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Checked 2026-10-03
The brand and its documented aliases are not named in this source snapshot. Parent-company links require separate evidence.
Read list evidenceclothing · Momotaro Jeans are located in Japan.
Momotaro Jeans
VerdictThrone Score
3.2/5
Composition breakdown
172 assessed products · disclosed compositions only
- Plant-only146 (84.9%)
- Animal-derived4 (2.3%)
- Semi-synthetic3 (1.7%)
- Synthetic1 (0.6%)
- Blended fibres18 (10.5%)
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Certifications and memberships
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| GOTS | Mentioned in the stored report. No verified brand certificate or membership record is attached. |
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| OEKO-TEX Standard 100 | Mentioned in the stored report. No verified brand certificate or membership record is attached. |
| B Corp | Mentioned in the stored report. No verified brand certificate or membership record is attached. |
| 1% for the Planet | Mentioned in the stored report. No verified brand certificate or membership record is attached. |
| Fair Trade | Mentioned in the stored report. No verified brand certificate or membership record is attached. |
Materials and composition
10 of 21 fields recorded| Fibre Breakdown | (100.0%) 100% plant; Plant 100% (40 of 40 styles read) |
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| Fibre Breakdown (table) | FibreStyles%Measure100% plant (organic/regenerative cotton, linen, hemp)14885.1%Naturalplant + semi-synthetic blend63.4%Semi-synthetic100% semi-synthetic31.7%Semi-synthetic100% synthetic10.6%Synthetic100% animal42.3%Animalanimal blend126.9%Animal |
| Other materials: origin | Natural indigo for rope-dyed yarn |
| Incomplete composition explanation | No incomplete percentage compositions were recorded. |
| Key facts plant materials | Cotton, Linen |
| Key facts animal materials | Cashmere, Silk, Wool, Leather, Mohair |
| Key facts chemical materials | Rayon |
| Key facts organic materials | Not specified |
| Key facts synthetic materials | Polyester, Nylon |
| Materials used | Cotton, Silk, Cashmere, Wool |
Certification
7 of 14 fields recorded| OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 | Momotaro Jeans does not hold OEKO-TEX certification. Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result. |
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| Other Certifications | Momotaro Jeans clothing brand does not have any other sustainability certifications. Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result. |
| Vegan | Brand declares vegan: Not confirmed. Animal-derived fabrics found: Not confirmed. |
| Cotton: type / certification | Conventional long-staple, hand-picked (not organic) Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result. |
| Factory certifications | Not disclosed (no published social-compliance certification; artisanal in-house production) Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result. |
Sourcing and supply chain
9 of 20 fields recorded| Supply-chain summary | Momotaro Jeans (Japan Blue / Collect Co.) states its denim uses long-staple Zimbabwean cotton, with 2025 models blending Zimbabwe and Australian cotton. Momotaro Jeans weaves its selvedge denim on vintage shuttle looms, rope-dyes yarn with indigo, and sews in-house in Kojima, Okayama, Japan through its parent group's Collect Mills. Momotaro Jeans discloses the cotton origin country and its Kojima production base but names no specific cotton farm and holds no published social-compliance certification or formal supplier list. Momotaro Jeans offers strong fibre-to-garment traceability within Japan while relying on artisanal reputation rather than audited certifications. |
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| Traceability level | Fibre-to-garment |
| Cotton: country of origin | Zimbabwe (many flagship models 100% Zimbabwean cotton); 2025 models blend Zimbabwe and Australian cotton |
| Wool: origin + farm + mulesing status | N/A (denim) |
| Spinning mill: name + country | Not disclosed |
| Weaving / knitting mill: name + country | Collect Mills / in-house vintage shuttle looms, Kojima, Okayama (parent Japan Blue / Collect Co.) |
| Cut-and-sew / assembly factory: NAME | Momotaro Jeans / Japan Blue in-house facilities (Collect Co.); denim woven and jeans sewn by in-house artisans |
| Factory: city + country | Kojima, Okayama, Japan |
| Sourcing red flags | Cotton is conventional, not organic; No named cotton farm or co-op (country-level origin only); No published supplier list or social-compliance certification (SA8000/WRAP/Fair Trade) |
Ownership and legal entity
1 of 17 fields recorded| Owner | Masataka Suzuki is the owner of Momotaro Jeans. |
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Recycled and circular
1 of 4 fields recorded| Take-back / repair scheme | Yes Read recorded source |
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Energy, water and land
1 of 1 fields recorded| PFAS / durable water repellent | PFAS-free (verified) Read recorded source |
