02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
Brothers Rihachi and Rizo Mizuno founded the company in Osaka. Its product work spans running, baseball, football, golf and indoor sports, often around proprietary materials and fitting.
Sources · previous brand research
- 1906
Rihachi and Rizo Mizuno open a sporting-goods business in Osaka.
- 20th c.
The company develops its own equipment across multiple sports.
- Today
Running, baseball, football and golf share Japanese product development.



