Every Amekaji shop across Japan and Korea. Narrow by city, neighbourhood or taste.
Sensuous
Mid-range · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon · 5 min from the station
American casual vintage. Jeonpo gets good supply flowing in from Japan, which makes it strong ground for amekaji.
Batons
Mid-range · Busan · Nampo-dong
Second floor of the Sinchang arcade. One of the more clearly curated shops inside the Nampo secondhand market.
arose
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 8 min from the station
A selection-led shop for people who know clothes, with a Bukseongno feel.
countryboys
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 7 min from the station
A deep amekaji and workwear selection built on real buying and selling.
rhythm and sharp
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 6 min from the station
Specialists in denim and an American register.
Kuromame Vintage
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong
Japanese-sourced vintage on Dongseongno 1-gil.
Aksu
A select shop in the Bukseongno tool district, presenting workwear and amekaji together with the mood of the old arcade.
Furugiya JAM Fukuoka
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 8 min from the station
The large anchor store in Daimyo, refitted to roughly 500 m² and twelve thousand pieces.
BIG TIME Fukuoka
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 6 min from the station
One of the largest branches in Kyushu for this national chain. US and European vintage plus objects and art.
Happy Hunting Ground
High-end & archive · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 7 min from the station
Founded in 1986, specialising in California-sourced 1930s–80s vintage and US military. First choice in Kyushu for pieces with real age.
LOOP
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 7 min from the station
Only vintage bought directly in the US — required stops for amekaji people, covering the 70s through the 00s.
WAREHOUSE & CO. Fukuoka
High-end & archive · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 6 min from the station
Warehouse's Kyushu flagship in the Kego district.
KAPITAL Fukuoka
High-end & archive · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 5 min from the station
Kapital's Kyushu store in Daimyo.
Momotaro Jeans Fukuoka
The Kyushu store of the Kojima denim label, on Kokutai-doro in Daimyo (opened 2026).
NEPENTHES HAKATA
Nepenthes' Kyushu store in Hakata, with a women's floor.
Small Change Fukuoka
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Tenjin & Imaizumi
Amekaji and military specialists across three floors. Among the largest and deepest in Tenjin.
Top of the Hill Fukuoka PARCO
American vintage on the seventh floor of PARCO, with a well-kept ivy and trad line.
TideMark
Imaizumi 1-chome. Amekaji crossed with outdoor, and they carry footwear too.
Swivel used clothing
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin
Unit 211, Ethos Daimyo. A small shop centred on denim and amekaji.
aoiro
Mid-range · Gyeonggi · Suwon Haenggung-dong · 7 min from the station
A Japanese-leaning selection: coloured knits, denim and headwear, with fitting available.
ROGER'S Kyoto
Mid-range · Kyoto · Sanjo & Teramachi
Amekaji and military selection on the second floor in Eirakucho. Leans toward pieces with real age.
BLUE Kyoto Teramachi
Secondhand in Teramachi's Shikibucho. Denim and amekaji, chosen for age.
Furugiya JAM Nagoya
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu · 4 min from the station
Around seven thousand pieces at any time — the large anchor store that starts an Osu secondhand loop.
Feeet
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu · 5 min from the station
A local heavyweight in Osu built on men's American vintage, with its own online store.
BIG TIME Nagoya
The Nagoya branch of a long-running national vintage chain. Three floors of 50s–90s US and European secondhand.
GREAT POWER
High-end & archive · Nagoya · Osu · 5 min from the station
Specialists in the harder end of American vintage — leather jackets, workwear — squarely aimed at enthusiasts.
RushOut Osu
Budget & flat-rate · Nagoya · Osu · 5 min from the station
Low to mid-priced American secondhand inside the Dai-2 Ameyoko building. Built for value-led volume shopping.
NOTIME Osu
Budget & flat-rate · Nagoya · Osu · 4 min from the station
An unusual unstaffed shop open around the clock. Good regular 90s–00s stock, so a late-night walk can double as a dig.
Archer
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu · 3 min from the station
Womenswear on the ground floor, menswear above — a secondhand shop with a select-shop sensibility.
WAREHOUSE & CO. Nagoya
High-end & archive · Nagoya · Osu · 4 min from the station
The only Warehouse store in Nagoya, inside the Osu arcade.
KAPITAL Nagoya
Kapital's Nagoya store in Osu.
Small Change Nagoya
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu
Amekaji and military specialists across two floors — the same group as the Fukuoka store.
