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![Sharing a mutual appreciation for comfortable functionality, precise construction, and sustainable quality make German and Japanese design a natural match. Sharing a mutual appreciation for comfortable functionality, precise construction, and sustainable quality make German and Japanese design a natural match.](https://www.birkenstock.com/dw/image/v2/BBBF_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-Birkenstock/en_GB/v1704377541047/landingpage/magazine022/cw48-Magazine-slider-horizontal-Atmosphere12-d.jpg?$staticlink$?sw=768)
Sharing a mutual appreciation for comfortable functionality, precise construction, and sustainable quality make German and Japanese design a natural match.
![Sharing a mutual appreciation for comfortable functionality, precise construction, and sustainable quality make German and Japanese design a natural match. Sharing a mutual appreciation for comfortable functionality, precise construction, and sustainable quality make German and Japanese design a natural match.](https://www.birkenstock.com/dw/image/v2/BBBF_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-Birkenstock/en_GB/v1704377541047/landingpage/magazine022/cw48-Magazine-slider-vertical-Model02-d.jpg?$staticlink$?sw=768)
Sharing a mutual appreciation for comfortable functionality, precise construction, and sustainable quality make German and Japanese design a natural match.
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