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JPBgroup.jpg (17600 bytes)Cleverwood presents Genuine Japanese Puzzle Boxes and Kumiki Puzzles made by the master craftsmen of Hakone, Japan~

These high quality puzzle boxes are the real thing - handmade in Japan by the master craftsmen themselves. These fine quality puzzle boxes are rarely sold outside of the mountainous village of Hakone, Japan.

• We have a large selection of Japanese Kumiki Puzzles too.

What does 'Sun' mean?

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Robot kumiki Japanese Kumiki Puzzles
bulletLarge selection - affordable prices
bulletAnimals, Burrs & Shapes, Structures & Other Man-made Items, Vehicles
bulletGood quality
bulletEight oversized items

 

$3.50
to
$96.00
Byway Secret Box 23 Move 6 Sun MC Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“6 sun” size: 7.35" x 5.25" x 3.15"
bulletInside Compartment: 5.5" x 5.35" x 2.25"
bulletWeight: 16.5 ounces
bulletSliding panels: 3 Sliding keys: 4
bullet1 "2nd" quality available at a reduced rate
$350.00
$297.50
Byway Secret Box 55 Move 6 sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet"6 sun" size: 5.08" W 7.44" L 3.88" H
bulletInside Compartment: 5.25" x 4.25" x 2.75"
bulletSecret Compartment: 5.25" x 3.5" x 0.27"
bulletDifficulty: Very difficult
bulletSliding panels: 4 Sliding keys: 8
$495.00


International Orders are welcome!

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Currently Sold Out items:

Here we have some JPBs that are out of stock right now. We hope to restock all the items below.

Mouse Pad 14 Move 1 Sun (Mame) Japanese Puzzle Box
bulletDifficulty: Moderate
bullet“1 sun” size (Mame): 1.75" L  1.25" W  1" H (4.4cm x 3.1cm x 2.6cm)
bulletInside Compartment: .75" x .75" x .5" (2.1cm x 2.1cm x 1cm)
bulletWeight: 1 ounce
bulletNumber of Sliding Panels: 4
  


$28.00
Mouse Pad 4-7 Move 2 Sun Cube Japanese Puzzle Boxes
bullet"2 Sun" size - 2 3/16" Cubed (5.6 cm cubed)
bulletInside Compartment: 1 5/8" x 1 1/8" x 1 3/4" (4.1 cm x 2.9 cm x 4.5 cm)
bulletWeight: 1.9 ounces (52g)
bullet5 Designs
bulletSliding panels: 3
  

$26.00
to
$31.00
Mouse Pad 14 Move Mame Natural Wood Japanese Puzzle Box
bulletDifficulty: Moderate
bulletNatural Wood inlay
bullet“1 sun” size (Mame): 1.75" L  1.25" W  1" H (4.4cm x 3.1cm x 2.6cm)
bulletInside Compartment: .75" x .75" x .5" (2.1cm x 2.1cm x 1cm)
bulletWeight: 1 ounce    Number of Sliding Panels: 4
  

$30.00
Mouse Pad 7 Move 3 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“3 sun” size: 3 9/16" L  2 9/16" W  1 15/16" T (9 cm x 6.6 cm x 4.9cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 2 5/16" L 1 15/16" W 1 7/16" T (5.8 cm x 4.9 cm x 3.5 cm)
bulletWeight: 2.5 ounces (72 g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate
bulletSliding panels: 2  Sliding keys: 1
  

