Peter Cock11h ago
Seems none of the Japanese #MechanicalKeyboard community is on Mastodon? Otherwise surely #キーケット2026 or #キーケット would be showing search results… aka the Keyboard Market Tokyo (#Keyket) https://keeb-market.jp/ → https://event.keyket.jp/tokyo-2026
キーケット 2026

キーボードの祭典！キーケットは、自作キーボードを中心とした入力デバイスの即売会です。

キーケット 2026
Show threadMarco Bresciani
@pjacock
Damn! Pity can't be there!
But I'll surely go to Yushakobo store this summer, as usual. 😇
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Show threadPeter Cock6h ago
@AAMfP the Tokyo visit #MechanicalKeyboard pilgrimage - I was able to try a bunch of switches there last year and pick out a set with keycaps for my first build 👍
Show threadMarco Bresciani5h ago
@pjacock
I instead wasn't able to buy a keyboard three years ago because "all built keyboards in the store are for display purpose only".
I asked them to test one, to buy one without any return, ... no luck at all.
I wasn't even able to order online and grab at store. 🤬
In the end I had to buy my ErgoDash at almost twice the price via FalbaTech.
Show threadPeter Cock4h ago

@AAMfP probably there’s some lead time on their pre-assembled orders. I was tempted by a few designs last time - but my first #MechanicalKeyboard turned out nicely: http://astrobeano.blogspot.com/2025/08/my-first-self-built-computer-keyboard.html

(Edited to add hashtag for filtering - I guess many of my followers mute this keyword now 😅)

My first self-built computer keyboard - the Gamma Omega TC36K

This week I finished my first self-built computer keyboard, the Gamma Omega TC36K . I've just used it to type up this brief summary of my de...

Show threadMarco Bresciani50m ago

@pjacock
By the way, Yushakobo changed owner quite recently: https://fabscene.medium.com/inside-yushakobo-why-japans-famous-custom-keyboard-shop-changed-hands-ef8a6483ed92

Can't wait to visit it again.
My 10-yo kid wants my ErgoDash for September when entering mid-school, so I'm thinking about the Piantor Pro BT (https://www.keebart.com/products/piantor-wireless) but I don't think they'll have it there. 😒
But maybe I'll find something nice as well. 😇

Inside Yushakobo: Why Japan’s Famous Custom Keyboard Shop Changed Hands

This article is adapted and translated from a Japanese interview originally published on FabScene.

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