One of Japan's popular crafts is bamboo basket making. This craft work is popular as it requires good handling and exquisite bamboo strips. The history of bamboo baskets in Japan begins with their use of utilitarian objects during the Jomon period(10,000 to 300 B.C.E.). Along with serving functions in daily life, bamboo baskets have been very important to humans.

Today, bamboo baskets are an integral and cherished part of the time-honoured flower arrangement and tea ceremony. The Japanese bamboo basket exhibits extraodinary beauty and intricate craftsmanship. Dating from the late centuries to the present, these bamboo baskets reflect the life long tradition of Japanese basketry.