Dish towel by Nakagawa Masashichi
THE MORE YOU USE, THE MORE IT GETS SOFTER.
Dish towels made by a company called Nakagawa Masashichi are well known product in Japan. Design is unique, reminds good old times of the nation. Quality of cotton is high grade and pure, it gets softer as is used. Price, I must say it's really cheap. 100% cotton.
Fuku fukin.
Price: ¥432
Fuku is a Japanese word, meaning good fortune. Fukin means dish towels. Cotton made dish towels are easy to dry but easy to get stained. So, preferred to use on washed dishes.
Doraemon fukin.
Price: ¥540
A Japanese cartoon character, Doraemon. Glued to the tube every Friday evening when I was innocent little one.
KUTANI SEAL fukin.
Price: ¥540
Famous transfer printing company in Ishikawa, KUTANI SEAL. This is collaboration product.
Fujisan fukin. (Mt. Fuji)
Price: ¥432
When unfolded, becomes square shape. Fold to make the mountain.
DISH TOWEL IS NOT THE ONLY PRODUCT IN GREAT DEMAND.
What makes their shops so great is wide range of product variety. Stationaries, bags, socks, dishes, glasses... so many others. My favorite is Fuji shaped glass. It is out of stock for a while now. Price is ¥4,078.
It looks so cool when you pour beer in it.
Fujisan glass.
Price: ¥4,078
Currently out of stock.(As of April 2017)
This is one of my wanted items.
Where to buy: "Nakagawa Masashichi"
Although sold products may varies among shops, they run many shops in Japan. Here are some shops you may find easy to visit.
Tokyo main shop.
Address: 4F KITTE, 2-7-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Open hours:
11:00 to 21:00 (Mon to Sat)
11:00 to 20:00 (Sun and National holidays)
Hanshin Umeda shop.
Address: Ground floor Hanshin Umeda, 1-13-13, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka city
Open hours:
10:00 to 20:00 (Sun to Tue)
10:00 to 21:00 (Wed to Sat)
Fukuoka Parco shop.
Address: Basement Fukuoka PARCO, 2-11-1, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka city
Open hours: 10:00 to 20:30
There are other shops in Hokkaido, Miyagi, Ishikawa, Aichi, Hiroshima, etc.
See below list to see all. (Google translated)
Nakagawa Masashichi official site.
