[Ishikawa Shigyo Company Overview]
Ishikawa Shigyo Co., Ltd. was founded in 1902 (Meiji 35) in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture, a region renowned for Mino Washi paper. Through our philosophy of “handwork from washi artisans,” we manufacture, wholesale, and sell Mino Washi craft goods. We incorporate entertainment elements into traditional crafts, planning, developing, producing, and selling them. We hold the No.1 (world-leading) record in the number of certified Mino Washi brand products.
We handle OEM and custom production. Using hand-dyed Mino Washi, chiyogami, DIY craft kits, washi dolls, New Year’s zodiac decorations, 12 zodiac ornaments, Hina dolls (Ohina-sama), Boys’ Festival dolls (Gogatsu Ningyo), Kabuto (samurai helmet) decorations, Koinobori carp streamer decorations, entrance ornaments, seasonal decorations, “Washi Korokoro” figures, chirimen-fabric dolls, washi-hariko figurines, kokeshi dolls, souvenirs for inbound tourism, overseas souvenirs, Japanese souvenirs, Japanese-style stationery, small gift envelopes (pochibukuro), decorative envelopes (noshibukuro), bookmarks, memo pads, origami, diaries, pencil boxes, postcard boxes, goshuin stamp books, wagasa (Japanese umbrellas), folding fans, fan holders, washi photo frames, business card cases, card holders, washi accessories (earrings, brooches, hair ties), washi magnets (clip-type), tenugui, Japanese-pattern towels, kaishi paper, oil-blotting paper, washi coasters, torn-paper collage sets, postcard hangers, tapestries, netsuke charms, toothpick holders, ear picks, Japanese toys, regional folk toys, and more—producing over 1,200 types of handcrafted Japanese items and washi crafts every year. We supply them on a manufacturing/wholesale basis to various industries, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers in both domestic and international markets.
We also create custom hariko papier-mâché figures such as anime characters, event mascots, corporate mascots, local mascots, shrine specialties, and more, planning and producing numerous OEM and original items.
OEM Examples
[Characters & Anime]
Chibi Maruko-chan, Snoopy, Monchhichi (Nihon Vogue, Sekiguchi), Rurouni Kenshin,
Pochita (Chainsaw Man), Attack on Titan, Nyanko-sensei (Natsume’s Book of Friends)
[Local Mascots – Regions, Corporations, Sports]
Kuidaore Taro, Tsubakuro (Tokyo Yakult Swallows), Chuukyo-kun (Chukyo TV), Giffy (FC Gifu)
[Vehicles – Government/Public Offices & Museums]
SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) by JAXA, Type 3 fighter plane Hien (Gifu Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum), Tourist Train “Nagara” by Nagaragawa Railway, Gifu Bus
[Historical Figures & Samurai Warlords]
Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Akechi Mitsuhide, Kicho (Nohime), Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu, Kuroda Nagamasa, Fukushima Masanori, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Ushiwakamaru
[Animal Characters]
Yamane dormouse, Jersey cow, wolf, etc.
We supply to tourist-gift retailers, general lifestyle shops, department stores, e-commerce sites, mail order businesses, doll retailers, pottery retailers, lacquerware retailers, stationery/bookstore retailers, kimono retailers, tea manufacturers/shops, confectionery/food manufacturers and shops, specialty paper shops, Shinto shrines & Buddhist temples, florists & flower material suppliers, event planning companies, paper museums, general museum stores, overseas export wholesalers, international distributors, advertising agencies, promotional goods suppliers, gift shops, hobby shops, washi retailers, and more. We manufacture and wholesale to various industries, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.
Foreign visitor-oriented washi souvenirs, luxury washi products, Japanese cultural souvenirs, traditional Japanese crafts for overseas markets
Washi items for inbound tourism, Japanese cultural gifts, exports of Japanese souvenirs, original production of traditional crafts
Japanese-style goods for international tourists, Japanese-themed gifts for overseas, Mino Washi as part of Japan’s tradition, popular Japanese souvenirs internationally
Washi product gift sets, exporting washi crafts overseas, traditional Japanese craft items
“Share the richness of Japan’s heart as a gift”—plenty of info!
(From our top page, you can view our latest info.)
Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo Instagram ⇒
(This is our “antenna shop” for the latest updates and sample works.)
