Suruga Sashimono is a traditional handicraft in Shizuoka Pref. Sashimono is the woodwork using hand tools such as a plainer, a chisel and a saw, and assembling pieces without using nails or adhesive agents. In the Muromachi period (1336-1573), there was a group of workmen called “Nakagawa Carpenters” in this district, who were making food vessels such as bowls. It was in the Edo period (1603-1868) that woodwork in this district flourished. During the reign of the third Shogun Iemitsu, excellent carpenters were called to construct the halls of Sengen Shrine in present-day Shizuoka City. Some of them settled down in Suruga after the construction, and developed the techniques in woodwork. In the Meiji period (1868-1912), furniture making industry centered on dressing tables and tea chests was flourished, and Shizuoka Pref. developed into the largest furniture producing area in Japan. Suruga Sashimono woodwork is a handicraft that combines elegance of Kyoto woodwork and sharpness of Edo woodwork.