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Featured in Nikkei MJ!

The Umbrella cloth bag was featured in the new product introduction section of the Nikkei MJ morning edition on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 ! Umbrella cloth bags come in a wide variety of colors and p...

Featured in Nikkei Design

The April 2020 issue of Nikkei Design features an example of inner branding from Yamanashi Prefecture in a special feature called "The Age of Inner Branding." Makita Shoten's umbrellas are featured...

It was broadcast on Design Talks+

NHK Educational TV's "Design Talks+" aired on Sunday, March 29, 2020, and featured the next generation's efforts to update tradition with new sensibilities under the theme of "Updating Tradition." ...

Published in Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun

An interview with Yoichi Makita, Managing Director of Makita Shoten, was published in the "Ask a Business Leader" section of the Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun morning edition on February 26, 2020. W...

Featured in Nikkei Cross Trend

The online media "Nikkei Cross Trend" introduced the efforts of Gunnai, Yamanashi Prefecture! The article gives a good understanding of the developments in Yamanashi Prefecture's textile production...

Rebroadcast: Design Hunting in Yamanashi

"Design Hunting in Yamanashi," which aired last year on NHK Educational TV's Design Talks+, will be rebroadcast on February 5, 2020, from 10:25 a.m. The program will introduce various Yamanashi cra...

Featured on NHK WORLD "DESIGN TALKS plus"

"DESIGN TALKS plus" aired on NHK WORLD on Thursday, November 14, 2019. The segment, titled "Updating Tradition," featured the relationship between tradition and innovative young design, and also ga...

The newly announced bag was featured in the Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun

The Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun morning edition on October 9th, 2019 featured the "JACQUARD PHOTO TOTE" and "TEXTILE TOTE," which were recently unveiled at the D&A exhibition in the US, in the...

Featured in Senken Shimbun

The October 2, 2019 issue of Senken Shimbun featured fabrics from the D&A Exhibition, and featured our exhibit in the weaving production area of ​​Nishikatsura, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi. A photo...

Featured in the October issue of Kanto Tohoku Jalan

The October issue of Kanto Tohoku Jalan (published August 30, 2019) features a special feature on memorable matching items on page 187, which includes Makita Shoten's Stig Lindberg, Tie umbrellas,...