Information on New Products & Special Offers in 2024 from Ishikawa Shigyo
[TOPICS THIS ISSUE]
◆Order Deadline Extended! Catalog of Hina & Gogatsu Dolls!
“Mino Washi Brand” Registered! 2025 Hina & Boys’ Festival Doll Catalog!
Free shipping for orders by January 31!
◆Suisui Newsletter - Latest January Edition
Significantly expanded lineup of Japanese stationery (noshi-pouch, origami, etc.)!
We now carry items from “Seeing,” a Mino Washi stationery manufacturer!
Free shipping for a trial purchase♪
◆<Sneak Peek> January Bestseller Ranking!
When using our order form, you get a paper soap bonus!
◆Latest Updates from Our Craft Experience Shop
Operating schedule for January–February
2025 Snake Zodiac “Washi Korokoro” craft experience now on sale!
◆Washi Korokoro Series
A special “Washi Korokoro” purchase perk!
Order 10 or more, get one sample free!!
◆Minowa’s OEM / Novelty Updates
◆Recommended Original Products!
<OEM Case Studies>
◆Media Coverage: Featured in “Seiryu no Kuni Gifu News Letter” Nov 2024
◆Catalog Update Notice
Inbound Catalog updated with new “Special Craft Shikishi” items!
◆New Product & Campaign Info
Our popular “Magnets” now have new shapes!
Free shipping on 20 or more units!
Buy 30 or more, get a free magnetic board!
[Latest Special Offer Info Updated]
New Product Deals for the First Half of 2024
◆New Product Information
◆Editor’s Note: Sato’s Castle
“New Year Greetings”
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○●○ 2025 Hina Dolls & Gogatsu Dolls Info ○●○
Ready to Ship! Hina & Boys’ Festival Dolls Stock Updated!
Order Deadline Extended: Free Shipping for Orders by 1/31♪
New Name Plaque Service Launched!
Hina & Boys’ Festival Doll Catalog & Product Profiles
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Added on 11/22: New hariko dolls to Gogatsu Catalog! See p.44–
We’ve posted a stock list of Hina & Boys’ Festival Dolls that can ship immediately!
Use it for creating your retail display.
As of Jan 17, the in-stock Hina & Boys’ Festival Dolls are here
<<< Free shipping on any orders placed by 1/31 >>>
Use this Stock List as your order form!
In-stock items can be shipped immediately!!
Since production is limited, please secure your items early.
*Inventory changes daily.
New Name Plaque Service Launched!
[For business partners only]
For customers who purchased applicable items at your store, we can later send a name plaque directly from us.
The name plaque (including shipping) is just 330 yen (incl. tax)!
You can request it from us either via Rakuten Market or an Excel form.
See more details here
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/magazine/01/66/166_1_file.pdf (Suisui Newsletter, November Edition)
If you’re interested, we’ll send you more info.
Don’t miss out on this cost-effective new service—please take advantage!
Our new Hina & Boys’ Festival Dolls are recognized under the New Mino Washi Brand!
■2025 Hina & Boys’ Festival Doll Catalog
Hina Dolls https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/12/212_1_file.pdf
(Related blog) https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1404.html
Boys’ Festival Dolls https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/71/171_1_file.pdf
(Related blog) https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1503.html
*Added hariko items on 11/22 from p.44–
■2025 Hina & Boys’ Festival Doll Product Profiles
Hina Dolls https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/13/213_1_file.pdf
Boys’ Festival Dolls https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/71/171_1_file.pdf
These introduction texts are helpful for your sales pitch and POP marketing!
They include photos, JAN codes, suggested retail prices, sizes, and set details.
Feel free to use this material for your own promotions.
Excel versions are also available—contact our Circulation Dept. if you need them!
We can also provide product-by-product images upon request. Contact us for details.
[Recommended 2025 Hina Dolls]
■For 2025, we’ve used our washi handcrafting expertise to create large and medium 3-tier or 2-tier Hina displays.
■They feature a high-grade shiraki (natural wood) stand. Original Hina doll stands only from Ishikawa Shigyo, in both three-tier and two-tier designs.
■We’ve spent many iterations on the design and prototyping, completing these beautifully arranged Hina doll stands.
