【April Dream】"Paper is not just a tool for conveying information." A 60-year veteran bookbinder challenges the future of enriching the world with the power of paper. Mogami Shiko's dream with its own brand 'Kamizikara'.
Mogami Shiko, a 60-year-old bookbinding company, announces its dream of creating new value for paper and enriching the world through its in-house brand 'Kamizikara'.
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Our company endorses April Dream, which aims to make April 1st a day to share dreams. This press release is the dream of "Mogami Shiko Co., Ltd."
## Mogami Shiko's Dream
***To enrich the world with meticulous work, technical prowess, and the power of paper.***
## Background of the Dream
Mogami Shiko Co., Ltd. is a small bookbinding company located in Hatchobori, a downtown area of Tokyo that still retains the charm of old Edo, yet is within walking distance of Tokyo Station. This year marks 60 years since the current president's father established the company. Currently, our industry faces a challenging situation. Due to the shift towards paperless operations, the number of competitors has decreased, and the market demands thorough cost reduction. It is possible to lower prices by using inexpensive materials and simplifying processes.
However, even in such adversity, our company has consistently adhered to "quality" for 60 years. Each craftsman enhances, preserves, and passes on their skills. We believe this is the greatest value we can offer to customers who entrust us with their work.
We want to spread the "technology" and "quality" we have protected, and the indispensable power of "paper" to the world. We want to energize the world with the convenience that technology and craftsmanship can achieve, and the excitement and thrill created by the design and functionality of paper products. This dream of "enriching the world with the power of paper" is Mogami Shiko Co., Ltd.'s aspiration.
## Mogami Shiko's Technology and Strengths
We offer unique services that combine analog "bookbinding technology" cultivated over 60 years with the "convenience" of the digital age.
**1. Evolving Variable Printing**
In addition to numbering printing for multi-part forms, we also support variable printing of barcodes and QR codes using on-demand printing. Regular offset printing and letterpress printing are also possible with on-demand printing. We can handle non-carbon paper and regular printing paper.
**2. Overwhelming Cost Reduction and Speed with 'Mogami-ori'**
Our special folding technique (Trademark Registration No. 5027845), "Mogami-ori (layered folding)," overturns the conventional wisdom of direct mail (DM) dispatch operations.
### What is Mogami-ori?
Normally, when enclosing multiple sheets, it takes the effort of "folding each sheet individually before stacking them." With our technology, it is possible to fold several sheets at once while they are already stacked. This allows the recipient to open all enclosed items at once, reducing the "effort" of unfolding.
**3. Design Capability to Materialize 'Imagery'**
The most common requests we receive are for novelty production, such as memo pads and calendars. Through collaboration with professional designers, we transform intangible brand imagery into functional and aesthetically pleasing designs. We go beyond mere novelties, striving to create products that contribute to branding. This commitment is also embodied in our in-house brand 'Kamizikara,' which has received high praise from many customers.
## What Mogami Shiko Aims For
What we aim for is to transcend paper as a "means of conveying information" and become an "existence that moves people's emotions." We seek to enrich daily life and improve people's quality of life through the combination of "stress-free usability (convenience)" achieved by craftsmen's skills and "designs (excitement)" that make people want to pick them up. As a means to achieve this, we launched our first in-house brand, "Kamizikara," in early 2024. Now in its third year, "Kamizikara" exhibited at the "Bungu Joshi Haku (Stationery Women's Expo)" last December and received high acclaim from many customers.
We want 'Kamizikara' products to move people's emotions, whether they become gifts for loved ones or special places for personal reflection. A future where the handiwork of a small bookbinding shop in downtown Tokyo enriches the lives of people around the world. That is our big dream.
## About Our Own Brand "Kamizikara"
### Brand Concept
The power to move thoughts, "Kamizikara." It's not just a means of conveying information. A single sheet of paper can stir people's hearts, remain in memory, and change the future. Paper can "give" more than it can convey. Kamizikara is a brand that believes in such "power of paper" and aims to accompany people's emotions, delivering imagination and vitality.
### Representative Products
Basic Calendar
Coaster Calendar
Metal Stand Series
Block Message Card
Clear Case Copy Memo
### Sales Sites
Amazon, Kamizikara Official Online Store
## Company Overview
Mogami Shiko Co., Ltd.
Established: August 1965
Representative Director: Minoru Sato
Location: 201 Emute Kyobashi, 3-4-12 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032
URL: https://www.mogami-shikou.jp/
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamizikara/
Business Activities: Planning, design, production, printing, general bookbinding (binding, gluing, separating, DM folding, reprocessing folding, special folding, mini folding, perforating, punching, corner rounding, etc.), promotional tools, assembly, sorting, shipping, planning, development, and operation of our own brand "Kamizikara."
