A new sense of beauty is born as various cultures reverberate, and as various subcultures fuse, a fresh culture of fashion is conceived. As we explore the beauty of mankind, the vision of life expands into a whole new stage of greater pleasure and comfort. It is the challenge, the spirit, and the perpetual aim to take that extra step that has allowed Akaishi to exist and grow for half a century. Through communicating with people and sharpening our senses, we will continue to create culture of valuable era.


Fumio Akaishi, President

　At Akaishi, we believe our commitment to customer satisfaction is the result of our continuous fundamental studies in orthopedics, biomechanics, footwear ergonomics, and consumers' lifestyle, along with repeated scientific tests during the process of product development.
　Our fundamental studies are under the directions of professionals from wide range of fields, including university professors, orthopedists, and prosthetists. Through these professionals, we continue to cultivate our knowledge in basic theories of foot care to practical skills that can be observed in everyday medical scenes. Also, with the principal of free and unrestrained mind, not to be caught by preconceived ideas, our product development team is in constant pursuit of innovative products to satisfy our customers' latent needs. It is the combination of resources from our professionals and the passion from our development team that new ideas are born every day.

　As our newly born ideas take shape as trial models, they are put through stages of different scientific and functional monitored tests and careful inspections. For instance, with Archfitter series, various tests have been conducted, including measuring the amount of leg muscle activities, oxygen intake, pressures and forces applied on feet, angles of leg joints, and stability and center of gravity while in normal standing position. Not only are our data objectively verified, we also conduct subjective tests to take into account the psychological viewpoints and allow all the effects to be exposed and experienced.

　The results of our studies indicate that 90% of Japanese working women have problems with their feet, 70% of Japanese are bowlegged, and 2% of Japanese elementary school girls have hallux valgus. There are plenty more data to indicate that the condition of Japanese' feet are in jeopardy. In response to these numbers, we believe it is our mission to communicate the importance of healthy feet to consumers through our foot care products. Hence, the core function of our brand FootOne & ArchFitter is to essentially improve feet of those who are in need.

　One of the solutions is arch care. Many of foot problems are caused by falling of the framework of foot, also known as the arch. In order to be familiar with various arches, our product development team performs footcare counseling at various stores on a regular basis, and has collected numerous footprints of all shapes and sizes. Such tasks have been useful in figuring out the average position and height of our arch support products. The perfect fitting of our Archfitters praised by hundreds of its users is truly the fruit of these long and dedicated researches.


　Along with arch support, gait correction is also our big theme. For instance, with the concept of bowleg correction, we have repeatedly made test models and performed experiments to figure out a way to readjust the center of gravity applied on the exterior of the foot during a normal walk. The result is our Archfitter Balance, a sandal that positions the center of gravity at the correct points of the foot during a walk.

　We will continue to provide solutions to people's foot care needs, and furthermore, aim to create new and healthful products with greater value.