Each flip-flop strap is cut by hand, one by one.

In Nagata, Kobe, natural rubber straps are molded using heat and pressure.
Today, this is the only factory in Japan that still uses this method.

The molds can no longer be reproduced,
so they are carefully maintained and used.

Ten straps come out at a time —
and every single one is finished by skilled craftsmen with scissors.

Simple footwear.
Deep craftsmanship.