Pigsty Amerikamura
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura · 5 min from the station
The defining Amerikamura shop for serious American vintage, spanning period pieces down to daily wear.
Furugiya JAM Amerikamura
Roughly 360 m² and eight thousand pieces on the floor. Overwhelming genre-by-genre volume across military, work and outdoor — the Amerikamura anchor.
MAGNETS Osaka
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura · 3 min from the station
A long-standing shop with its own warehouse in Omaha, buying US military, work and hunting vintage directly. Aimed at grown-up amekaji.
WEGO VINTAGE Amerikamura
Budget & flat-rate · Osaka · Amerikamura · 2 min from the station
A 430 m² basement flagship on the site where WEGO began. Around ten thousand regular vintage pieces, cheaply priced and sorted by segment.
mecca
High-end & archive · Osaka · Amerikamura · 4 min from the station
Open since 1994, specialising in 1930s–60s deadstock and vintage clothing. The high-end address for pieces with real depth of age.
GRIZZLY Amemura
Budget & flat-rate · Osaka · Amerikamura · 3 min from the station
A budget vintage chain running five separate stores inside Amerikamura alone. Working the branches is a route in itself.
LOWECO by JAM Nakazakicho
Budget & flat-rate · Osaka · Nakazakicho · 4 min from the station
The Nakazakicho outpost of JAM's budget line. Amekaji and denim volume at prices that do not sting.
POPEYE vintage
Mid-range · Osaka · Nakazakicho · 5 min from the station
A colourful shop handling pop, retro 1950s–70s amekaji, weighted toward womenswear.
Furugiya JAM Horie
Mid-range · Osaka · Horie · 8 min from the station
About 660 m², the largest floor area of any JAM store, and Horie's flagship secondhand destination.
Epic Vintage Clothing
Mid-range · Osaka · Horie · 3 min from the station
A local shop curating amekaji and street secondhand bought first-hand across the US, tuned to what is current.
en.DAWS Horie
Mid-range · Osaka · Horie · 5 min from the station
Menswear-leaning used and vintage chosen by two owners, centred on military, work and amekaji.
WAREHOUSE & CO. Osaka
High-end & archive · Osaka · Semba & Hommachi · 5 min from the station
The brand's home-turf store in Kansai. Quieter than Tokyo, so you can take your time over a denim consultation.
FULLCOUNT Flagship 111
High-end & archive · Osaka · Semba & Hommachi · 3 min from the station
A showroom-style flagship attached to head office. ⚠️ Weekdays 11:00–18:00 only, closed weekends and holidays — build this into your schedule.
Studio D'Artisan Osaka
High-end & archive · Osaka · Horie · 3 min from the station
Founded 1979, the headwater of Osaka's five great repro denim brands. Store-exclusive lines and mascot goods are only here.
JELADO WEST
The only sister store to the Ebisu flagship in Tokyo — Jelado's Kansai base.
NEPENTHES OSAKA
Nepenthes' Kansai store, carrying Needles and Engineered Garments.
Momotaro Jeans Osaka
High-end & archive · Osaka · Horie · 4 min from the station
The Kansai store of the Kojima denim label, in Kita-Horie.
KAPITAL Hankyu Mens Osaka
High-end & archive · Osaka · Semba & Hommachi · 6 min from the station
Kapital's in-store shop inside Hankyu Men's Osaka in Umeda.
BEAMS PLUS Osaka
High-end & archive · Osaka · Horie · 6 min from the station
The third Beams Plus flagship, and the label's Kansai base in Minami-Semba.
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Mid-range · Osaka · Nakazakicho
Men's and women's lines (vivie) run out of the same building — among the largest volumes in Nakazakicho.
SAPPORO-BASE CLOTHING STORE
Mid-range · Sapporo · Tanukikoji & Susukino
A select shop at Minami 2 Nishi 8, in an amekaji and workwear register.
Top of the Hill Sapporo PARCO
Third floor of Sapporo PARCO, putting out American vintage in good order.
UNICO
Mid-range · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon · 8 min from the station
Specialists in 80s and 90s American casual. Levi's and Wrangler denim plus military and workwear — required for amekaji people.
Vintage Santa
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 5 min from the station
One of the largest secondhand stores in Hongdae. Street, casual and amekaji across the board — a playground built on volume.
OMNIPEOPLE Gallery
Mid-range · Seoul · Apgujeong & Cheongdam · 5 min from the station
American vintage like Carhartt and Levi's, staged across two gallery-scale floors near Dosan Park.