■“Yu (優)” in particular is a very beautiful Hina set that took years of prototyping. Although compact, it is still considered large by our standards.
■We’ve given each series a distinctive name: “Yu,” “Rin,” “Tsumugi,” plus the glass-made “Midori.”
■All are Ishikawa Shigyo originals designed to match both Japanese and Western interiors—compact and easy to display anywhere in today’s modern homes.
■We also offer “experience-based consumption” via our craft kits.
Our DIY kits, born from end-users’ suggestions, are very popular. People of all ages can easily enjoy them, thanks to the easy-to-follow craft instructions. They’re widely used in workshops and events.
■Popular items: We also have many new and long-selling items such as our popular Shimenawa hanging ornaments, mobile dolls, and handmade beanbag dolls.
■For product details useful for your promotions, see the separate product profiles.
[Recommended 2025 Boys’ Festival Dolls]
◆Our lavish Mino Washi Kabuto helmet decorations come with original design, high-grade chirimen koi streamers for a combined display.
A luxurious yet compact Boys’ Festival set that lets you decorate both Kabuto and Koinobori carp streamers together—just what modern buyers want.
◆Mino Washi Kabuto helmets and Koinobori carp streamers can also be displayed separately, each with its own white wooden base.
◆Our Mino Washi Kabuto features detailed, elegant patterns you can’t achieve with fabric. Pick your own original design from “shira nami,” “Dot Gold,” “shira sakura,” “shira nami-black,” “shira nami-gold,” or “Yuzen Gold.”
You can also choose the style of the horn crest: “Long Kuwagata,” “Large Kuwagata,” or “Crescent Moon.”
The Koinobori streamers come in “shira” style or “color” style.
◆We have popular options like the paulownia box type, the white wooden base type, and more, to meet various customer preferences.
◆We also offer “experience-based consumption” with our craft kits.
Our DIY kits, born from end-user ideas, are popular. With basic arts-and-crafts skills, anyone can enjoy Ishikawa Shigyo’s craft kits easily.
They are also frequently used in workshops and events.
◆Popular products
Each year, our Boys’ Festival hariko, Shimenawa hanging ornaments, mobile dolls, and handmade beanbag dolls enjoy high demand, with a range of new and long-selling items available.
◆For corporate customers who place orders by the final date, we offer early-order perks!
Perk: Free shipping! Minimum order is 1 unit. If you prefer multiple shipments to separate locations, shipping is free for only one location. In the case of multiple shipments, the perk applies to the first shipment only.
[Order Deadline]
Hina & Boys’ Festival Dolls: January 31 (Fri)
Because our products are made domestically in Gifu Prefecture, we can ensure stable supply.
*Each item is handcrafted, so we set deadlines to ensure we deliver high-quality products on time.
*We prioritize production and delivery for those who placed orders first. Please note that lead times can be longer after December.
*When ordering, please specify item numbers and names, and contact us by email (Excel data) or fax.
*Due to the handmade nature of our production, we can’t accept cancellations after you place your order.
If you need to adjust order quantity or delivery date, please contact us within 8 days of your order. Depending on production status, we may not be able to accommodate changes.
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★★★ Latest Edition of the Suisui Newsletter ★★★
Monthly Ishikawa Shigyo “Paper” with our Latest Updates & Bestsellers
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View the January Edition of our Latest Suisui Newsletter here
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/magazine/01/68/168_1_file.pdf
*It’s a PDF, so downloads may take some time.
<Topics>
■New Service: Special Perk for Business Partners — Name Plaque Info!!
We can make custom name plaques for each end user for just 330 yen (tax & shipping included)!
See details in the Hina/Boys’ Festival section below.
■New Product 1: Vastly expanded Japanese stationery—We now sell items from “Seeing,” a Mino Washi stationery maker!
Enjoy free shipping on trial purchases♪
Details in the Stationery Introduction below
■New Product 2: “Origami Series” also popular with inbound tourists
Free shipping on trial purchases♪
Details in the Stationery Introduction below
■Price Revision Notice: Roly-poly dolls (okyaku-doll) etc.
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★★★ Large Expansion! Introducing Our New Japanese Stationery ★★★
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We’re pleased to announce new products.
We’ve greatly expanded Ishikawa Shigyo’s popular “Japanese Stationery” category!
