Original OK Basketball Shoe from 1950
While I was in Kobe, I got the chance to check out the ASICS Sports Museum, these are some of the pieces on display there, but barely the tip of the iceberg.
Marathon Tabi from 1953
Delegation shoes for the Japanese athletes at the 1952 Melbourne Olympics
Kenji Kimihara's Silver-Medal-Winning Magic Runner from the 1968 Olympic Games
Sakaguchi-san's pride and joy: Nylon wrestling shoe from 1955
The LIMBER LEATHER, the first sneaker to feature the now-famous Tiger Strike
Shoes worn by Yukio Kasaya on his Gold medal ski jump at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics, combination leather/rubber sole
Legendary Finnish runner Lasse Viren's Gold Medal winning RUNSPARKS from the 1976 Olympics
GEHRIG Baseball Spikes from 1974
Astronaut Training shoes inspired by traditional Japanese Tabi
