Author: Toshiya

  • 145 :The first British who came to Japan 400 years ago

    (The picture is SUQQU Designing Eyes 133) Hi Everyone,  I have once asked a Hakuhodo shop manager what was the best about Hakuhodo brushes ? Her answer was: ‘The best thing is that we don’t have to spend much time on makeup. People are busy in the morning. ‘ If you can be ready, not…

  • I googled Kumano brush

    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…

  • Fude Japan cheek brush

    (the picture is ADDICTION cheek polish) Hi Everyone,  I began to go to a sports gym where we need to wear a mask and have our temperature measured at the entrance.  I wonder this type of arrangement will be permanent under this circumstance. With a mask, I feel I consume more calories, though. Now restaurants…

  • Isetan Limited in June- RMK and Laduree

    Hi Everyone,  Tsuyu (rainy season in Japan) has not come to Tokyo yet, but it is raining every day.  I wonder which is better,  33C sunny & humid day or rainy day.In July and August, Japan has very little rain except for Typhoon.  This summer will be even more difficulty as people wear a mask.…

  • How much does a Japanese single pay for a pet?

    Hi Everyone,  I visited Isetan yesterday.  It looks like I visit Isetan almost daily, LOL. Istan Shinjuku is the No.1 department store in the women fashion.  Maybe No.1 department store all round in Japan.  Hankyu Umeda has a good reputation but I haven’t been there.  Umeda is in Osaka, and it takes almost 3 hours…

  • Shaquda Daily cleaner

    Hi Everyone,  It seems that life in Tokyo goes back normal.I can see commuting trains are not as crowded as before.  When I take a subway at 7pm, which is usually packed, there is a big space between people.  All the department stores are now open. I went to Isetan to buy Dolce & Gabbana.  Though…

  • The State of Emergency was lifted in Japan

    Hi Everyone, Chikuhodo released new brushes. One is T11, Liquid (6200 YEN) and the other is T12 (2200 YEN) eyeshadow. Both are Takumi series with saikoho goat hair. Please let me know if you are interested. ‘Loose’ lockdown worked in Japan. Shops, department stores, gyms, museums, etc will open gradually. People are wondering why it…

  • Social distance is a social pressure in Japan

    Hi Everyone, I walked more than 10km yesterday. It was the longest way during the stay-home. I use iPhone to check how far I walk and it is more than 5km a day on average this week. It is not much fun to walk (LOL) but hearing youtube makes it easy to carry out. As…

  • Popular make-ups sometimes come back.

    Hi Everyone, We had a summer-like day today, and Tokyo had only five new corona cases and Osaka had zero. Many cities’ life was back to normal though the lifestyle has been changing. This week, Nayoya Takashimaya will be back to normal operation where I can buy Hakuhodo and makeup products – not all brans…

  • What am I thinking during ‘stay home’ ?

    Hi Everyone, I talked to Chikuhodo. They still have 2018 Noel. Please let me know if you are interested. It is Rouge and Rose. (Rouge 34800 Rose 15000 yen) It is 30C in Tokyo and maybe people stay home more. During this ‘stay-home,’ I walk a lot. Day and night. When I walk, many ideas…

  • Hi Everyone, I received a question regarding whether Bisyodo belongs to Kumano brushes. The answer was that Bisyodo is not a Kumano brush member. Bisyodo is located in Osaka, and not a member of Kumano Fude Union. Bisyodo has been providing hair to brush makers, and they have a good quality, but not a Kumano…

  • What are the most popular products for Hakuhodo?

    Hi Everyone, Yesterday I wrote about popular kumano brushes. There are many from Hakuhodo, so I am writing them separately here. FYI, to be declared as a Kumano brush, a brush company needs to be a member of the Brush Union. Hakuhodo is not its member. Technically, Hakuhodo is not a kumano brush, though it…

  • Which products have been sold most by Fude Japan ?

