The Essential Guide to Shopping in Japan: Must-Know Tips!

[@eqhbtw]

Tip for people planning on going to shimokitazawa. I feel like the misconception is that everything is a cheap thrift haven. It's not, its very curated and can be pricy, yes there are cheap bargain bin thrifting options but keep in mind that alot can be more expensive than expected. Also explore weird and offpath alleyways (everywhere), i always find the coolest stuff or have the most memorable experiences in these seemingly emptier locations

[@pseudollama1031]

I also was wondering about women's Japanese fashion, so thanks for talking about that. I'm in the US, and I personally love how women dress in Japan. I'm kind of sick of the typical US styles for women, like everything being cropped, tight legging with nothing over them, etc. I feel like there isn't as much focus on looking stylish, but just trying to look sexy, which is way overdone and nauseating at this point. I end up buying from the men's department sometimes, for things like hoodies. It's still possible to dress with Japanese influence as a women in the US, it's just harder.

[@d.y.e3803]

For decades, I have always kept a tape measure in my handbag whether shopping here at home or overseas. I don't like to have to try on a lot of clothing. I just take out my tape measure and measure the waist width and sometimes the hip width for jeans and skirts and also the length for skirts. And for tops, I measure the bust and shoulder width of the garment. When in overseas countries, I don't take the number sizing that seriously. I've been traveling around with a tape measure since the 1970s. I also will shop in the men's section of stores in Asia although I'm female. The sleeves in men's clothing are usually longer than in female clothing in various regions of Asia as I've been going to Asia regularly since the late 1990s. As for women's fashion in both Japan and Southeast Asian countries, when buying off the rack, the sizing problems pop up in the shoulder and bust width and also with the arm length of clothing along with the length of some items. I'm a bit over 5 feet 6 inches tall. But, if I'm buying Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, CDG, and other such labels, then I usually don't have such sizing problems. In the U.S., I'm a women's size 8 and 10 in clothing. As for footwear, I usually just give up as I wear a 40.5 and 41 footwear which is about 28 cm in length as I also measure footwear. In Japan, I usually have to try on men's footwear like sneakers, tabi footwear, etc. Greetings from Los Angeles

[@DataFromScratchWillis]

It's nice to know that you're resuming your Airbnb Experiences Reggie. I did it in 2017 and 2019, and it was really good memories! I highly recommend it! In 2019, you introduced us to a brand named Kuro, I bought a safari jacket (which I still wear), and since then, I have bought other items from this brand!

[@Phreddish257]

Definitely going to hit you up when i get to Tokyo in march . Love your sense of style and love finding hidden gems more

[@mattusandreasen4813]

love the new quality on the videos

[@draneldavid4472]

I’m from Guam, the family and I visited Tokyo last June. I love Japan. I need to do more research for our next trip as far as these shops. I did wander down a side street on our way to my wife’s salon appointment, and passed by Ber Ber Jin. I might hit you up Reg whenever I’m strolling around.

[@germanpride]

reggie fashion tour would be crazy!!

[@pastense]

Mentioned this in the past…as a huge fan of Ben Davis workwear, I was blown away to learn that Ben Davis was based and established in my own area (San Francisco) and discovered their Japan-exclusive line from a vintage shop in SF! Still dig my Dickies and Carhartts. But this discovery led me to heighten my pride in Ben Davis, the more underrated workwear label imo.

[@braystar1782]

Ben Davis all day

[@eossoon]

Where in SF is this shop?

[@pastense]

@@eossoon look up Chameleon Vintage. There’s two locations, one in Japantown and one on Haight st. They also carry various Japanese labels like Yohji, Kapital, vintage Evisu, Number Nine and the prices surprisingly aren’t too crazy. Depending on the piece of course.

[@azriel724]

I like the Japanese men’s workwear style… chore jackets, Moc toe boots, etc

[@viktor-farkas]

Could you cover a few ethical/sustainable brands from Japan sometime? I know the market doesn't really care about this stuff over there, but if you know a few good brands I would love to hear about them. Thanks!

