Ooiri｜Kyoji

Brand

With Japanese traditional technology, memories to the future ahead 1000 years

Ooiri

• 1951
• Kyoji
• Tatsuo Ooiri

History

Tradition and skill inherited for more than a thousand years ago

Our brand was originally founded by Hyakutaro Ohiri in 1951.

"Kyoji" refers to the experts on bookbinding originated in Nara Era, 710 A.D..

With the Japanese mind of using an item as long as possible and the tradition of bookbinding by Kyoji experts have allowed the old books from ancient times to be preserved in museums today.

The skills possessed by Kyoji are essential for preserving and repairing important cultural properties, enabling books to transcend times and eras.

Characteristic

Authentic products that grow old with you

Traditional items with the highest authenticity grow old with you: its best condition is not when it's freshly made, but after spending long years with you.

Slowly getting used to the owner and the environment, the quality of traditional craft items get higher and higher.

This is the biggest differentiation from nowadays mass-produced goods: their best conditions are when they are brand-new, and they end up being broken after a few years.

Japanese binded books enhance their quality, as they go through many readers' hands.

"Yachiyo Tsuzuri", is the products created by the collaboration of such traditional bookbinding experts Kyoji and the product design company "TAKI PRODUCTS".

With the motto of "making goods that make people want to tell others about it" on our mind, we collaborated to create this photo album, which can grow old with you for more than 100 years.

For Customers

Our products help your memory transcends time

Our "Yachiyo tsuzuri" photo albums are the best as gifts delivered with heartful wishes: to your loved ones to stay healthy for their lifetimes, to be in a relationship with never ending love, and more....

We take care of "forever" in your wishes with our long-lasting products.

Award

Hyakutaro Ooiri

1977 "Kyoto prefecture traditional industrial excellence engineer" won

1981 Masahiko Imagawa A Mayor of Kyoto awards a letter of appreciation

Tatsuo Ooiri

2011 "Kyoto Prefecture Traditional Industry Excellence Engineer" Received

In 1987 not only Japanese-style dressing work, cultural property restoration preservation work, reproduction product production business etc. widely deployed