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Claims and evidence
3 of 40 fields recorded| Overall: where this info comes from | Independently verified |
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| Verified by | HTT research (brand policy pages) |
| Price source note | HTT has SKU records for this entry but no stored SKU price values. Price metrics remain unknown rather than displaying zero. |
Place and access
2 of 2 fields recorded| Location | Momotaro Jeans are located in Japan. |
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| Cotton: named farm / region / co-op | Not disclosed (country-level only; no named farm/co-op) |
Delivery and shipping
3 of 3 fields recorded| Shipping | Free express worldwide shipping is offered on all Momotaro Jeans orders over USD 150. |
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| Shipping International | Momotaro Jeans ships its denim worldwide on a Delivery Duty Paid basis, so customs duties are included in the product price, though some addresses may still incur additional taxes. |
| Shipping Notes | Orders of Momotaro Jeans are dispatched within 2 to 3 business days using couriers such as EMS, FedEx and DHL, with delivery normally taking 2 to 3 days to East Asia and North America and 4 to 7 days elsewhere. A restricted-country list excludes places such as Cuba, Iran, Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Syria and Zimbabwe, and Momotaro Jeans does not deliver to PO boxes or military addresses. |
Price and commerce
1 of 14 fields recorded| Price | $$$$ |
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Scan result
14 of 34 fields recorded| Total Styles Scanned | 174 |
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| Clean & Safe: last checked | 2026-07-29 |
| Sources checked | Checked scanner source: sitemap. Throne identified 44 catalogue products. 44 were treated as eligible textile products for this textile assessment and 0 non-textile products were excluded from the textile denominator. Composition/material disclosure: 40.9%. 18 of 44 readable eligible textile products published enough material information to classify. 26 readable products did not. Technical scan coverage: 100.0%. Throne successfully reached a definite readable outcome for 44 of 44 identified eligible textile products. 0 products were left as a technical read failure, not counted as brand non-disclosure. |
| Products found | 44 |
| Products with a fibre list | 18 |
| Products with no fibre list | 26 |
| Last checked | 2026-08-04 |
| Products in catalogue | 174 |
| Products read for the catalogue | 172 |
| Worst-case complete result (%) | 84.9 |
| Best-case complete result (%) | 87.2 |
| Public qualification note | Provisional direct saved-SKU scan: 168 of 172 in-scope rows classified (97.7% coverage), 4 unresolved. Possible fully plant-SKU range 84.9-87.2% remains in score band 3/5. The saved export retains 174 row-level source URLs; this is not full-catalogue verified. |
| Key findings | Materials: Cotton, Silk, Cashmere, Wool Made in: Momotaro Jeans garments are made in Kojima, Okayama, Japan, the region regarded as the birthplace of Japanese domestic denim Certifications: Momotaro Jeans holds no publicly documented third-party textile certifications |
| Total SKUs for price coverage | 174 |
Identity
4 of 8 fields recorded| Brand Name | Momotaro Jeans |
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| Country | Japan |
| Contact Email | momotaro-jeans@lingble.com |
| Woman Owned | Momotaro Jeans clothing brand is not a woman owned clothing brand. |
Features
4 of 7 fields recorded| Excerpt | Is Momotaro Jeans a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy. |
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| Feature 1 | Most Momotaro Jeans lines are woven from 100% Zimbabwe cotton selvedge denim, produced on old-fashioned shuttle looms with an indigo-dyed warp and a white weft. The brand's dedicated Natural Indigo line is hand-dyed with natural indigo, while exclusive lines from Momotaro Jeans blend the cotton with silk or cashmere. |
| Feature 2 | Every pair of Momotaro Jeans is made in Kojima, Kurashiki City in Okayama Prefecture, the birthplace of Japanese domestic jeans, across dedicated artisan stages of spinning, dyeing, weaving, finishing and sewing. The indigo warp yarns for Momotaro denim are rope-dyed at Kaihara, a Hiroshima dyeing company with over 130 years of history, using a special dye developed in collaboration with the brand. |
Further detail
6 of 46 fields recorded| POC | Momotaro Jeans is a brand of Japan Blue Co., Ltd., a Japanese company founded in 2006 in Kojima, Okayama, with Masataka Suzuki stated as CEO. |
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| LGBT | Momotaro Jeans was founded in 2006 by Hisao Manabe. |
| 1% for the planet | Momotaro Jeans clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet. |
| Supplier disclosure | Partial |
| Dye house: name + country | In-house rope dyeing with indigo (Japan Blue / Collect group), Kojima |
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