Kennomai
有限会社マンドール
About Kennomai
In brief
Kennomai is a Japanese scissor brand from Tokyo, operated by Mandoll Co., offering cutting, thinning, and design-cut shears with 10-45% thinning range.
Cutting Scissors · Thinning Scissors · Left-Handed Scissors 5.5–7.0 in
Profile updated Apr 2026
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Where to buy Kennomai
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Catalogue map
The Kennomai range
6 models · 5.5–7.0 in
Cutting Scissors 4 models US$491–614Price band US$400–800 · Premium
- Kennomai Mild JAPAN Cutting Scissors
- Kennomai YHC-60 Slide Cut Scissors US$491
- Kennomai YM Cutting Scissors US$614
1 more models are listed in the full catalogue below.
Thinning Scissors 2 models US$614Price band US$400–800 · Premium
Pictured models
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All 6 Kennomai model names
Masafumi Maeda, who manages Kennomai’s online store, is a customer rather than a craftsman. He says he came to the scissors as a salon client and that his thick, coarse hair is what made their cutting quality register. Kennomai operates under Mandoll Co., Ltd. in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, selling cutting and thinning shears plus left-handed builds direct at scissors.ocnk.net, with thinning rates from 10 to 45 percent.
Overview
Kennomai is a Japanese scissor brand based in Nakano, Tokyo. The brand operates under its parent company, Mandoll Co., Ltd. (有限会社マンドール). Kennomai sells through its own online store and focuses on professional hairdressing scissors.
Product Range
Kennomai offers cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left handed scissors. Their specialties include blunt cutting, slide cutting, design cutting, thinning across a wide range (10 to 45%), and volume control. The brand sits in a mid range price tier.
Background
According to Kennomai, the online store is managed by Masafumi Maeda, who describes himself as a customer turned advocate rather than a barber or stylist. Maeda states that he became interested in the brand’s scissors after experiencing them as a client at a salon run by Mr. Wakabayashi, a scissor craftsman. The store manager credits his own thick, coarse hair as the reason he noticed the difference in cutting quality between Kennomai scissors and other brands.
That origin story is unusual in the scissor industry, where most brand representatives come from either manufacturing or hairdressing backgrounds.
Distribution
Kennomai sells directly through its online store at scissors.ocnk.net. American stylists would need to order directly from the Japanese online shop, which may involve international shipping logistics.
Product range overview
Six Kennomai models carry guide prices from US$491 to US$614. The range covers cutting and thinning in the upper-mid to premium professional tier for Japan-made scissors.
See Also
How Kennomai compares
Similar origin and adjacent price band. Brass rows differ; “—” means the field is not documented yet.
| Spec | KennomaiKennomai | AlphaAlpha | Alu-CobaAlu-Coba | AuroAuro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Typical price | Price not documented | Price not documented | US$200–250Price band US$200–400 · Mid-range | US$424–499Price band US$400–800 · Premium |
| Steel | — | SG2 | Cobalt steel | Cobalt Alloy |
| Edge type | — | — | — | Straight |
| Handles | — | — | — | Offset, Straight, Crane |
| Left-handed | — | — | — | — |
| Thinning | 2 models | 1 models | — | 2 models |
| Specialties | Blunt cut, Slide cut, Design cut, Thinning(10~45%), Volum… | Volume control, Slide cut, Stroke cut, Blunt cut, Texture… | Base cut, Step cut, Volume control, Texture control | Cobalt alloy builds, Multi-tooth thinning options, Handle… |
| Founded | — | 2006 | 1946 | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
5 answers you can open one at a timeIs Kennomai a Japanese scissor brand?
Yes. Kennomai is a Japanese brand based in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, operating under Mandoll Co. (有限会社マンドール), and it makes its shears in Japan.
What kinds of scissors does Kennomai make?
Kennomai makes cutting scissors and thinning scissors for professional hairdressing, covering blunt cutting, slide cutting, and design cutting.
How much do Kennomai scissors cost?
Kennomai’s store at scissors.ocnk.net lists current models and prices.
What is Kennomai known for?
Blunt cutting, slide cutting, and design cutting, plus thinning shears that span a wide 10 to 45 percent removal range for volume control.
Where can I buy Kennomai scissors?
Kennomai sells directly through its own online store at scissors.ocnk.net. Buyers outside Japan order from the Japanese shop, so plan for international shipping.
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