Tenyo

Tenyo Ltd. is a toy manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan founded by Akira Yamada. They specialize in magical goods and jigsaw puzzles.

Genii 1986 November

The name of the company originates from the founder's father, Shokyokusai Tenyo, who was a magician.

Shigeru Sugawara joined Tenyo in 1967.

Genii magazine usually does an article about their new products each year. The 2008 products were in the Genii 2007 December issue.

Richard Kaufman published a book about the Tenyo company in 2014 called TENYO-ISM.

List

A sortable list of many Tenyo products. For a more complete list see the Stereo's Tenyo Fan Site.

Product Name	Item No.	Inventor	Year
4-DIMENSIONAL TRUNK	T-228	J. C. Doty	2006
AGAUBST GRAVITY	T-034
AN-GRA	T-007
ANGEL'S COIN	T-002
ANIMATION CARD	T-213	Dan Harlan	2003
ANIMATION FRAME	T-233	Tomoaki "Billy" Masuda	2008
ANTIGRAVITY ROCK	T-186	Lubor Fiedler	1998
ARABIAN CARD	T-005
ARCANE	T-144	Hideo Kato	1989
ASTRO COIN	T-047		1971
ASTRO-TUBE	T-042		1971
BALLERINA HANK	T-212	Steve Dusheck	2003
BALLOON ILLUSION	T-232	Kenichi Komiya	2007
BARE BONE	T-133	Hiroshi Kondo	1987
BILLIARD BALLS	T-036
BILLSCAPE	T-123	Hiroshi Kondo	1986
BIO SHOCK	T-190	Kenichi Komiya	1999
BIRD WATCHER	T-181	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1997
BLACK HOLE	T-104	Shigeru Sugawara	1980
BLUE CRYSTAL	T-198	Lubor Fiedler	2000
BOLTED!	T-137	Atsushi Fukano	1988
BREAK-AWAY FAN	T-045		1971
Burglar-Ball	T-163	Shigeru Sugawara	1994
CARD CASE	T-040
CARD CHANGER	T-093	Shigeru Sugawara	1978
CARD FRAME	T-084	Shigeru Sugawara	1977
CHAMELEON SILK	T-014
CHANGING SILKS	T-029
CHINESE LINKING RINGS	T-070
CHINESE STICKS	T-027
CLEAN CUT	T-146	Hiroshi Kondo	1990
CLYDE	T-174	Toru Suzuki	1994
COIN AND GLASS	T-033
COIN CASE	T-048
COIN COASTER	T-044		1971
COIN FAN	T-012
COIN IN NEST	T-073	Takuya Yoshizawa	1976
COIN OF DRACULA	T-150	Keiji Takahashi	1991
COIN THROUGH MATCH	T-017
COLOR CHANGE FLOWER	T-011
COLOUR FANTASY	T-067		1974
CONFINED CUBES	T-205	Shigeru Sugawara	2002
CRASH DICE	T-220	Hiroshi Sawa	2005
CRAZY SPOTS	T-039		1969
CREDIT SLASHER	T-162	Toru Suzuki	1993
CREDIT SURPRISE	T-224	Toru Suzuki	2006
CROSSROAD	T-107	Keiji Takahashi	1981
CRYSTAL BOX	T-038	Hideo Kato	1969
CRYSTAL CLEAVER	T-155	Toru Suzuki	1992
CRYSTAL PYRAMID	T-165	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1994
CRYSTAL TUBE	T-024
CUBIO	T-20
CUPS AND BALLS	T-015
DIABOLICUS	T-153	Hiroshi Kondo	1991
DICE VISION	T-004
DIMINISHING CARDS	T-003