$35.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 12 Move 3 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“3 sun” size: 3 9/16" L  2 9/16" W  1 15/16" T (9 cm x 6.6 cm x 4.9cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 2 5/16" L 1 15/16" W 1 7/16" T (5.8 cm x 4.9 cm x 3.5 cm)
bulletWeight: 2.5 ounces (72 g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate-Difficult
bulletSliding panels: 3 Sliding keys: 2
 $40.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 4 Move Jewelry Case Japanese Puzzle Box, Ichimatsu
bullet“3 sun” size: 3 5/16" x 3 5/16" x 2 7/16"
bulletInside Compartment: 2 5/8" x 2 1/8" x 2"
bulletWeight: 4.1 ounces
bulletDifficulty: Easy - getting in & out is quick!
bulletSliding panels: 3
$50.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 4 Move 5 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“5 sun” size: 5 7/8" x 3 7/8" x 2 3/4"
bulletInside Compartment: 4 3/16" x 3 1/8" x 1 7/8"
bulletWeight: 8.6 ounces (246g)
bulletDifficulty: Easy (Moderate to those unfamilar with Japanese trick boxes)
bulletSliding panels: 3 (counting the lid)
 $50.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 7 Move 4 Sun Maze Move Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“4 sun” size: 4 11/16" L  3 1/2" W  2 5/16" T (11.9 cm x 8.85 cm x 5.9cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 3 1/8" L  2 1/2" W  1 7/8" T (8.1 cm x 7.1 cm x 4.7cm)
bulletWeight: 5 ounces (142 g)
bulletDifficulty: Difficult at first, then Moderate.
bulletSliding panels: 3   Sliding keys: 2
 $55.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 4 Sun 4 Compartment "4 x 4"Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“4 sun” size: 4 5/8" L  3 9/16" W  2 1/2" T (11.9 cm x 9.1 cm x 6.5cm)
bullet4 Inside Compartments: 2 13/16" L  1 1/2" W  7/8 " T (7.1 cm x 3.8 cm x 2.3 cm)
bulletWeight: 6.6 ounces (186 g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate-Difficult at first, then easy.
bulletSliding panels: 4   Sliding keys: 2
 $60.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 18 Move 3 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“3 sun” size: 3 1/2" L  2 1/2" W  1 15/16" T
bulletInside Compartment: 2 1/8" L 1 15/16" W 1 3/16" T
bulletWeight: 3.2 ounces (90 g)
bulletDifficulty: Difficult
bulletSliding panels: 4 Sliding keys: 2
 $60.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 5 Move Right & Left Japanese Puzzle Box
bulletSize:: 7 3/8" L x 2 3/8" W x 2" T
bulletInside Compartment: 5 15/16"x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
bulletColorful interior compartment
bulletWeight: 5.2 ounces
bulletDifficulty: Easy - getting in & out is quick!
 $60.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 14 Move 4 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“4 sun” size: 4 11/16" x 3 1/2" x 2 5/16" (11.9 cm x 8.9 cm x 5.9 cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 3 1/4" x 2 13/16" x 1 15/16" (8 cm x 7.1 cm x 4.8 cm)
bulletWeight: 5.4 ounces (154g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate-Difficult
bulletSliding panels: 4 Sliding keys: 2
 $64.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 7 Move 5 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bulletGood quality Koyosegi exterior
bullet“5 sun” size: 5 7/8" x 3 7/8" x 2 11/16"
bulletInside Compartment: 4 1/2" x 3" x 2 3/16"
bulletWeight: 7.9 ounces (224g)
bulletDifficulty: Easy - Moderate
 $70.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 5 Move 4 Sun "The Knock Box" Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“4 sun” size: 4 15/16" L  3 " W  2 1/16" T (12.6 cm x 7.6 cm x 5.2cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 3 3/4" L  2 5/16" W  1 3/16" T (9.5 cm x 5.9 cm x 3.1 cm)
bulletWeight: 5 ounces (142 g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate-Difficult at first, then Easy.
bullet1 Unique "Knock" Move    Sliding panels: 3
 $70.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 5 Move Triangle Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“4 sun” size: 5 1/8" x 4 7/16" x  2 3/8"
bulletWeight: 4.6 ounces
bulletDifficulty: Easy-Moderate
bulletSliding panels: 4
 $70.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 10 Move 5 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box - Ichimatsu
bulletColorful Ichimatsu yosegi exterior
bullet“5 sun” size: 5 7/8" x 3 7/8" x 2 5/8"
bulletInside Compartment: 4 3/16" x 3" x 2 1/8"
bulletWeight: 8 ounces (226g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate - Difficult
 $71.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 14 Move 5 Sun Natural Wood Kusu Japanese Puzzle Box
bulletSolid wood design featuring 4 natural Japanese hardwoods.
bullet“5 sun” size: 5 7/8" x 3 7/8" x 2 11/16" (14.9cm x 9.8cm x 6.9cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 4 1/4" x 3 1/8" x 2 3/16" (10.8cm x 7.8cm x 5.6cm)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate
bulletSliding panels: 3 Sliding keys: 2
 $75.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 9 Move 5 Sun Notch Stripe Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“5 sun” size: 5 7/8" L 3 7/8" W 2 11/16" T (15 cm x 9.9 cm x 6.8 cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 4 ¼" x 3 1/8" x 2 1/4" (10.8 cm x 7.8 cm x 5.6 cm)
bulletWeight: 7.4 ounces (210g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate
bulletSliding panels: 3 Sliding keys: 2
 $80.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 6 Move Hexagon Japanese Puzzle Box
bulletUnique Himitsu-Bako shape
bulletSize: 4 3/8" across (Hexagon), 2 3/8 tall
bulletInside Compartment: Roughly 3 1/2" across, 1 7/8" tall
bulletDifficulty: Tricky at first, then easy
bulletSliding panels: 5
 $84.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 18 Move 5 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“5 sun” size: 5 7/8" x 3 7/8" x 2 3/4"
bulletInside Compartment: 4 3/16" x 3 1/8" x 1 7/8"
bulletWeight: 8.8 ounces (252g)
bulletDifficulty: Moderate-Difficult
bulletSliding panels: 4 Sliding keys: 2
 $90.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box 10 Move 5 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box with Hidden Drawer
bullet“5 sun” size: 5 7/8" x 3 7/8" x 2 3/4"
bulletInside Compartment: 4 1/4" x 3 1/8" x 1 1/8"
bulletDrawer Compartment: 3 1/2" x 2 9/16" x  1/2"
bulletWeight: 9.6 ounces (270g)
bulletSliding panels: 4 (counting the drawer lid)   Sliding keys: 1
 $100.00
12 Move 5 Sun Puzzle Box Honey Bee Japanese Puzzle Box
bulletRemovable Magnatic Bee and sliding lid
bulletOutside Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 4" x 2 5/16" T (11.4cm x 10cm x 5.8cm).
bulletInside Compartment: 1 5/16"x1 5/16"x1 1/4" (3.4cm x 3.4cm x 3.2cm).                 
bulletWeight: 4.4 oz (124g).
bulletDifficulty: Moderate - tricky at first then easy.
 $195.00
Byway Secret Box 78 Move 7 Sun Japanese Puzzle Box
bullet“7 sun” size: 8 3/8" L x 6 1/8" W x 4 3/8" T (21cm x 14cm x 11cm)
bulletInside Compartment: 5 5/8" x 4 5/8" x 3" (14.cm x 11.8 x 7.5cm)                  
bulletWeight: 1lbs 10.1oz (740g)
bulletDifficulty: Difficult
bulletSliding panels: 4  Sliding keys: 8
$450.00