We can now offer “Seeing” brand stationery, representing Mino City, direct from Ishikawa Shigyo.
A massive 687 products in total.
We’re also boosting our “Origami Series,” which is highly popular with inbound tourists! Plus a special trial offer!!
We’d love for you to consider these items!
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[Special Trial Offer] Now Running!
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If you order “Seeing” stationery, origami + your normal order
and your total wholesale price is over 10,000 yen, shipping is free!
■“Seeing” Items
Catalog here ↓
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/18/318_1_file.pdf
*Password-protected — please contact our Circulation Dept. (Phone: 0575-33-0228)
*If you can’t open it, we can send a Gigafile link. Let us know.
*Special discount rate applies.
[Order Instructions]
When placing your order, please note the following:
1. Indicate either the 7-digit catalog item number or our 5-digit product code
2. Product name (shortened is okay)
3. Order quantity (respect the lot sizes) — usually in multiples of 5 (some items 1).
*If you want above the minimum lot, order in lot units.
Example: If you want 7 pieces but the lot size is 5, order 10.
4. No backorders kept.
If you need additional items, please place another order later.
*We cannot offer free shipping on backorders of “Seeing” items.
■“Origami Series” – Extremely Popular with Inbound Tourists!!!
(Japanese Stationery Catalog) Pages 12–17
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/00/62/62_1_file.pdf
*Some origami products have special discount rates.
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○●○ Experience Shop Manager Minowa’s Latest Shop News ○●○
Craft Workshop in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture
Shop Schedule for January
2025 Snake Zodiac Original Handmade
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On our Instagram, we showcase adorable crafts handmade by our customers!
https://www.instagram.com/ishikawashigyoshop2016/?hl=ja
Please follow us♪^^
Click here for our 1–2 month schedule at the Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1465.html
Recommended New Year’s craft experiences
2025 Chinese Zodiac Snake: “Washi Korokoro Zodiac Snake” Workshop at 1,210 yen is now open!!
We also have lion-dance or daruma figure options you can enjoy annually.
Have fun creating your one-of-a-kind piece with friends and family!
We’re also hosting an Instagram contest after January, awarding prizes to winners!
Simply post your creation with the following hashtag:
#石川紙業コンテストWinter2025
You can also submit items you previously made from our kits.
Contest Period
Starting Dec 1, 2024
We’ll announce winners on Instagram.
We’ll notify winners about shipping via Instagram DM.
*If you don’t reply within the specified period, the prize is forfeited.
We may showcase submitted images as examples in our Experience Shop.
We look forward to your posts!
We can’t wait to see what gets posted.
Don’t forget to Like others’ submissions as well.
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Where to buy “Washi Korokoro Monchhichi” DIY kits!
[Monchhichi Event Info]
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By request from Nihon Vogue, a major craft kit company,
Sekiguchi’s “Monchhichi”
has been reborn as a “Washi Korokoro” craft kit using authentic Mino Washi!
Nihon Vogue has released the Washi Korokoro “Monchhichi” kit.
Our Experience Shop will also offer a “special” hands-on workshop and kit sales!
Only at our location can you do the experience at a “special price.”
We will host a Monchhichi event on the dates below♪
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary: “Let’s! go Monchhichi TOWN”
Venue: Yokohama Doll Museum, 3rd Floor Exhibition Room
Dates: October 19, 2024 (Sat) – January 26, 2025 (Sun), 9:30–17:00 *last admission 16:30
When you visit the famous “Udatsu no Agaru Machinami” in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture,
come enjoy creating your own Washi Korokoro “Monchhichi”!
We have Mino Washi parts you can use to customize your own favorite Monchhichi design.
Groups of 10 or more can make a reservation, and we’ll be happy to accommodate you.
Purchase it here via EC site by Nihon Vogue’s “Tezukuri Town”
Click here for our Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop’s January Schedule
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○●○ Bestselling Items Update ○●○
Ishikawa Shigyo Direct Store Popular Item Ranking!!
[Limited Offer] Use Our Order Form to Get Zodiac Paper Soap!
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Use the order form and get a paper soap bonus!
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We often get asked, “What’s currently selling well?”
So we ranked our bestsellers from our direct store!
We compared January 2024 to November–December. Check it out for ordering ideas!
