Workwear shops in Tokyo — map

Safari Koenji

Mid-range · 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

VintageAmekajiWorkwearDenim

High-end & archive · 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

VintageMilitaryWorkwearOutdoor

Mid-range · 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

VintageAmekajiWorkwearDenim

Mid-range · 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

VintageMilitaryWorkwearEuropean

Mid-range · 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

VintageAmekajiDenimWorkwear

Budget & flat-rate · 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

VintageAmekajiDenimWorkwear

Mid-range · 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

Select shopAmekajiDenimWorkwear

Mid-range · 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

VintageWorkwearEuropean

High-end & archive · 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

Brand storeAmekajiWorkwear

High-end & archive · 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

Brand storeDenimAmekajiWorkwear

High-end & archive · 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

Brand storeDenimAmekajiWorkwear

High-end & archive · 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

Brand storeWorkwearIvy & tradOutdoor

High-end & archive · 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

Brand storeWorkwearOutdoor

Mid-range · 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.