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We will be exhibiting at Matsuya Ginza 7F Design Collection

Makita Shoten umbrellas are on display at the Design Collection on the 7th floor of Matsuya Ginza. The period is from Wednesday, April 1st to Tuesday, April 7th, 2020. Due to the effects of the cor...

It was broadcast on Design Talks+

NHK Educational TV's "Design Talks+" aired on Sunday, March 29, 2020, and featured the next generation's efforts to update tradition with new sensibilities under the theme of "Updating Tradition." ...

We will be exhibiting at Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku Store's Creatalie

Makita Shoten umbrellas will be on display at Creatalie on the 4th floor of Odakyu Department Store, Shinjuku. The exhibition will run from Wednesday, April 1st to Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020. Due to ...

Published in Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun

An interview with Yoichi Makita, Managing Director of Makita Shoten, was published in the "Ask a Business Leader" section of the Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun morning edition on February 26, 2020. W...

Featured in Nikkei Cross Trend

The online media "Nikkei Cross Trend" introduced the efforts of Gunnai, Yamanashi Prefecture! The article gives a good understanding of the developments in Yamanashi Prefecture's textile production...

Rebroadcast: Design Hunting in Yamanashi

"Design Hunting in Yamanashi," which aired last year on NHK Educational TV's Design Talks+, will be rebroadcast on February 5, 2020, from 10:25 a.m. The program will introduce various Yamanashi cra...

We will be exhibiting at the Union Festival in Tokyo

We will be exhibiting at the "See! Eat! Experience! Union Festival in TOKYO - A Festival of Skills and Taste!" to be held at the Tokyo International Forum from February 18, 2019.

We have added a collaboration umbrella celebrating the 90th anniversary of Osamu Tezuka's birth to our online shop!

The "Astro Boy" and "Princess Knight" umbrellas that were previously sold at the "Japan Masterpiece Club" operated by Pony Canyon Co., Ltd. are now available for purchase at the online shop! *Curre...

We've added repel. cover bags to our online shop!

The "repel." cover bag is now available for purchase online. It's a waterproof and water-repellent bag. If you're caught in a sudden rain shower while commuting to work, school, or out and about, j...

Featured on NHK WORLD "DESIGN TALKS plus"

"DESIGN TALKS plus" aired on NHK WORLD on Thursday, November 14, 2019. The segment, titled "Updating Tradition," featured the relationship between tradition and innovative young design, and also ga...