Japanese premium jeans maker lures global fans with deep indigo

Momotaro Jeans seeks to more than double sales over 3 years

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Momotaro Jeans has opened a new store in Kyoto. © Gottingham Image courtesy of Japan Blue and Studio Xxingham

SOTA NAKANO, Nikkei staff writer

OKAYAMA, Japan -- The company behind the high-end Momotaro Jeans label is stepping up marketing efforts targeting overseas denim fans, touting the high quality of its products made by in-house artisans.

Japan Blue, based in Okayama prefecture, has opened a Momotaro Jeans boutique in Kyoto, near the tourist-packed Yasaka shrine. This location on Shinmonzen-dori, a street lined with antique shops, stands in a remodeled traditional merchant townhouse and its almost nondescript storefront seamlessly blends in with the quiet surroundings.

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