Which side will you wear today? That's entirely up to you.

A gradient stripe on one side. A deep, quiet crimson red on the other.
This noragi, born in a rural village in Tohoku during the mid-Showa era,
arrives today with two faces — and a story that belongs to whoever holds it next.

Explore more noragi in our collection:
→ View the Noragi Collection at NAMBA SHOUTEN

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■ About This Piece

Noragi was never designed to be reversible.

The outer fabric is a gradient cotton stripe — subtle shifts in tone running vertically through the weave.
The inner fabric is a deep crimson red, quiet and strong.

This two-sided nature was not engineered.
It came from a maker who used what was available, and used it fully.
But today, wearing this as fashion, the ability to choose which side faces the world
becomes something entirely your own.

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■ Noragi as Mingei — Folk Craft

Noragi was not born as fashion.
It was born in the fields, the mountains, alongside the land —
a mingei, a Japanese folk object, made to protect the body at work.

Its design was not driven by aesthetics.
It was driven by necessity, available materials,
and the accumulated decisions of the person who made it.

That is why no two are alike.
That is why they do not age out of relevance.

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■ Why the World Is Looking for This

Global demand for Japan vintage has grown steadily and significantly
over the past decade — and noragi sits at the center of it.

Collectors and buyers across Europe and the United States
are drawn to noragi for everything fast fashion is not:
one of a kind, handmade, rooted in land and labor, built to last.

A noragi with two distinct faces — stripe and crimson red —
is not something the market produces in quantity.
When it appears, it does not stay long.

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■ For the Next Ten Years

When you hold this, you are not buying the past.
You are choosing a piece of craft to carry forward —
into the next ten, twenty years of your life.

Wear it as a haori. Wear it as a jacket.
Stripe days. Red days.
The next chapter of this noragi is yours to write.

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■ Specifications

Era       : Mid Showa era (approx. 1940s–1960s)
Origin   : Tohoku, Japan
Material : Cotton
Outer    : Gradient vertical stripe
Inner    : Crimson red
For      : Men
Qty      : One of a kind

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■ Measurements

Length (back neck to hem)           : approx. 86.5 cm / 34.1"
Chest (underarm to underarm, flat) : approx. 58 cm / 22.8"
Shoulder width (straight across)   : approx. 59 cm / 23.2"
Sleeve length (shoulder to cuff)   : approx. 31.5 cm / 12.4"
Sleeve width                        : approx. 33 cm / 13.0"
Cuff width                          : approx. 12.5 cm / 4.9"

※ Measurements are approximate. Minor variance may occur.

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■ Condition

Natural fading throughout, consistent with age and use.
A name written by a previous owner is present on the garment — a quiet mark of its history.

This is a vintage piece. Signs of age are part of what it is.

Please do not purchase if you are uncomfortable with the natural characteristics of aged garments.

This item has been laundered twice by us.
A faint vintage scent may remain.
Any damage or changes that occur after washing or wearing cannot be accepted for return or exchange.
By placing an order, you confirm your understanding of these conditions.

Please note that items are compressed for international shipping and may arrive with creasing.
Other items and props shown in photos are not included.

※ Images 1–3 show the inner (red) side.

→ Browse the full Noragi collection at NAMBA SHOUTEN