Denim shops in Tokyo

[oshen]

Just got back from Tokyo and I thought I'll post some pics of denim shops that have not yet been featured. Here goes:

Dry Bones @ Daikanyama

UES Denim @ Daikanyama

Somet Denim @ Aoyama

[stagename]

not sure if it was mentionned, there's also a sda shop in harajuku, not far away from smart clothing store (or burton on the sufu map) here the adress

b1 harajuku kawana bldg, 6-13-1 jungumae, shibuya, tokyo

tel: 03-5774-6479

[lmaozedong]

wow i wish i had seen this thread before i asked my question in superjetset/small questions. i feel stupid now

anyway whats smart clothing store? im not necessarily into sda/pbjs since i already have some but im looking to diversify. maybe samurais eternals, or flat heads.. actually im pretty much up for anything. is there something along the lines of like hinoya in the harajuku area? i dont want to drag my friends out to ueno just so i can buy jeans lol

[edmond]

huh? ueno is like only a 15 minute subway from harajuku even less

[oshen]

train ride from harajuku to ueno actually takes about 26mins. i just took it a few weeks ago. there's a lot of samurai and flathead there though, so i think u shld check it out.

when u're in harajuka, i suggest u check out the loopwheeler store. it's kind of out of the way and hidden, so make sure u map it before u go. otherwise u'll never find it.

[edmond]

not sure if it was mentionned, there's also a sda shop in harajuku, not far away from smart clothing store (or burton on the sufu map) here the adress

b1 harajuku kawana bldg, 6-13-1 jungumae, shibuya, tokyo

tel: 03-5774-6479

sda store is in a basement outside a 3 storey bldg.

and 2 minute walk away is smart clothing store

[stagename]

somet was so freaking hard to find, would have seen ur pics be4 oshen it would have been so much easier..

i have some more adresses of shops, some with deadstock, ill post them soon...

[edmond]

somet is like in harajuku the big street right across from edwin

[stagename]

?? really?

i took the adress from their website, it's off a bit, east of shibuya stn, in the middle of warehouses and clothes manufactures. that's where the picture from oshen was taken.

in harajuku, edwin is right across from edwin ;P

[Chicken]

American Casual Store Three Eight in Sakura, Setagaya-ku

(beware of the sliding entrance door)

a bunch of mccoy flight jackets and boots

and a bunch of buco riders jackets, t-shirts, bowling shirts, etc.

variety of great made in japan wrangler repro jackets

buco helmets

with my new mccoy x lee 101z and other goodies. (excuse my denim shorts, was riding my sister's bike in muggy tokyo)

[dralfonzo]

danner mountain lights in that last pic, do you know how much they were?? I love those boots so much.

[coleslawyum]

Very nice pick up Chicken! The quality on those McCoyxLEE's is pretty awesome. From your pics, that store looks gigantic. (it's probably not.) Any interesting finds in Tokyo?

[Chicken]

^ haven't been running around the stores much, but so far, i've picked up some buco shirts. i'm a sucker for vintage-style typography. the store is actually pretty small for US standard. the second pic pretty much shows the entire space.

danner mountain lights in that last pic, do you know how much they were?? I love those boots so much.

http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/threeeight/bootsa1caa.html

[coleslawyum]

i'm a sucker for vintage-style typography.

Shit, I got the same problem. I gotta check out your collection one of these days. What area is Setagaya near? Better yet what train line is it next to?

[Chicken]

shin-tamagawa sen and stuff. like four stops from shibuya but getting closer to futako tamagawa. i think the closest stops are yoga and sakura shinmachi.

setagaya-ku is the largest of the 23 wards (ku) in tokyo, and it's in the southern part of tokyo. (whereas places like ueno are more up north)

but three eight isn't too close to any of the train stations, might be faster on a bus.

[coleslawyum]

Thanks man. I'm probably just crazy enough to walk there. I find myself walking everywhere when I'm in Tokyo. I like to run into shops along the way. It's good to get lost too. Forces me to talk to people.

[the_ming]

Thanks man. I'm probably just crazy enough to walk there. I find myself walking everywhere when I'm in Tokyo. I like to run into shops along the way. It's good to get lost too. Forces me to talk to people.

i agree about walking around in tokyo, as long as you have a good map, much cooler than taking the trains everywhere.

