Sendai, Yonezawa, and Nihonmatsu Tansu are all hard-wood, mahogany color chests with a clear lacquer finish, that are 100 to 125 years old. The names of each individual Tansu represent place names, and each is representative of a particular kind of elaborate, decorative iron hardware. Sometimes these chests divide up into two pieces (to make them easier to carry out of the house in a fire), while others are simply one large chest with four large drawers, and a few smaller drawers. Often these chests have small compartments that lock, and some of these even have a secret drawer in the back.

Sendai Tansu often have the most elaborate iron hardware lock plates stretching out across the front of each drawer. Yonezawa Tansu have a simpler, circular iron lock plate, and Nihonmatsu have squarish lock plates that often have elaborate configurations of cranes and turtles for good luck.

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