Tag: kumano
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Hi Everyone, I asked Takeda how hair is made for a brush. I want to write about the processes in several newsletters. ————————————- Natural hair is not straight. And it is oily and has strong smell. Therefore, natural hair needs to be straightened and its smell needs to be taken out. When hair is straight,…
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Hi Everyone, Yesterday, I wrote a newsletter about 三日坊主, Three-day-boy, which means a person who quits what he decides to do. So I cannot quit writing a newsletter today. I want to write about Kumano Fude select shop. Kumano Fude Select is a foundation established by Kumano brush companies. It sells own brand – Kumano…
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（The picture is Winter cherry set of Hakuhodo)Hi Everyone, As you might know, brushes with certain natural hairs were discontinued. These hairs include Canadian squirrel and Kolinsky I read news the other day about Kumano fude. The article explains: 90% of hairs are imported from China. And due to the Covid, Itachi (weasel) was not…
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Hi Everyone, I checked the history of brush-making in Japan. It started 1200 years ago at Nara. There are four major brush towns in Japan. The town of Kumano, as you know, produces 80% of brushes in Japan. Hiroshima Prefecture that has both Kumano and Kawajiri ( e.g. Koyomo and Bunshindo), occupies 90% of the market. Do you know…
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Hi Everyone, It was a three day weekend, and people had three-day off till Monday. Kumano had a brush festival, not the same as usual. The festival was online. Maybe some of you bought brushes online. I was asked by a client of mine why this brush in the picture was so expensive. It was…
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Hi Everyone, I have received several questions from my clients about new brushes. Here are some updates. White Canadian squirrel makie brushes: I heard that Koyudo would make face L brushes . The handle will be black makie in a flat shape as in the picture below(cheek). Cheek brushes were made and are in stock.…
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Hi Everyone, It is autumn all of a sudden this week. A four-day weekend began on Saturday. People are now wearing long sleeved shirts. It is not 30℃ anymore. Summer is over. Autumn is the best of all the seasons in Japan, I think. —– In Kumano, Fude Matsuri, the brush festival, has started, but…
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Hi Everyone, I went to Shinjuku and bought one soap of Takeda. Takeda has a shop at department store as Hakuhodo has. Hakuhodo is a brand which invests most on retail shops. There are many makeup brush companies in a small town in Hiroshima, so the competition must be hard. One company sells new hair…
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