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Side and sole view of the handmade Koyo Bear Sharpman White Trim canvas sneakers, made in Japan in white canvas with white piping and white vulcanised outsole, showing the classic low-profile design of the world’s first purpose-built table tennis shoe.

SHARPMAN

THE SHOE OF CHAMPIONS

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Vintage English-language advertisement for Koyo Bear Sharpman table tennis shoes, announcing their selection for world championships and highlighting the blue-trim design of the world’s first purpose-built table tennis sneaker.
Ichiro Ogimura wearing the Koyo Bear Sharpman White canvas sneakers, the world’s first purpose-built table tennis shoe, designed by him.

The shoe of champions

1950年代と1960年代に活躍した日本の卓球チャンピオンたちが世界に送り出したコーヨーベアーのシャープマンは、数十年にわたって世界の卓球界を席巻しました。

卓球界のレジェンド、荻村伊智朗によってデザインされた「シャープマン」は、荻村の多彩なプレースタイルを象徴する軽快なフットワークと瞬発力を引き出す、かつてないほどの動きとグリップ、柔軟性を実現。

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George Braithwaite of the U.S. table tennis team competing in Koyo Bear Sharpman shoes during the Ping Pong Diplomacy era, when American and Chinese players helped open relations between the United States and China.
Cover of the Japanese “Table Tennis Report” magazine from 1976 showing Stellan Bengtsson wearing Koyo Bear Sharpman shoes during a professional table tennis match.

Sharpman

OGIMURA EDITION

初代の発売から約60年が経ち、コーヨーベアーの「シャープマン」が復活。

シャープマンの復刻版は初代と同じく、高水準な生産方式を用いたバルカナイズ製法により、日本国内でハンドクラフトされています。

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Top view of the handmade Koyo Bear Sharpman Blue Trim canvas sneakers, made in Japan in white canvas with light blue piping, shown as a matching pair of the world’s first purpose-built table tennis shoe with the insole branding visible.