pic of the first one

 

[redneck joe]

I'll post back up when I hear back

 

[redneck joe]

Forgot to post up. Here is what Hiromi told me

 

[redneck joe]

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It looks like a delivery slip. Although neither name of the product nor quantity is mentioned.
The store name is Hamasa in Shizuoka prefecture.

 

[redneck joe]

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Shizuoka is famous for its tea. The No. 1 tea producing area in Japan.

 

[redneck joe]

They fly in at the end of the month. I'm day tripping to Chicago to fly the last leg with them. Yall will see pics when we hit the lake.