which of the japanese dealers answer mails in english?

[Roe]

When I've found nice tokais on japanese web pages, I've tried to write mails. Problem is noboy, except Ishibashi WEB SHOP, answers.

Do you have the same problem?

 

[indravayu]

I had the same problem - Ishibashi did write back to me after a while, though, so I wouldn't give up on them. The only other shop that answered my emails (I think it was Kurosawa Gakki, but I forget now) told me they no longer shipped to the US, anyway.

- Chris

 

[tudor]

The same problems ...

... so I switched to the ...bay-shops, misixstringkatana e.g., the shop of Katana-guitars to buy an Edwards LP ...

... or to Retro-bazar, they also answer in English. I purchased my '85 LS150 from them.

Roger

 

[Kappie]

Apollon at http://www.apollonmusic.com/ also replies in English and they stock Tokai?s too. I never ordered a guitar from them but I got decent replies to my questions. Their shipping costs are a little cheaper compared to those of Ishibashi.
Their mail address is <[email protected]>

Cheers Kappie

 

[Schocker]

I've never had a reply from Apollon, despite them being quite 'internationally-friendly' (they even sell via eBay). Consequently Ishibashi get my business and I don't regret that given their (usually) prompt, polite and efficient service.

 

[sneakyjapan]

can`t get replies to english mails? Join the club...and I`m in japan. I often use translating software...not sure how it comes out but japanese to english sometimes comes out very weird... or I ask my wife to mail for me. don`t be offended, it`s just easier to sell to other japanese...they don`t haggle...or they avoid the hassle of shipping overseas, or they just don`t want to be bothered with any language other than japanese. Conversely, I`ve bought some excellent guitar on line, and had some of my most pleasant shopping experiences here.

 

[luis]

Yoshi at Universe does, try him.
www.gs-universe.com

Regarding japanese answering yours(ours) e-mails being the usual these days I agree.I was very sucessful but I cannot contact lately.Maybe I would ask my friend Daisuke for help now he is a consultant(mediator is the word in english?) for a big japanese Corporation operating here.He is inbetween spanish workers and japanese chiefs.He rang my brother for talking a while.My guess he was too much stressed because japanese was complaining on him what the spanish workers were doing....

 

[bruno]

http://www.guitar-shelter.com

 

[magentaplacenta]

2nd Guitar Shelter. I believe I worked with a guy named Yoshi, excellent english.

 

[supreme]

Ishibashi did reply to me within hours. But no questions were addressed, just some standard pictures were sent which I already had found.

The others, including the Tokai factory never responded.

 

[sneakyjapan]

another thing about this, sometimes there just isn`t anybody who speaks English in the establishment...though they`ve all studied it in school. Something else I`ve noticed here.....there often isn`t a lack of English ability, theres more of a lack of confidence in speaking it.