TADAKUNI

Overview

TADAKUNI is a Japanese scissor manufacturer founded in 1953 and based in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture. The company is now led by third generation owner Yukio Isomura. The founder, Hajime Isomura, originally made carpentry tools like chisels and planes. He entered the scissors business after accepting subcontract work and receiving scissor manufacturing equipment as payment when the client went bankrupt.

For decades the workshop built its reputation as a trusted contract manufacturer, producing scissors for a range of brand partners and refining the in-house techniques that underpin the company’s current output. Masahiro Isomura, the second generation, formally incorporated the business in 1981 and continued developing that manufacturing expertise. The current third-generation owner launched TADAKUNI’s own direct-to-consumer retail brand in 2022, selling online under the “TIII” mark — a reference to the third generation’s personal responsibility for every pair of scissors shipped.

Product Range

TADAKUNI produces cutting scissors and thinning scissors. The brand covers blunt cut, slide cut, chop cut, curve cut, volume control (10 to 55%), and texture control techniques. The company handles all processes in house, from CAD design and wire-cut electrical discharge machining through precision grinding with diamond whetstones to final hand adjustment.

The finishing step, called “gap adjustment,” sets the blade gap to no more than 0.1mm and is done entirely by hand. Blade material is ground to an accuracy of 0.05mm. TADAKUNI offers multiple handle sizes and runs a free trial scissors program so stylists can test before buying.

Distribution

TADAKUNI sells through its own online shop. The company is small, with about 6 employees. The brand emphasizes a maintenance centered sales model, and according to TADAKUNI, the goal is to build scissors that improve with long term use.