[@THECASUALco]

Actually a ton of Japanese brands are sustainable. They just don’t advertise it like in the west. It’s just a byproduct of the design methodology.

[@TTEREVE]

honestly getting all the brands we have here in the US because honestly it looks alot better without having to explain to someone the brand and how to get it. like its northface from japan.

[@noelbyrne9839]

Great video,definitely get the get off the beaten track, the Viridi-Anne store in Tokyo..took me ages to find, love it

[@gem.monk.]

Luv your content, some of my favorite. I was hoping you would make an updated version of a “how to” guide on shopping via proxy sites and/or “ best practices” on saving shipping, account creation, etc. I would love to try this more instead of the eBay or grailed as my go to. There are probably better selection, sellers and prices going “directly”

[@ClothesMindedAZ]

Great info! Going to Japan and want to shop!

[@mikedonovan9783]

great video and this tour is a great idea : won’t miss it when i will visit tokyo in 2025 :)

[@ZombieStrantz]

Take us on an unknown trek to alley shops that you haven't been to! :)

[@THECASUALco]

That’s hard. I usually ALWAYS go down alleyways. But I’ll find something.

[@ZombieStrantz]

I appreciate you homie!@@THECASUALco

[@NuType_Eddboy]

Ngl I wish I had this little guid when I was there in 2019. But keeping this for next tiiiime.

[@orangewedges]

Personally as a lady, I'm not super into wearing revealing clothing and I find the interpretation of womenswear by Japanese designers a lot more interesting and intriguing than the offerings put out by western designers, especially as of late.

[@THECASUALco]

I’ve always felt the same

[@gettinbattered]

My wife is the same. It's a shame that most of the brands are unavailable in the west

[@lilah5324]

Same. I thought that tact was a bit weird.

[@pseudollama1031]

Agreed, and I don't know why women go along with that. It's like there is no effort to actually come up with interesting outfits.

[@JulioRodriguezjumacana]

Love the information you have provided and thank you for doing this. We are going to be heading to Japan for the first time and we do want to do some shopping. We are going to be both in Tokyo and Japan, not sure which is better for shopping. Been trying to find out what time do the stores close and which are the best for baby clothes as our daughter is having her first baby and wanted to buy some unique clothes there. I was seeing there were some outlets store outside of Tokyo which close at 8pm are there other ones in the city that are easy to get to? thank you

[@ItsTwoEleven]

Hey man thanks for these videos! Love learning more about Japanese fashion. Question for you, do you have any tips on where to learn some Japanese? I'd love to visit but I want to be respectful and at least learn how to speak the language a little before going. Thanks for all that you do, Cheers

[@jammrblue7235]

Do you have any videos for regular japanese mens fashion rather than the more designer type fashion? Something like what dudes would wear for going out on a Friday night?

[@THECASUALco]

I got you covered dude. No worries! Sometimes I get ahead of myself and forget that sometimes less is more.

[@jimuelvistan8978]

Do you have a list of recommended shops around tokyo? Planning to go there in January and id like to know which areas i should check out.

[@IgnaStom]

Hi there! I'll be traveling to Japan soon. I was wondering where I could buy Dickies clothing, as they seem to be no official store in Tokyo at least

[@kah-var]

Huge pause Reggie 😂 but fire video!!!

[@research1747]

How do we find your fashion tours ?

[@Moemuntz]

He’s not wrong on the shoe sizes. As a size 45 (11US) it is a real issue.

[@goukihakai]

Truth! Need to measure your width for sure, especially your shoulders, in CM! Before copping ish here. Made too many mistakes 😅 even after 12 years

[@NuType_Eddboy]

Also you got a link to that tour page?

[@THECASUALco]

Oops! Yeah we’ll get it on there soon.

