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Creator of fun world in Japanese Edo Spinning Tops

Edo Spinning Tops artisan: Masaaki Hiroi

Masaaki Hiroi’s creativity keeps spinning Masaaki Hiroi’s extraordinary passion for making original Japanese Edo Spinning Tops started when he was in his 30s and has created over 4,000 different types of Edo Tops to date. So what exactly is Edo Spinning Tops and what’s so unique about it? Spinning Tops that flourished during Edo Period…