Yamagata slippers in Kawakita-machi Inquiries from overseas with new corona 6:10 on July 10th
In Hebei Town, Yamagata Prefecture, which has the largest amount of slippers produced in Japan, a number of inquiries from overseas countries and regions, which have a habit of wearing shoes indoors, to buy slippers to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, have come up one after another. Manufacturers have begun to export.
In Hebei Town, Yamagata Prefecture, five vendors manufacture slippers, boasting the highest production volume in Japan, and we are working on branding as "Kahoku Slippers".
According to the business and industry association of the town, while the infection with the new coronavirus is spreading all over the world, inquiries from overseas countries and regions, which have a habit of wearing shoes indoors, want to buy slippers to prevent the infection. That is.
Among these, a long-established manufacturer "Abe Sangyo", which has been in business for more than 100 years, established a business talk with an American supplier in the middle of last month, and began production for the first export.
According to customer's request, we improved the slippers using domestically produced canvas, and the part of the sole has good breathability and uses artificial leather that is said to be able to reduce harmful substances emitted during disposal. doing.
The company is currently in rapid production, with a total of 240 pairs expected to ship next weekend.
President Hirotoshi Abe says, "The clean lifestyle of Japanese people who take off their shoes is getting a lot of attention. We want to seize the opportunity and open up the overseas market."
In the town, other manufacturers are also preparing for full-scale export.