| Company Name | AWAJIYAKOUSHOU, Inc. |
| Brand Name | Lunarossa Yoppi |
| Founder and craftsman | Yoshiyuki Awajitani |
| Tokyo studio address | Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Tokyo studio phone | Only available in Japanese |
| Osaka studio address | Ichioka, Minato-ku, Osaka |
| Osaka studio phone | Only available in Japanese |
| info@lunarossa-yppi.com | |
| Home page | https://www.lunarossa-yppi.com |
| Products handled | Leather product manufacturing and sales |
| Founding (establishment) | December 7, 2010 (August 23, 2022) |
| Capital | 5 million yen |
| Major trading partners | Takashimaya Co., Ltd., Mito Keisei Department Store Co., Ltd., Haneda Future Research Institute Inc. |
| Partner bank | Mitsubishi UFJ Bank |
Transportation
If coming by train→15 minutes walk from JR Loop Line “Bentencho” station.
If you come by bus→1 minute walk from Osaka City Bus “Yunagi” stop.
| Partner Company | |
| Company Name | AWAJIYASHOUTEN Co., Ltd. |
| Address | Ichioka, Minato-ku, Osaka |
| Founding (establishment) | 1938 (October 28, 1955) |
| Capital | 10 million yen |
| ホームページ | https://www.lunarossa-yppi.com |
| Products handled | LP gas, gas construction, sales and installation of housing equipment, Sales of firewood, charcoal, frozen ice, and household fuel |
| Major trading partners | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED etc |
History
1989 – Yoshiyuki Awajitani is born in Osaka. I had many opportunities to come into contact with art, and by the time I could remember, I had loved matching colors and making things.
1997 – Found a teacher at the age of 8 and started making things in earnest (creating artificial bait).
2007 – Self-taught sewing at the age of 18.
2008 – At the age of 19, during his creative activities, he was drawn to the charm of stingray leather from the shark torso of Kendo, and began his own research and technology development.
2010 – Founded “Lunarossa Y’ ppi” at the age of 21.
2014 – Kintetsu Abeno Harukas exhibits at a department store for the first time with its grand opening.
2015 – Permanently installed at Hankyu Umeda Main Store’s watch store.
2016 – First exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya, first exhibition at Tamagawa Takashimaya, first exhibition at Osaka Takashimaya. Produced the Fukui Youkasa “Garusha Umbrella Strap”.
2017 – First exhibition at Shinjuku Takashimaya, first exhibition at Kawanishi Hankyu.
2018 – First exhibition at Mito Keisei Department Store. The indigo-dyed stingray leather and the interior are hand-printed with “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji.”
2018 – First exhibition at Takasaki Takashimaya. Exhibited at Isetan Shinjuku Main Store Men’s Building. “Blue Aurora”, which is made of stingray leather with marbling, has been announced.
2019 – First exhibition at Daimaru Tokyo store, first exhibition at Konandai Takashimaya. Providing leather file art for the drama “Sherlock.”
2020 – Filed a patent for stingray leather sewing technology (patent application 2020-7777). Introduced Einokingoshirae, which is made of stingray leather with pure gold leaf.
2021 – First exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya.
2022 – First exhibition at Iyotetsu Takashimaya. First exhibition at Fujisaki Department Store.
2022 – Established AWAJIYAKOUSHOU, Inc.
2023 – Obtained patent for sewing stingray leather. First exhibition at Omiya Takashimaya.