Mizuno history
Rihachi Mizuno and his younger brother Rizo founded "Mizuno Brothers Ltd." in 1906. in Osaka, Japan. At first they sold baseball equipment in a small shop because, as big baseball fans, the brothers wanted to popularize the sport in Japan. In 1913, the Mizuno brothers began designing and producing their own baseball gloves. In 1933, the “Star Line” was the first golf club made in Japan.
Immediately after the Second World War, Mizuno began producing tennis rackets in its own factory. The Runbird logo premiered in the early 1980s. Previously the shoes had a large “M” on the side. The lightweight Mizuno shoes with the Runbird emblem were also very popular with sprinters in athletics. They set new sprint world records with the premium shoes from Mizuno. Today the Mizuno brand sells innovative products for tennis, but also for football, handball, volleyball, hockey, athletics and many other sports.