Product name　Dōchū Copperware Beer Cup: Ikuma

Product description

Beer cups for a quality time

Dōchū is a traditional craftwork made in Hiroshima that was popular in the early Edo period (1603~). It is created using a forging technique where a single sheet of copper is hammered over and over to shape it and give it a gorgeous hammered pattern. The final product is smoked with straw and then polished. 

Nishii Manufacturing was founded in 1918. Utilizing machining techniques developed over many years, they have inherited the history and craft knowhow of Hiroshima dōchū and began making dōchū products because they wanted to incorporate copper tableware into everyday living. 

The inside has been coated in tin. This means that when you pour beer into the cup, the friction between the beer and the miniscule bumps on the surface create a creamier head for a more mellow mouthfeel. Since copper's heat conduction is five times that of iron, when you add ice, your cup gets cold faster, so you can enjoy a perfectly refreshing chill unique to this cup. This beer cup was also chosen as a gift for the advance team members of each country at the G7 Hiroshima Summit in 2023.

The lineup includes three varieties: beer cup, bulbous beer cup (large) and bulbous beer cup (small).

Retail price

1 cup (comes in a Sanada-Himo corded paulownia wood box): ¥16,500 (incl. tax)

Supply period

Year round

Major retailers

Sales booth within the company's factory, company website (BASE), Hiroshima Brand Shop TAU, Seikadō's main store in Ginza, etc.

Company name

Nishii Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Zip code

736-0055

Address

1-17 Minami-myojin-machi, Kaita-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture

HP

Nishii Mfg. Co., Ltd.（Japanese only）（External link）

E-Mail

[email protected]

Tel

+81(0)82-821-0241

Fax

+81(0)82-821-2494