SC in Tokyo - alternatives to Hinoya

[Paul T]

A friend is picking up some SC1947s for me in Tokyo, or SC40501A Edo ais. But Hinoya don't have 32/32. Anyone know of alternative sources in Ueno or anywhere else? TIA.

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[Lars]

I know there's a store in shinjuku that carries sugar cane. I don´t really remember the name.. But If you get out from the east exit of shinjuku station and head along the "bridge" that is up to the left you will come to a street that is called "america street" or something like that. Somewhere on that street... Sorry for that bad explanation, but if he is familiar with shinjuku I´m sure he can find it.

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And there is always Bears in shimokitazawa. But it's a little bit out of the way (depending on where he lives of course)

[trinket]

A friend is picking up some SC1947s for me in Tokyo, or SC40501A Edo ais. But Hinoya don't have 32/32. Anyone know of alternative sources in Ueno or anywhere else? TIA.

"Junky" have sugarcane.

They have a store in Shinjuku

http://www.indigofan.com/indigofan/map_shinjuku.html

(it's the top DENIM icon)

I think they have other stores too. I'll try to find a link.

[tweeds]

Bears appears to be out of 32s in both 1947s and Edo Ais as well.

[Lars]

A friend is picking up some SC1947s for me in Tokyo, or SC40501A Edo ais. But Hinoya don't have 32/32. Anyone know of alternative sources in Ueno or anywhere else? TIA.

"Junky" have sugarcane.

They have a store in Shinjuku

http://www.indigofan.com/indigofan/map_shinjuku.html

(it's the top DENIM icon)

I think they have other stores too. I'll try to find a link.

That's the one!

[trinket]

Here's a link

http://junky.co.jp/

The Shinjuku one is "junky special"... I think. The maps are confusing.

[greentea]

ive stayed at shinjuku prince hotel, yeah shinjuku is not like shibuya, all the shops are pretty far from each other,alot of walking

[hahnstch]

there's also OT&Emotional at harajuku. i think it's along takeshita st walking away from the train station after meiji dori. basically it's along the same street as headporter, but before where bounty hunter is at.

[poly800rock]

check out any of the stores in Ueno, the street has all of the major denim players all right next to each other, americaya comes to mind....they're all there...

[poly800rock]

there's also OT&Emotional at harajuku. i think it's along takeshita st walking away from the train station after meiji dori. basically it's along the same street as headporter, but before where bounty hunter is at.

that place is really awesome....really helpful staff

[xcoldricex]

OT&E isn't very well stocked- you'll have better luck with junky special

[tony_hige]

there's also OT&Emotional at harajuku. i think it's along takeshita st walking away from the train station after meiji dori. basically it's along the same street as headporter, but before where bounty hunter is at.

I just got back from Tokyo three weeks ago and OT&E closed down.

[Lars]

check out any of the stores in Ueno, the street has all of the major denim players all right next to each other, americaya comes to mind....they're all there...

I don´t think americaya stocks sugar cane.

[xcoldricex]

right, only hinoya does.

[tweeds]

I just got back from Tokyo three weeks ago and OT&E closed down.

any idea why? bad sales, or are they reopening in another location, or some other external factor? i'd always thought denim shops like these seemed to make it against the odds.

[Kasper]

A friend is picking up some SC1947s for me in Tokyo, or SC40501A Edo ais. But Hinoya don't have 32/32. Anyone know of alternative sources in Ueno or anywhere else? TIA.

"Junky" have sugarcane.

They have a store in Shinjuku

http://www.indigofan.com/indigofan/map_shinjuku.html

(it's the top DENIM icon)

I think they have other stores too. I'll try to find a link.

Lars, that's the store you were talking about although last time i was there, they only had shirts (maybe it's because it's summer though)

[Kasper]

I just got back from Tokyo three weeks ago and OT&E closed down.

i went there 3 and a half weeks ago so if they really closed, it must have been right after i went. the store is kind of hard to find so are you sure it closed. and they had quite a lot of sugar canes, not as much as hinoya, but a decent stock

[tony_hige]

any idea why? bad sales, or are they reopening in another location, or some other external factor? i'd always thought denim shops like these seemed to make it against the odds.

maybe they did re-open in another location - I don't know. they were on the second floor of a corner building with an entrance on the side that wasn't well marked or advertised...easy to miss for the average shopper, but not for the vintage repro otaku, so who knows.

[Lars]

maybe they did re-open in another location - I don't know. they were on the second floor of a corner building with an entrance on the side that wasn't well marked or advertised...easy to miss for the average shopper, but not for the vintage repro otaku, so who knows.

Eh? You mean they were in the basement, right?

[Kasper]

Eh? You mean they were in the basement, right?

the store was in the basement when i was there 3 weeks ago, if they had moved, that explains why tony_hige thought the store closed

[onezilla]

Check Parco Part 1 in shibuya, basement level. there's one interior/ clothing shop there that stocks sc edo ais. other places in Shibuya might be Ships, Beams, Freak Store.

[Chicken]

I guess another possibility is to have the Sugarcanes in 32W sent to wherever your friend is staying in Tokyo from elsewhere, like Osaka, where they might have better stocks. It's a small country -- shipping won't cost any more than ¥800 and it wouldn't take more than two days to ship.

[Paul T]

Thanks for all your help. In the end he managed to get a pair of the 40501 Edo Ais in 31W, as long as they're not undersized I should be fine. I'll report back in a few years when they're showing signs of wear (my experience of natural indigo jeans is that normally they start to look good after approx one century at the bottom of a mine).

This is what they look like, courtesy Hinoya...

[tweeds]

SC does a 1880 repro too?!

[Busted Seam]

It's not an exact copy like, say, the 1947s. One pocket Levi's wouldn't have belt loops or a cinch like that... this is more an interpretation.

[mizanation]

nice choice on the edo-ai's. the denim has a beautiful and very unique color.

also, the cinch back, as you can see, is placed below the belt loops, so when wearing a belt it won't get in the way.

it's a nice tribute to the 1880 with some theatrical liberties.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i'm loving the exposed rivets on the back/side pockets. fuckin' up furniture like nell carter

[tweeds]

might a pair of these babes turn up in a osaka mine, say, in 150 years' time?

[mizanation]

i'm loving the exposed rivets on the back/side pockets. fuckin' up furniture like nell carter

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[tony_hige]

the store was in the basement when i was there 3 weeks ago, if they had moved, that explains why tony_hige thought the store closed

That's makes me happy that they just moved. So where are they now? They used to be on the second floor of a building on what I think is called Cat Street, the street that's mostly a pedestrian walkway that runs parallel to Mejii Dori.