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Bamboo, you are correct.
The company is called Kamioka in Japanese, named after Shen-gang in Taichung city, aka the Northampton of Taiwan. It is a Taiwanese company based in Taichung, and Kamioka is their Japanese subsidiary. The bulk of their business seems to come from their OEM contracts. They have a factory in Laos, where these shoes are made. Their head shoemaker, a fellow Taiwanese, was instructed by Eric Cook (yes, that Eric Cook). While I am not certain, I think they may be the one making shoes for our fellow SF member.
They sell the shoes under the house brand named Ingenuity, or `Shinsho`. I understand they are sold in Japan only, for now. Their standard line of shoes aren`t as nice as those samples I posted above though
Here are the shoes sold under the Shinsho name (in Japan)
http://www.ingenuity.co.jp/product
Here are the OEM shoes they produce (under various brand names)
http://www.ingenuity.co.jp/factory
What brand?
Those looks very nice, where I can get my hands on outside Japan?
The QC factor in Japan is something good to be kept. Both world has its own strengths and weaknesses, however, from a customer point of view, Japanese bespoke shoes are a better package than the British once. I guess it is just the part of culture.
Is this the same one with the brand name with the meaning of "Godhand masterpiece" or "Divine Craftsmanship"?Is it pronounced "Shinsho"?I suspect the one what I mean here is basically the same factory as the one sold in US from one of SF sponsor.
Bamboo, you are correct.
The company is called Kamioka in Japanese, named after Shen-gang in Taichung city, aka the Northampton of Taiwan. It is a Taiwanese company based in Taichung, and Kamioka is their Japanese subsidiary. The bulk of their business seems to come from their OEM contracts. They have a factory in Laos, where these shoes are made. Their head shoemaker, a fellow Taiwanese, was instructed by Eric Cook (yes, that Eric Cook). While I am not certain, I think they may be the one making shoes for our fellow SF member.
They sell the shoes under the house brand named Ingenuity, or `Shinsho`. I understand they are sold in Japan only, for now. Their standard line of shoes aren`t as nice as those samples I posted above though
Here are the shoes sold under the Shinsho name (in Japan)
http://www.ingenuity.co.jp/product
Here are the OEM shoes they produce (under various brand names)
http://www.ingenuity.co.jp/factory
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