NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
The Color That Only Time Can Make — A Showa-Era...
There is a green that no dye house has ever produced. It exists only in cloth that has lived — cloth that spent decades inside a home, absorbing light from...
The Color That Only Time Can Make — A Showa-Era...
There is a green that no dye house has ever produced. It exists only in cloth that has lived — cloth that spent decades inside a home, absorbing light from...
Noragi in Summer: The Japanese Workwear Trick Y...
Most people reach for a noragi in autumn. The air turns cool, the light goes golden, and suddenly a hand-sewn Japanese work jacket feels exactly right. That instinct makes sense....
Noragi in Summer: The Japanese Workwear Trick Y...
Most people reach for a noragi in autumn. The air turns cool, the light goes golden, and suddenly a hand-sewn Japanese work jacket feels exactly right. That instinct makes sense....
JGSDF Type 65 Work Jacket, PX Issue vs. Issued:...
If you've been collecting Japanese vintage military, you've probably come across the term "PX issue" — but what does it actually mean, and how does it differ from a government-issued...
JGSDF Type 65 Work Jacket, PX Issue vs. Issued:...
If you've been collecting Japanese vintage military, you've probably come across the term "PX issue" — but what does it actually mean, and how does it differ from a government-issued...
Two Panels, One Futon — The Story of a Showa-Er...
There is a moment, somewhere in postwar Japan, when someone sat down with a needle and thread and made a futon. Not a designer. Not a factory worker. An ordinary...
Two Panels, One Futon — The Story of a Showa-Er...
There is a moment, somewhere in postwar Japan, when someone sat down with a needle and thread and made a futon. Not a designer. Not a factory worker. An ordinary...
Kuroda Bushi — Japan's Greatest Drinking Song, ...
Sake wa nome nome, nomu naraba— Drink, drink your sake. If you're going to drink. These are the opening words of Kuroda Bushi — one of Japan's three great folk...
Kuroda Bushi — Japan's Greatest Drinking Song, ...
Sake wa nome nome, nomu naraba— Drink, drink your sake. If you're going to drink. These are the opening words of Kuroda Bushi — one of Japan's three great folk...
The Noragi Nobody Wanted
I almost walked past it. It was sitting at the edge of a flea market stall in the Japanese countryside — folded, faded, forgotten. A noragi. A Japanese farmer's work...
The Noragi Nobody Wanted
I almost walked past it. It was sitting at the edge of a flea market stall in the Japanese countryside — folded, faded, forgotten. A noragi. A Japanese farmer's work...