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Difference

These are the difference between our stone lantern and the others.
You can compare following pictures.

Imported
from overseas

All import stone lantern are machine work

Our stone lantern

All our stone lantern are handmade

Normaly custmer doesn't look inside of stone lantern.
so mostly leaves
machine work mark.

Our stone lantern has candlestick inside of lantern.
It's hand finished.

Machine work	Our stone lantern
Many scratch marks of electric cutter.	Hand finishing. Even the edge.

Machine work	Our stone lantern
Each petal is really flat.	More beautiful round shape.

You can easily tell which one looks more three dimensional when you see these pictures.

Our product

Only the best material are used to make stone products at sugitasekizaiten. Beautiful granite arrives almost monthly.
Most of stone lantern has original design and we are trying to make the original one as close as possible.

One stonemason make a stone lantern from the beginning to the end with skills and experience.
Also we are carefully finishing each part by hand, even blind spot.

That's why our stone lantern has a handmade feel and warmth.
That's the difference between our stone lantern and the others.

Difference 01

Our stone lantern has " HOZO ".
HOZO is protrusion of stone lantern. probably old stonemason create it long time ago. Because Earthquake happen quite often in Japan. Hozo prevents fall down stone lantern when something happen. So our stone lantern is more stable than others.

Difference 02

Okazaki is the most famous city of stone lantern in Japan.
There are many stone material company in this city.
But most of those company doesn't make stone lantern, mainly sales gravestone.
Because lately decreased demand for stone lantern and keep losing skillful stonemason in this country. But we are keep making stone lantern, stone statue since 200 years ago.
And we make effort to improve quality of product even now.
Because we think that's really important to keep the stone culture and tradition of Okazaki.