[edmond]

im headed to tokyo on friday

[ah_long]

im headed to tokyo on friday

how long are you staying for?

i'm heading to tokyo for 5 nights on Aug 7

[edmond]

nah just 5 days then ill go to hk

[ah_long]

i thought you live in hk..

i'll be going directly back to canada after japan.. i'm still deciding what to buy in Take 5 and what to buy in Japan

[Analyst]

I recently took a business trip/holiday back to Tokyo and went to the Flathead store in Jiyugaoka, a quaint neighborhood with small boutiques and old-fashioned patisseries.

The store is on the second floor of a small building located behind a very large Gap and fairly close to the rail station.

I couldn't take any pictures inside. I was looking for Stockburg wallets, which must be special ordered and usually take around 4-5 months for delivery. They did have a few samples in the store, both new and finely aged. The cordovan wallets are a bit pricey but the sample which had been used for six years looked amazing.

Afterwards, on the way back to the rail station, we stopped by a famous French pastry shop called Dalloyau for a late afternoon dessert. Apparently Dalloyau has been around since the 16th century and opened their first shop in Tokyo in the early 1980s.

Pistachio macaron with all the fixins'.

My wife got the strawberry tart.

I ended up not buying anything at the Flathead store in Jiyugaoka. The wait time for ordering the Stockburg wallet from Nagano just seemed a bit discouraging. Or perhaps deserved only for the truly committed. But, I think I'm going to have to head to Nagano at some point to go to their actual store and workshop.

But the rest of the trip outside of work was filled with trips to various burger joints (delicious) and other denim spots. I picked up some Momotaro denim in Ueno, which were much harder to find than I had originally thought. Bears in Shimokitazawa, Americaya and OT Emotional in Harajuku didn't have them. At the end, I found them at Hinoya on the corner. Cheers

[bunga]

this thread is a life-saver! heading to tokyo from 3-18 april, if anyone is interested for a meet-up and a denim day out, hit me up!

[bunga]

That's hilarious. I felt the same way when I actually found the shop I was looking for. Anyone been to the Flat Head store? Any pictures or details? I ran out of time and didn't get a chance to find it.

Before going to Tokyo, I actually created a PowerPoint slide deck that compiled all the SuFu maps, 45rpm locations, key discussion bullets from this thread, and other notes.

Basically, I didn't want to be just wandering around aimlessly, since I had limited time in the city and had key places I wanted to hit. It helped me tremendously. Let me know and I'll be happy to provide a copy. I almost felt like I was on a scavenger hunt for denim!

That's hilarious. I felt the same way when I actually found the shop I was looking for. Anyone been to the Flat Head store? Any pictures or details? I ran out of time and didn't get a chance to find it.

Before going to Tokyo, I actually created a PowerPoint slide deck that compiled all the SuFu maps, 45rpm locations, key discussion bullets from this thread, and other notes.

Basically, I didn't want to be just wandering around aimlessly, since I had limited time in the city and had key places I wanted to hit. It helped me tremendously. Let me know and I'll be happy to provide a copy. I almost felt like I was on a scavenger hunt for denim!

hi analyst, pmed you about the Powerpoint slide deck

[RocktheRobot]

Does anybody knows if the flathead shop is still there in Jiyugaoka? wanted to head down there tomorrow.

[Paul T]

Thanks to folks who contributed to this guide, it was very helpful.

I've done my own tour round the stores near Naka Meguro, where I stayed plsu a new denim google map on loomstate.

[redragon]

^

Can you mark the location for the Kapital store that you did not visit?

Will be going to Tokyo real soon and Kapital will be one of my target store to visit, been trying to match the map on their site to the super guide without much success.

[lance]

paul, great post on loomstate! I've always wondered if the sizes sold in japanese stores, especially the smaller brands/shops, are large enough to make a trip worthwhile for a westerner 6'-1", 180 lbs? Especially shirts. thanks

[Paul T]

^

Can you mark the location for the Kapital store that you did not visit?

Will be going to Tokyo real soon and Kapital will be one of my target store to visit, been trying to match the map on their site to the super guide without much success.

The main Kapital store is marked on the map.

[Paul T]

paul, great post on loomstate! I've always wondered if the sizes sold in japanese stores, especially the smaller brands/shops, are large enough to make a trip worthwhile for a westerner 6'-1", 180 lbs? Especially shirts. thanks

Lance, I'm sorry, I can't tell you for definite - but there does seem to be a good supply of 34 inch waist jeans which would mean they cater for Western visitors. One way to check might be to look at the Rakuten page for Hinoya - that lists the sizes they have in stock.