The 'Flower Mountain' story began thanks to a meeting between designers Keisuke Ota from Tokyo & Yang Chao from Beijing, who united by a love of mountain trekking, music and of course, footwear, decided to pursue creating a functional and captivating new style of footwear.

Kaiso means Algea, and this range of flower mountains is derived from a mixture of natural and recycled materials such as seaweed, corn and recycled plastic bottles. 

The Yamano 3 is Flower Mountains' take on a classic low-rise sneaker, complete with a technical fabric upper with suede features perforated with Flower Mountains' unique nature-inspired patterns. It has a classic tape & lace system, anatomical and antimicrobial cork insole and signature notched edge rubber sole for impeccable grip.

Upper – 100% Eco suede (50% polyuretane, 50% nylon)

Bio based lining – 100% Recycled pet plastic bottles

Sole – 100% rubber

 Mid sole - Up to 40% of each Kasio outsole is made from sustainable resin pellets produced combining algae biomass with base polymers.