YOSHI
- Japan
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Budget Luxury
YOSHI is a Japanese professional hair scissor brand available through Scissor City, a New Zealand-based specialty retailer serving salons and barbers.
YOSHI skips the brand storefront and sells through two specialty distributors instead. Scissor City carries the line in New Zealand, and Exclusive Shears covers Australia. The line, listed as Japan-made by its stockists, runs straight and offset shears across a spread of blade lengths, including several offset crane-handle models, in...
YOSHI skips the brand storefront and sells through two specialty distributors instead. Scissor City carries the line in New Zealand, and Exclusive Shears covers Australia. The line, listed as Japan-made by its stockists, runs straight and offset shears across a spread of blade lengths, including several offset crane-handle models, in steels from VG10 and Cobalt VG1 to a 16-layer Damascus build.
Product range and steel
The catalogue spans straight and offset shears across a spread of blade lengths, including offset crane handles and several crane-pattern models. Steel choice varies by line. Cobalt grades are named directly on the model titles, with VG10 and Cobalt VG1 appearing on the 6.5” Kingdom-B and Cobalt VG1 cutters respectively. The Dragon Art range is described as a high-grade Japanese super stainless steel alloy. A separate Damascus model uses a 16-layer construction with Japanese AST-314 Hitachi steel as the final cutting layer. Our VG10 reference covers the properties of that grade.
For current model specifications, steel descriptions, and availability, the Scissor City and Exclusive Shears listings are the authoritative sources.
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Product range overview
Five Yoshi models are catalogued, with confirmed prices running from $560 to $625 — a tight spread that places the full Yoshi range within the upper-mid professional tier for Japan-made scissors. The narrow price band indicates a brand that positions its models by construction and technique fit rather than by price tier, with consistent quality across the catalogue.
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YOSHI at a glance
- Budget
- Mid-range $200–400
- Based in
- Japan
- Catalogue
- 5 models listed
Materials & Construction
The steel, edges, and handle styles YOSHI works in:
Where to Buy
Authorized Retailers
Retailers stocking YOSHI
ScissorPedia catalogues 1 retailer carrying YOSHI.
- Scissor City — New Zealand
Products
How YOSHI Compares
| Brand | YOSHI | Green Mouse | SHARP LINE | Toki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Typical price | Mid-range | US$600–US$839 | US$600–US$900 | US$400–US$550 |
| Steel | VG10, Cobalt VG1, Damascus steel | Japanese steel, Cobalt alloy, Damascus steel | VG10, Cobalt, Powder steel | VG10, ATS314, Super Gold 2 |
| Blade types | — | — | Convex | — |
| Handles | — | Offset | Offset, Ergonomic | Offset |
| Specialties | — | Blunt cut, Slide cut, Point cut, Volume control(10~65%), Texture control, Cut & Thinning, Sword cut, Convex cut, Delicate cut, V-wave thinning | Precision Point cutting, Point cutting, Slide cutting, Precision cutting, Barbering, Thinning(35%), Thinning(40%), Texture control | Blunt cut, Chop cut, Dry cut, Volume control(~30%, ~60%), Texture control(~10%), Base cutting, Rough cutting |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. YOSHI is a professional hair scissor brand made in Japan, with models listed as Japan-made by the retailers that stock it.
Several grades depending on the line. Named options include VG10 and Cobalt VG1, plus a Damascus model built in 16 layers.
Japan-made shears at mid-range money. This profile carries no YOSHI guide prices; Scissor City and Exclusive Shears quote current figures for the models they stock.
The catalogue covers straight and offset shears across a range of blade lengths, including several offset crane-handle models.
YOSHI reaches buyers through specialty distributors rather than a brand storefront, including Scissor City in New Zealand and Exclusive Shears in Australia.
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