"HIROSHIMA NEEDLE" HARISHIGOTO

Product description

Hiroshima Needles: High-quality needles born from 300 years of tradition

Hiroshima is proud to be the largest producer of hand-sewing needles and marking pins in Japan, known as Hiroshima Needles. Their history dates back over 300 years when the Lord Asano (who ruled the region) introduced needlework as a way for low-ranking samurai to support themselves. Ever since, with the introduction of improvements to quality and more efficient means of production, Hiroshima Needles have become known as a distinct local industry. Tulip has inherited those traditional techniques to create needles with easy-to-thread eyes, a smooth body that doesn’t bend easily, and a point which moves through fabric smoothly.

・Retail price: \1,210 (incl. tax)
・Major retailers: Orizuru Tower, Ekie Shima Shōten, Hiroshima Bus Center, Yuzawaya Hiroshima, Hotel New Hiroden, Miyajima Tourist Information Center, Aki Grand Hotel, Hotel Kikunoya, Marufuku, Kodani Rest Stop (SA), Tulip website (Tulip Craft Cafe)