What japanese denim should I choose?

[kenjik9881]

hey just moved to japan two months ago and have visited several japanese denim boutiques. Obviously they have everything here (samurai, sugarcane, ironheart, the flathead, eternal, etc)...anyone I was wondering which jeans anyone recommends.

I'm looking for a regular/straight fit in raw/unwashed denim choosing out of these brands. basically best value. Sugarcanes I can get here for about $150 and Samurai about $215. Ironheart about $170. I plan on buying about 4 or 5 jeans in my time here.

So out of these brands:

Samurai

Sugarcane

Eternal

Ironheart

The Flathead

The Steam Locomotive (made in my area of Japan, next town over)

or any other brands that you recommend

thanks,

Kenji

[poly800rock]

hey kenji, since you live in japan, you can actually try on every single brand you listed by taking a trip to ueno. hope that helps

[drapygo]

Get Sugarcane's at least, just for the Sugar millet jeans.

[Cameland]

I would get something no one has, or very few people have since you have the luxury of trying all the jeans on. Personally I would try the Steam Locomotive, Stormy Blue or something from the McCoy line.

[lithiumsys]

A few people reccommeneded John Bull's to me. And barely anyone has them now and days, so maybe they're worth a look.

[Dex_star]

man johnbulls are so hard to find... get some.. then get some for me

Also, like camelland said... StormyBlue... tho i think mr freedom carries them here in LA... i needa check that out

or was that spellbound... idk

[drapygo]

Oh shi-, I want to go check out some StormyBlue's too, if it's in L.A. John Bull's arn't that hard to come by via. Rakuten. I think your best option is to visit a denim shop and just look around, feel the denim, see which one you really like, and then move on to the next step and see which fit you best.

[beatle]

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[Cameland]

Basically anything coming out of Kojima is good too, so John Bull, Eternal, Kapital, Denim Junkie etc...

[kenjik9881]

hey kenji, since you live in japan, you can actually try on every single brand you listed by taking a trip to ueno. hope that helps

that is very true (although im pretty far from tokyo closer to Osaka) any shop recommendations in Ueno?

[fre-co]

amerikaya and hinoya in ueno.

[thatkidpercy]

There's a Hinoya store in Osaka aswell. I don't remember the address, but it's only a few minutes from the big Loft store! You have to go upstairs from the street level to enter, but you can see the name from the street. I went in just to look around as I found the store by accident whilst wasting time waiting for a friend, but even so the staff were really helpful and attentive, so they can probably recommend you something to try.

[Chponglasia]

tho i think mr freedom carries them here in LA.

Maybe it was me who got this rumor started. I mentioned that I saw a lightly used pair there. Size 30 or 31 I think.

[nightdeposit]

being that close to all those shops, i would handle and try on as many different kinds as possible. get what looks and feels the best, dont worry about if they are readily available worldwide, etc...all the better if its some relatively unknown brand on here, so then you can post pics and I can start fiending on them! (cough steam locomotive cough)

[kenjik9881]

being that close to all those shops, i would handle and try on as many different kinds as possible. get what looks and feels the best, dont worry about if they are readily available worldwide, etc...all the better if its some relatively unknown brand on here, so then you can post pics and I can start fiending on them! (cough steam locomotive cough)

yeh its pretty random that I found steam locomotive. i didnt even know they were made in my area esp cuz there is nothing here ha ha. they are pretty nice tho, my next paycheck ill prolly pick up a pair of eitehr the 14.5 oz or 19 oz.

[kenjik9881]

There's a Hinoya store in Osaka aswell. I don't remember the address, but it's only a few minutes from the big Loft store! You have to go upstairs from the street level to enter, but you can see the name from the street. I went in just to look around as I found the store by accident whilst wasting time waiting for a friend, but even so the staff were really helpful and attentive, so they can probably recommend you something to try.

do you remember where it is in osaka? 心斎橋？南堀江？ (shinsaibashi or minami horie)?

[tweeds]

osaka: http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=34978

you'll be best trying them on...we'll tell you a hundred different things over here.

that said, a pair of eternals are a very good choice.

be locking this, maybe continue in the osaka thread?

[Chponglasia]

yeh its pretty random that I found steam locomotive. i didnt even know they were made in my area esp cuz there is nothing here ha ha. they are pretty nice tho, my next paycheck ill prolly pick up a pair of eitehr the 14.5 oz or 19 oz.

There's a 19oz Steam Locomotive?!?! Where have I been?