Motoji Koumei

Motoji Koumei was born in the Amami Islands, and originally hoped to be an athlete, until an injury led him to change path. ^[5]

The brand consists of two stores, a women's kimono store, Ginza Motoji Waori Wasen, and a men's store, Ginza Motoji Otoko-no-kimono, both based in central Ginza.^[6] The mens specialty store is considered to be Japans first mens kimono store, and was opened in 2002.

The brand also hosted a shop men's store in the Osaka Hankyu Department Store, as well as an Ōshima-tsumugi specialty store and a kimono cleaning store called Shikkai, all of which are now closed.^[7]

The name Motoji is written with the uncommon kanji characters 泉二, which can be difficult to read as Motoji. To make it easier for customers, the store's name is stylized as 銀座もとじ, using hiragana for better readability.^[8]