Looks like they have a reverb site. There's one negative experience listed on thegearpage. It doesn't look like a scam site, as they only claim to sell Chinese made products. I'm not sure what I'd do in this case.

 

Tokai has two lines, one made in China, and one made in Japan. The MIJ are around double the price. I have no experience with the Chinese ones. I have a 2020 MIJ Hardpuncher (pbass). It is a very nice guitar. I’d rate it the equal if not better than a MIA Fender. Price wise it is somewhere in between a MIM and a MIA bass.

 

They aren't very upfront about the country of origin, and I think their customer service is lacking (I contacted them once, never heard back).

If you look through the site enough, you'll find that sometimes the guitars have the traditional Gibson-looking open-book headstock shape, and other photos of the exact same model have the version below. I'm guessing the Gibson-a-like headstocks are real Tokai guitars made in China, but they are probably sold elsewhere and are not the ones that get into Canada. (And if they do get here, I'm surprised the company is still in business.)

 

They aren't very upfront about the country of origin, and I think their customer service is lacking (I contacted them once, never heard back).

The tokaijapan.com site only has tele and strat copies, no LP copies. (As well as their own shapes.)

 

The site is legit. I've bought some Joyo pedals from them before.

But, I think the Tokai line sold there are the so-called "Fakai" guitars. Note they don't show the headstocks.

My Canadian "Fakai"

Last June, I picked a MIK Tokai Love Rock (Les Paul Copy) in a trade for an amp. I tried it for a couple of minutes thru the amp I traded off, wishing I could keep both. It sounded better than any other guitar thru that amp. Two days later, after a number of exchanges on the the Tokai forum, I...

www.guitarscanada.com

 

Bob Square Yellow

MODEL : FBSP-Y FISHBONE STRAT BOB SAQUARE MODEL :FBSP-Y These guitars are very well made,nice necks ,great action,frets that do not cut your fingers, and incredible tone pickup is of the finest vir…

www.musicexpresscanada.com

That is as legit as it gets.

 

All the Tokai's there are not even legit Made in China Tokai's.

 

Definitely not MIJ. I would contact Tokai and ask them. They respond to emails quickly.

 

Just Did

 

Very rough rule of thumb with Tokai - if the truss rod cover has two screws, it's MIJ. If it has three, IT'S not.

 

Not necessarily. It depends on year of production.