COVID-19: Yamagata Kahoku’s slippers: Orders from overseas
COVID-19:
July 10, 2020
Yamagata: Kahoku Town
Kahoku Town, Yamagata Prefecture, which has the highest slipper production in Japan.
In Japan, it is customary to wear shoes indoors.
“Japan’s clean lifestyle, taking off shoes” is very important.
We are getting a lot of inquiries from overseas countries and regions that we would like to purchase slippers to prevent infection.
“Kahoku slippers”
In Hebei Town, Yamagata Prefecture, five manufacturers manufacture slippers.
We are working on “Kahoku slippers,” which is the most produced in Japan.
“Abe Sangyo”
Abe Sangyo, a well-established manufacturer that has been in business for over 100 years
In the middle of last month, a business negotiation was concluded with an American supplier, and production began for the first export.
NHK news