DRAGON ALTAR	T-149	Hiroshi Kondo	1991
DYEING PAPER	T-021
DYNAMIC COINS	T-069	Hiroshi Kondo/Shigeru Sugawara	1975
DYNAMITE TUBE	T-199	Tomoyuki Shimomura	2000
ECLIPSE	T-112	Hiroshi Kondo	1982
ELEVATOR COIN	T-090	Hideo Kato	1978
ENCHANTED STRINGS	T-180	Jeff Sheridan	1997
ESCAPE KING	T-204	Takayuki Kumazawa	2002
EXCALIBUR	T-122	Shigeru Sugawara	1985
EYE OF THE IDLE	T-173	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1995
FADEAWAY CASE	T-211	Toru Suzuki	2003
FANNING CARDS	T-041
FANTASTIC	T-053	Hiroshi Sawa	1972
FANTASTICA	T-160	Michiaki Kishimoto	1993
FLASH DICE	T-072	Takuya Yoshizawa	1976
FLOATING LADY	T-091	Hiroshi Kondo	1978
FLORAL FANTASY	T-168	Yusaku Chida/Tomoyuki Shimomura	1994
FORTUNE DONUT	T-231	Shigeru Sugawara	2007
FORTUNE STICKS	T-222	Toru Suzuki	2005
FUNNEL VISION	T-182	Toru Suzuki	1997
FUNNY DOG	T-009
FUTURE CLOCK	T-167	Toru Suzuki	1994
GEOMETRICK	T-136	Hideo Kato	1988
GHOST PET	T-209	Tomoyuki Shimomura	2003
GHOST WRITER	T-125		1986
GLASS BOARD	T-026
GRAND DERBY PREDICTION	T-195	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1999
GUILLOTINE SEE THROUGH	T-085	Shigeru Sugawara	1977
HANKY PENETRATION	T-176	Toru Suzuki	1996
HYPER VISION	T-143	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1989
IMAGE GENERATOR	T-219	So Sato	2004
IMPOSSIBLE PEN	T-183	Lubor Fiedler	1997
IN THE NEWS	T-006
INFINITUM	T-116	Hideo Kato	1984
INVISIBLE MAN	T-043		1971
INVISIVLE ZONE	T-172	Lubor Fiedler	1995
KNIFE OF THE NINJA	T-139	Atsushi Fukano	1989
KRAZY KEYS	T-178	Lubor Fiedler	1996
LANCELOT	T-142	Hiroshi Kondo	1989
LITTLE SAVING BOX	T-046		1971
LUCIFER'S LOCK	T-102	Shigeru Sugawara	1980
LUCKY RABBIT	T-188	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1999
MAGIC PAINTING	T-193	Toru Suzuki	1999
MAGIC TUBE	T-065		1974
MAGICAL DOOR	T-235	Toru Suzuki	2008
MAGICIAN'S FINGER	T-207	Tomoyuki Shimomura	2002
MAGICIAN'S MATCHBOX	T-215	Tomoyuki Shimomura	2004
MATCH AND FLOWER	T-019
MATCH-STICKS	T-126	Hideo Kato	1986
MELTING LOOP	T-054	Hideo Kato	1972
MENTALMARVEL	T-158	Yutaka Sato	1992
MERLIN'S COFFER	T-171	Shigeru Sugawara	1995
METAL MATRIMONY	T-164	Hiroshi Kondo	1994
MILK TUMBLER	T-31
MILLION FLOWER	T-088
MILLION FLOWER	T-018
MIND SPINNER	T-194	Michael Sibbernsen	1999
MINDSCANNER	T-154	Hideo Kato	1991
MINI-MORPHOSIS	T-187	Angelo Carbone	1998
MINI-ZAG	T-141	Shigeru Sugawara	1989
MIRA-METAL	T-148	Atsushi Fukano	1990
MIRAGE	T-129	Shigeru Sugawara	1987
MIRROR MATE	T-124	Hideo Kato	1986
MOBILE ILLUSION	T-210	Hiroshi Kondo	2003
MONEY CUTTER	T-196	Shigeru Sugawara	2000
