Material spun from cotton – 9,600 threads to create the final product.
A meticulous quality control system for a material which continually changes over time.
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Kaihara Co., Ltd.
Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Kaihara, the world-renowned denim created through traditional and innovative technology
Established in 1893, Kaihara was originally founded in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, as a producer of hand-woven indigo-dyed Bingo Kasuri fabric – one of Japan’s three great Kasuri dye patterns. Over the years, the company has been producing denim fabric using its own techniques, combining indigo-dyeing tradition and state-of-the-art innovation.
With this proprietary technology, Kaihara is able to produce the highest quality materials, dyeing, and weaving.
The company boasts a domestic market share of more than 50%, and its high quality has earned the endorsement of long-established, high-end denim brands.
Kaihars’s denim fabric has become a symbol of “Japan Denim”, thanks to the company's dedication to manufacturing and its willingness to take on new challenges in response to the changing needs of the times.
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Kaihara Denim Straight Shape Strap
Carefully selected raw cotton from around the world is maintained and stored in a raw cotton warehouse that boasts an area of approximately 5,000 square meters. Its denim production process utilizes all the experience and techniques honed over the century from its original Bingo Kasuri dyeing techniques. The fabric is woven by specialist selvedge craftsmen on the Toyoda Type G Automatic Loom, a famed shuttle loom that has been uniquely improved by Kaihara. Kaihara Denim, unparalleled in its reputation and quality, is now available as a strap. Just like fading jeans, the Kaihara Denim strap ages gracefully as time goes by, becoming unique to every wearer.
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