MASUMI 鞄嚢

这款梳妆收纳箱(Vanity Case)由 Masumi鞄嚢 运用其传承百年以上的箱型鞄制作技艺精心打造而成。虽然Masumi鞄嚢是一家制包企业,但公司内部设有木工部门,拥有同时精通木工与皮革工艺的匠人,因此才能创造出融合木材与皮革工艺的独特作品。

该收纳箱可用于存放珠宝以及顾客珍贵的重要物品。外装采用蓝染皮革(藍染レザー),呈现出深邃而富有层次的色泽,并能够随着时间推移展现出优雅的经年变化。内装则使用了西阵织面料。由于整个内部都采用西阵织包覆,当取出珠宝托盘时,可以完整地欣赏到西阵织细腻而华美的织纹之美。

 

Masumi Hono has been producing bags in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture—known as Japan’s city of bags—for over 100 years. Among bag manufacturers in Japan, it is uniquely equipped with an in-house woodworking department and specializes in crafting box-style luggage such as attaché cases.

Throughout its long history, Masumi Hono has produced notable pieces, including a case for the Olympic torch at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and a silk hat case presented to Prince Tomohito of Mikasa in 1993. In 1984, the company also delivered a ship’s chest for the Crown Prince for use during official overseas visits. Leveraging its woodworking expertise, Masumi Hono is able to create not only luggage but also furniture such as ship’s chests, which is one of the company’s defining characteristics.

Today, Masumi Hono continues to apply its inherited techniques to produce box-style luggage, ship’s chests, watch cases, and jewelry cases—items designed to carefully store and protect customers’ treasured possessions.

In 2018, Masumi Hono opened the Masumi Hono Factory Shop in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture. At the same time, the company began focusing on developing its own private brand, introducing items suitable for everyday use such as tote bags and shoulder bags. The factory shop also features an order room where customers can request fully custom-made products created from scratch according to their individual needs. Visitors can experience the craftsmanship that only Masumi Hono—after more than a century of technical heritage—can offer.

Toyooka City in Hyogo Prefecture is widely known as Japan’s city of bags, and is one of the country’s four major bag production regions alongside Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. It is also recognized as Japan’s largest producer of bags.

The origins of bag making in Toyooka are closely linked to a plant called Kori-yanagi (willow). Because the region experiences heavy snowfall, farmers historically produced wicker storage baskets (called kōri) during the winter as a side occupation by weaving this willow. These baskets later evolved into bag-like forms by adding handles, eventually becoming the foundation of what is now known as Toyooka bags. Over time, the materials used for bags transitioned from willow to leather and textiles, leading to the modern forms produced today.

In 2006, Toyooka Bags were registered as a regional collective trademark. Today, hundreds of bag-related companies operate in Toyooka, but only brands that meet strict certification standards are permitted to use the name Toyooka Bags.

Awards

Good Design Hyogo
Japan Bag Association – Bag Creation Competition, Department Store Association President’s Award

Japan Bag Association – Bag Creation Competition, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award