As one of Japan’s oldest shoe companies, Onitsuka Tiger has an extensive product history to draw from. The brand has reached far back into its archive for its latest release, the refashioned Teikyu tennis shoe from the early 1970s. Lightweight and featuring a classic low top lace-up profile, the shoe is adorned with decorative stitching on the quarter panel and a white rubber toe cap for reinforced durability. It’s available in either black or beige colorways, the former crafted from leather with white contrast stitching, the latter carrying a tonal upper in a combination of leather and suede. Vulcanized rubber outsole and logo heel tab round out the details. Both colorways of the Teikyu OG LE are available for pre-order through mita sneakers.

Onitsuka Tiger created the Kamogutsu based on the shoes worn by players of the traditional Japanese game of Kemari. Kemari is a soccer-like team game, requiring players to compete for how many times a leather ball can be kicked up in the air. These sneakers are a refreshing offering from Onitsuka Tiger, as they are designed completely from scratch, combining traditional style with their shoe-making technology. Suede leather is used on the toe section, created out of one piece of leather to achieve a sleek form. From there on, the rest of the sneaker features contrasting ripstop material layered on top. Faux fur inner lining keeps the feet warm and two sets of shoe laces are packaged with this footwear. nano universe is currently taking pre-orders on their ZOZOTOWN online store.

Koi Klub is a monthly club night created by Berlin based Yosuke Nishiumi, who was born in Japan. In the past, ASICS have teamed up with Koi Klub on various projects and now their latest footwear is available for the world. An 80′s classic ASICS model, X-Caliber, was selected as a base and two versions have been produced using denim as the key fabric. Each sneaker comes with three sets of dip dyed shoe laces and suede parts on the toe and heel contrasts the raw denim uppers. Another interesting feature of the sneaker is the Japanese characters ‘故意’ which reads Koi and means intentional in English. Koi does have other meanings including love and to get near. Both of these sneakers are available at end clothing in UK and other participating retailers world wide.

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It’s been another busy week of collaborations, art, design, cars, shoes, and everything else that makes up our world. We can’t touch on everything here, but here’s a recap of a few of the bigger stories of the week. First off, the trailer for the soon-to-be-released Freshness-exclusive mini-documentary The Three Kings was released this week. Supreme also made news, with the release of a suit done in collaboration with Adam Kimmel (and announcing a Japan benefit T-Shirt). And in Miami, sneaker boutique Sole Fly featured an in-store event with legendary Jordan designer Tinker Hatfield, which was a testament to the man’s integral role in sneaker culture. In other Nike news – from the SB department – was the release of the new Eric Koston One, in three colors. And from the Sportswear division, Nike unveiled a remodel of the Bowery Stadium space into an installation devoted to the 1970′s era basketball, titled the Spirit of 73. An interesting collaboration between bagmaker SAGLIFE and FUTURA was announced this week too, drawing on the artist’s history with cycling culture. And arguably the most notable bag collection this week came as part of the new Indigo capsule collection from Onitsuka Tiger, which includes two beautiful bags. Takashi Murakami, who has transcended categorization as simply an artist, was the subject of a new vinyl figure done by sneaker artist Mike Leavitt. And finally, Freshness covered the opening event of the newest visvim F.I.L. location in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, which showcased the store’s artfully done buildout, as well as the attendees and new product. Check out details of all of these stories after the jump.

Onitsuka Tiger is making a strong foray into apparel and accessories this season. The classic footwear maker is sticking with a very strong indigo denim theme, which can be seen across a number of garments and shoes, and also on the interesting backpack and waistbag seen here. The backpack is modeled on the extremely popular classic mountaineering design, which seems to be a must this year – it’s a flap top bag, with compression straps and extra pockets. The waist bag is also quite the emerging trend; a number of Japanese labels are including what is pejoratively referred to as the “fanny pack.” Onitsuka updates it with a fuller, more rugged silhouette. Both bags are done in an attractive deep indigo denim, and feature nice chocolate leather bottoms; the aesthetic appeal is cemented together though by the white accents: seen in edge piping, zippers, and compression straps. A really interesting and successful attempt at bridging the mountaineering equipment and workwear trends. Both pieces are available now from SNS. Check out images of both bags after the jump.

