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Category: Stores

  • Graniph Flagship Store

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    Graniph has opened a new flagship store in Harajuku, their biggest store to date. Via Supernews.

  • Flatflat

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    Flatflat is certainly an intriguing new space. The Harajuku “store” — designed by Sako Architects — acts as a sort of playground where you can go an try out Hangame, an online games portal. Designboom posts more photos of the interior.

  • Less Shopping Time at Department Stores

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    Economic crunch in Japan example #46: Tokyomango reports that the Mitsukoshi and Isetan department stores — they are both owned by the same company — will now be opened six days a week instead of the usual seven, also reducing their daily hours of operation. Update: Seems like there was an error in translating the…

  • Beams Tokyo Cultuart

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    Cscout Japan takes us on a tour of the newly opened Beams Tokyo Cultuart select shop in Harajuku — it’s part of the Beams empire of stores in the area. The product info browser — done through your iPhone — is a rather neat idea, especially that they’ve made it bilingual.

  • Fashion Trends of 2008 in Japan

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    It’s the end of the year, so time to look back on 2008, and if Japanese consumer trends and fashion are your thing, then Mekas’ “2008: The Year in Trends” feature is for you. Also includes great photography by Sean Wood.

  • Louis Vuitton at Comme des Garcons

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    Cyril “King of Miami” Duval writes a piece on the “Louis Vuitton at Comme des Garcons” temporary concept store in Aoyama for the latest issue of 032c. You can read it here (click on the image).

  • Pixelated Christmas

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    Pixelated Christmas imagery used at Sony Plaza stores in Japan.

  • Muji Xmas 2008

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    I quite like the Muji Xmas 2008 catalog: ultra-compact — but thick — this year. It includes 124 gift items.