84% matchBeams Plus
Japanese heritage-menswear line, same stockist ecosystem
What changes: Full outfitter range at much higher prices, not a mill
Brand profile
NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA
Nara-based Japanese sock maker knitting natural-fiber crew and ribbed socks on heritage machines since 1950.
KatsuragiOrigin
UnisexFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$Price
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What to know about NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA
NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA is a Japanese sock manufacturer founded in 1950 by Katsuji Nishiguchi in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, historically Japan's sock-making center. The family firm knits crew, ribbed and jacquard socks from natural fibers including Egyptian and Boston cotton, hemp, silk blends, mohair and pre-shrunk wool, running vintage "old machine" knitting equipment alongside modern looms. Core lines such as Praha, Boston and Silk Cotton retail roughly $20-45 and sell through heritage and workwear stockists worldwide, plus the brand's own Knitwin online shop.
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84% match
74% matchUniversal Works
Shares the heritage-workwear shops that carry these socks
What changes: Outerwear and trousers rather than small-batch knits
70% matchMuji
Japanese natural-fiber basics, plainer and cheaper
What changes: Mass retail, no heritage machinery or maker story
68% matchTaylor Stitch
Organic cotton and hemp fabric obsession, wear-in mindset
What changes: American workwear apparel, no legacy factory
Brand facts
- Founded
- 1950
- Origin
- Katsuragi, Japan
- Price
- $
- Typical prices
- Socks underwear $26–$35 · Boots $47–$48
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Minimalist / Contemporary