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Ningyocho Ubukeya, a knives specialty store founded in 1783

[Mumin] March 30, 2012 08:30

 Founded in Osaka in 1783 during the Edo period, opened an Edo store near the current location around the end of the Tokugawa period, relocated to this location in the early Meiji era, and continues to this day.

 More than 300 kinds of products such as scissors, haircuts, kitchen knives, etc. If you bring a knife with a sharp cut, it will respond to the sharpening. The doll writer, Jusaburo Tsujimura, also uses these scissors.

 The name "Ubukeya" comes from the fact that the baby's bubbly hair can be shaved. The current "Chichibasami" entered the Meiji era, and the number of dressmaking increased and it was difficult for the Japanese scissors to be cut, so the fifth generation of this shop made the prototype.

 The current store was built after the Great Kanto Earthquake and survived the Great Tokyo Air Raid.

 

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Gallery Seikodou in Ginza 1-chome   

[Mumin] March 2, 2012 08:30

Gallery Seikodou is located on the 5th floor of the Kiyomitsu-do Building, along Melsa on Ginza Street.

Kiyomitsu-do used to run precious metals near Yurakucho on Harumi-dori St., but moved to its current location in 1952. It's been less than 10 years since I started the gallery. 

This gallery reflects the gentle personality of female owners, and it is possible for artists to present their works very comfortably.

From February 13 to February 23, a commemorative exhibition for the Tokyo exhibition of an art group was held at this gallery, so some of the works were posted. The Tokyo exhibition has genres such as paintings, picture books, illustrations, modeling, and photography.

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