MUJIRUSHI
- Japan
- Est. 1997
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Budget Luxury
MUJIRUSHI is a Japanese scissor company in Tokyo with roots tracing to 1928, offering direct-sale professional shears at competitive prices.
MUJIRUSHI makes its scissors and sells them itself, a direct model the Tokyo company has run since its 1997 establishment. The roots go deeper: Kenjiro Mizoguchi opened the Mizoguchi Store barber-equipment shop in Ikebukuro in 1928, and the present Toshima-ku firm descends from it. The range covers cutting, thinning, and...
MUJIRUSHI makes its scissors and sells them itself, a direct model the Tokyo company has run since its 1997 establishment. The roots go deeper: Kenjiro Mizoguchi opened the Mizoguchi Store barber-equipment shop in Ikebukuro in 1928, and the present Toshima-ku firm descends from it. The range covers cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears, plus the premium ANFINY series (2013) and the Urban Style pet line (2009).
Overview
MUJIRUSHI is a Japanese scissors company headquartered in Toshima-ku, Tokyo. The current company was established in January 1997 as a scissors specialty business, but its roots trace back to 1928 when Kenjiro Mizoguchi opened “Mizoguchi Store,” a barber equipment shop in Ikebukuro. The business went through several reorganizations over the decades: Mizoguchi Trading Company Ltd. (1953), Mizoguchi Corporation (1966), and finally MUJIRUSHI Corporation (1997) when the company chose to focus entirely on scissors.
According to the brand, MUJIRUSHI operates on three principles: quality, price, and sincerity. The company emphasizes a direct manufacturing and sales model. According to MUJIRUSHI, this direct model lets them keep prices low while maintaining their quality standard. The brand also provides after-care service following purchase.
Product Range
MUJIRUSHI produces cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left-handed scissors. The brand lists an extensive set of specialties: blunt cutting, slide cutting, chop cutting, volume control, texture control, combined cut and thinning, base cutting, stroke cutting, wet cutting, and dry cutting.
In 2009, the company began selling pet grooming scissors under the “Urban Style” line. In 2013, MUJIRUSHI launched its luxury series “ANFINY.” The company also publishes product catalogs for both its beauty/barber line (“b-sciss”) and its grooming salon line (“p-sciss”).
Distribution
MUJIRUSHI sells through its official website at mujirushi.co.jp. The company headquarters and factory are located at Mujirushi Building 3F, 1-29-5 Ikebukuro Honcho, Toshima-ku, Tokyo. The brand also operates a Tohoku branch office in Yamagata City. According to the brand, MUJIRUSHI focuses on community based sales operations. Pricing is in the mid range for professional Japanese scissors.
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MUJIRUSHI at a glance
- Budget
- Mid-range $200–400
- Makes
- Cutting Scissors, Thinning Scissors, Left-Handed Scissors
- Based in
- Japan
- Catalogue
- 6 models listed
- Established
- 1997
Product Types
Specialties
Where to Buy
Official Brand Websites
Products
How MUJIRUSHI Compares
| Brand | MUJIRUSHI | alpha | Alu-Coba | Atali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Typical price | Mid-range | Mid-range | US$200–US$250 | US$70–US$100 |
| Steel | — | SG2 | Cobalt steel | Japanese Stainless Steel |
| Blade types | — | — | — | — |
| Handles | — | — | Offset | Offset, Even |
| Specialties | Blunt cut, Slide cut, Chop cut, Volume control, Texture control, Cut & Thinning, Base cut, Stroke cut, Wet cut, Dry cut | Volume control, Slide cut, Stroke cut, Blunt cut, Texture control | Base cut, Step cut, Volume control, Texture control | — |
| Founded | 1997 | 2006 | 1946 | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. MUJIRUSHI is a Japanese maker headquartered in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, with the current company established in 1997 and roots going back to a 1928 barber-supply shop in Ikebukuro.
MUJIRUSHI sells direct and publishes current prices on its official site at mujirushi.co.jp; guide prices for specific models are not yet catalogued here.
Yes, left-handed scissors are part of the range alongside the standard cutting and thinning shears.
The lineup covers cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left-handed models, with a premium ANFINY series introduced in 2013 and an Urban Style pet-grooming line added in 2009.
It is built around a direct manufacture-and-sell model and covers a wide spread of cutting styles, from blunt and slide cutting to chop, texture, and volume work.
MUJIRUSHI sells through its official site at mujirushi.co.jp and runs a branch office in the Tohoku region at Sendai.
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