Toyooka City is famous for producing the largest number of bags in Japan.
The relationship between Toyooka City and bags is very old, and in the Kojiki, it is said that Amenoyari-no-mikoto, who opened up the Tajima region where Toyooka City is located, introduced the technique of willow weaving.
It is said that the roots of the relationship between Toyooka City and bags are baskets made from this willow tree.
This basket-making technique eventually led to the production of Yanagi Koori bags made from willow trees, and these Yanagi Koori bags were shipped from Toyooka to all over the country, gaining a national reputation.

Later, in the Meiji era, the willow products from Toyooka won a silver prize at the Paris World Exposition.
Toyooka's fiber bag was adopted for the bag used by the athletes at the Berlin Olympics held in 1936.
Bags made in Toyooka became famous nationwide.
In 1953, we improved the conventional suitcase to create a lightweight bag that prevented it from losing its shape.
The bag industry was established as a local industry in Toyooka City.

Backed by over 1,000 years of tradition, bags made in Toyooka are produced with reliable technology.
It has gained popularity as a proof of its high reliability even in Japan.
Toyooka City is one of the four big bag production areas in Japan, among the big cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
At its peak, it accounts for 80% of the country's total production, making it an indispensable production area for bags made in Japan.