You can also use this list as an order form^^
Ishikawa Shigyo Direct Store Popularity Ranking is here
<Data Collection Period>
Last year’s popular items: January 2024
This year’s popular items: November–December 2024
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Use the order form and get a paper soap bonus!
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When you use our order form, you’ll receive “50-piece Zodiac Animal Paper Soap” as a free gift!
This is a fun, portable soap in our original packaging.
For details on the ranked products, you can enter the item numbers on our Ishikawa Shigyo Rakuten site’s top page to view more info.
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★★★ Minowa’s OEM Novelty Updates ★★★
Small-lot OEM accepted!
Mino Washi novelties using traditional Japanese craft
DIY kits also possible
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The “Washi Korokoro SLIM” we produced for JAXA
was presented by the JAXA Director General and the Director of the Space Science Institute to the ESA Director General!
See ISAS (JAXA Space Science Institute) post on X
*In the second photo, the institute director in the center is holding the “Washi Korokoro SLIM.”
We even got a video posted on X all the way from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff!
Check out the rolling “Washi Korokoro SLIM”
Our entire team is overjoyed—thank you so much.
We’re thrilled that Korokoro SLIM keeps going more global… Hoping it brings smiles across the world—and into space!
■Washi Korokoro “Smart Lander for Investigating Moon” (SLIM)
Made possible by request from the SLIM Project Team at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)!
See more about SLIM here
https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/slim/SLIM/
■Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Official Character Goods
The official school mascot “Tobita-kun” is now available!
We released both completed products and DIY kits.
It’s unique to our company that we can make them in a DIY kit version, too♪
See the finished items here (Experience Shop Blog)
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1391.html
■Washi Korokoro “Smart Lander for Investigating Moon” (SLIM)
Made possible by request from the SLIM Project Team at JAXA!
Click here to learn about SLIM
■Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Official Character Goods
The official school mascot “Tobita-kun” is now available!
We offer both completed products and DIY kits!
It’s unique to us that you can create a simultaneous kit version♪
See the completed items here (Experience Shop blog)
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○●○ Media Coverage ○●○
“Seiryu no Kuni Gifu News Letter” Nov 2024 Edition
Enjoy Autumn Arts with Traditional Craft “Mino Washi”
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Our items were featured in the “Seiryu no Kuni Gifu News Letter”!
(Press release by Gifu Prefecture Tourism Resource Utilization Dept.)
They introduced our Kabuto (helmet) decorations as a “New Form of Mino Washi.”
Click here for the article
It also covers various tourism spots in Mino/Gifu and fall foliage hotspots,
showcasing the charm of Gifu.
Please take a look! ^^
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★★★ Catalog Update Notice ★★★
New items in our Inbound Catalog!
Launched our vibrant Special Craft Shikishi
Featuring Hokusai’s “Red Fuji,” Sharaku, Twin Cranes, Shuzan
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These exquisitely beautiful crafts are perfect as inbound souvenirs!
Special Craft Shikishi with Stand
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/17/317_1_file.pdf
*** FEATURES ***
A vivid, gorgeous finish with a special printing technique
A luxurious high-end look
Made with a fabric-like material that’s durable
Comes with a shikishi stand for immediate display
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[PURCHASE BONUS] Currently Running!
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Buy any 4 or more Special Craft Shikishi (mix & match is okay),
and shipping is FREE!!!
It’s hard to convey how beautiful they are in just photos, so please take advantage of our free shipping perk to see them in person.
We also have an inbound catalog with more products popular among overseas visitors.
Contents: Washi Korokoro roly-poly figures, kokeshi dolls with costumes, maneki-neko, daruma, tenugui, folding fans,
shikishi, toys, magnets, yuzen-pattern items, etc.
Our kokeshi line is extremely popular, so production can barely keep up.
Please order early!!
Click here for Ishikawa Shigyo catalogs
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★★★ New Product Info ★★★
Purchase Perk Available!!
Our popular “Magnet” line has new shapes!
Buy 30 or more and get a free magnet board!
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Our “clip-on” magnets now feature new shapes: “Flower,” “Hexagram (Rokubosei),” and “Heart”!
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[CLIP-ON MAGNET PURCHASE PERK] Campaign Ongoing!
