Category: Stores

  • Shibuya Apple Store

    The Shibuya Apple Store is opening this Saturday! Go see if you can get one of the 1500 Apple tees they’ll be giving away.

  • Hermes

    The Hermes shop in Ginza.

  • The New Bape Exclusive

    I moblogged a while back that the Bapexclusive shop in Aoyama (which is now called Bape Exclusive I guess) was closed for renovations, and Jesper sends me this bit of news that was included in the latest newsletter from Wonderwall: ‘Bape Exclusive’ in Aoyama reopened on July 16th (at the same location) completely renovated with…

  • Trico

    Here’s a tip if you’re looking for the Trico design shop in the back streets (off Cat Street) of Harajuku: look for this yellow sign! There’s a picture of the sign (scroll down) for the shop, Stock by Trico, on their official site, but the it’s quite different.

  • Posters for Sale

    A reader contacted me today asking for advice on where to buy inexpensive posters or prints by Japanese illustrators (he was comparing to the price range of these Kozyndan posters). I’m not quite sure where the best place would be, so I thought I’d make this public, to get some responses. I know that a…

  • Sonore

    Sonore is a France-based online shop that deals with Japanese releases, especially hard-to-find stuff. Patrick worked on the site (it just launched), and recommends a few albums.

  • Literally Threadless

    Damn. I was planning on ordering a bunch of tees at Threadless before the end of the sale (June 10), and while checking out the site yesterday, I noticed that there’s nothing still available (they’ve sold out of loads of stuff) that I want (or don’t already have). Guess I’ll have to wait a while…

  • Caravan Gone

    Seems that Caravan Books in Ikebukuro has closed its doors for good (even their website has expired). From the Chin Music Press blog: I’m sad to announce that Caravan Books of Ikebukuro has passed away. One of a kind, nestled away (cause of death?) in a quiet neighborhood near Ikebukuro station. Tastefully lit (take note…