## Mogami Shiko's Dream
***To enrich the world with meticulous work, technical prowess, and the power of paper.***
## Background of the Dream
Mogami Shiko Co., Ltd. is a small bookbinding company located in Hatchobori, a downtown area of Tokyo that still retains the charm of old Edo, yet is within walking distance of Tokyo Station. This year marks 60 years since the current president's father established the company. Currently, our industry faces a challenging situation. Due to the shift towards paperless operations, the number of competitors has decreased, and the market demands thorough cost reduction. It is possible to lower prices by using inexpensive materials and simplifying processes.
However, even in such adversity, our company has consistently adhered to "quality" for 60 years. Each craftsman enhances, preserves, and passes on their skills. We believe this is the greatest value we can offer to customers who entrust us with their work.
We want to spread the "technology" and "quality" we have protected, and the indispensable power of "paper" to the world. We want to energize the world with the convenience that technology and craftsmanship can achieve, and the excitement and thrill created by the design and functionality of paper products. This dream of "enriching the world with the power of paper" is Mogami Shiko Co., Ltd.'s aspiration.
## Mogami Shiko's Technology and Strengths
We offer unique services that combine analog "bookbinding technology" cultivated over 60 years with the "convenience" of the digital age.
**1. Evolving Variable Printing**
In addition to numbering printing for multi-part forms, we also support variable printing of barcodes and QR codes using on-demand printing. Regular offset printing and letterpress printing are also possible with on-demand printing. We can handle non-carbon paper and regular printing paper.
**2. Overwhelming Cost Reduction and Speed with 'Mogami-ori'**
Our special folding technique (Trademark Registration No. 5027845), "Mogami-ori (layered folding)," overturns the conventional wisdom of direct mail (DM) dispatch operations.
### What is Mogami-ori?
Normally, when enclosing multiple sheets, it takes the effort of "folding each sheet individually before stacking them." With our technology, it is possible to fold several sheets at once while they are already stacked. This allows the recipient to open all enclosed items at once, reducing the "effort" of unfolding.
**3. Design Capability to Materialize 'Imagery'**
The most common requests we receive are for novelty production, such as memo pads and calendars. Through collaboration with professional designers, we transform intangible brand imagery into functional and aesthetically pleasing designs. We go beyond mere novelties, striving to create products that contribute to branding. This commitment is also embodied in our in-house brand 'Kamizikara,' which has received high praise from many customers.
## What Mogami Shiko Aims For
What we aim for is to transcend paper as a "means of conveying information" and become an "existence that moves people's emotions." We seek to enrich daily life and improve people's quality of life through the combination of "stress-free usability (convenience)" achieved by craftsmen's skills and "designs (excitement)" that make people want to pick them up. As a means to achieve this, we launched our first in-house brand, "Kamizikara," in early 2024. Now in its third year, "Kamizikara" exhibited at the "Bungu Joshi Haku (Stationery Women's Expo)" last December and received high acclaim from many customers.
We want 'Kamizikara' products to move people's emotions, whether they become gifts for loved ones or special places for personal reflection. A future where the handiwork of a small bookbinding shop in downtown Tokyo enriches the lives of people around the world. That is our big dream.
## About Our Own Brand "Kamizikara"
### Brand Concept
The power to move thoughts, "Kamizikara." It's not just a means of conveying information. A single sheet of paper can stir people's hearts, remain in memory, and change the future. Paper can "give" more than it can convey. Kamizikara is a brand that believes in such "power of paper" and aims to accompany people's emotions, delivering imagination and vitality.
### Representative Products
Basic Calendar
Coaster Calendar
Metal Stand Series
Block Message Card
Clear Case Copy Memo
### Sales Sites
Amazon, Kamizikara Official Online Store
## Company Overview
Mogami Shiko Co., Ltd.
Established: August 1965
Representative Director: Minoru Sato
Location: 201 Emute Kyobashi, 3-4-12 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032
URL: https://www.mogami-shikou.jp/
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamizikara/
Business Activities: Planning, design, production, printing, general bookbinding (binding, gluing, separating, DM folding, reprocessing folding, special folding, mini folding, perforating, punching, corner rounding, etc.), promotional tools, assembly, sorting, shipping, planning, development, and operation of our own brand "Kamizikara."
FAQ
What is Mogami Shiko's 'Kamizikara' brand?
'Kamizikara' is Mogami Shiko's in-house brand that leverages 60 years of bookbinding technology to combine the functional convenience and emotional power of paper. It aims to deliver imagination and vitality to people.
What kind of technology is 'Mogami-ori'?
'Mogami-ori' is a special bookbinding technique that allows multiple sheets to be folded at once while stacked. This reduces the effort of opening enclosed items like direct mail, achieving cost reduction and speed.
Why did Mogami Shiko launch its own brand?
Amidst the challenging industry trend of digitalization, the company launched 'Kamizikara' to utilize its 60 years of bookbinding expertise and the power of paper, aiming to create paper products that go beyond 'information transmission' to 'move emotions' and enrich society.