Hakkodo

General information

Hakkodo is the oldest store in Kamakura. ‘the Goto family, proprietors of the store, has been sculpting Buddhist images since the Kamakura period, and we are heir to the craftsmanship handed down from father to son for twenty-nine generations. At the Meiji Era, the demand for Kamakura engravings or carvings increased and new techniques for carving and painting with lacquer were firmly established. At the International exposition in Paris, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Liege and London, displays of this art received many awards. In 1900, at its present site in Kamakura, our store opened.