Woody Joe

https://www.woodyjoe.com/

Woody Joe (株式会社ウッディジョー) is a Japanese wooden model manufacturer headquartered in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Japan. The company traces its roots to a wood-crafting/materials supplier founded in 1947, and the present Woody Joe entity was established in 2002 when it took over the wooden-model division of Imai (formerly Imai Kagaku), a well-known Japanese plastic model maker. The name "Woody Joe" is derived from the founder's family name Tsuneki, combining "Jo" from Tsune and "Woody" (wood) from Ki. Woody Joe is widely described as the only dedicated manufacturer of wooden sailing ship model kits in Japan, and its catalog centers on wood construction kits with laser-cut parts for precision assembly. Their ship subjects range from famous Western tall ships and the age-of-sail era to traditional Japanese wasen (Edo-period boats) and modern Japanese vessels such as ocean liners, plus more unusual naval subjects like Japanese submarines rendered in wood. Beyond ships, the company is also well known for detailed wooden architectural kits depicting Japanese temples, shrines, and castles (tenshu), as well as portable shrines (mikoshi) and other traditional cultural structures, reflecting a broader focus on precision wooden craft models of Japanese heritage subjects alongside its sailing ship line.

Kits

	Kit	Ship	Scale	Status
No image	Cutty Sark (Anchorage Type, model without sails)	Cutty Sark	1:100	Available
	Golden Hind	Golden Hind	1:50	Available