When Hironori was 12 years old, he visited Osaka's Americamura in the 90s with his denim-loving father and was shocked by the diversity of fashion and culture. Afterwards, he became fascinated with vintage clothing, music, and skateboarding, and decided to pursue a career in fashion.
After graduating from design school, he worked at several companies and then started working at a denim manufacturer "FULLCOUNT". Through projects with the theme of second-hand clothing, he changed his understanding from "second-hand clothes = USED" to "second-hand clothes = VINTAGE". This feeling later became the basis of WASEW.