| Registered Company Name |
K.K. Sasakura Genshodo |
Chairman
Managing Director |
Mr. Gensho SASAKURA
Mr. Yutaka ICHIKAWA |
| Address |
2-6-9, Kitahama, Chuo-Ku, Osaka-City, JAPAN (541-0041)
TEL：06-6223-1277 (+81.6.6223.1277)
FAX：06-6229-8080 (+81.6.6229.8080) |
| E-mail |
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| Capital |
10 million (JPY) |
| History of the Company |
| In 1979 |
Mr. Gensho SASAKURA (now Chairman) started producing & selling of indigo dyed cotton products (especially 'SAMUE') - Kimono-styled working wears (traditionally worn by zen monks) at Ashiya( Kobe), Japan.With the help of Mr. Ei Rokusuke (Celebrated Japanese poet/composer/talker), life-long friend of Gensho, he has successfully founded the base with wider sales net-works. |
| In 1983 |
Gensho won a prize ≪Osaka Prefectural Governor Prize≫for his devotion and achievement in reproducing traditional Edo Motifs with indigo dyeing techniques |
| In 1985 |
Gensho established a company under the name of 'K.K. Sasakura Genshodo'.In the same year, he held a fashion show of his indigo clothes in 'Japanesque Exhibition'in Sacramento, USA, winning a tremendous praise. |
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expanded sales net-work in Department stores/specialized shops/retailers in Japan…
with evaluation of high quality of the products and originality out of reproducing Edo motifs on
indigo cotton fabrics… |
