Minimalist Footwear — Tokyo

Shoes that disappear.

Zero-drop. Wide-toe-box. Designed in Tokyo for feet that want to feel the ground again.

Arc Runner minimalist running shoe on natural linen
Running

Arc Runner

The running shoe that gets out of the way.

  • Zero drop
  • 5mm stack height
  • Natural rubber outsole
  • Unbleached canvas upper
Shop Arc Runner — ¥22,000
The NEULO Principle

Conventional shoes block 200,000 nerve endings in your feet. We build shoes that don't.

What your feet are actually built for.

Wide toe box

Your toes are meant to spread with every step. Most shoes compress them into a point — cutting off balance and proprioception.

Zero drop

A heel raised even 8mm shifts your body forward and shortens your Achilles tendon over time. Zero drop keeps your stride honest.

Ground feedback

200,000 nerve endings in the human foot evolved to read terrain. Our 5mm natural rubber sole transmits that signal without filtering it.

Person running at dawn on Tokyo side street wearing NEULO Arc Runner shoes
Yuta Funase, CEO and co-founder of NEULO, in Tokyo studio
Founder's Note
"I spent three years with chronic knee pain running in cushioned shoes. When I switched to barefoot, the pain disappeared in four months. That's when I knew conventional footwear was the problem — not my gait."

Yuta Funase, CEO & Co-Founder

Your feet know the difference.