Made in Japan, with Heart

Made in Japan, with Heart

Made in Japan, with Heart

Every pair of Heiwa Slippers is handmade in Japan —

by people who work with care and quiet attention.


We don’t chase speed or volume.

Each pair is made at its own pace —

stitched, shaped, and checked by hand,

until it simply feels right.


To us, “Made in Japan” means taking time.

It means noticing small details,

and valuing the comfort that comes from doing things properly.


Our workshop is small.

But within that calm rhythm of work,

there’s something steady —

a sense of connection between maker, material,

and the person who will wear them.


When you slip them on,

we hope you feel that same calmness —

the gentle, lasting kind that starts at home.

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🕊️ A Quiet Kind of Craft

Heiwa means “peace.”

For us, that word lives in everyday things —

in how we make,

and how you live with what we make.


No slogans, no rush —

just thoughtful slippers,

made with heart.

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How did the slipper become so common in Japan? | What is Heiwa Slipper?

What is Heiwa Slipper?

In the beginning, Japanese slippers

Thank you for visiting our website. We are an online slipper store located in Japan and very excited to introduce you our various collections of the slippers.

But first, let me explain what we call “slipper” in Japan. Most of the time, in Western countries, “slipper” means “a semi-closed type of shoe, consisting of a sole held to the wearer’s foot by a strap running over (or between) the toes or instep (Reference: Wikipedia)”. They are wearable shoes for outside, most of the time, and sometimes inside as well for comfort. On the other hand, in Japan, when we say “slipper”, we think flat, in-house footwear item, and that is the kind we would like to spread to the world.

As you may know, it is our common practice to take our shoes off when we go in the house to keep the floor clean. Then why do we wear slippers in the house? How did the slipper become so common in Japan?

How did the slipper become so common in Japan?

It is said that the origin of slipper firstly appeared in Japan in the beginning of Meiji era (1968-1912), which was the time Japan was opening its country to the world and having more people visited from outside, especially from Western countries. However, those visitors of course walked straight into the houses or hotel rooms without taking their shoes off. Japanese people worried that the floor would eventually get dirty and the tatami would be damaged. Slipper was devised to deal with those problems and to welcome people who came from different cultural background.

 

Our theme is “Return of Japanese Slippers”

Ever since then, slipper has become common/daily use item all over Japan. However, unfortunately, we barely find slippers made in Japan these days. A lot of them are industrially mass-produced in other countries at lower wages, and sold at a cheap price here. Our theme is “Return of Japanese Slippers”.

We believe slipper can be a bridge to the peace (= “Heiwa”)

Here, we will introduce slippers made with the spirits of Japanese hospitality. We would like to also introduce some slippers made in other countries, in which we try our best to achieve the fair-trade upon importing them. “Benefits for all three sides, for the customer, society, and the vendor” is what we are aiming for.

We believe slipper can be a bridge to the peace (= “Heiwa”).

- Heiwa Slipper