Description
- This listing is for 1 Piece Japanese Wooden Yosegi Magic Trick Box, Made in Japan
- Size: 2-3/8"W x 3"D x 1-3/4"H
- Directions: These boxes have no apparent method or place of opening. However, if you look carefully, you may find panels or surfaces which will slide. Each style of box has a specific number of steps, which must be performed in proper sequence, in order to open it. (Directions for solving the puzzle are included with each box.) This trick box takes seven steps to open.
- Please note that each puzzle box is slightly different as they are handmade. You may receive a box which has a slightly different pattern from the picture.
- We guarantee that the puzzle box is authentic and handmade by Japanese masters.
Yosegi Himitsu Bako/ Japanese Puzzle Box is the traditional Japanese Secret box originated in Japan's culturally rich Edo Period. It was first used by Samurai to send secret messages. The surface of the box is covered with Yosegi, traditional Japanese wooden mosaic. Even nowadays the Puzzle Box manufacturing process is not automated and each box is handmade in Hakone region by Japanese masters.