NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion

Japan vintage men's haori jacket with striped fabric and patterned lining

Haori: The Japanese Kimono Jacket That the Worl...

Your complete guide to Japan vintage haori — what they are, the secret of the lining (ura-masari), types, how to wear them today, and what to look for when buying....

Haori: The Japanese Kimono Jacket That the Worl...

Your complete guide to Japan vintage haori — what they are, the secret of the lining (ura-masari), types, how to wear them today, and what to look for when buying....

Antique Japanese aizome indigo-dyed cotton stripe fabric, set of 2, early Showa era

Japan Vintage Textile: The Aizome Indigo Stripe...

A set of two early Showa era (1920s–1940s) aizome indigo-dyed cotton stripe panels — 42 cm × 145 cm each, carefully unstitched, carrying the deep blue and keinen bika of...

Japan Vintage Textile: The Aizome Indigo Stripe...

A set of two early Showa era (1920s–1940s) aizome indigo-dyed cotton stripe panels — 42 cm × 145 cm each, carefully unstitched, carrying the deep blue and keinen bika of...

Japanese vintage cotton fabric, early Showa era, plaid weave in orange and green

Futon Cotton from Tohoku: The Plaid That Time Made

An early Showa era futon cotton from a Tohoku farmhouse — orange and green plaid, 164 × 131 cm, with the depth and patina that only time can create. One...

Futon Cotton from Tohoku: The Plaid That Time Made

An early Showa era futon cotton from a Tohoku farmhouse — orange and green plaid, 164 × 131 cm, with the depth and patina that only time can create. One...

Japanese vintage noragi jacket, indigo dyed cotton

Tohoku Noragi: A Hand-Sewn Indigo Jacket from J...

A hand-sewn early Showa era (1920s–1930s) indigo stripe noragi from Tohoku — one of the oldest and most regionally specific pieces in our collection. 100% cotton, boro-adjacent, one of a...

Tohoku Noragi: A Hand-Sewn Indigo Jacket from J...

A hand-sewn early Showa era (1920s–1930s) indigo stripe noragi from Tohoku — one of the oldest and most regionally specific pieces in our collection. 100% cotton, boro-adjacent, one of a...

Japanese kendo-gi top, indigo-dyed 100% cotton, size 1L

The Kendo-gi as Material: Indigo Discipline, Re...

A genuine kendo-gi — the heavy indigo cotton jacket of Japanese swordsmanship — offered as premium remake and upcycling material. Used in Japan, washed twice, ready for its next life....

The Kendo-gi as Material: Indigo Discipline, Re...

A genuine kendo-gi — the heavy indigo cotton jacket of Japanese swordsmanship — offered as premium remake and upcycling material. Used in Japan, washed twice, ready for its next life....

Vintage Japanese indigo cotton momohiki work pants from mid-Showa era

Momohiki: The Indigo Work Pants That Outlasted ...

Mid-Showa era (1950s–1960s) indigo cotton momohiki work pants — a garment with roots in the Edo period, carrying centuries of Japanese working tradition. One of a kind, sourced and documented...

Momohiki: The Indigo Work Pants That Outlasted ...

Mid-Showa era (1950s–1960s) indigo cotton momohiki work pants — a garment with roots in the Edo period, carrying centuries of Japanese working tradition. One of a kind, sourced and documented...