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Marugo: The split-toe shoe specialists

“We are proud that our tradition has succeeded since establishment.”
Shigehiko Fujiki, Chairperson, Marugo Company Inc.

Marugo Company Inc., established in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, in 1919, has a long history of producing Jikatabi, a combination of Tabi

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