{ "title": "We visited for you... the Tokyo Miyuki factory!" , "date": 1718888888 , "content": [ [ "hidden", "Miyuki Factory" ] , [ "p", "Miyuki is one of the most respected makers of glass beads in the world. A family business, they have been serving the industry for 90 years from their factory located in Hiroshima. They have a factory store in Tokyo, that we visited for you." ] , [ "hr" ] , [ "p", "The store occupies a whole small building in the Asakusa district. It has a very comfortable modern industrial style, is very spacious and spread across three floors. Sales staff are lovely and they do speak English." ] , [ "ul", [ "" , "The ground ("first") floor has the largest offering of Miyuki's iconic beads, sorted primarily by shape and size and referencing their smart unified colour scheme for easy cross-reference. The range of colours is stunning with dozens of shades available. The beads sell by the gram at prices ranging mostly from ¥300 to ¥800 for 10g (HKD 15-40) but if you want to order in bulk (by units of 100g or more) you better ask a vendor for a quotation as prices go down quickly." ] ] , [ "img", [ "life-shopping-miyukifactory-01.jpg", "life-shopping-miyukifactory-02.jpg", "life-shopping-miyukifactory-03.jpg", "life-shopping-miyukifactory-04.jpg", "life-shopping-miyukifactory-05.jpg" ]] , [ "ul", [ "" , "The second floor has other types of beads including swarovski and beads made of natural materials: wood, shell, bone, stone etc. Most of them are not from Miyuki but high quality. They also have a few embroidery kits and other small finished items like bag charms." ] ] , [ "img", [ "life-shopping-miyukifactory-07.jpg", "life-shopping-miyukifactory-08.jpg", "life-shopping-miyukifactory-06.jpg", "life-shopping-miyukifactory-10.jpg" ]] , [ "ul", [ "" , "The third and last floor has a fine selection of beads and threads of various origins. DMC and fil-au-chinois threads are standard supply in luxury houses and embroidery ateliers. This is also where you will find Miyuki's signature "Delica" and "Tila" beads, famous for creating absolutely perfect quilted bead beds. The floor also has a selection of embroidery technique books and magazines (mostly in Japanese) along with full catalogues referencing all Miyuki products with colour wheels." ] ] , [ "hr" ] , [ "p", "We ended up buying ¥100k (HKD 5000 😅) of glass beads. The colours are fantastic and we can't wait to sew them on our upcoming collection!" ] , [ "hr" ] , [ "p", "Our rating:" ] , [ "ul", [ "" , "Location — ■■■■ — Very convenient location in city centre, within walking reach from Akihabara (秋葉原) station. The building is on a very calm street near the Kanda river." , "Width of services — ■■■□ — Large offer of beads, threads and associated products. If you order in bulk, delivery from the actual factory in Hiroshima only takes a few days." , "Depth of goods — ■■■■ — Absolutely stunning quality beads of various shapes and colours, many available with additional finishing options (frosted, coated...)." , "Prices — ■■■□ — Of course quality comes at a price. They do offer aggressive rebates for bulk purchases though, and the ¥/HKD exchange rate was favourable to us this time." ] ] ] , "author": "Alex VB" }