Hong Kong's specialty, Hong Kong is this character. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the only shop that produces minibus signboards. I went to the headquarters of Hawk Advertising Company.
The location is about 10 minutes on foot from Jordan Station (Jordan Station).
Business hours are from 11:00 to 18:00. Closed on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Key chains and signboards are sold as souvenirs in various places in Hong Kong, but the head office has the best selection.
The first floor is a fishing tackle shop.
Hong Kong's only store with a dedicated minibus signboard sells key chains and more. As a souvenir unique to Hong Kong, it is popular not only with Hong Kong citizens but also with customers from overseas. The owner of this shop is Mr. Mugikinsei. “Originally, it was an advertisement production company for signs and other things that were put up in stores.In 1978, there was a minibus stop near where I was setting up the company. But it all started when a minibus driver asked me to make one."
The store itself isn't big at just a few hundred square feet, but the walls are lined with everything from minibus signs to key holders. It is At first, it was only for minibuses, so most of the bus destinations = place names, but after key chains began to be sold, "Made in Hong Kong", "Courage", " Many products other than place names such as "Cat's Slave" and "Tokyo Japan (Tokyo)" are now being sold. The keychain measures 5.8 x 4.2 cm and costs $30. If you would like to have a specific letter custom-made, it will cost HK$45 for Mr. Mui's handwriting (3 working days for production) and $90 for engraving (7 working days for production).
We also sell minibus signs, so you can purchase them even if you are not a minibus driver. It's not a painting, but I think it will accent the room if you hang it on the wall. Large tiles (30 x 23 cm) are $150, medium tiles (15 x 23 cm) are $82, and so on. It is also possible to custom order the size of the minibus signboard, but please consult us. We also started selling cases ($8) for Octopus (similar to Suica in Japan).
The store is full of signs! It seems that they started selling souvenirs such as key chains from 2016. They weren't selling when I first went there. After that, souvenir shops began to sell them, and now they are sold in various places, and you can see Hong Kongers wearing them on their bags.
There are so many different types of key chains.
There are so many large signs that other souvenir shops don't have.
Is it a custom sample that you probably made to commemorate your wedding? The numbers are old Chinese numerals in Chinese.
You can also see the office space in the back. It reproduces the minibus of a good old van.
It is also published in how to walk the earth, etc., and is published in various guidebooks.
It's fun just to read the magazines published in newspapers and magazines.
At first, the owner, Mr. Muginishiki, was writing a handmade signboard. 40 years, devoted to the sign shop. Nowadays, the number of minibuses has decreased, and now you can ride buses with an Octopus IC card, so the number of handwritten signs has decreased considerably.
You can also order the characters yourself. The price varies depending on whether the order is machine or handmade. It takes 7 business days for handmade products and 10 business days for machine products. I didn't have enough days until my return date, so I couldn't place an order. I asked him to make it as soon as possible because I would have to pay the express fee, but he apologized regretfully and said that he could not respond. I didn't do enough research beforehand. If you pre-order by e-mail and transfer money with PAYME, you can receive it when you stay in Hong Kong. International shipping is not supported.
It seems that the ready-made products sold in the store are not handmade, but machine-made. Prices are about the same as souvenir shops. The key holder is 35 HK dollars (about 600 yen). Signboards are around 1,000 to 1,700 yen for each size.
There are all kinds of key holders. Bus signboards with place names and station names are the main ones, but various words that are completely unrelated are written.
I have a dog and a cat. The dog seemed to be a little scary, so he warned me not to get too close.
The cat is playing freely in the store.
He showed me old Chinese numerals in Chinese.
There are quite a few, so choose wisely. Even with the same characters, there are quite a few individual differences, and it's fun to see that.
Payment is cash only. I bought a station name and a bus system when I visited before, so this time I chose a slightly different signboard and purchased it. The bag is cute too.
Made to order seems to be popular with Hong Kongers, and there were many items waiting to be picked up.
I thought it meant "persistence", but when I bought it, it seems that the kanji has a completely different meaning (laughs). It seems that the meaning is difficult, but is it a salesman? He explained that we need a lot of customers, so we are going to do sales and expand our customers.
I am a cat slave!
I also bought a billboard with a price display of 25 yuan and an air conditioner.
I made a signboard at Mr. Ma |
Until about 7 years ago, it was mostly handwritten, and the atmosphere is different from now. I wanted to go shopping for this.
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