To Japanese, who live in a cold northern climate, because a lacquer bowl filled with hot soup won't burn your hands or lips while simultaneously keeping the soup hot for a long time, lacquer ware has been elevated from the realm of mere eating utensils to acquire a culture of its own.
對於身處北國的日本人而言，裝了熱湯的漆碗不燙手、不燙口，而且可保持湯的溫度不會很快消散，漆器在日本人的心中已經不僅僅只是一種器具，而是一種文化了。