Nagiso Turnery is a handicraft handed down in Nagiso area in Kiso County, Nagano Pref. It makes the most of the natural grains of wood such as chestnut, zelkova, and castor aralia. Nagiso area was designated as a producing place of the nation’s traditional handicraft in 1980. According to an old document, during the period from 1704 to 1728, turners paid a fixed business tax and brought turnery products such as bowls and trays to Nagoya and Osaka regions, by which turnery had already begun in this area as early as in the middle of the Edo period. The turners decide what to make according to the qualities and grains of wood. It is said that it takes 30 to 40 years to become an experienced turner who can select the right wood at a glance. Trays, bowls, cake bowls, and teacup holders have been traditionally made, but lately some artistic works are also created.