Founded in 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, Kinship (Kinship JP Ltd.) is a marketplace for new luxury clothing, footwear and accessories. We connect you with a network of established luxury retail Partners, primarily in Japan, and handle the order, the authentication step, dispatch and customer care from there. Our founders, Takashi Nishimura and Yukihiro Ōta, have always been passionate Italian and French shoe and clothing collectors, and wanted to share their enthusiasm for the brand with the rest of the world.