Don’t be so quick to dismiss this as “just another plaid”, because frankly speaking, those in tune with the Japanese culture, and well, sushi and fish, might get a little bit offended. For the directional and more stylistic Fall/Winter 2010 collection from Onitsuka Tiger, the label had adopted a “Katsuo Plaid Pattern” for apparel and accessories. “Katsuo” refers to the Skipjack tuna, and the plaid pattern had been derived from the stripes found on the underbelly of the fish. The pattern was previously debuted in a teaser created by Savants Collective, and the collection is now available for purchase at select retailers such as The Good Will Out.

In a beautiful Japanese countryside graced by the reds of fall, rays of low light from a lovely fall sunset danced across a lake of fish, and origami plaid butterflies leaps across the screen. It is in this beautiful backdrop in which Onitsuka Tiger and visual artists, Savants Collective present Onitsuka Tiger’s Tsuri Collection. The new collection is based on the Katsuo plaid pattern (inspired by the stripes on the belly of tuna fish) used in the Fall/Winter 2010 collection, and the gorgeous mix of 2D and 3D graphics tells a story of lake fishing and Japanese tradition. Little miniature handmade sculptures of man fishing adds to the complexity and depth of an incredibly imaginative tale. Even without shoes in the short film, we are already sold.

Freshness had recently visited the Asics + Onitsuka Spring 2011 preview, and spotted a new model in the upcoming season’s Onitsuka Tiger Global Collection– the Tabigutsu. This unisex slip on is inspired by traditional Japanese shoes and retains an asymmetrical look which can be related back to the aesthetics of “wabi-sabi”. The upper is crafted from a weaved canvas twill material, mixed with canvas. The color is kept down to earth in neutral olive and tan shades. These are set to release next spring, so keep an eye out for them at select Onitsuka Tiger retailers.

Onitsuka Tiger is the pride of Japanese athletic footwear and was established around sixty years ago. The Monte Pokhara was launched last year based on the After Boots design from the late 50′s. Japanese select store United Arrows have put in an exclusive order of their own colorway for the Fall season. The slightly unusual aesthetics grows on the wearer quite easily once the wearer experiences the incredible comfort of the shoes. This slip on styled footwear comes in brown or black color schemes. Premium suede is used on the uppers for that extra smooth feeling and matched up with tribal patterned inner lining. The light weight sneaker can be accessorized by changing up the color of laces which can dramatically change the appearance.

Last month, Asics and Onitsuka Tiger held a Family and Friends Exhibition in Berlin during Berlin Fashion Week and roped in their collaborators old and new to create a space to exhibit their collaborative product with Asics and Onitsuka Tiger. Some of the collaborators include Berlin’s Reality Studio, Koi Club, Spain’s 24 Kilates, Japan’s Mita Sneakers, Australia’s Sneaker Freaker and more. Check out the video recap of the event, and follow Senior Manager of Product Marketing Lifestyle Division, Kim Kwon, through the exhibition space as he gives a little introduction into what’s going on at the space. The video is created and directed by Ken-Tenio Yamamoto. Enjoy!

Sure, Germany may be out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup now, but Berlin is still quite busy. With Bread and Butter Berlin going on and a recent Asics + Onitsuka Tiger Friends and Family Exhibition which had just opened, things are not slowing down and not everyone is hiding out at home musing about Paul the Soothsayer octopus. Hypebeast visited the Asics + Onitsuka Tiger Friend and Family Exhibition which comprises of recent and upcoming collaborations with both familiar names and lesser known designers such as Spanish retailer 24 Kilates, Koi Klub, Mita Sneakers, Slam Jam, Sneaker Freaker, Surface To Air, and Tillman Lauterbach. Each shoe is presented with a special installation. Check out the event recap, courtesy of HB.

Onitsuka Tiger is all about power this season. For its Fall/Winter 2010 look book shoot, the Openers and Onitsuka Tiger crew took their items to the ring and accessorized the predominantly basic collection of graphic tees, hoodies and shorts rendered in simple black, white and greys with gloves, cuffs, and everything that looks tough. While the collection is easily wearable, some interesting pieces popped up such as a pair of bondage running leggings with a mesh panel knee and what looks like a slinky black nylon track suit with shorts. The footwear though, are quite colorful in monochrome as we have spotted a pair of golden slip-ons and some low-top lace-up sneakers in bright monochromes.via: Openers