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As far as autoslurry, it's hard to say without the stone in hand. Teshiba has a good reputation on the Western web. I know several folks that buy from them and they have not expressed any displeasure...

+1 for Alex. Extremely knowledgeable. You might want to send him an email asking about the mine, but he left for Japan on the 29th so he may be slow replying.

Cheers, Steve

Aiiwatani/Aiwadani is a mine north of Kyoto like the Takashima mine and reportedly produced smooth stones that are similar to Nakayama stones. As far as any individual characteristics of the stone,...