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Campaign Name: “Magnet30”!
Purchase 20 or more clip-on magnets for free shipping!
Purchase 30 or more (mix and match allowed)
and get a free magnetic display board for your store!
Catalog with magnets is here (Suisui Newsletter, Nov Edition)
This campaign covers both new and repeat orders!
This is a great time to create a magnet display or combine them with other washi crafts—please consider it♪
■Current Campaign Info
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[Washi Korokoro Purchase Perk] Ongoing!
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Bulk Buy Campaign!
Order 10 or more Washi Korokoro items (either finished or DIY kits),
and get 1 free Washi Korokoro of your choice!
Take this opportunity to line up an entire Washi Korokoro collection♪
Click below for the Washi Korokoro Series Catalog ↓↓
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/46/246_1_file.pdf (Completed Items)
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/48/248_1_file.pdf (DIY Kits)
■Currently Running Campaign Info
Click here for our campaign blog
*For details, contact our Circulation Dept. ♪
・Mino Maneki Campaign
・Hand-dyed Mino Washi Bookmarks Free Display Stand Campaign
・Clip-on Magnets with Free Magnet Board Campaign
・Buy 20 or more Wagasa, get a sample present
・Tenugui Original Label Campaign
Circulation Dept.:
shigyo@jt7.so-net.ne.jp
Sato 090-5116-7153
Minowa 090-5851-4673
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★★★ Suisui Newsletter Latest Issue ★★★
Monthly Ishikawa Shigyo “Paper” for our Latest & Bestseller Updates
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Latest info: Suisui Newsletter, December Edition
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■New Service! Special Perk for Business Partners – Name Plaque Info!!
We make each end user’s name plaque for 330 yen (incl. tax & shipping)!
Details in the Hina/Boys’ Festival section below
■We have a new Boys’ Festival Hariko Doll Catalog!
■New Product 1: “Special Craft Shikishi Series” for inbound shoppers
■New Product 2: Our “Komon Tenugui” now with new patterns!
■Price Revision Notice – Washi Korokoro Series, Was hi Ningyo Ai-Ai Gasa, etc.
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★★★ OEM Info ★★★
Small-lot OEM at Ishikawa Shigyo – Examples
Transform them into cute “Washi Korokoro” roly-poly dolls.
We can even make them into DIY kits!
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Our hugely popular “Washi Korokoro.”
It’s an auspicious roly-poly design that always rights itself (fall seven times, get up eight).
Minimum lot: 300 pcs.
Our in-house creators, drawing on years of accumulated technique and creativity, craft delightful items!
We can deliver them as completed products or as a DIY kit (with instructions to make the doll easier).!
You can also use the DIY kits to host your own workshop.
**Examples from Our Past Projects**
OEM Examples on Ishikawa Shigyo page
■Washi Korokoro Tsubakuro
■Washi Korokoro Kuidaore Taro
Other OEM Examples
▲Collaborations with popular anime!
We created original hariko for “Attack on Titan,” “Chainsaw Man,” etc.
Washi hariko Pochita
▲Supplying to Shinto shrines!
Original hariko matryoshka-type “Uso Birds,” etc.
For any OEM inquiries, please contact our Circulation Dept.
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★★★ Product Info ★★★
Wagasa (Japanese Umbrellas) with Special Perk
Modern Japanese color schemes that suit casual styles
[PURCHASE PERK] We can send samples upon request!
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Click here for the Umbrella Catalog
*Special discount rate
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[PURCHASE PERK] We’ll send samples on request!
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These umbrellas take the traditional “janome-gasa” style and give it a modern twist,
making them look great in casual, contemporary outfits.
Their simple colors suit both men and women, and you can use them as parasols as well.
Why get them through Ishikawa Shigyo’s Japanese craft wholesale?
• Because Ishikawa Shigyo is a comprehensive wholesaler of Japanese crafts, you can combine them with other washi goods in a single order!
• Minimum order is just one piece, in your choice of color! (We use an umbrella shipping box.)
• We can ship as quickly as the same day!
If you have any questions, please contact our Circulation (Sales) Dept.
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○●○ Simple Original Products! ○●○
We Recommend Custom Labels for “Komon Pattern Tenugui”!!
[First-Come Perk] Discount on Label Design Fees!