ETC SEOUL
Mid-range · Seoul · Apgujeong & Cheongdam · 6 min from the station
A leading select shop for American casual, editing Korean and Japanese labels together.
CYC
High-end & archive · Seoul · Yeongdeungpo · 1 min from the station
Premium American vintage and antiques bought first-hand in New York. A full-scale store on the ground floor of Lotte Department Store Yeongdeungpo.
Mode-Man
High-end & archive · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 8 min from the station
Korea's leading denim and amekaji select shop, carrying Full Count, Nigel Cabourn, Buzz Rickson's and Red Wing.
Nest Store
High-end & archive · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon · 6 min from the station
An amekaji selection centred on military, workwear and denim, carrying Full Count and Wesco among others.
Yuko Vintage
Mid-range · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam
A Japanese-sourced vintage selection in a Seogyo-dong basement.
Wacky Willy
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu
A large American vintage selection in Seongsu. US casual and amekaji digging.
Tokyo Used Seongsu
A Japanese-sourced vintage selection on Seongdeokjeong-gil.
Hardy House
Mid-range · Seoul · Jongno & Seochon
A basement select shop on Gyedong-gil — amekaji and trad, found in a hanok alley.
BerBerJin
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 7 min from the station
The Ura-Hara landmark known worldwide for vintage denim. You come for the decade-by-decade denim archive — first priority if denim is the point.
Santa Monica Harajuku
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 5 min from the station
A veteran of the Tokyo vintage scene, covering American casual and trad broadly. A safe first stop for Harajuku vintage.
Kofukuya JAM Harajuku
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 8 min from the station
A large chain competing on volume. Wide floors of vintage tees and sweats make it good low-budget digging, and a fine warm-up stop.
Flamingo Shimokitazawa
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 4 min from the station
The leading chain for American vintage. Regular stock turns fast, which makes it a useful baseline for a Shimokita route.
Safari Koenji
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 3 min from the station
A vintage store with several branches across Koenji. Each has its own register, so working through them is a mini route in itself.
Sokkyou
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Koenji · 5 min from the station
A Koenji shop with a reputation among serious collectors for its curation. For people who look hard at workwear and denim of a certain era.
Small Change Koenji
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 4 min from the station
One of the defining Koenji shops for American vintage across the board, with a dense run of everyday tees and sweats.
BEAMS JAPAN
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shinjuku · 3 min from the station
The Beams flagship themed on Japanese brands and craft. A baseline for new-goods shopping, and gift shopping in the same visit.
WHISTLER
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 2 min from the station
A men's vintage institution since 2001. Leather shoes and boots stacked floor to ceiling, plus US and European classics.
BIG TIME Koenji
The Koenji branch of a national vintage chain. Men's on the ground floor, women's above, spanning cheap to high-end — good for a first visit.
GRAPEFRUIT MOON Koenji
Military, workwear and outdoor bought directly from the US and Europe. Very satisfying if you want rugged vintage you will actually wear.
Slat
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Koenji · 5 min from the station
Good American casual at fair prices, in a treasure-hunt format. Worth pairing with the second branch.
Albatross
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Koenji · 3 min from the station
90s pop culture, rock tees and sportswear at easy prices on the PAL arcade. The fun is in buying without thinking too hard.
BAZZSTORE Koenji PAL
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Koenji · 2 min from the station
The Koenji branch of a Tokyo local chain. Good for scanning brand secondhand and regular vintage cheaply and in bulk.
BIG TIME Shimokitazawa
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 3 min from the station
Two floors packed with 50s–90s vintage bought first-hand in the US and Europe. A solid opening stop in Shimokita.
STICK OUT
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 3 min from the station
Famous for flat 700-yen pricing across the store. Essential if you want to dig by the armful without watching the budget.
CHICAGO Shimokitazawa
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 5 min from the station
The Shimokita branch of the storied Harajuku vintage chain. US and European secondhand through to kimono, all on volume.
DESERT SNOW Shimokitazawa
A budget amekaji chain with several branches in Shimokita alone. Levi's, Champion and Carhartt staples, by volume.
FLORIDA Shimokitazawa
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 2 min from the station
A buy-and-sell shop in the Flamingo group. The basement floor carries plenty of on-trend secondhand, with half-price events on the last weekend of the month.
Furugiya JAM Shimokitazawa
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 1 min from the station
JAM's Shimokita store, opened in 2023. Bright, orderly and merchandised by category, which makes choosing easy for newcomers.
NOTIME Shimokitazawa
Staffed by day, unstaffed by night — a 24-hour hybrid. Band tees and graphic tees can be dug well after dark.
