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About Kusakura Sashiko

We, Kusakura, are a judo clothing manufacturer. In fact, we have been spinning woven fabrics on looms for over 100 years since our founding.Nowadays, "Kusakura" is known all over the world for its judo clothing, but the fabric weaving part of judo clothing is not well known.There is no other manufacturer in the world that can consistently produce judo clothing from fabrics, in the meaning of an integrated production, as we have.The existence of "fabric" is large in judo clothing. We need to provide a safe cloth which can even been pulled by over 100k people throughout competitions. We are proud that it is "the strongest fabric that humans touch the skin".Sashiko cloth is used for judo suits.It can express a tough yet supple and warm texture.We want to convey the charm of sashiko cloth with its history and technique.And also started the project called "THE NEXT 200 TH".Based on the concept of "the world of strength and beauty of Japanese sashiko", the traditional Japanese sashiko fabric has been built up for more than 100 years. The so-called "kusakura-sashiko" fabric is of course in various forms with culture which we will send to the world.Judo suits maker Kusakura will continue to run for the next 100 years with the aim of becoming "Kusakura in the world beyond martial arts."

Pillar of 100 years Kusakura Sashiko

Kusakura Sashiko's techniques, such as thread handling, weaving techniques, dyeing blending,
sewing and embroidery techniques unique to Kusakura, are craftsmanship and attention to detail.
It is impossible to build a 100-year-old pillar without carefully and persistently stacking its parts.
着心地
多彩技術
風合い

Because you know the strength, you overcome your weakness.

From heavy fabrics using double weave to supple fabrics with single weave.
A wide variety of sashiko fabrics that are unique to Kusakura Sashiko, which is selected from threads.
100 years of history has created all the possibilities for sashiko cloth.
We like to present some typical fabrics.

  • JOA

    Pure cotton double weave

    純綿二重織

    Although it is a double woven fabric made of 100% cotton, it is gentle on the skin and has tough tensile strength by making 120% use of the pure cotton material.

  • JOF

    Blended double weave

    混紡二重織り

    It uses a blended double woven fabric of 70% cotton and 30% polyester, while having the same feel and tensile strength as JOA, taking advantage of the characteristics of Kusakura Sashiko, which is comparable to pure cotton.

  • JY

    Blended single weave

    混紡一重織り

    A blended single-woven fabric made of 70% cotton and 30% polyester. It has tensile strength while taking advantage of the softness that is characteristic of Kusakura Sashiko.

  • m46

    Single cotton weave

    絹一重織

    The pure cotton single-layered fabric is commonly known as a face hat, and is used for the face comforter to soften the impact of the part hit with a bamboo sword.It is also used for kendo wear and is a single-layered fabric that is light and has the characteristics of sashiko weaving.
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Kusakura Sashiko's 100 years of gratitude

As a long-established store of judo techniques for 100 years, Kusakura's fabric has been responsible for the development of martial arts education.
We established a solid position as a representative player of "safe, reliable, high quality, strong" Japan quality.
In particular, the texture and strength of our fabric creates the basis of all martial arts and spreads its name to the world for the development of martial arts.

before
100years

Founded in 1918 starting woven fabrics

1966 After the transformation of the Head office
Unique technology for sashiko weaving has blossomed

1918-2020

2005 Headquarters leaving the factory and moving to the current address

Japan's only integrated manufacturing

  • Woven fabric

    A judo garment that you can wear directly on your body. We pursue good touch while satisfying criteria such as weight and strength from the composition of the material. We realized the production of our "tough on the outside but soft at heart" fabric.

  • Dyeing

    Our dyeing surprised the world with a clean white and blue colors of judo clothing. Our dyeing process does not affect the soft characteristic of the fabric.

  • Cutting

    We worked on expanding fine sizes to suit a wide range of body types. In addition, we aimed a cutting which provides a feeling of fitting accuracy.

  • Sewing

    In order to make the collar as soft as possible, we change the width of sewing to 1mm. This cannot be reached by just cutting, such as a shoulder line that does not take weight, we are sewing in a sophisticated way.

  • Inspection

    For the purpose of maintaining high quality we set up an inspection room. We perform thorough inspections with strict measurements such as size to prevent defects in the product.

  • Embroidery

    After inspection, name embroidery is performed according to the customer's order. We have a large number of embroidery machines in place to respond immediately to customer requests.

Together with everyone who loves martial arts

Doing our best for judo suits

The fabric of the training suit is hard and rugged, so the sashiko fabric woven by Kusakura's original technology is strong and supple.
We are branding the sashiko, which was woven with unique technology, as a unique world view,
and disseminate the Japanese technology and culture that Kusakura has built over 100 years to the world.
We are proud that Kusakura Sashiko is "the strongest fabric that humans touch the skin".
To experience the culture of sashiko fabric, that has been walking along with martial arts, guides us to KUSAKURA THE NEXT 200TH.
THE NEXT 200TH

With our expertise in martial arts, Kusakura Sashiko is looking forward for new collaborations

If you contact us in advance, our expert staff will explain the development process.
From product development to sales, we support you with our 100 years of
experience and specialized knowledge in martial arts clothing.
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