About Us

Founded in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, amirisu currently operates from three locations: Kyoto (HQ), Tokyo, and our US-based warehouse in Portland, Oregon.

Along with our own publications, our North American location (amirisu Kurumi) imports and distributes high-quality craft supplies from renowned Japanese companies DARUMA, Tulip, and Seeknit. We are the official North American distributor of all DARUMA Yarns.

amirisu Magazine began online as a new knitting lifestyle periodical in August 2012. The print magazine debuted with Issue 4 in 2014, continuing through Issue 27 Fall/Winter 2023. It was sold in over 120 stores in 24 countries around the world. The essay and article portion of the magazine relaunched as online media in Summer 2024 as yomirisu online, a free blog for everyone.

The original pattern portion of amirisu Magazine is now being published as collections through our ever-growing publishing unit, with several unique collections releasing yearly.

Online Stores
amirisu kurumi: North America
Based in the Pacific Northwest of the US, amirisu Kurumi is our online shop for customers in North America. All items are shipped from Portland, OR.

amirisu Online Shop Japan
Our online shop for customers based in Japan, Asia, Europe, & Oceania.

Based in Kyoto, the heart of the Japanese textile industry, amirisu also runs brick-and-mortar yarn shops in Kyoto (WALNUT, opened in 2014) and Tokyo (WALNUT Tokyo, opened in 2015). The WALNUT shops welcome visitors from all over the world and are regarded as two of the best yarn stores in Japan.

Tokuko & Meri, co-owners of amirisu

To find out more about our journey, head over to Woolful Podcast or Morning on the Dock (a podcast by Squam Art Workshops).