CHICAGO Harajuku
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 5 min from the station
The home store of a large chain, warehouse-style and stacked with amekaji, denim and kimono. Essential for hunting on sheer quantity.
Flamingo Harajuku
The Harajuku branch of the chain known for sharply curated retro American amekaji.
2nd STREET Shibuya Jinnan
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Shibuya · 7 min from the station
The Shibuya base of a national resale chain, spanning high brands to casual.
Nakata Shoten
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Ueno & Ameyoko · 2 min from the station
A legendary Ameyoko military surplus dealer running since the 1950s. Genuine issue from many armies plus leather jackets, sensibly priced.
HINOYA
Mid-range · Tokyo · Ueno & Ameyoko · 2 min from the station
Founded 1949 and often called the origin point of Japanese amekaji. The place to see repro brands like Sugar Cane, Buzz Rickson's and Warehouse properly.
dracaena Kichijoji
Mid-range · Tokyo · Kichijoji · 5 min from the station
Kichijoji's signature vintage shop, on the way to Inokashira Park. Broad range from classic through the 90s.
CaNARi Nakameguro
Mid-range · Tokyo · Nakameguro · 4 min from the station
A shop proposing a Tokyo-style vintage mix along the Meguro river walk. Pairs naturally with a riverside café route.
JELADO Flagship Store
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Ebisu & Daikanyama · 5 min from the station
Jelado's only directly run flagship, reinterpreting 1920s–50s American vintage wholesale. The full seasonal story collection can be seen in person.
WAREHOUSE & CO. Tokyo
The east Japan base for Warehouse — the textbook of reproduction — carrying the full denim line plus Tokyo-only arrivals.
TOYS McCOY STORE
The sole directly run store for Toys McCoy, known for its Steve McQueen and Snoopy licences and military reproductions.
KAPITAL Tokyo Naked Store
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Ebisu & Daikanyama · 8 min from the station
The flagship distilling Kapital's boro and sashiko world. The standard move is to work all three stores on the lane with Legs and Duffle.
The Real McCoy's Tokyo
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 6 min from the station
The summit of US military flight jacket reproduction — A-2, N-1 and the rest. Japan's principal store for trying leather on and getting the size right.
FULLCOUNT Tokyo
The originator of Zimbabwe cotton denim, and the only Tokyo store for one of Osaka's five great repro brands. Every model can be tried on.
Momotaro Jeans Aoyama
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 2 min from the station
The Tokyo base of a leading Kojima denim label. The whole lineup in one place, with free hemming.
BEAMS PLUS Harajuku
The Beams Plus home store, translating 1940s–60s American casual and ivy into modern sizing. The ideal curated entry into amekaji.
KAPITAL Duffle with KAPITAL
The Ebisu Kapital store specialising in goods and duffle bags. Works as a lane circuit with the Naked Store.
KAPITAL Legs Craftsman Store
The Ebisu Kapital store centred on craft and footwear. For anyone serious about boots and leather.
Momotaro Jeans Koenji
The Koenji denim store for the Kojima label. A good way to fold brand denim into a Koenji vintage circuit.
M'ARIJUAN Omotesando
A revival of the legendary 1970s shop that prompted the founding of Studio D'Artisan. The Kanto headquarters, and the ORGUEIL flagship.
BEAMS PLUS Marunouchi
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Marunouchi & Ginza · 5 min from the station
The second Tokyo flagship for Beams Plus, themed on US East Coast ivy, on Marunouchi Naka-dori.
KAPITAL Century Denim Ginza
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Marunouchi & Ginza · 4 min from the station
The denim-focused Ginza store. For seeing Kapital denim without leaving the centre.
KAPITAL Roppongi Hills
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Marunouchi & Ginza · 3 min from the station
The Kapital store on the Hillside at Roppongi Hills, easy to fold into a Hills shopping route.
SCReeN vintage
Mid-range · Tokyo · Nakano
A one-person selection on the third floor in Shin-Nakano, picking narrowly and deeply around amekaji and military.
SMASH
Mid-range · Tokyo · Jiyugaoka
Secondhand in Jiyugaoka 2-chome, with solid denim and amekaji fundamentals.
ROOT vintage
Mid-range · Tokyo · Sangenjaya
Ground floor in Taishido 4-chome, built on amekaji and military pieces with age.
GASLAMP SQUARE
Ground floor in Sangenjaya 1-chome. Denim through boots — a full amekaji outfit in one stop.
