Japan Stores
A list of the coolest japan shops around.
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Blue in Green
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesThe typical Blue in Green customer will not only care a particular pair of jeans are blue but also what sort of indigo dye was used, what type of loom the fabric was woven on and what weight fabric was produced. The denim specialist won't...
Giant Robot
West LA - Los Angeles, CA United StatesIf Giant Robot the magazine began as an ode to Asian pop culture, then Giant Robot the store is now a mecca for the same. Alongside copies of the latest issue of GR you'll find all sorts of pop-y Asian items (and some American stuff that is...
Giant Robot
Haight - San Francisco, CA United StatesIf Giant Robot the magazine began as an ode to Asian pop culture, then Giant Robot the store is now a mecca for the same. Alongside copies of the latest issue of GR you'll find all sorts of pop-y Asian items (and some American stuff that is...
Giant Robot
Silverlake - Los Angeles, CA United StatesIf Giant Robot the magazine began as an ode to Asian pop culture, then Giant Robot the store is now a mecca for the same. Alongside copies of the latest issue of GR you'll find all sorts of pop-y Asian items (and some American stuff that is...
Giant Robot
East Village - New York, NY United StatesIf Giant Robot the magazine began as an ode to Asian pop culture, then Giant Robot the store is now a mecca for the same. Alongside copies of the latest issue of GR you'll find all sorts of pop-y Asian items (and some American stuff that is...
GR2
West LA - Los Angeles, CA United StatesIf Giant Robot the magazine began as an ode to Asian pop culture, then Giant Robot the store is now a mecca for the same. Alongside copies of the latest issue of GR you'll find all sorts of pop-y Asian items (and some American stuff that is...
Kita Ceramics & Glassware
Downtown/Gaslamp - San Diego, CA United StatesKita Ceramics & Glassware is dedicated to two ancient art forms: glass making and pottery making. They carry an extensive and amazing assortment of Murano glass. In 1292, when government officials banned glass-making in Venice, all the glass...
Kozo Arts
Cow Hollow - San Francisco, CA United StatesFollowing age-old Japanese techniques, Kozo Arts is all about the art of paper making and book binding. Their silkscreen prints are printed on handmade paper, each color individually screened to achieve a gorgeous layered effect. Their albums,...
Self Edge
The Mission - San Francisco, CA United StatesThe phrase Self Edge might not mean anything to the average person, but to the denim aficionado it's like a secret password into a world where shuttle looms and indigo dye, warp and weft are points of discussion. Self Edge is the origin of...
Self Edge
Lower East Side - Manhatten, NY United StatesThe phrase Self Edge might not mean anything to the average person, but to the denim aficionado it's like a secret password into a world where shuttle looms and indigo dye, warp and weft are points of discussion. Self Edge is the origin of the term "selvage" which refers to denim...
Super7
Japantown - San Francisco, CA United StatesWho would know better what the hottest toys are, who the most talented designers and artists are, who to see about designing a mean looking T-shirt, than a store that's an arm of a magazine covering the world it inhabits. The Super7 store is...
The Paper Place
West Queen West - Toronto, ON CanadaThat's The Paper Place, with an emphasis on the "The," as in once you walk inside you really wont consider getting fine paper from anywhere else. Opened in 1982 as The Japanese Paper Place, the store still carries an incredible collection of traditional Japanese papers. Chiogami...
Tortoise
Abbot Kinney - Venice, CA United StatesSo you thought you were cool when you saw "Lost in Translation" before anyone else, but now the whole world has seen it. It's time to kick your Japano-phile induced coolness up a few notches by visiting Tortoise. "Those are...
Toy Tokyo
East Village - New York, NY United StatesToy Tokyo is not snobbish--they don't claim that Japanese toys are superior and refuse to bring in anything else. The store embraces cool toys of all origins and gives each an area in the store. Display case after display case holds cool...
Waraku
Abbot Kinney - Venice, CA United StatesJapanese surfwear sounds about as conceivable as Los Angeles snowwear, but the stuff does exist and has for decades. In a kind of global fashion ping-pong match Waraku brings back to America Japanese clothing, denim and sneakers that were heavily...
Zakka
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesZakka is a one of a kind shop and gallery, collecting design books from many different design disciplines. Furthermore it keeps an office Japan and thus is in tune with what's happening in Japanese design and subculture. The result is a...