MONEY SHREDDER	T-189	Shigeru Sugawara	1999
MONEY SPLASH	T-208	Shigeru Sugawara	2003
MOON SPINNER	T-145	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1990
MR. RABBIT	T-095		1978
MYSTERY CHINA BOX	T-201	Tomoyuki Shimomura	2001
MYSTERY OF THE HIGH HAT	T-099	Shigeru Sugawara	1979
MYSTERY POODLE	T-216	Gee Mahabia	2004
MYSTERY TRIANGLE	T-221	Shigeru Sugawara	2005
MYSTIC BLACKBOARD	T-225	Takayuki Kumazawa	2006
MYSTIC RUBY	T-016
MYSTIC SCOPE	T-230	Tomoyuki Shimomura	2007
NEW KOORNWINDER KAR	T-227	Dick Koornwinder	2006
NEWSWORTHY TEAR	T-234	Kenichi Komiya	2008
NIGHTMARE IN COLOR	T-094	Hiroshi Kondo	1978
NOSTRADAMUS CLOCK	T-152	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1991
OCCULT BOARD	T-066		1974
OH! NO	T-166	Toru Suzuki	1994
ORIGAMI TUBE	T-223	Toru Suzuki	2005
PARABOX	T-161	Lubor Fiedler/Toru Suzuki	1993
PARADOX	T-128	Shigeru Sugawara	1986
PENCILIA	T-159	Shigeru Sugawara	1993
PENDANT	T-092	Shigeru Sugawara	1978
PENETRO-COIN	T-037
PHANTOMA	T-177	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1996
POP-UP CARD	T-184	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1998
PRESIDENT'S CABINET	T-226	Shigeru Sugawara	2006
PRISON BOX	T-202	Angelo Carbone	2001
PUZZLING QUEEN	T-185	Toru Suzuki	1998
QUICK SILVER	T-113	Keiji Takahashi	1982
RABBIT IN WALLET	T-075	Hiroshi Kondo	1976
RAINBOW SILKS	T-023
RIBBON FOREVER	T-106	Keiji Takahashi	1980
ROPE TO SILK	T-071	Shigeru Sugawara	1975
SALT CUPS	T-203	Toru Suzuki	2001
SEE THROUGH CARD	T-077	Shigeru Sugawara	1976
SIDETRACK	T-118	Hiroshi Kondo	1984
SILK FROM HANKY	T-010
SILK SERENADE	T-025	Pavel
SILK TO EGG	T-068
SILVER EXPRESS	T-147	Keiji Takahashi	1990
SOFT COINS	T-108	Keiji Takahashi	1981
SPACE TOWERS	T-135	Shigeru Sugawara	1988
SPACE WALKING COIN	T-081	Shigeru Sugawara	1976
SPINNING PLATE ON THE ROPE	T-082	Takeshi Hori	1976
SPONGE BALLS	T-080		1976
SPONGE RABBIT	T-078		1976
SPRING FLOWER	T-089
SQUEEZE PLAY	T-087	Shigeru Sugawara	1977
SUN & MOON TUBES	T-206	Toru Suzuki	2002
SUPER HUNGARIAN LINKING ROPES	T-101	Peter Gloviczki	1978
SUPER PHANTO BLOCK	T-074	Takuya Yoshizawa	1976
SUPER SPONGE BALL	T-083		1976
SUPER SPONGE BALLS	T-217		2004
SUPER VASE A LA INDIA	T-079		1976
SUPERCUBIO	T-111		1981
SUPERSPIKE	T-140	Kento Wakabayashi	1989
SUPERSTICK	T-097	Hideo Kato	1979
SUTEKINA Trick	T-32
SYNCHRO BOXES	T-237	Bob Ostin	2008
TELESPHERE	T-127	Hiroshi Kondo	1986
TELESTAR	T-120	Hiroshi Kondo	1985
The ALPHA TUNNEL	T-117	Shigeru Sugawara	1984
THE CUTTING EDGE	T-191	Toru Suzuki	1999
