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Lecture on "Shoe Brushing Books" [Yaesu Book Center]

[The Minnie Cricket] 18:00 on July 8, 2016

I don't do housework at all, but I love shoe polishing (only my own shoes) and do it on holidays.

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At the Yaesu Book Center Main Store 8F Gallery at the Yaesu South Exit of JR Tokyo Station, a lecture was held from 19:00 on July 6 (Wednesday) to commemorate the publication of the Shoepaste Book (Aki Shobo) by Yuya Hasegawa, the author of the book was held, and I was excited about expectations and participated.

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The subtitle of the lecture was "Revolution to Japan's Footsteps: Shoe polishing methods taught by shoe polishers."

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Yuya Hasegawa is currently the representative of Brift H, a shoe polish specialty store located along Antique Street in Minamiaoyama, but at the age of 20, he began to brush his shoes on the street in Marunouchi, and for more than a decade, he was a legendary shoe polisher who went on the shoe polishing path under the motto "Revolution at the feet of Japan" for more than a decade.

In the lecture, Mr. Hasegawa talked passionately about the knowledge of shoe polishing necessary to wear his favorite pair for a long time, and Mr. Hasegawa's half-life of shoe polishing.

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A demonstration of shoe polishing by Mr. Hasegawa was also held.

Mr. Hasegawa polished the applicant's leather shoes from the participants of the lecture, and the wonderfulness of the finish raised an admiration from the venue.

That's exactly what Piccapika is.

In the demonstration, the shoe polishing process is divided into three parts: "to remove the shoes", "nourish the shoes", and "lighten the shoes", and the work required for each can be carried out with stunning hand handling I was impressed.

The explanation of the book is easy to understand, and I decided to try to brush my shoes seriously from now on.

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After the lecture, an autograph session was held, and I was asked to sign the book.

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Click here for the website of Yaesu Book Center ⇒

http://www.yaesu-book.co.jp/

Click here for Brift H's HP ⇒

http://brift-h.com/