About

Kura Finds is run by a working Japanese antique dealer. For years the trade here has meant one thing above all: looking — walking through markets, estate clearances and the back rooms of old shops, and knowing, from long practice, which object is worth carrying forward and which is not.

In Japan, a kura is the thick-walled storehouse where a family kept what mattered — lacquer, textiles, tools, tea things — safe for generations. When a kura is finally opened, what comes out is a cross-section of ordinary and extraordinary Japanese life. That is the spirit of this shop: not one narrow specialty, but the whole breadth of what Japan has made and used, chosen by an eye that knows the difference.

Kura Finds exists to open those doors to collectors outside Japan. Kitchen knives and carpenter's planes, tea utensils and lacquer, prints, ceramics, kimono, cameras, records, curiosities — sourced across Japan, described in plain English, and sent carefully to your door.

How we work

Every piece is selected for a reason — a maker, a technique, an age, or simply a rightness of form. We describe what a thing is and where it sits in Japan's craft traditions, and we let honest age and use speak as character rather than fault.

If there is something particular you are hunting for, we are happy to look. Tell us what you collect and we will keep an eye out on your behalf — see our FAQ or get in touch.

Welcome to the storehouse.