This Japanese standard size Shin-Kaya Goban set comes with a standard clear finish for a nice clean appearance and feel. Looks like kaya, feels like kaya, but doesn't cost like kaya.

Most shin-kaya (Japanese for ''alternative kaya'') boards from Japan or Korea are made of spruce wood from Alaska or Siberia. Our shin-kaya Go boards are made of Tibet spruce wood from Yunnan Province in southern China. This type of wood is called ''picea asperata'' in Latin and is sometimes called ''dragon spruce'' or ''Tibet Spruce''.

• One 2-3/8'' thick Tibet Spruce (Shin-Kaya) wood board.
• This board is made of one solid piece of wood, not several pieces joined together. The lines are individually hand drawn.
• Board is Japanese standard size and measures 18-1/8' 'L x 16-15/16'' W x 2-3/8'' H (460mm x 430mm x 60mm)
• Booklet on how to play go, "The Way to Go", by Karl Baker.
• Stones sold separately. Please see our other listings for Go stones!