Every Workwear 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.
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.
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.
WAREHOUSE & CO. Fukuoka
High-end & archive · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 6 min from the station
Warehouse's Kyushu flagship in the Kego district.
NEPENTHES HAKATA
High-end & archive · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 7 min from the station
Nepenthes' Kyushu store in Hakata, with a women's floor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Real McCoy's Osaka
High-end & archive · Osaka · Semba & Hommachi · 4 min from the station
A US military reproduction store near Minami-Horie. Leather jackets can be tried on.
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.
pigsty a⇌zSTORE Nakazakicho
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.
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.
East Oklm
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu · 9 min from the station
A select shop where a designer couple rework vintage. For anyone drawn to an upcycling mood.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hatchingroom
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu
A select shop in a technical and workwear register, on Yeonmujang 13-gil in Seongsu.
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.
GRAPEFRUIT MOON Koenji
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 4 min from the station
Military, workwear and outdoor bought directly from the US and Europe. Very satisfying if you want rugged vintage you will actually wear.
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.
GRAPEFRUIT MOON Shimokitazawa
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 5 min from the station
A long-running shop covering 50s–70s American plus British and French military and workwear. Go if euro military is your thing.
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.
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.
JANTIQUES
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Nakameguro · 5 min from the station
A Japanese vintage store of the first rank, frequented by stylists and industry people. Early twentieth-century clothing and antiques, enjoyed like an archive.
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.
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.
NEPENTHES TOKYO
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 8 min from the station
Home ground for Needles and Engineered Garments. The standard route also takes in EG TOKYO on the next block.
DANTON TOKYO
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 2 min from the station
The Japanese flagship for French workwear label Danton, opened in 2023. Limited pieces and the full men's and women's line, in Tokyo's only street-level store.
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.
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.
WAREHOUSE Hankyu Mens Tokyo
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Marunouchi & Ginza · 3 min from the station
Warehouse's in-store shop inside Hankyu Men's Tokyo — the central Yurakucho location.
