Coincidently, the Japanese word "Kokusai" means "International" - the English language name that Nishiki later used.

It is difficult to get a lot of good information on the early Japanese bicycles. I can tell you that the Japanese bicycle were very under-rated in the early 1970's due to the very poor image of Japanese products at the time.

HOWEVER, the early 1970's to early 1980's Japanese bikes were very often of excellent quality with parts comparable to higher-end bikes of the era.

If you are looking for a quality bike to ride, take the Nishiki seriously.

If you need some replacement parts, let me know. I might not have exactly the same components, but I have lots of parts from the same period for really cheap prices.