KAIHARA DENIM

Fukuyama City in Hiroshima Prefecture, where Kaihara maintains its Head Office and Factory, has flourished as a Bingo kasuri production area for a long time ago. Kaihara was founded in 1893 as a weaver of handwoven authentic indigo-dyed kasuri textile. The founder Sukejiro Kaihara who had learned the manufacturing technology of kasuri, used the logo of "㋜ (marusu)" in the beginning. In those days, in the midst of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars, times were difficult, but Kaihara's business steadily grew, and in ten years after its foundation, it had grown to 30 employees and manufactured 5,000 tans (bolts) of kasuri each year. In 1920, Sukejiro's son Satoru succeeded his father in the family business, and set upon expanding the business... Currently, Kaihara maintains four production bases in Hiroshima Prefecture, and a newly established factory in Thailand to manufacture denim fabrics that are equal in quality to domestic products. The domestic market share is approximately..

Also known as: Kaihara (Thailand) Co., Ltd., KAIHARA Co., Ltd., KAIHARA International Co., Limited

Primary location: Hiroshima Japan