When a company has been around since 1873, they are clearly doing something right.
Such is the case for a children’s shoe company that hails from Japan, called Tsukihoshi (in Japanese it means Moon and Star). This company has seriously impressed me with its thoughtful design. Shoes by Tsukihoshi have several fantastic features:
- Solid half sock board and solid heel counter provide stability in the heel area, which is especially important for children, as they have a tendency to over-pronate (land on the arch side) when walking.
- Molded Cup Insole that is designed for children’s arches, which have not yet fully formed and need special care.
- Flex-Joint Outsole that helps children’s feet to bend along the line from the joint of the big to to that of the little toe. This is a great feature because children’s feet, being not yet fully developed, are not able to bend and kick forward very well.
- Space in the toe area to keep the child’s toe in an unrestricted position, which helps control the common problem of excessive inward tilting toward the arches when walking or running.
- The Cup-Insole is coated with Green-Tea Polyphenol which deodorizes the smell in shoes.
- Tsukihoshi shoes are machine washable and can be air dried.
Darah is LOVING her style 28 child’s shoes (also called Wheel). I love the fun color combination, and I am very excited to see how easily she can get these on and off all by herself. That saves me some hassle and makes her feel more independent! I’ve asked her if her shoes feel comfortable to her feet, and she has given me a good report. I haven’t seen any blisters, either, as sometimes those appear when we get a new pair of shoes. Not this time!
When I used the store locator on the Tsukihoshi website to find my nearest retailer, I was excited to see that a local shoe store just 8 minutes from my home carries the brand. I’m already planning a trip to go look at more styles! Where is your nearest Tsukihoshi retailer?
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I received a complimentary product for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

I love the childs wheel shoe
I love the girls Glitz girls shoes
I like CHILD 17
”SAKURA”
I would looooovvveeee to have the baby Maru in pink for my little niece. She would rock these like a little princess. 🙂
I like the glitz in light pink
My favorites are the Child (boys) Flash style in grey/navy. They’re neutral so they’ll go with everything my son wears, I love the thought of not having to deal with laces!
i like the baby 02 neko shoe in orange/blue
i like the maru baby shoes
I like the Fuji shoe in the Blue/Lime color
I like Marina! 🙂
I love the Manta!
i like the manta shoes
The Glitz shoes are just adorable.
I love the Denali!
I like the BABY ARISA in pink and black
Marina Orange is my favorite
I LOVE the Glitz shoes for children!
I really like the Tornado shoes
Child 20 Speed
I LIKE THE RETRO 2 SHOES 🙂
shebebes@yahoo.com
I love the Manta!
SAKURA child shoes
I love the ARISA
Love the Hana
The Manta or Blaze my 2yr old son is always in the go
The tornado!
Child 18 retro blue
http://www.tsukihoshi.com/child/
I like the Youth Tornado.
love the BLAZE for kids
Happi shoes!
i like SAKURA
Daughter would love the SAKURA in PURPLE ⁄ LAVENDER
We like the Phoenix shoe.
BABY 03 “MARU” COLOR : White ⁄ Gray SIZE : 4.5-7
i like the happi shoes!
The Marina
My son would love the lynx in yellow and black!
I like the hana child shoe in navy/pink
I like the Glitz for girls in Hot Pink & Teal Color. These are so cute,my neice would love them.Thank you for the great giveaway! 🙂
Child 17 Sakura in Purple Lavender
youth tornado
The Neko is cute.
the TORNADO
I like Arisa!
The Maru style
I like the Child 12 Marina in the sky blue and yellow trim.
CHILD 38
”BLAZE”
I like the Sakura style!
I like the Sakura shoes!
I like the youth tornado.
I like the ICHI
baby MARU shoes
girls fuji shoes
baby neko shoes
I love the girls fuji shoes
The blue/grey Mako.
YOUTH SPEED
“SAKURA” : PURPLE ⁄ LAVENDER
My daughter would love the tornado in hot pink!
I like the BABY SPEED
Lynx
lynx
I like the youth Mako in the light blue color!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
Tornado Youth (in hot pink)
I like the Mako (youth 10) shoes.
i like the youth 10 pair
Child 28 – wheel is my fave.
I like both versions of the Hana shoe.
I love the Speed style!
TORNADO.
Tornado Youth (in hot pink) 🙂
I like the Baby Arisa
I like the BABY SPEED shoes!
My favorites are CHILD 13 “MANTA” COLOR : YELLOW ⁄ BLUE
I like the sakura shoes
The Child 41 style
I like the Child MARINA
I love both the Manta & Fuji
speed in steel/black
I like the Hana shoes. Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
I like the HANA style
The Glitz. Super cute.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
I like the Glitz shoe
Tornado
My favorite shoe is the YOUTH 08 ”LYNX” for my son!
Love all the shoes, they look so comfortable and easy to put on…
I adore the baby shoes, MARU style…all the pinks ones
I like the Tornado
I like the tornado purple youth shoe best.
I like the KAZ!
Baby Flame
pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
thank you
The red Flash is my favorite. Very cute
I like the Tornado style
I like the LYNX sneaker. Thank you!
I like the Tornado
I like the Tornado in blue & orange for my son, and my daughter would love the pair you reviewed.
I like the Kaz.
I like the Glitz shoe in lavendar & lime.
Glitz in blue
sakura
i love the GLITZ
SAKURA in purple
Love the Euro and the Sukura.
the Flash
I love the Manta in Blue/Orange for my son.
DENALI or SPEED
I like the Sakura in the pink/navy.
Glitz!!
tornado
kport207 at gmail dot com
I love the arisa!
I don’t have a favorite because they all look so very well made and cute. I would love to win this for my daughter for one of her girls.
I like the Child 17 “Sakura” shoes in Blue ⁄ Fuchsia.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
like the happi shoe in navy
I like the girls SAKURA
CHILD 21
”KAZ”
child glitz shoes
I like the YOUTH 08
”LYNX” shoe.
I like the CHILD 17 “SAKURA”.
the child marina shoes
I like the child 37 glitz shoes.
I like the Child 37 “Glitz” shoes in the light blue/fuchsia color combo.
Youth Tornado shoes surely will stir things up..
I like the boys FUJI.
I like the Child41 shoes!
I like the girls Glitz shoe.
I like the HANA
I like the Youth 10 Mako.
I like the youth speed 20 shoes.
I like the CHILD 28 “WHEEL” COLOR : Pink ⁄ Light Blue or the CHILD 37 “GLITZ” COLOR : LIGHT BLUE ⁄ FUCHSIA My grandaughter would look really cute in either pair!
Youth speed 20 in rose/purple
I like youth flash
I like the Sakura for my daughter.
I love the Tornado shoe in the pink
I love the baby speed shoes 🙂
youth 7 tornado
I like the ichi.
I like the silver arisas.
I like the Child 01 Euro in navy blue/black with red trim
I love the baby flame, in blue!
I liek the YOuth Speed in PInk and white
YOUTH 08 “LYNX” COLOR : Graphite ⁄ Green
I like the Marina in the brown/black/orange
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CHILD 01 “EURO” COLOR : Navy SIZE : 7-13
Baby Arisa
i really like Arisa
baby neko shoes