Every Denim 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.
Hippo Counting
Budget & flat-rate · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon · 6 min from the station
Flat-rate vintage at 10,000 won. Low-stakes rummaging, and the easiest way into Jeonpo.
Batons
Mid-range · Busan · Nampo-dong
Second floor of the Sinchang arcade. One of the more clearly curated shops inside the Nampo secondhand market.
noe.vintage
Budget & flat-rate · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 5 min from the station
Unstaffed 24-hour vintage in Samdeok-dong. Ships by courier, and quiet enough to dig at night.
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.
Aksu
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong
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).
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.
BLUE Kyoto Teramachi
Mid-range · Kyoto · Sanjo & 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.
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.
KINDAL Amerikamura
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura · 7 min from the station
A resale chain covering brand secondhand broadly. A good closing stop for checking designer and domestic archives.
Furugiya JAM Amerikamura
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura · 5 min from the station
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 Amerikamura
Budget & flat-rate · Osaka · Amerikamura · 5 min from the station
The JAM group's budget line, with a floor set up for volume shopping by newcomers to vintage.
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.
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.
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.
Million Archive
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Seongsu · 7 min from the station
A warehouse-scale Seongsu institution since 2017. Treasure hunting through overwhelming volume, and forgiving for beginners.
Blueware
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu · 7 min from the station
Broad range from classic through street to western. Good for anyone still working out their taste, and the fitting rooms are generous.
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 Town Itaewon
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon · 3 min from the station
An approachable vintage town in the Itaewon lanes. Good for a broad sweep of casual secondhand.
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.
ROOT
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 4 min from the station
Warehouse-scale vintage open until 2am daily, so the digging carries deep into the night.
UTA.SEOUL
Mid-range · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 7 min from the station
Reworked pieces on the ground floor, Supreme, Wrangler, Lee and Jordan classics below. For anyone into rework and custom.
WASHER
Mid-range · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 6 min from the station
A vintage store in Yeonnam with a sharp selection — an easy stop on a walk through the neighbourhood.
Vintage Plus
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 8 min from the station
Budget secondhand spanning old school, workwear and street. Imported directly from the US, Japan and Europe — strong value digging.
Luke Dongmyo
Mid-range · Seoul · Dongmyo · 4 min from the station
Strong on workwear — denim jackets, cargos. Organised by brand, which makes it one of the easier Dongmyo shops to read.
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.
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.
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.
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.
KINDAL Shibuya
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shibuya · 5 min from the station
The Shibuya branch of a broad brand-secondhand resale chain. Well placed as the closing stop on a Harajuku and Cat Street route.
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.
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.
DESERT SNOW Shimokitazawa
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 3 min from the station
A budget amekaji chain with several branches in Shimokita alone. Levi's, Champion and Carhartt staples, by volume.
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.
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.
WAREHOUSE & CO. Tokyo
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Ebisu & Daikanyama · 5 min from the station
The east Japan base for Warehouse — the textbook of reproduction — carrying the full denim line plus Tokyo-only arrivals.
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.
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.
KAPITAL Duffle with KAPITAL
The Ebisu Kapital store specialising in goods and duffle bags. Works as a lane circuit with the Naked Store.
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
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 6 min from the station
A revival of the legendary 1970s shop that prompted the founding of Studio D'Artisan. The Kanto headquarters, and the ORGUEIL flagship.
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.
WAREHOUSE Hankyu Mens Tokyo
Warehouse's in-store shop inside Hankyu Men's Tokyo — the central Yurakucho location.
SMASH
Mid-range · Tokyo · Jiyugaoka
Secondhand in Jiyugaoka 2-chome, with solid denim and amekaji fundamentals.
GASLAMP SQUARE
Mid-range · Tokyo · Sangenjaya
Ground floor in Sangenjaya 1-chome. Denim through boots — a full amekaji outfit in one stop.
