In Naruko Onsen, where kokeshi has been turned on the lathe for over 200 years, Kakizawa Kokeshi carries forward one of the tradition's most decorated practices. Founded by Kakizawa Koretaka, a Traditional Craft Artisan whose work earned over 20 ministerial prizes, the studio remains rooted in the exacting chrysanthemum motifs and precise joinery that define Naruko style, now continued by Kakizawa Yoshinobu from the same workshop in the Miyagi mountains.