The reverse-carving craftsmanship of wood craftsmen is the world’s heritage. The present writer assumes that the preservation and exhibition of wooden molds is an urgent need for the inheritance of confectionery culture. This study focuses on wood craftsmen in Nagano and the confectioners they visited, and investigates the confectioners in Toyama, which survive today in relation to the wood craftsmen.
The research revealed that most of the wooden molds used in Toyama Prefecture were made by wood craftsmen in Nagano Prefecture, regularly circulated in Toyama Prefecture, and delivered to confectioners.
