Japanese brand Shoes Like Pottery make some of the finest canvas sneakers available today using a vulcanising process carried out by only a handful of skilled manufacturers and named 'Ka-ryu'. Each are fired in a kiln, giving the sole a uniquely flexible and highly durable finish. Hand stitched in Japan by a selection of skilled craftsmen, these vulcanised high sneakers have been finished off with a wax stamp style sole decal depicting the 'Uchide no kozuchi', a magic mallet which, when swung, was believed to grant it's holders wishes.