AKASHIYA

AKASHIYA is the largest brush manufacturer in Japan with some 380 years of history, having been founded in the Mid Edo Period. While honoring our traditions, we also develop new products for a new age and have worked hard to bring the touch of traditional Japanese calligraphy to people around the world. We currently produce between 2 and 3 million calligraphy pens a year. We also export our products to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the USA, and are seeing how the traditions, styles, and elegance of Japan are being understood and appreciated abroad.
Since we would like many people to know how beautiful and how difficult to make Japanese calligraphy brushes are, we have a "Showroom tour" and a "Making brushes workshop."
On the "Showroom tour," you can see how the craftsman makes the traditional Japanese calligraphy brushes. Through the "Making brushes workshop," you can make your own 2 brushes lectured by a craftsman.
As both tour and workshop are held in AKASHIYA shop-showroom, you can purchase the brushes after the great experience. There are not only traditional calligraphy brushes but also brush pens with colored ink and make up brushes.