Ozawakanamonoten, a Japanese hardware specialty store, is located about a 5-minute walk from Takefu Station in Echizen City. You can feel the aura of the merchant's house from it's appearance of a Japanese house built during the Showa period. It is registered as a national tangible cultural property, and its sign has handwritten characters "Ozawakanamonoten". The store has Japanese nails used in fittings and Sukiya architecture, metal fittings for Echizen chests of drawers, and nail covers. There are also Japanese metal fittings that are useful for the restoration of cultural properties, and although they are small, they are indispensable items in various situations. One of the charms of Japanese metal fittings is that even the same type of Japanese nail are used differently depending on the application, such as a nail used to hang a kettle in a tea room or a nail used to decorate a hanging flower. It teaches us that even a single nail can make a huge difference in the quality of a space. It's best to make an appointment in advance to visit a shop where you can find good old things that match the Japanese style.