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Supplying 80 Vintage Japanese Sake Bottles to The Ritz-Carlton Aruba
Supplying 80 Vintage Japanese Sake Bottles to The Ritz-Carlton Aruba
Chidori Vintage sourced 80 authentic Japanese sake bottles for The Ritz-Carlton Aruba’s new restaurant—mixing antique kanji bottles with colorful Kutani ware. Read more...
Unveiling the Charm of Japanese Dolls: Discover Hina and Kokeshi Dolls
Unveiling the Charm of Japanese Dolls: Discover Hina and Kokeshi Dolls
A brief introduction to Japanese dolls. Read more...
Chidori Vintage was recently featured on Rent.com
Chidori Vintage was recently featured on Rent.com
Recently, Chidori Vintage was approached for display ideas for small dolls and statues.  We recommended using Japanese Kadai Display Boards.  These come in many varieties such as small, medium, and... Read more...
Japanese Tokkuri Sake Bottle Interior Design
Japanese Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) for Japanese Restaurant Interior Design
Interior design with Japanese antique Tokkuri sake bottles. Read more...
Apple TV+ Series Props Proudly Supplied by Chidori Vintage
Apple TV+ Series Props Proudly Supplied by Chidori Vintage
4 years ago we were lucky enough to get the contract to supply all the movie props for the Apple TV+ series Pachinko.  This was a multi month contract where we... Read more...
What are those sake barrels you see in Shinto Shrines in Japan?
What are those sake barrels you see in Shinto Shrines in Japan?
Sake, the traditional Japanese rice wine, holds a significant place in Japanese culture, being associated with rituals, celebrations, and religious ceremonies. In Japanese shrines, sake barrels play a prominent role,... Read more...
History of Japanese Pottery
Interview with Dan from Chidori Vintage about the history of Japanese pottery.
Interview with Dan from Chidori Vintage Japanese Collectables Q: Hey Dan, can you give us a quick rundown on the history of Japanese pottery? Dan: Yeah, sure! Japanese pottery, or... Read more...
Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold on Chidori Vintage
What are Kashigata cake molds?
Japanese wooden Kashigata cake molds are used to make Japanese sweets called Higashi.  They come in many unique shapes such as animals, flowers, etc.  They are unique pieces of art... Read more...
Buy a Japanese Buddhist Altar from Japan
Buying a new Butsudan for a customer overseas!!
We get all kinds of requests at Chidori Vintage.  Recently a customer asked us to source them a new Butsudan.  A Butsudan is a Buddhist Altar.  He belongs to the Jodo... Read more...
New Warehouse at Chidori Vintage
New Warehouse at Chidori Vintage
We finally moved out of our old warehouse space in Nakamura Koen in Nagoya.  We have a new place which just happens to be right next to my house.  Our... Read more...
Chidori Vintage is moving into a new warehouse!!
Chidori Vintage is moving into a new warehouse!!
When I started this business in 2008 I was running it out of my apartment.  We had a two story apartment and I also had my English School (See here).... Read more...
Apple Production Set Design with Japanese Antiques
Back in July of this year I received an email from a movie and TV show set design company about supplying Japanese antiques for a TV mini series for the new Apple streaming service.  After a Zoom meeting we decided to move ahead on the project.  Because it is still in production I will save the name of the series until after it is released.   This was a very imposing project and I knew that I could not complete it by myself and still run Chidori Vintage day to day.... Read more...
Authentic Japanese Shinto Shrine Bell from Nagoya, Japan
Authentic Japanese Shinto Shrine Bell from Nagoya, Japan
Today we acquired a beautiful Shinto shrine bell from a local shrine in Nakamura area in Central Nagoya.  I have to be a little careful to provide the details of the... Read more...
The Osu Antiques Market; A window into old Japan!!
The Osu Antiques Market; A window into old Japan!!
The Osu Antiques Market is the where I got started into the world of Japanese antiques.  Its a gathering twice a month of dealers that travel into Nagoya from all over... Read more...
Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencils
Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencils
One of the first products I ever sold when I got into this business was Japanese Katagami. My friend Justin had started a business selling Japanese antiques and one night... Read more...