A Weatherproof ASICS Behemoth Is Born Anew
There’s a lot more to ASICS than its signature range of sporty sneakers. And the GEL-YETI TOKYO HI GTX can attest to that.
The Japanese labels spin on a rough-and-ready military boot is a bulky suede design with metal lace hooks, GORE-TEX waterproofing, and a grippy, deep-ridged sole unit.
Compared to the running shoes that populate ASICS’ product offerings, this boot stood out like a sore thumb when it debuted in collaboration with nonnative four years ago. And, although ASICS has expanded its selection of leather boot hybrids since then, the GEL-YETI TOKYO HI GTX is still wildly different from what ASICS is known for.
Something of an ASICS deep-cut, the rugged boot is making a full-scale resurgence in 2025.
ASICS kicked off the year by reviving the shoe in a new brown colorway together with Japanese label nonnative, then it followed that with a beige and black colorway in late January. Now, releasing on February 10, is a black GORE-TEX version with contrast white stitching.
And these aren’t the only boots the sportswear line has in the works, together with regular collaborator Kiko Kostadinov, there are tabi-fied ASICS boots also in the pipeline.
Consider these GORE-TEX boots alongside the brand’s underrated workwear shoes or sneaker-fied slippers and you realize there’s a whole world of niche ASICS footwear that doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
