Haha, when I saw the brand name I was guessing it would be some $1500 IEM !

is there any way to buy these online?

Hmm if you're not in Japan you might be hard-pressed to find it. There's the e-earphone website but that's if you are in Japan. I'm not sure if Rakuten.co.jp will ship to where you are though...

I think you can buy them at CDJapan : http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/feature/headphones_japan_codonguri_shizuku

You can if you live in Indonesia too, fortunately Headfoniastore is a direct retailer for it

Based on your review here, I'm thinking of picking up a couple of pairs as Christmas presents. Can you tell me how you think they compare to the Yamaha EPH100 s? Cheers!

Hm take the comparison with a grain of salt - this is based off what I recall from auditioning the Yamahas very briefly when I was in Japan. If my memory is reliable, what I recall about the Yamahas is that it was a very 'safe' tuning - decent bass, good mids and a relaxed treble, with average soundstaging abilities. The shizuku will have a tighter and kickier bass with more definition, and a more accurate and crisper treble. Clarity and staging will definitely go to the shizuku, but perhaps the trade off might be that the midrange reproduction may be traded off e.g. midrange notes will be thinner on the shizuku than the Yamaha. If the gifts are for the audiophile conscious I would recommend that you buy one to 'audition' first, in case your friends whom you are buying gifts for are particular about what they like. If they are for non-audiophiles then I will think you can't really go wrong with the shizukus - I think they will make a great gift option .