Business Cards

[japan_wet_dip]

Where is a good place in Tokyo for me to get custom-made business cards? I'm seeking somewhere with English service if possible. Thank You.

[Stone-Cold Soba]

Look up 印刷(名刺) in the yellow pages.

(That's 'いんさつ(めいし)'.)

Soba

[Soul Auctioneer]

I just went to Kinkos, and managed okay even with my bad Japanese. Also, the Kinkos in Ebisu has a guy who speaks excellent English, although it's probably hit and miss whether he'd be there when you turned up. Having said that, I'm not sure if they actually do a meishi design service or not, as I brought in my own images on CD for them to print.

Also, ideally the cards should be bilingual obviously, so you might need to have someone translate the card text so you can take it with you.

[kurogane]

I just went to Kinkos, and managed okay even with my bad Japanese. Also, the Kinkos in Ebisu has a guy who speaks excellent English, .

Do you think he is there to handle the Ebisu that come in there?

[Mr. Solution]

I just went to Kinkos, and managed okay even with my bad Japanese. Also, the Kinkos in Ebisu has a guy who speaks excellent English, although it's probably hit and miss whether he'd be there when you turned up. Having said that, I'm not sure if they actually do a meishi design service or not, as I brought in my own images on CD for them to print.

Also, ideally the cards should be bilingual obviously, so you might need to have someone translate the card text so you can take it with you.

Kinkos is way too expensive.

http://www.zoomingtokyo.com/low_cost_off.aspx

I havent used these guys but probably better than Kinkos.

Create a PDF that has both the English and Japanese on your own and then submit it to the printer, no problem.

[THEDON]

Kinkos is crap....rubbish cheap quality cards...

If you want nice ones then find an independent store...who do this professionally...

TBH i have only seen 2 good places...1 is a chinese guys place near sjuku and the other is in hatchobori

[Soul Auctioneer]

Fair point, the cards I got at Kinkos were a bit toilet. But cheap!

[japan_wet_dip]

So what's my best and cheapest option, where I can actually take my design in on a piece of looseleaf or something, and they can replicate it on cardstock?

[chado]

www.glavity.com
I get them done there all the time and they are great! Cheap too. Actually, i am sending in another order this week.

[Bunnymonster]

Do Glavity do cards too? I only see flyers..

I need some doing too, I have the .pdf files, just need someone who can deal with a colour one side/ greyscale the other, card with decent paper stock..

[undead bunny]

Do Glavity do cards too? I only see flyers..

I need some doing too, I have the .pdf files, just need someone who can deal with a colour one side/ greyscale the other, card with decent paper stock..

wanna join a bunny gang?

[chado]

yep they do cards...on the home pafe on left there is a menu. it is under 3F and is the 10th down under that category. 名刺印刷

[canadian_guy]

Here are 3 online sites that will print out some business cards and deliver them to your home by mail within 2-3 business days. I used the first one. 1500 Yen for 50 cards including tax and shipping. Very nice cards.

The sites are in Japanese, but I just ran the order form through google translator. The owners will send you a sample image for your approval before they print so you can see how they look.

http://www.lifelys.com
http://card.hankoya.com/
http://www.meisiya.net/

[DAfshar]

http://www.printpac.co.jp/index.html is awesome ... if you speak Japanese. Their prices are competitive and service is great.

[Mr. Solution]

By the way, make sure the paper quality is up to your standards. Check it before they print. The cheaper quotes youll get often are because they use very thin/poor quality paper. Personally I prefer a business card that is on stiffer paper.

[steeny]

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[paulh]

Is there a standard for writing telephone numbers on Biz cards, without having to include some form of explanation?

My problem: overseas customers and my cell phone.

Phone: +81 (0)90 5555 5555 ??? Would this be correct?

Of course, I also need it relevant for people in Japan.

Write one number for Japan-based people and one for overseas

Locals 090-XXX-XXX

Outside Japan (81) -90-XXXX-XXX

[trip_hop]

Quickly looking through a file of business cards, both Japanese and foreign staff and companies...

+81-90-5555-5555　is most common....　there is no need to write it twice, it's a bit dasanai....

The + implies that the local code (0) has been omitted.

[steeny]

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[Soul Auctioneer]

Looking at the different printer websites that have been posted, none of them offer card weights over 220Kg. Kg is the standard Japanese measure for paper thickness, which is kilograms per 1000 sheets of 0.84 meters squared.

Printers in the West use grams per square meter (gsm). So 220Kg is equivalent to 260gsm, which is a crappy toilet-paper thickness offered by the really cheapo Western printers. 320gsm should be the minimum, and 420gsm is the upper limit.

I found some guys offering 300Kg, which is a solid 360gsm:
http://www.meishi3.jp/
And these offering some sweet card stocks, but only up to 300gsm:
www.meishi21.jp

Does anyone know of any others?