Murase KabankoSince 1957
Zen Quality Backpacks
Murase Kabanko — Handcrafted Japanese Leather Randoseru Backpacks
Authentic Japanese Randoseru, handcrafted with six decades of heritage — an investment in quality and tradition.
The Heritage Series
Six colourways, one enduring silhouette.
From $1,000.00
The Sufuria Adult Series
Signature finishes for the everyday journey.
From $650.00
The Nagoya Executive
Heritage craftsmanship at its most refined.
From $1,200.00
Original Nagoya Executive
The heirloom original, in Midnight Onyx.
From $1,200.00
The Mini Ransel
Scaled for younger explorers.
From $650.00
As Seen On.
Inside the Atelier
Made by hand, in Nagoya.
Not a label. Not a story. A real workshop, with named artisans, in the same building since 1957.
01 · The Workshop
Same building. Same benches. Since 1957.
02 · The Artisan
Hiroshi Tanaka — 34 years.
03 · The Stitch
Two needles. Waxed linen. By hand.
A Closer Look
The detail you cannot fake,
only earn.
Study I
The Sufuria — Adult Series
Clean lines. Metal buckle. A daily companion.
1 / 3Twin belts. Metal buckle.
A single, quiet plane of full-grain leather — bracketed by two adjustable belts and secured with a metal buckle beneath the bag, just like the Randoseru.
1 / 3Eight per inch.
Saddle-stitched with waxed linen — twice as slow, four times the life.
1 / 3Adjustable. By the half-centimetre.
Eighteen perforations down each strap — set once, forgotten forever.
Study II
The Original Randoseru — Child's Heritage Bag
The original schoolbag from Japan, largely unchanged for over seventy years.
A curve, not a corner.
The Randoseru body is drawn from a single arc — every panel falls true to the spine.
Cream canvas. Cotton thread.
Hand-set, hand-stitched, and finished with a single brass key clip — a quiet courtesy.
Solid brass. Polished by hand.
Every fitting is sand-cast, machined, and hand-polished by a single atelier in Seki.
Study III
The Mini Ransel
The smallest of the family — in colours that don't hide.
1 / 3Petite. Precise. Unapologetic.
The Mini Ransel is the youngest member of the line — a single gold turn-lock on hand-curved leather, made for the smallest carrier.
1 / 3Rich. Regal. Understated.
A deep aubergine cast — the heirloom cousin of the tangerine, cut in the same lines and finished in the same leather.
1 / 3Quiet. Cool. Distinct.
A single, unexpected note in the family — for the carrier who wants to be seen without saying a word.
68
Years of Craft
200+
Hours / Piece
6yr
Warranty
Frequently Asked
Everything you might ask.
Everything you might want to know — from materials to shipping. Still curious? Write to our atelier.
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