The Randoseru Association says the tradition of the Japanese school bag started at an educational institute in Tokyo called Gakushuin, founded in 1877. The institute was founded on an ideal of ...

The new bag is so unique it recently won the artistic design ... are commonly used by elementary school children in Japan. Randoseru are known for being so tough one is enough to last children the ...

In Murase Kabanko's meticulously crafted bag, the company has created an ode to historic samurai armor with scrap leather.

Japanese schoolchildren wear backpacks known as Randoseru. Though sturdily made, after the first 6 years they're no longer used. Nishikawa Masako takes such disused Randoseru brought in by clients ...

Randoseru is a traditional school bag made of leather and other materials. Most elementary school children in Japan carry a randoseru, but the backpack is notorious for its prices and for being heavy.