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Hyuga Goboard & Stone

Zaikoji, Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture · Japan

Clamshell Go stones and kaya wood Go boards

What you’ll find

What Hyuga Goboard & Stone is known for

Hyuga Goboard & Stone has manufactured clamshell Go stones and kaya wood boards for more than a century in Hyuga. CEO Hirotaka Kuroki developed a diamond drill technique now used to shape the shells into the stones favored by professional Go players.