Harajuku & Ura-Hara
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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.
Denim · Amekaji
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Map & hoursEvery Denim shop in Tokyo, gathered regardless of neighbourhood. Each listing shows which neighbourhood it is in.
Harajuku & Ura-Hara
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.
Denim · Amekaji
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Map & hoursKoenji
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.
Amekaji · Workwear
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Map & hoursShibuya
The Shibuya branch of a broad brand-secondhand resale chain. Well placed as the closing stop on a Harajuku and Cat Street route.
Street · Denim
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Map & hoursKoenji
Good American casual at fair prices, in a treasure-hunt format. Worth pairing with the second branch.
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Map & hoursShimokitazawa
Two floors packed with 50s–90s vintage bought first-hand in the US and Europe. A solid opening stop in Shimokita.
Amekaji · Workwear
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Map & hoursShimokitazawa
A budget amekaji chain with several branches in Shimokita alone. Levi's, Champion and Carhartt staples, by volume.
Amekaji · Denim
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Map & hoursShimokitazawa
JAM's Shimokita store, opened in 2023. Bright, orderly and merchandised by category, which makes choosing easy for newcomers.
Amekaji · Denim
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Map & hoursShimokitazawa
Staffed by day, unstaffed by night — a 24-hour hybrid. Band tees and graphic tees can be dug well after dark.
Amekaji · Band & vintage tees
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Map & hoursHarajuku & Ura-Hara
The home store of a large chain, warehouse-style and stacked with amekaji, denim and kimono. Essential for hunting on sheer quantity.
Amekaji · Denim
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Map & hoursUeno & Ameyoko
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.
Amekaji · Denim
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Map & hoursKichijoji
Kichijoji's signature vintage shop, on the way to Inokashira Park. Broad range from classic through the 90s.
Amekaji · European
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Map & hoursEbisu & Daikanyama
The east Japan base for Warehouse — the textbook of reproduction — carrying the full denim line plus Tokyo-only arrivals.
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Map & hoursEbisu & Daikanyama
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.
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Map & hoursHarajuku & Ura-Hara
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.
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Map & hoursHarajuku & Ura-Hara
The Tokyo base of a leading Kojima denim label. The whole lineup in one place, with free hemming.
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Map & hoursEbisu & Daikanyama
The Ebisu Kapital store specialising in goods and duffle bags. Works as a lane circuit with the Naked Store.
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Map & hoursKoenji
The Koenji denim store for the Kojima label. A good way to fold brand denim into a Koenji vintage circuit.
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Map & hoursHarajuku & Ura-Hara
A revival of the legendary 1970s shop that prompted the founding of Studio D'Artisan. The Kanto headquarters, and the ORGUEIL flagship.
Amekaji · Denim
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Map & hoursMarunouchi & Ginza
The denim-focused Ginza store. For seeing Kapital denim without leaving the centre.
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Map & hoursMarunouchi & Ginza
The Kapital store on the Hillside at Roppongi Hills, easy to fold into a Hills shopping route.
Amekaji · Denim
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Map & hoursMarunouchi & Ginza
Warehouse's in-store shop inside Hankyu Men's Tokyo — the central Yurakucho location.
Denim · Workwear
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Map & hoursJiyugaoka
Secondhand in Jiyugaoka 2-chome, with solid denim and amekaji fundamentals.
Amekaji · Denim
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Map & hoursSangenjaya
Ground floor in Sangenjaya 1-chome. Denim through boots — a full amekaji outfit in one stop.
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