Kitamura

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Kitamura is a long-established Japanese bag brand founded as Kitamura Shoten in Yokohama Motomachi in 1882. Headquartered in Motomachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, it plans, manufactures, and sells handbags as its core products, as well as wallets, accessories, shoes, apparel, umbrellas, and handkerchiefs. The brand’s keywords are “gentleness, charm, and elegance,” and it continues to create products with close attention to design, color, materials, functionality, and price. It offers multiple lines, including women’s, men’s, and crocodile lines, and operates nationwide stores and online sales, centered on its Motomachi flagship store.

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Gentleness, charm, and elegance

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1989
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A casual second line that broadens the range of everyday use

Developed as a spin-off brand from Kitamura, it presents itself on its official website as

Developed as a spin-off brand from Kitamura, it presents itself on its official website as offering “bags passed down from parent to child” and provides a consistent overview of the process, from design development and material selection to artisans’ handwork and repair services. Fashion publications have described it as a line offering more casual items than Kitamura, giving it a clear role in broadening the range of everyday use.

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