HEY-SMITH Presents OSAKA HAZIKETEMAZARE FESTIVAL 2026 takes over Izumiotsu Phoenix in Osaka on October 24 and 25, and American Socks is there for the second year in a row. We came with something you can only get at the festival: our second collaboration with HAZIKETEMAZARE, the BORN FREE socks.
What is HAZIKETEMAZARE?
HAZIKETEMAZARE (ハジマザ) is the outdoor festival organised by the Osaka band HEY-SMITH. Skate, music, food and fashion all meet in one place, and both days sold out in 2024 and 2025. The 2026 line up includes HEY-SMITH, MAN WITH A MISSION, 10-FEET, Maximum The Hormone and coldrain, among 27 acts.
BORN FREE: a festival exclusive
BORN FREE is part of our Signature Collection: a Mid High crew sock with an all-over graphic made for the pit. It is only sold at our booth during the festival, so if you are at Izumiotsu Phoenix this weekend, come find us.
HEY-SMITH was the first band we ever collaborated with in Japan, and wearing the same socks as the whole HEY crew means a lot to us.
Can't make it to the festival?
BORN FREE stays at the festival, but the rest of our Signature Collection is online. Take a look at our Signature Collection and our rock socks, and read the story of our first collab in American Socks x HEY-SMITH.
Follow @americansocks.japan on Instagram for photos from the booth. See you in the pit.
