We've rounded up a comprehensive list of the best Japanese clothing brands you need to know in 2025, some of which are widely known and others more obscure.
4. Travel back in time for second-hand clothing and vinyl records at SHIMOKITAZAWA A major draw for Tokyo students and young artists,Shimokitazawa, also called Shimokita and sometimes just “Shimo,” features scores of independent retailers, second-hand clothing stores and record shops....
“Unfortunately, many retailers abroad are pressuring our suppliers and demanding to stop us selling abroad or make us raise the price to the point where there is no incentive for customers abroad to import jeans through us,” Mahoto said. “The Japanese jean manufactures are very traditional an...
Though each brand is worthy of note in its own right, Needles’ bold reworking of classic American military and casual clothing has cemented the label as a wardrobe essential amongst discerning retailers like Haven, Goodhood, and END and Highsnobiety. Shop Needles Cav Empt The people behind Cav...
(shitamachi) combined with Brooklyn; there are countless cafes, boutiques, izakaya, antique stores, used clothing shops, and other businesses that speckle the neighborhood. The strange part is that it doesn’t feel overtouristed, for whatever reason. One of my brothers stayed in an Airbnb in ...
In old Japan, Tanuki were hunted for their meat (reputed to have medicinal qualities), their fur (used for brushes and clothing) and their scrotal skin (used as a malleable sack for hammering gold into gold leaf). They live in burrows, and come out after sunset until the wee hours of ...
(shitamachi) combined with Brooklyn; there are countless cafes, boutiques, izakaya, antique stores, used clothing shops, and other businesses that speckle the neighborhood. The strange part is that it doesn’t feel overtouristed, for whatever reason. One of my brothers stayed in an Airbnb in ...
(shitamachi) combined with Brooklyn; there are countless cafes, boutiques, izakaya, antique stores, used clothing shops, and other businesses that speckle the neighborhood. The strange part is that it doesn’t feel overtouristed, for whatever reason. One of my brothers stayed in an Airbnb in ...