Category: Japan now
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#kihitsu silver Fox Hi Everyone、 It is the end of December. First, Kumano brush companies will be on holidays next week till January 4. And due to the COVID-19, the Government of Japan stopped tourists from foreign countries.Yet, still no sign of ‘lockdown’ and I see people walking around as usual. Today, I want to…
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Hi Everyone, I visited Ginza Mitsukoshi. I rarely go to Mitsukoshi as Isetan Shinjuku is quicker and has all I need. Hakuhodo is not in Isetan and Mitsukoshi Hakuhodo has more sets than others. I should visit more. #hakuhodo #ginza There are three kinds of sets now. This is a vermillion set. S104, S110, S5555,…
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Hi Everyone, I was reading a book about Starbucks. The concept of Starbucks is to sell a third place, not coffee itself. Workplace is competitive, and home is a place where you need to behave as a nice spouse in America (this is not what I say, but the book says!). Starbucks thinks people need…
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(SUQQU eyeshadow no.2 and Takeda fox fan brush) Hi Everyone, SUQQU Designing eyeshadows will be renewed inJanuary. The price will be a little more expensive than the current 8160 yen. It will be 8400 yen. SUQQU will replace the current products with new ones. Please let me know if you are interested in buying them.…
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Hi Everyone, I was informed by Bunshindo, a Kawajiri fude maker that: Bunshindo would make brushes with three kinds of handles (the same hair) 50,000 yen each The hair is kolinsky/saikoho, which has been kept for more than 40 years. The handles are bamboo. This time, the brushes are made from limited hair. Sorry it…
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(the picture is a Kihitsu animal brush – cat) Hi Everyone, It is November, and people wear clothes for winter.Yet, it is 20C today so not too cold. I read books at a bookstore every day.There is one in Shibuya on my way to the station. It is called Kinokuniya. I try to read books…
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Hi Everyone, I mainly buy products in Shibuya Tokyu and Shinjuku Isetan. Those department stores are still quiet, compared to ‘ Before Corona.’Yet I see some Chinese buyers who speak Japanese very fluently.They seem to be residents in Tokyo, so not many tourist yet. Whatever the reason is, Japan COVID situation did not get worse.The…
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Hi Everyone, I received interesting feedback to my blog from my clients yesterday.I wrote about people sitting next to me at cafe. I like people watching, especially over coffee. ( I guess my concentration is low.) I love doing so overseas, as everything is new and people behave differently. I spent six months as an…
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Hi Everyone, I received several questions for Takeda. Some are:fox KolinskyItachi I was told that their fox hair is different from that of Chikuhodo. Please give me your feedback if you have both. Itachi/Kolinskyhttp://takeda-brush.com/brush/PureRedSable-2.html Foxhttp://takeda-brush.com/ProductData/new/index.html They can customize brushes. That is unique as a fude maker. They say the business is small, and they try…
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Hi Everyone, I have posted a video of a lip brush made by SUQQU.It is made with Kolinsky. SUQQU told me that the lip brush with kolinsky would be replaced by another lip brush. I don’t know information on the new lip brush but it will have hair other than kolinsky. The alternative to SUQQU…
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Hi Everyone, I chatted with Chikuhodo.They will have limited sets in mid November. They don’t call them Christmas sets or Noel, rather ‘limited.’So they can continue to sell those limited sets as long as they are in stock. This is Evergreen set of Hakuhodo. I will keep you updated. Speaking of limited, I have recently…
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Hi Everyone, Yesterday, I wrote about my first year experience at Canon.I received several feedback, thank you. I have worked for several companies since I left Canon.People say that Japanese are hard-working,but I found that those expats in Tokyo work very hard from my experiences.Americans, Hongkongers, Australians, British, Irish, Dutch… that I worked with. Anyway,…
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Hi Everyone, I have received several requests for a Fude Japan powder brush. Currently, I only have: Cheek Eyeshadow L Eyeshadow M Eyeshadow S I have decided to add Fude Japan Powder brush in one month or so. It looks like this. Grey squirrel, 14600 yen. It will be made by Kyureido as well. Please…
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Hi Everyone, I went to a book last night after I ate a ‘hot cake’ in a family restaurant. It is called Royal Host, which has big space to work in. Coffee was not good, the hot cake is good) It has been long since I visited a bookstore last time. I found many books…
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Hi Everyone, It is raining and it is cold in Tokyo. I went to Uniqlo and bought a 3000 yen jacket. I had my hair cut today. It was 1100 yen. A typical lunch costs less than 1000 yen, with no tip needed. It seems Tokyo is not expensive, believe or not. ———– With the…
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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, In this today’s blog, I want to inform you that the annual Fude Matsuri( Festival) will be held in Kumano next week. There will be some events at the usual site, but brush sale will be done on the web due to the current situation. https://kumanofude-v-fudematsuri.com/#hudenoichi I talked to Kihitsu on how it…
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Hi Everyone, I sometimes receive questions about Kihitsu who they are, from time to time. I want to explain what I know. Kihitsu has been a sales company for Koyudo since 2004. The president is Nakashima san. Koyudo was born in 1979, according to the company web page. The chairman is Uematsu-san. Kihitsu doesn’t make…
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Hi Everyone, Yesterday, I posted Holiday collection of SUQQU in November. There will be another one of SUQQU- skin care from December, with VIALUME, a new skincare product. Laduree will also have a Holiday collection in December, too. I bought 2 eyeshadow palettes today – one from Etvos, the other from THREE. The Etvos one…
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Hi Everyone, I received an order for Kihitsu BP series: BP039 Tamage -2000 yen BP017 Pine Squirrel – 5940 yen Those are made by Koyudo for Kihitsu, which sells them as its own brand. As you might know, Kihitsu has been a sales company of Koyudo so all the Kihitsu brushes are made by Koyudo.…
Fude Japan (Makeup brushes from Japan) 