Shops Secret Puzzle Box. Japanese Puzzle box. Karakuri Star Night Puzzle Box

A beautiful ornament with secret opening, handcrafted with cherry wood in Japan.

CHALLENGE: Open the secret sequential puzzle box.

Associated with this japanese box there is a cute magnetizable bear.

The solution is quite easy for those who know it, but still difficult enough for beginners.

It can contain a valuable gift, but it is certainly beautiful to give as an empty gift, because it is already a jewel and is also a puzzle.

Karakuri works of Hakone & Odawara area was passed down through generations from the Edo age (1603-1868) and created original techniques. Today, craftsmen continue the making of new works, and the world of the "Karakuri box" continues evolving.

Difficulty: HARD 3/6.

Average solution time:

Beginners - some day;
Intermediate puzzlist: <1 day;
Expert puzzlist: 10 min - 1 hour
Game dimensions: 12 x 8,5 x 6 cm. Interior space:: 60 x 95 x 38 mm.

Used wood: Walnut, Maple, Kobushi Magnolia, etc...

Packaged with blister pack and wrapped in a japanese wrapping paper

About Karakuri inlay works:

While Hakone was prospering as a tourist resort with hotsprings, many kinds of souvenirs were created. As a result, high technique sand ideas have been designed by many craftsmen who were independent eachother.

Karakuri Creation Group is a group of craftsmen who are creating more interesting and high quality “Trick” things by developing these traditional techniques and historical property. Especially wooden interlocking puzzles and traditional secret boxes which included a puzzle element, were supported by the public. There is no place shops in the world like Hakone as a puzzle-producing district.