Kujo
{{Short description|Footwear company}}
{{Other uses|Kujō (disambiguation){{!}}Kujō}}
{{COI|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kujo
| logo = File:Logo of Kujo.jpg
| foundation = {{start date and age|2016}}
| industry = Manufacturing & Retail
| products = Shoes
}}
Kujo is an American outdoor footwear company specializing in shoes made for yard work.{{cite news|title=Kirtland residents introduce backyard lifestyle shoe created for yardwork|url=https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/kirtland-residents-introduce-backyard-lifestyle-shoe-created-for-yardwork/article_107131ce-b9b2-5395-882d-fa8fa64d30c7.html|access-date=5 February 2019|work=The News-Herald (Ohio)|date=12 July 2017}}{{cite news|title=The Most Comfortable Shoes for the DIY Sole|url=https://www.familyhandyman.com/stuff-we-love/the-most-comfortable-shoes-for-the-diy-sole/|access-date=5 February 2019|work=The Family Handyman|date=1 June 2017}} The company is based out of Cleveland, Ohio.{{cite news|title=One-of-a-kind yardwork shoes developed by local Kirtland residents|url=http://www.cleveland19.com/story/35937823/local-family-hoping-to-put-cleveland-on-the-map-for-a-unique-shoe/|access-date=5 February 2019|work=WOIO|date=21 July 2017}}{{cite news|title=A new shoe|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zX2N5AAtjI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/2zX2N5AAtjI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=5 February 2019|work=WOIO|date=21 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}
History
Kujo successfully launched on Kickstarter in June 2017, and began selling in February 2018.{{cite news|title=Yardwear shoe company raises $43,000 in campaign|url=https://www.monroenews.com/news/20170810/yardwear-shoe-company-raises-43000-in-campaign|access-date=5 February 2019|date=10 August 2017}}
The name "Kujo" is in honor of the founder's late cousin.{{cite news|title=Kujo Yardwear Seeks to Define Backyard Lifestyle Culture|url=https://issuu.com/geaugacountymapleleaf/docs/53434_kirt_alwn_prf?e=30427387/51782644|access-date=5 February 2019|date=4 August 2017}}