A highly talked-about masterpiece

At the Salon de Shimaji Select Shop corner, we carry Hazuki Loupes, which are currently trending thanks to TV commercials.


Shimaji : "The Hazuki Loupe, which has been featured in TV commercials and infomercials, is a truly excellent product. It's difficult to tell the size and magnification from online shopping, so please try it out at Salon de Shimaji. It's really convenient."

Hazuki Loupes are available in three lens sizes and magnifications, and six frame colors.


Shimaji : "People often mistake these for reading glasses, but they are definitely magnifying glasses. You can wear them over your regular glasses, so if you have presbyopia, you can wear them over your reading glasses. I use them over my glasses too. When I'm writing my serialized articles, I type them on my computer, and I can't write a single word without these Hazuki Loupes. This excellent tool is truly a great invention of civilization that aids culture. Once you use these, you won't be able to use any other similar products."


This week's quote
"The sorrow of knowing is a more refined sorrow than the sorrow of not knowing."

This week's alcohol
Springbank 25 Year Old
While the previous four releases all involved aging spirits in sherry and bourbon casks before maturing them in port wine casks, this release is 100% sherry cask aged.


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Katsuhiko Shimaji is the producer of the Isetan Men's Residence Salon de Shimaji, located on the 8th floor Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building . Born in 1941, he graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University and joined Shueisha. He was assigned to "Weekly Playboy" and became its editor-in-chief in 1983, where he created a sensation with the "Life Advice" column featuring Renzo Shibata, Toko Kon, and Ken Kaiko as respondents, growing the magazine into a million-copy publication. He later served as editor-in-chief of "PLAYBOY Japan" and "BART." After serving as the representative director of Shueisha International, he retired in 2008. He is currently a writer and essayist.

Photo: TAKU FUJII

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