MUJIRUSHI
MUJIRUSHI is a Japanese scissor company in Tokyo with roots tracing to 1928, offering direct-sale professional shears at competitive prices.
Japan
Mid-range
Est. 1997
The bottom line
MUJIRUSHI is a professional hair-scissor brand from Japan, founded in 1997 in the mid-range tier.
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- Japan
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- Mujirushi Building 3F, 1-29-5 Ikebukuro Honcho, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
- Price tier
- Product range
- Cutting Scissors, Thinning Scissors, Left-Handed Scissors
- Official site
- mujirushi.co.jp
- Last reviewed
- June 2026
Where to buy MUJIRUSHI
MUJIRUSHI is older than its founding date suggests. The company as it exists now was set up in 1997 to focus entirely on scissors, but the line traces back to 1928, when Kenjiro Mizoguchi opened a barber-equipment shop in Ikebukuro. The business changed shape several times along the way, from Mizoguchi Store to a trading company in 1953, a corporation in 1966, and finally the scissor-only operation it is today, run from Toshima-ku in Tokyo.
A direct-sale brand
The thing that defines MUJIRUSHI commercially is that it makes and sells its own shears, skipping the usual layer of wholesalers and dealers. The brand frames its approach around quality, price, and sincerity, but the practical upshot is the pricing: by cutting out the middle, it keeps a Japanese-made professional shear in the mid-range, roughly $200 to $400, where comparable pairs often climb higher. After-care service comes with the purchase, which matters when you’re buying direct rather than through a shop that handles maintenance for you.
Range and offshoots
The core catalog is the usual salon spread, cutting shears, thinning shears, and left-handed models, but the technique list is unusually long: blunt, slide, and chop cutting, base and stroke cutting, volume and texture control, combined cut-and-thinning, plus wet and dry work. The brand splits its catalogs into a beauty and barber line (b-sciss) and a grooming line (p-sciss).
A couple of branches are worth knowing. In 2009 MUJIRUSHI added pet-grooming shears under “Urban Style,” and in 2013 it launched a premium series called ANFINY for stylists wanting a step up from the standard range. So the brand isn’t one tier, it’s a spread.
Where to buy
MUJIRUSHI sells through its own site at mujirushi.co.jp, with headquarters and factory in Ikebukuro Honcho and a branch office serving the Tohoku region. It leans on community-based selling rather than broad export, so overseas buyers should check shipping before counting on it. For the rest of Japan’s makers, the Japan hub gathers them in one place.
MUJIRUSHI FAQ
Is MUJIRUSHI a Japanese scissor brand?
Yes. MUJIRUSHI is a Japanese maker headquartered in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, with the current company established in 1997 and roots going back to a 1928 barber-supply shop in Ikebukuro.
How much do MUJIRUSHI scissors cost?
They sit in the mid-range band, roughly $200 to $400. MUJIRUSHI sells direct, which is part of how it keeps that pricing.
Does MUJIRUSHI make left-handed scissors?
Yes, left-handed scissors are part of the range alongside the standard cutting and thinning shears.
What types of scissors does MUJIRUSHI make?
The lineup covers cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left-handed models, with a premium ANFINY series introduced in 2013 and an Urban Style pet-grooming line added in 2009.
What is MUJIRUSHI known for?
It is built around a direct manufacture-and-sell model and covers a wide spread of cutting styles, from blunt and slide cutting to chop, texture, and volume work.
Where can I buy MUJIRUSHI scissors?
MUJIRUSHI sells through its official site at mujirushi.co.jp and runs a branch office in the Tohoku region at Sendai.
Sources: official MUJIRUSHI website and authorised retailer listings. Last reviewed June 2026.