In 1949, in Kobe, Oni Tsuka Hiro Onitsuka founded the predecessor of ASICS. In its early days, it was more like a shoe factory. In 195, the company changed its name to "ONITSUKA TIGER". In 1949, Mr. Oni Tsuka Hihachiro founded the predecessor of asics in Kobe, Japan --Onitsuka Tiger. Since the 1956 Olympic Games, Onitsuka Tiger has been loved and respected by athletes all over the world. In 197, Onitsuka Tiger became the largest manufacturer of running shoes in the United States, and more than 7% of famous athletes wore the Onitsuka Tiger Forum! In 1977, Mr. Hihachiro of Oni Tsuka integrated and founded asics, which diversified the products.