We received a nice present from a customer🧺 They are baskets and coasters for small items, made from the waste ‘rings’ that are inevitably produced during the sock-making process.
The customer had attended our Christmas workshop before and had just visited us the other day and asked to share the waste materials with her friends so she could make them again ✨
The staff are still learning how to make the baskets, so we can’t explain how they are made, but once you get used to it, it takes about an hour, and they use about 180 rings to make it! We are very impressed with the beautiful workmanship!
We hope to hold some fun workshops and events in our shop again 🌾
The article was published in the SENKEN newspaper on 16 February.
Product design with industry, government, and academia Nara Art Junior College x Miyake-cho x Baseball gloves and socks
Students at Nara Art Junior College took on the challenge of creating products using discarded waste materials under the theme of upcycling. Suzuki Socks provided lint, “rings” from the sock production process, and yarn-molding cones. They were transformed into a variety of unique works of art, and we were made aware of the new possibilities of waste materials.
We hope that you will continue to take an interest in various things and encourage original designs and creations in the future.
Thank you for allowing us to participate in this initiative.
On 13 February, our president appeared in a phone-in interview on tbc radio in the Tohoku region.
Our president appeared in a telephone interview on the ‘Weekly SDGs Recommendations’ corner of the ‘GoGo Hamimikoi Radio Na Mood’ program on 13 February.
The SDGs have 17 goals, and I spoke about Goal 12 “Responsibility to Create, Responsibility to Use”.
Suzuki Socks started by manufacturing children’s socks and later entered the sports socks market.
In the past, the company also manufactured stockings for the Japanese national football team and still produces many football stockings for the J-League through sports manufacturers.
In 2004, the company combined its experience as a farmer with its knowledge of sock production and embarked on the development of ‘rice bran socks’.
Rice bran fiber is made by kneading rice bran components into rayon fiber, which has properties such as moisture retention, antioxidant properties, and deodorant functions.
The development process was driven by our president’s passion for the reuse of rice bran, and after numerous trials and errors, the first socks using rice bran fiber were born.
Today, approximately 200,000 pairs are produced annually, using approximately 900 kg of rice bran annually.
In the future, the company aims further to expand the potential of this unique rice bran fiber and communicate its appeal both domestically and internationally.
Thank you to everyone at tbc radio for listening to the radio.
Yesterday, members of the Nara Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women’s Association visited Suzuki Socks. They had a tour of the factory and watched a video about the president’s passion for rice bran and the story of its development ✨
While holding the products in their hands at the shop, they said, “I want to recommend these products to my acquaintances! We also had a lot of happy comments such as “I want to recommend it to my friends”.
We hope you will feel free to come and visit us again while you are at work or having lunch.
Socks made from rice bran fiber are now available at Hands in Nagoya! A POP UP of Suzuki Socks will be held as a New Year Fair from 15 Feb (Thu) to 31 Mar (Sun).
Free yourself from constricting stress Unconstrained sock series Moist moisturizing rice bran silicone series Feels like luxury tiles Soft and fluffy Kram series Warming warmer series for all seasons UV protection arm warmers! We also have high socks, 5 fingers, letters… etc. (Items handled differ depending on the shop)
For those of you in the Nagoya area, please take this opportunity to come and experience a new level of comfort from the feet up!
The Cofufun Shop next to Cofufun, Tenri, will close at the end of February.
As a result, Suzuki Socks products will no longer be sold at the Kofun Shop as of 12 February. *The product range and other products are limited to stock. We hope you can visit the Cofufun Shop.
Thank you very much to everyone at the Cofufun Shop and everyone who has come to know and patronize Suzuki socks and Nara products through the Cofufun Shop. 🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♂️♥️
From March onwards, Suzuki Socks products will continue to be available in our shops and online shop below.
Suzuki Socks Store 636-0216, Nara, Japan 1-1 Koyanagi, Miyake-cho, Isogi-gun, Nara Opening hours ▷ 10:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00 Closed: ▷Sundays, public holidays, 2nd Saturday
Suzuki Socks Main Shop https://www.suzuki-socks.co.jp/shop/
The article appeared on the front page of the Senken newspaper on 30 January!
The article “A New Corporate Image Envisioned by Women in Nara” highlighted the activities of women in Nara Prefecture, a production center for innerwear, legwear, and shoes, who have changed careers from other industries to take over the family business and changed the shape of the company.
Suzuki Socks also hopes to take the “rice bran fiber” business to the next step, together with Miyake-cho’s inbound business and other initiatives 🛫.
Suzuki Sock’s Sock Making -Manufacturing Suzuki Socks-
The essence of manufacturing has remained unchanged…
Suzuki Socks was established in Nara in 1958. We have continued to make history by manufacturing and selling mainly “rice bran fiber” products from Miyake-cho, Nara, the smallest town in Nara Prefecture, where socks are produced. We are delighted and grateful for the support of our many customers. Under the slogan “Good products for a long time”, we aim to create products that make our customers feel “excitement” and “a little happiness”.
Suzuki Socks does not have many state-of-the-art machines like other companies. Some of the older machines have been working hard for nearly half a century. There are also many skilled craftsmen, reliable staff working on developing new products, and staff who support us. Sometimes we modify old-fashioned machines, and with a lot of ingenuity, we are pursuing the creation of products and comfort that will impress our customers.
We will continue to work daily to deliver good products to our customers in the future.
Socks that have been carefully packaged and processed from product to product are inspected to ensure that they do not contain needles, in case they do. The processed socks are then passed through a needle-inspection machine to check for any abnormalities. The socks are delivered to the customer with safety and security.