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Our “Komon Pattern Tenugui” is popular year-round!
By changing the label, you can easily present it as a private-labeled original product!
Click here for info on custom labels ↓
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_506_0_0.html
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We’re offering a special discount on label design fees—for a limited time!
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By adding a custom label, you can highlight that it’s sold “only here,” or include local recommendations, special offers, event details, social media handles, and more as promotional space.
Many customers who have used their own custom label have had strong repeat sales and great feedback.
We have 40+ patterns available!
This is a simple yet effective way to create your own original product—feel free to consult us now!!
Check out the tenugui we can customize with original labels
Tenugui original labels: minimum 100 pcs. Additional design fees may apply (ask for details).
For inquiries, reach out to our Circulation (Sales) Dept.
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○●○ Popular Product Info ○●○
Ishikawa Shigyo Original Hand-Dyed Mino Washi Series Now On Sale!
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Our prized washi, possible only because we’ve been involved in Mino Washi since our founding in 1902!
They’re a big hit at our direct store!
We keep adding new patterns for our Mino Washi Yuzen-dyed paper.
Customers praise them for
“Gorgeous!”, “High-end look,” and “Nice color, feel, and thickness.”
Uses vary: book covers, pouches, accessories, folding screens, backgrounds, crafts, displays, etc.
We use Mino Washi, which has a 1,300-year history, and have it hand-dyed in Kyoto, color by color, to create these special yuzen-printed patterns.
Yuzen washi stands out with its bright colors and intricate pattern details that you can’t replicate in fabric printing.
Professional artisans create separate stencils for each color, mixing dyes, and manually printing each layer.
It’s a masterpiece of traditional craftsmanship that requires expert skill in both papermaking and dyeing.
They are lightweight, thin, and durable.
With countless patterns, they’re perfect for gifts, hobby crafts, wall or table decorations, and many other creative uses.
Minimum order is 1 sheet. Just let us know the pattern number(s) you want.
We can also produce custom patterns.
Click below for info and catalogs on our hand-dyed Mino Washi ↓↓
Our blog on Mino Washi Yuzen-dyed paper catalogs
*We regularly update our yuzen patterns.
For current stock, please contact the Circulation Dept.
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A Word from Our Team ~ Sato’s Castle
Thank you for your continued support.
I’m Sato, newly joining the PTA since April.
Yesterday we had a handover meeting with both outgoing and incoming PTA members plus the school leadership team.
PTA often conjures an image of lots of tasks at school or in the community, but in reality, it was totally different.
At my child’s elementary school, for the last two years they’ve advocated “sustainability,” making major reforms.
With the school’s cooperation, they’re keeping what’s essential while aggressively doing away with anything they can, in light of declining birthrates.
Participation in meetings is optional, and while I’d heard that in advance, it was still a shock to see in action!!
As the current PTA president put it, “If parents and teachers have less burden and more smiles, the children will smile too,”
so the meeting was full of smiles from start to finish.
It’s truly impressive how the current PTA leadership overcame old traditions and mindsets to enact these reforms with strong commitment.
I look forward to enjoying my term, paying homage to what they’ve achieved!!
(On a side note, I found out the principal and my daughter frequently play together on the monkey bars, haha.)
Speaking of “sustainability,” that reminds me of SDGs.
At our company, we focus on “Decent Work and Economic Growth” and “Innovation and Infrastructure for Traditional Industries.”
This newsletter highlights immediate-shipping items for Ishikawa Shigyo’s Hina & Boys’ Festival dolls!
These are handmade using Mino Washi, a traditional Japanese craft.
We prepared a stock list that also doubles as an order form—hope it helps!
As of Jan 17, the in-stock Hina & Boys’ Festival Dolls are here ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/17/217_1_file.pdf
<<<Free shipping if ordered by 1/31>>>
Use this Stock List as your order form!
If it’s in stock, we can ship right away!!
Since production is limited, please secure items early.
*Inventory changes daily.
Our new Hina & Boys’ Festival dolls are recognized under the New Mino Washi Brand!
■2025 Hina/Boys’ Festival Doll Catalog
Hina Dolls https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/12/212_1_file.pdf
(Related blog) https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1404.html
Boys’ Festival Dolls https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/71/171_1_file.pdf
(Related blog) https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&
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