Samurai was started by Toru Nogami (Nogami- San) in 1997 in Osaka, Japan. It all started with silhouettes, inspired by vintage Levi jeans with slightly heavier fabrics from 15oz to 17 oz. The goat skin leather patch on the back of each jean shows the legendary battle of a swordsman, Ronin Miyamoto Musashi and the Samurai Sasaki Kojiro. Musashi was the victor of the two workers and became a Japanese folk legend.