THE DEVIL'S DISK	T-138	Atsushi Fukano	1988
THE DIE-ABOLICAL BOX	TC-02	Hiroshi Kondo	1986
THE FRAME OF DESTRUCTION	T-103	Shigeru Sugawara	1980
THE GOLDEN FLEECE	T-121	Hideo Kato	1985
THE GORILLA BAR	TC-03	Shigeru Sugawara	1986
THE HAUNTING	T-156	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1992
THE MIDAS MACHINE	T-109	Hiroshi Kondo	1981
THE MOONS OF JUPITER	T-131	Hideo Kato	1987
THE NINJA EXPERIMENT	T-132	Shigeru Sugawara	1987
THE PILLARS OF THOR	T-170	Hiroshi Kondo	1995
THE RISING CARDS	T-218	Harry Devano	2004
THE SANDWICH PLATTER	T-098	Hiroshi Kondo	1979
THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS	T-175	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1996
THIMBLE	T-001
THUNDERSTAFF	T-119	Hiroshi Kondo	1985
TIME-CAPSULE	T-022
TRANSPA VISION	T-157	Toru Suzuki	1992
TRICKY BUSINESS	T-130	Hiroshi Kondo	1987
TRIO CIGARETTE	T-008
TRISECTOR	T-179	Toru Suzuki	1996
TUNNEL OF DARKNAESS	T-105	Shigeru Sugawara	1980
TWIN FLOWER	T-030
TWO IN ONE ROPE	T-100		1979
ULTIMATE SHOCKING PEN	T-214	Doug Edwards	2003
ULTIMATE SPOON BEND	T-229	Shigeru Sugawara	2007
ULTRA SLICE	T-115	Hideo Kato	1982
ULTRA TUBE	T-086	Shigeru Sugawara	1977
UNDERCOVER CUBE	T-200	Petrick & Mia	2001
VANISHING POINT	T-236	Kenichi Komiya	2008
VAULT-VISION	T-134	Hiroshi Kondo	1988
WANDER WINDOW	T-114	Shigeru Sugawara	1982
WANDERING HOLE	T-096	Hideo Kato	1979
WATER MYSTERY	T-076	Shigeru Sugawara	1976
WATER SUSPENSION	T-035
WHAT'S NEXT?	T-028
WILD WALLET	T-151	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1991
WILD WALLET (GENUINE LEATHER)	T-192	Tomoyuki Shimomura	1999
X-RAY FILE	T-197	Toru Suzuki	2000
ZIZ ZAG CIG	T-110	Hiroshi Kondo	1981
ZONE INFINITY	T-169	Atsushi Fukano	1994
238 FLOATING CARD	T-238		2009
MILLIONAIRES'DREAM	T-239		2009
SHRINKING PEN	T-240		2009
ILLUSION TRUCK	T-241		2009
CHINA SURPRISE	T-242		2009
4D SURPRISE	T-243		2010
CLOUD MONEY	T-244		2010
CLOUD MONEY	T-244		2010
GHOST LAMP	T-245		2010
TRAP BOX	T-246		2010
TOWER DICE	T-247		2011
PSYCHIC MONEY	T-248		2011
MAGIC POP-UP	T-249		2011
THE THIRD EYE	T-250		2011
FLYING CARPET	T-251		2011
CLEAR SURPRISE	T-252		2012
MIRACLE THRU COIN	T-253		2012
MAGIC MEMO PAD	T-254		2012
GOD HAND (CARD SURGERY)	T-255		2012
CARD TRANSFORMATION BOX
FLOATING BROOM			2008
GHOST PUZZLE			2004
MAGIC PENDANT MICKEY
MAGIC TRUMP STRIPPER DECK
PHANTOM CLOCK BY L. FIEDLER			2000
PHAROAHS MYSTERY
SPECIAL SAKKAKU SCALE

References

• Official web site
• Listing of all Tenyo items
• Genii Forum Tenyo topic