Cow crazy grey goat leather with key stone thumb Japan footwear

Strong points: Horse leather finished with the concept of ”easy-to-use horse leather".

Committed to ease of use, using a dye finish to produce a moderate gloss and transparent look and feel.
Moreover, oil etc. is not used, to make the utmost use of the lightness which is characteristic of horse leather.
As the product name suggests, this is the standard horse leather, with a very easy to use finish.

Their artisans’ finishing techniques are renowned in Japan, and some of the country’s leading apparel brands and “American Casual”-style clothing manufacturers use their handiwork to produce popular jackets and boots. One of these leather jackets is among the products exhibited in this booth––please touch and experience its quality first-hand. The artisans at Shinki-Hikaku have a sterling reputation not only in Japan but also in other Asian nations, and their new horsehide creations each season have become indispensable trendsetters on the Japanese leather fashion scene.

While Shinki-Hikaku’s horsehide products have many outstanding features, as described above, a horse obviously gets a lot more exercise during its lifetime and moves a longer distance than other animals whose hides are used. This means the hide is sometimes chafed or scratched in places, and these irregularities may be clearly visible, depending on factors such as the finishing process used. At Shinki-Hikaku, however, they do not attempt to conceal these natural marks that testify to the fruitful life of the horse. 

They use two different tanning processes, one employing vegetable tannin in a pit tank, and the other chrome tanning. Each person has their own definition of fine leather, and nobody can say that “chrome tanning is good, while tannins are bad,” or vice versa. It is a good idea for anyone planning to creating leather products to have a thorough understanding of leather properties in the planning stages before embarking on a design.

Shinki-Hikaku’s horsehide has a rich palette of variations that have been cultivated over the course of our 60-year history. In their booth, feel for yourself these products that distill the essence of their artisans’ craft.

Corporate philosophy:

We are sustained by our customers. We are sustained by leather. We will continue to convey these feelings of gratitude in the future.

The three promises of Hashimoto Industry:

Our entire staff that gives our everything to leather is committed to facing leather with sincerity, always challenging new things and events and continuing to share.

Our entire staff is committed to caring for the life of leather by continuing to hand the baton of life from leather to people, and from people to leather.

Our entire staff is committed to connecting leather to life by continuing to appreciating and cherishing the natural blessings of leather.

Business description:

Manufacturing and sales of leather products and assorted tapes.

Leather wholesaler

Company Profile(Japanese):

https://hashimotoindustry.com/company/history/