{"id":15551,"date":"2011-10-12T17:08:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T08:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=15551"},"modified":"2011-10-12T17:08:12","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T08:08:12","slug":"iichi-marketplace-for-handmade-goods-from-japan-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/iichi-marketplace-for-handmade-goods-from-japan-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"iichi: Marketplace For Handmade Goods From Japan (In English)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/iichi-marketplace-for-handmade-goods-from-japan-in-english\/iichi_logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15558\" title=\"iichi_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iichi_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIf you live outside Japan and were ever interested in getting handmade goods from this country, here&#8217;s your chance: a service called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/\">iichi<\/a>, which launched in Japanese in July this year, just opened a site in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/\">English<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe idea is similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/\">Etsy<\/a>&#8216;s : all products offered on the marketplace must be handmade. iichi is starting with 11 different categories (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/category\/accessories?\">jewelry<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/category\/toys?\">toys<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/category\/furniture?\">furniture<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/category\/art_illustration?\">art<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/category\/clothing?\">fashion<\/a>, etc.).<br \/>\nThere are currently a few hundred items available, covering everything from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/listing\/item\/42\">art objects<\/a> that sell for over a thousand USD to handmade <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/listing\/item\/2549\">fashion items<\/a> down to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iichi.com\/listing\/item\/2065\">handmade glasses<\/a> offered for a few dollars.<br \/>\nHere are some examples:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/iichi-marketplace-for-handmade-goods-from-japan-in-english\/iichi-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15555\" title=\"iichi 3\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iichi-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"506\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/iichi-marketplace-for-handmade-goods-from-japan-in-english\/iichi\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15553\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15553\" title=\"iichi\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iichi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/iichi-marketplace-for-handmade-goods-from-japan-in-english\/iichi-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15554\" title=\"iichi 2\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iichi-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/iichi-marketplace-for-handmade-goods-from-japan-in-english\/iichi-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15557\" title=\"iichi 5\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iichi-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEvery Japan-based &#8220;craft maker&#8221; can set up their own page on iichi and then let overseas users (from around 40 countries at present) buy directly through the website (via PayPal, which is the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.prnasia.com\/pr\/2011\/10\/06\/110282712.shtml\">only payment option<\/a> currently available).<br \/>\nEtsy is offering an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/teams\/5024\/etsy-japan\">&#8220;Etsy Japan&#8221; group<\/a>, which also aims at connecting sellers of handmade goods in Japan with international buyers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live outside Japan and were ever interested in getting handmade goods from this country, here&#8217;s your chance: a service called iichi, which launched in Japanese in July this year, just opened a site in English. 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