Hi Everyone,  Have you visited Japan before? If so, I hope you had a good time and you visit here again ) This is a story of an Irish writer who came to Japan for Rugby World Cup.  Ireland lost to New Zealand and he was going home next day.  Sadly, he lost his cell phone.…

Part 2 Hi Everyone, Today, I want to talk about shops other than Hakuhodo.  Hakuhodo has been leading the brush industry with its aggressive marketing.  They are different internationally and domestically.  A big difference is that Hakuhodo owns sales forces which others don’t. Most big department stores have Hakuhodo shops.  Mitsukoshi Ginza Tokyu Shibuya and…

Hi Everyone,  Today, I want to write about a question I often receive.  ‘Where should I go to buy Japanese brushes in Tokyo?’ Kumano brushes are made in Kumano, Hiroshima. You can buy at their factories or at Hiroshima Station. But Hiroshima is far from Tokyo, and maybe you don’t have time to visit Hiroshima. …