- Suitable for
- Artists, art school students, and amateur watercolor enthusiasts
- Applications
- Ideal for hand drawing, manga, illustration, and fashion design
- Certifications
- AP certified
- History
- SAKURA was founded in Tokyo in 1921 and relocated its headquarters to Osaka in 1925. The company invented a new art material and registered it as "Cray-pas" oil pastels. Over the years, SAKURA has evolved into a company specializing in office supplies and art materials.
- Product Range
- SAKURA offers a wide range of cultural products including oil pastels, crayons, watercolors, gouache, printmaking pigments, printmaking tools, traditional Chinese painting pigments, markers, neutral water-based pens, and mechanical pencils. SAKURA also exclusively represents the Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Amsterdam full range of oil, acrylic, watercolor, and gouache paints, as well as various mediums from the Dutch brand Talens.
- Environmental Standards
- SAKURA products meet safety and environmental standards and are certified with CE, SAKURA, AP, and CP marks.