ZINE/ZAKKA/FREE PAPER/GALLERY/RISO GRAPH
Reservations and design consultations are accepted at the store.
We will inform you as soon as the reservation form, submission form, etc. are ready.
What Risosta aims for is
A street corner printing shop where anyone can drop in on a whim.
SUT's vision for "Risosta" is a place where we can create together, starting from "zero." Before even considering risograph printing itself, we believe that fostering the "motivation" to create something is one of the key aspects. Whether you're a first-timer or a regular, we aim to create a community space where you can drop by anytime and give shape to the feelings within you.
Many of the zines and miscellaneous goods at SUT were born from casual conversations (communication) with people who just happened to drop by. I truly believe that it is only through a space like SUT that we can build new relationships by sharing the "feelings" (thoughts) of wanting to give shape to what is inside us.
A corner of a row house built in the Taisho era, over 100 years old.
Many of the people who visit SUT actually have an unconscious " feeling" or "intention" to create something, and I think that the small conversations (communication) that occur during customer service are often sparked by the " feelings " that these people express.
"ZINE and miscellaneous goods series" held in February and November.
Beginner's Course on Free Papers and Zines
There are several printing companies in Japan that specialize in risograph printing, ranging from pioneering workshops to charismatic publishers. In the magazines and zines they publish, you can feel the powerful passion for creation and communication firsthand. I believe this is because the publishers' personal feelings, their love for their families, friends, and communities, are strongly present.
At "Risosta," created by SUT, we envision using risograph printing to bring to life not only the zines submitted by people who drop by, but also our own efforts to create zines expressing our thoughts and feelings.
We acquired a Risograph MD5450 machine and opened "Pre-Risosta" in November 2024.
Why risograph?
Print it ourselves
Tokyo Ping Pong Co., Ltd., which operates SUT, is an editorial and design production company run by CEO Yamamoto and SUT store manager Shimizu.
I've been involved in the cycle of interviewing, shooting, editing, designing, and submitting for printing for decades, but when it comes to printing, although I might be present at the initial printing stage, I actually leave it to the skilled workers at the printing factory.
At Risosta, our motto is "a place created not just by us, but together with the people who gather here," so we believe it's important to be able to print things ourselves. In that respect, risograph is the only method we can implement, considering the space requirements, cost, and above all, the satisfaction we get from the finished product.
A one-of-a-kind color
SUT has been running the "ZINE and Goods" series since 2020. Actually, when the event started, we didn't have any knowledge of risograph printing, and we simply saw its attractive colors as just one of its unique characteristics. Similarly, more and more customers, without any knowledge of risograph printing, were drawn to the charm of the colors and picked up the items.
The secret behind the captivating colors of risograph printing is that it has existed for a very long time and is very familiar to us, used in elementary schools and government offices. At the same time, we learn that artists not only in Japan but all over the world are fascinated by the unique colors of risograph printing.
The fun of printing it yourself
It's been almost two years since we started going to risograph studios to get our work printed. We started by taking workshops, then helped with zine making, and now we're printing our own zines and artwork. We're still inexperienced, but we've learned so much through these experiences. While editing and design are prerequisites, overcoming the challenges of risograph-specific data creation and printing processes, and experiencing the entire process from start to finish, allows us to truly appreciate the joy of "thinking and creating for ourselves."
SUT's "Risosta" aims to be a place that can provide opportunities for people to experience the joy of creating.
It's not just about us creating it alone; it's about communicating with the people who gather and continuing to create together in a fun way.
There are no societal constraints there; it's simply a sharing of the process of creating things to convey one's own feelings.
I believe that risographs will play an important role in supporting us in this way.
Such an opportunity
And then there's the person who gives me the push.
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To celebrate the opening of our risograph printing studio , "Risosta," we are launching a crowdfunding campaign.
Starting December 1, 2025. More details will be announced soon.
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Services offered by SUT Risograph Studio
Risograph printing
For those with experience in risograph printing, we will print your data upon submission.
Assistance with ZINE production
From editing and design to printing and binding, and even handling costs and sales, we provide total support for "creating and selling" your books.
Creating lithograph data
We create risograph print data for works by artists who work with analog media such as acrylics and photographs.
Workshops and Courses
We offer support for creating zines and other works, including editing, design, and print data creation, through workshops and training sessions.
Arrangement of the work
アナログ・デジタルによって作成された作品を、リソグラフ印刷でアレンジします
Sales and Exhibition
Zines and miscellaneous goods will be sold at the SUT store, online, and at various events.
RISOGRAPH
The appeal of risograph printing
The Risograph, the world's only digital printing press, was created by Riso Kagaku Corporation, a Japanese company that also developed the popular Print Gocco in the 1980s, and has captivated artists worldwide. It spread as a special tool for designers in Europe and America, and has since been re-imported into the Japanese design world. It is widely used by creators around the world for making zines and other artworks, and its user base in the art scene in Japan is also growing. The ink that produces its unique and vibrant colors has always been made from food ingredients, but now it is made using domestically produced rice bran, reducing fuel costs for transportation and attracting attention from an SDG perspective.
I see the "misalignment," "blurring," and "color mixing (multiplication)" that occur during printing, as well as the variations in the finished print from sheet to sheet, as accidental effects unique to risograph printing. Furthermore, taking these points into consideration, there is a great pleasure in pursuing originality in the finished print by controlling the texture of the paper, the order of the colors to be printed, the density, and the speed. In general printing, there is often a demand to faithfully reproduce the created data, and as someone with practical experience, I have learned the techniques to achieve this. Printing with a risograph has the power to instantly blow away such experience. While I wholeheartedly entrust myself to the risograph ink, I also believe that there are infinite possibilities in further utilizing the characteristics of risograph printing based on my past experience.
Risograph ZINE produced and published by SUT
Joji Hayashi's "That's a Map, This is a Map" ZINE
This collaborative zine features the artwork and words of street observer and illustrator Joji Hayashi, and utilizes risograph printing. This is SUT's first time handling the entire process, from design to data creation for risograph printing. The design period was one week, but the creation of the print data took a month. Color specification was particularly challenging. For future projects, we created a layout sheet specifying the paper and colors used for every page and included it in the zine.
180 x 180 mm / 58 pages
• Printing: Retro printing
・2023.10.15
*Includes paper and color layout specifications for all pages.
Taiwan ZINE
This zine connects photographs from SUT's several trips to Taiwan with memories that come to mind. For this second zine, everything from the photos, text, design, and data creation was done from scratch. Since it was the second time creating the data, it was completed in about a week. This time too, a color specification sheet was created for each page. Only the obi (paper band) was printed by the team themselves at the open workshop NOT GUTTER.
- A5 size (modified) / 60 pages
• Printing: Retro printing
・2023.10.15
* Includes paper and color layout specifications for all pages.
A travel zine about Korea: "Pat Mogosseoyo?"
SUT店長が大病を患って寝たきりだったころ、ベッドの中で見ていた韓国動画クリエイターたちのモッパン。生きる力をもらった韓国フードを食べに出かけた3泊4日の旅をまとめたZINE。
リソグラフ印刷・製本まで、すべて自分たちで制作した記念すべきZINE。
・A5／28ページ
・印刷：NOT GUTTER
・2024.11.1