High quality and trust that broadly support craftsmanship, from the public to artisans, and from architecture to confectionery.

The business was founded in 1921 (Taisho 10) when the first generation, Shojiro Miyakawa, opened the shop in present-day Moto-Asakusa, Taito Ward. The second generation, Akio Miyakawa, was also known as a master craftsman, and the techniques and history passed down through the generations surpassed 100 years in 2021 (Reiwa 3).
The current representative, Kumiko Miyakawa, is the third generation.

Their range of products is extensive, spanning from everyday items like clothes brushes, hairbrushes, and toothbrushes to professional tools used by craftsmen and experts.
Among their products, they are highly regarded by professionals such as plasterers, interior finishers, stonemasons, and chefs, who rely on their tools in their work. Miyakawa primarily uses horse and pig hair for brushes and bristles, and each piece is handcrafted one by one using these materials.
The process is broadly divided into two stages: hole punching and bristle planting. First, a template is used to mark the hair holes on the wooden base, and then a tool called a “tsubogiri” is used to drill the holes. The hair is then embedded into these holes for the bristle planting. To ensure the hair does not come loose, it is firmly embedded at the base, making this a task that requires significant strength.
Once all the hair is embedded, a cap is placed, and the bristles are trimmed evenly with a cutter. Miyakawa says that the brushes and bristles she creates are tools that enable craftsmen to do quality work, ultimately supporting a wide range of craftsmanship, and therefore, they must never be made carelessly.

Miyakawa Hake Brush Seisakujo
2-10-14, Motoasakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0041
Tel:+81-3-3844-5025
Fax:+81-3-3841-9343
Kumiko Miyakawa
edo-hake@extra.ocn.ne.jp
https://edo-hake-brush.com/