The Best Hien Scissors

The Hien range

Hien is a Japanese scissor brand by Dowa International Co., Ltd., headquartered at 8-3-6 Kashima, Adachi-ku, Tokyo. The brand uses a direct e-commerce sales model and covers cutting and thinning models. Pricing is available from Dowa International directly.

Dowa International Co., Ltd. produces the Hien line alongside its other scissor brands. Hien is sold direct from the manufacturer’s e-commerce channel. The GTX-S is a cutting shear and the GH21 is a thinning shear; the left-hand version of the GTX-S is also separately catalogued.

2 Hien picks from $300 to $350 by Dowa International

1. Hien GTX-S Cutting Scissors (guide price around $350). Available through the Hien retailer network.

2. Hien GH21 Thinning Scissors (guide price around $300). Available through the Hien retailer network.

How we chose

The GTX-S is Hien’s main cutting shear, around $350. The GH21 Thinning is the matching thinning model, around $300. Dowa International Co., Ltd. produces the Hien line alongside its other scissor brands. Hien is sold direct from the manufacturer’s e-commerce channel. The GTX-S is a cutting shear and the GH21 is a thinning shear; the left-hand version of the GTX-S is also separately catalogued. Guide prices are at time of writing; confirm current figures and availability directly with the brand or its authorised retailers. Sets and left-handed models where listed separately are not included here.