Gunze
Japanese clothing brand
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Gunze Limited (グンゼ株式会社, Gunze Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese clothing brand with its registered head office in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, its Osaka head office, and a Tokyo office.[1] It was established on August 10, 1896,[2] by Tsurukichi Hatano, and was originally known as Gunze Silk Manufacturing Co., Ltd. .[3]
Native name
グンゼ株式会社Romanized name
Gunze Kabushiki-gaishaFormerly
- Gunze Silk Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (1896-1943, 1946-1967)
- Gunze Industries Co., Ltd. (1943-1946)
 Headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka | |
Native name | グンゼ株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Gunze Kabushiki-gaisha |
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| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 3002 | |
| Founded | August 10, 1896 |
| Headquarters | Umeda, , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Clothing |
| Website | Official website |
The company started the Gunze Blue-Mountain Underwear brand in association with Daiei in 1962, and this brand was used for all sexes before the introduction of the Christie brand for women in 1968. In a three-year period from 1962 the brand made up 6 percent of Daiei's turnover of underwear.[4] It began selling its clothing in Thailand in 2000.[5]
