At KAMINARI GUITARS, we believe in preserving the kind of thoughtful, hands-on craftsmanship that is becoming rare in today’s world of mass production. By combining time-honored techniques with modern technology and knowledge, we create instruments that carry the spirit of the past while offering something new for the present. All of our products are made exclusively in the USA and Japan, and we are committed to delivering genuinely high-quality gear at a fair, honest price.
The instruments born in the United States and Europe during the 1950s and ’60s were truly exceptional, shaping the sound of countless classic recordings. What is less widely known is how, from the 1970s onward, Japan’s growing technical skill and meticulous approach began to have a major influence on Western instrument building.
Japan has long valued the idea of taking “one extra step,” adding a level of care that goes beyond what is visible on the surface. At KAMINARI GUITARS, we carry that mindset forward, never cutting corners, and putting the same level of attention even into the parts no one sees.
To us, bringing the quality and soul of the “good old days” into the modern era is more than nostalgia, it’s our definition of true style, of what we call iki, a kind of effortless cool that comes from doing things the right way.