[@oskee8439]

Goros or Goros alternative episode please😊

[@THECASUALco]

Oh I am on that for sure

[@dangpapi4268]

Anyone know the name of the brand pictured at 11:33 ? I’m not sure I heard what he said correctly

[@THECASUALco]

HARE or Rageblue

[@GOATED_edits327]

Great content! You should collab with Verbal バーバルとのコラボがみてみたい！

[@Photomonk3y]

Is your tour sold out or only available on those specific days?

[@THECASUALco]

Wednesdays only. But I’ll be gone the second half of November

[@carolinaprodigy19]

I'm built like a bodybuilder (extensive shoulders(genetics) and years of lifting weights. I have always been interested in Japanese fashion but felt most of their clothes would not fit me. I'm into streetwear in the States and always wonder when I do visit Japan, would I even be able to find anything in my size(XL or XXL shirts depending on how it's cut)

[@THECASUALco]

There’s stuff that big but certain street brands will just be unavailable to you. Crazy thing is there are bodybuilders in Japan too but they often gravitate towards lifestyle brands that accommodate their body type.

[@JoeyLevenson]

Me too. Some brands have 2xl now and they work for me, but I prefer to try on bottoms as the listed size can vary from the actual measurements. Oh and Reggie, you called something Korean cheap. But run, cultural appropriating western teenagers and soju bottles will be a-flying at ya (But you’re right anyway).

[@THECASUALco]

Ah well. Korea may be trending but it still has a ways to go before it gets the reputation in fashion in all facets that Japan has enjoyed for nearly 60 years now. Facts over feelings is what I say. 😅

[@spuckuk7039]

Trying to find size 13 shoes in Harajuku second hand stores was an exercise in frustration! Similarly spending an hour trying to find Rudies shop and Piledriver was fun, but hard work!

[@keezytv7854]

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[@paintbrush3554]

As a very short slim woman buying Japanese sizes are far easier than in the west where I live. Finding nice stuff my size can be such a frustration

[@oNorw]

just leaving a comment for the algo

[@tris10dm]

Says it's hard to find 10.5-11 in japan, then pulls out shoes from my favorite brand that I struggle finding my size in... Reggie tell me you have some some for sale?!😭

[@punkrockandsushi]

My friend has size 11US and can get sneakers very cheap in Japan, cause nobody else is buying them.

[@EVOL-Hobby]

I dont get why so many shops in japan dont let u try on

[@gregdee9085]

This vid makes me miss the days when there was a huge "barrier to entry" in japan (pre net and only J phs worked?).. So now we have overtourism with even more obnoxiuos low brow Americans...

[@THECASUALco]

A good Japanese friend and I were talking about this the other day. He mentioned how when the world was "opening up" after COVID and Japan was slow to, how many foreign content creators were complaining that Japan didn't want tourists in the country. When they finally opened up however the content creators NEVER apologized for the alarmist remarks. He then proceeded to say that they "got what they wanted" and now Japan is so overrun that it doesn't even feel like home. As a person who has lived in Japan for a time I kind of understood his frustration. Then I told him imagine how I feel. He said "what do you mean?" I proceeded to explain that now EVERY Japanese person I come into contact with looks at me as a tourist again. During COVID nearly every Japanese person instinctively knew I must live here. He looked at me for like a good 10 seconds and said, "なるほどね〜。"

[@Beta_soy_chad]

Also, most these rules are only in Tokyo. Get out of Tokyo, as most other cities are a lot more nicer. And western women won’t fit jpn size.

[@THECASUALco]

None of the rules are Tokyo specific but most of fashion shopping is going to be done in Tokyo.

[@colmcgillveray1010]

Shoulder size is the kicker. Norbit by Hiroshi Nozawa i am looking at you.

[@glambertnathan]

Cant believe you recommend Shein as a Japanese bargain shop lol. L take

[@THECASUALco]

I didn’t. I said I liken it to “H&M” which means it’s a bad choice. I would NEVER recommend Shein consciously.

[@pspdead914]

i remember zozo once launched zozosuit. able to order one to the u.s. and man that would be the future...only that they closed that service now i think

[@ce_rouse]

Use a straw to drink in video. Now you know! 🌈⭐🧃