Fukusuke

Japanese: 福助 - ふくすけ

A socks and clothing manufacturer. A long-established tabi store. Founded in 1882 by Tsujimoto Fukumatsu, the company specializes in tabi manufacturing. In 1900, the "Fukusuke" trademark was approved. After a partnership, Fukusuke Tabi was established in 1914. In 1957, the company began manufacturing socks and expanded into clothing. In 1964, Fukusuke Shoji was established, and in 1969, the company changed its name to the current one, and in 1979, it merged with Fukusuke Shoji. The company's main business is the purchase and sale of socks, tabi, underwear, outerwear, shoes, etc. The company is pursuing contracts with famous brands and is moving toward a high-end line. Sales breakdown: socks 60%, outerwear 17%, underwear 13%, shoes 4%, tabi 4%, and other 2%. Annual sales: 68.129 billion yen, capital: 3.38 billion yen, number of employees: 1,424 (1999).

Fukusuke

A type of lucky doll that is said to bring good fortune. It is a short, baby-faced, large-headed male doll with a topknot and a kamishimo (traditional Japanese formal kimono) sitting upright. It is said to be modeled after a real person named Satoru, who lived a long life and died around the Kyowa period (1801-04) of the Edo period. Satoru was born into a farming family in Settsu Province and was a dwarf (about 60 cm tall) with a large head, but he is said to have lived a long and fortunate life. However, it is said that clay Fukusuke dolls were already popular in Edo during the Kyoho period (1716-36).

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Japanese:

靴下・衣料メーカー。足袋の老舗。 1882年辻本福松により創業，足袋の製造を専業とする。 1900年「福助」の商標登録が認可。合名会社を経て，19年福助足袋が設立された。 32年靴下の製造に着手し，衣料にも進出。 39年福助商事を設立，64年現社名に変更，79年福助商事を合併した。事業内容は，靴下を中心に，足袋，肌着，外衣，シューズなどの仕入れおよび販売。有名ブランドの契約をすすめ，高級化路線を推進している。売上構成比は，靴下 60%，アウターウエア 17%，インナーウエア 13%，シューズ4%，足袋4%，その他2%。年間売上高 681億 2900万円，資本金 33億 8000万円，従業員数 1424名 (1999) 。

福助
ふくすけ

幸福を招来するという縁起人形の一種。背が低く，童顔で頭の大きい男性人形で，ちょんまげを結い，裃 (かみしも) を着けて正坐した形。江戸時代，享和期 (1801～04) 頃に死んだ長寿の佐太郎という実在人物を模したものといわれている。佐太郎は摂津国の農家の生れで，身長約 60cmぐらいの大頭の小人 (こびと) であったが，幸運な生涯をおくり長寿であったといわれる。しかし，江戸ではすでに享保期 (1716～36) に，土製の福助人形が流行したという。

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