    Hi Everyone, Japanese Government decided to extend the ‘stayhome’ to the 31st of May. They will revisit the timeline on the 14th. So the period may be shortened. I  have received orders for items sold at department stores, such as SUQQU, THREE, D&G, Lunasol, etc. I will try and buy them as early as possible.…

  • (sorry !this is a blog in Japanese – I am writing this as my daily memo as well) おはようございます。 きょうのニュースにyoutuberラファエルさんの記事がのっていました。 彼はインタビューで 「悩む時間を極限まで減らし、関わる人間をとことん削る。自分が打ち合わせに出向くこともありますが、LINEで打ち合わせがほとんどです。そうやってできた時間を次の広告案件にあてます。」(途中略) これで年収5億円までいったと。。 年収の高い人って 高速回転 です。 プランニングとか準備とかもちろんですが 動いてるんですよね。 わたしも日記的にはメモってきましたが シェアしないと意味ないと 日本語でブログはじめました。 アウトプットになります。 自分に当てはめるといまは Amazon, eBay つかっていませんが eBayはやってみようとおもっています。 それとクラウドファンディング。 米国のプラットフォームでやります。 それではまた!    

  • Carp red brush  (MK-KO) – why Carp design?

    Hi Everyone, I received several feedback on MK-KO powder brush. Thank you. Some people were interested in the background of the Carp design so I want to write a bit about the history. Hiroshima Carp Baseball club was born in 1950, five years after the war ended. At the time, Japan had a professional baseball…

  • Chikuhodo new makie brush – MK-KO (Carp red handle)

    Hi Everyone, It is Golden Week in Japan, and most of people are not working. It is also in the middle of ‘stay home’ period, so maybe it is not very different from April. Ths Golden Week will be quiet. ‘Stayhome’ request seems to get longer till the end of May. I see people frustrated …

  • マーケティング 西野亮廣さんのはなし

    化粧筆や化粧品を輸出しています。 常にどうやったら売上(というより利益ですが)を伸ばせるかを考える毎日です。 キングコング西野さんのラジオVoicyを聞いていますがその中でこれ!という話があったので書き留めておきます。 タモリさんが西野さんに 「時代を追うな」と「時代はまだ一回まわってまた戻ってくる」と 時代を追わない、万人受けするより少数でもいいから熱狂的なファンをつくることが大切と西野さんは解釈します。 10人の熱狂的ファンをつくるとそれが15になり、30になる。 300人いれば世界をひっくり返せる なんでもしかけることができる。 100万人のフォロワーはいらないと言います。 強く信じて応援してくれるひとが300人いればいい。 100万人のフォロワーは守ってくれない。 そのためにはダイレクト課金で企業広告ではない 広告費頼みでないということ。 現在の西野さんのオンライサロンは約50000人。 私はインスタグラム、email, facebookなどで問い合わせがあると、 丁寧に接するようにしています。 毎日、 地道に こつこつ 無邪気に笑 やるしかないと。 そう思っていても、 満塁ホームランを狙っている自分がいます。 一人ひとりを大切に それが大きくなっていつか満塁でホームランを打つ。 そのために3割打たないまでも四球を選んで出塁率を 地味にあげて行こうと思います。 それはメルマガであったり、ブログであったり、 個人への’how are you?’メールであったり、 簡単なようで難しいですね。 Toshiyaは信頼できるからまた買おうと、 リピートしてもらって、また売れると やっててよかったなあ、と思えます。 それではまた!        

  • Chikuhodo Old G series

    Hi Everyone, I wrote about how I get rare hair brushes to be manufactured. https://atomic-temporary-81665234.wpcomstaging.com/2020/04/26/64774/ Brush makers have some old stocks, too. Sometimes rare hair. I received a request to buy Chikuhodo old G series two days ago. Yesterday I talked to Chikuhodo, and they had a stock of old G series, two generations back…

  • I want to sell rare quality products

    (The picture is Muragishi ) Hi Everyone, I hope you are all safe. We are in the middle of ‘stay home.’ in Japan. All department stores are closed in Japan for food sections. People are encouraged to work home. If the request to ‘stay home’ gets long, it might be discussed whether the school year…

  • Hakuhodo sale till May 6 – 5% off

    Hi Everyone, Quiet days in Japan. It seems that I am gradually adapting myself to this lifestyle. I used to go to a gym every day, but now I cannot. So I walk! I found a Komede cafe, 2 stations away. This is a desert but I don’t go inside. I walk there to get…