The “Sun” Size System
“Sun” is a traditional Japanese unit of measure to denote length. 1 Sun is about 30.3 mm or about 1.22 inches. This system is used to describe the approximate size of Japanese Puzzle Boxes. Note that the sun system does not describe the width or height, or the size of the inside compartment. These dimensions are given on the web page for each box.

  Length
in Inches

We consider 1 sun boxes  (mame) 
2, and 3 sun boxes to be “small” boxes.

4 sun boxes are “medium” size.

5 sun is the “standard” size.

6 sun is “large”,

and 7 sun is “very large.”
1 sun 1.22
1.5 sun 1.83
2 sun 2.44
2.5 sun 3.05
3 sun 3.66
4 sun 4.88
5 sun 6.10
6 sun 7.32
7 sun 8.54
Guaranteed Quality
Each and every Japanese Puzzle Box we sell here at Cleverwood is personally inspected and tested.
We carefully examine the outside of the box using a magnifying glass and a strong light. If the yosegi is chipped, if there is “tear-out” or uneven lacquer or a host of other flaws, the box is rejected.
Then we open the box and check it for proper operation - smooth moves, not too tight, not too loose, not warped. We count the number of moves. We examine the inside for cracks, glue squeeze out, and other flaws. We make sure that boxes that are supposed to be signed are signed.
If all is well a Cleverwood personal inspection tag is put in the box before it is closed and put back in its original wrapping.
When you order Cleverwood’s Japanese Puzzle Boxes, you can be sure that you won’t be disappointed. This is especially important when you are buying a gift for a loved one at the last minute. Order from Cleverwood with confidence! Read our Customer Comments.

Here’s how another web site selling Japanese Puzzle Boxes deals with the quality issue:

“We except (sic) returns for 30 days after purchase.
If the goods are defective or damaged please let us know what the problem is so we do not restock the item.”
“Defective or broken items must be reported by email within 2 hours after receipt of purchase.”

So - you are their quality inspector! (And you’d better be quick about it :-)

Everything you purchase from Cleverwood is guaranteed.
If you are not pleased with any item you purchase from us, you may return it (in new condition) for exchange or a complete refund —
All our items, including Japanese Puzzle Boxes, are guaranteed for 1 year from the date you receive them. We will make any reasonable accommodation after 1 year at our discretion.
Your satisfaction is our top priority.

 

How to care for Japanese Puzzle Boxes

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