Showa Era (1970s)
￥18,000
Beside the Sensō-ji main hall · Asakusa
Vintage silk, yours to take home.
A one-room shop of pre-owned Japanese kimono, haori, obi, armour and lacquerware. Everything on the rail is for sale — try it on, buy it, wear it out the door. We do not rent.
- Buy, not rent
- No reservation
- Tax-free
Why people walk out carrying something
Purchase & keep — no rental
We are a retail store, not a rental studio. Whatever you try on, you can take home the same day.
Buy, not rent
100% authentic silk
Every garment is a genuine pre-owned Japanese piece — chirimen, rinzu, tsumugi. No polyester reproductions.
Walk-ins welcome
No booking, no appointment, no time slot. Open the door between 10:00 and 19:00 and browse.
Tax-free for visitors
Bring your passport and we handle the tax-free paperwork at the counter. Cards and mobile payment accepted.
The collection
Stock changes weekly and nothing is duplicated — each piece below is the only one of its kind in the shop.
16 pieces
Contemporary Artisan Reproduction
￥150,000
Showa Era (1960s)
￥32,000
Showa Era (1950s)
￥24,000
Showa Era (1970s)
￥68,000
Showa Era (1960s)
￥21,000
Showa Era (1980s)
￥14,000
Heisei Era
￥9,800
Showa Era (1970s)
￥28,000
Showa Era (1980s)
￥6,800
Contemporary Artisan Reproduction
￥78,000
Contemporary Artisan Work
￥42,000
Showa Era (1960s)
￥34,000
Contemporary Artisan Work
￥19,000
Remade from Showa-era obi
￥7,400
Contemporary Artisan Work
￥4,200
Sample inventory — live stock is shown in store.
Haori over jeans
You do not need an obi, an under-layer or a lesson. Three ways our customers actually wear these once they get home.
Haori over straight denim
Leave it open. A haori has no fastening — it hangs from the shoulders like an unstructured coat, and the sleeve is cut wide enough to clear a jacket underneath.
The lining is the point. Men's haori hide a painted landscape inside; cuff the sleeve once and let it show.
Haori · plain tee · straight denim
Obi as a waist sash
A half-width obi is four inches of stiff silk — wide enough to read as a belt on a coat or a long dress, short enough to knot at the back without a lesson.
Reversible obi give you two looks from one piece — persimmon one day, charcoal the next.
Hanhaba-obi · long coat or dress
Worn open, as a long coat
No belt, no obi — leave the front open and walk. A full-length haori over a white shirt and cropped trousers reads as a long unstructured coat; the unbroken vertical line does all the work.
This is the easiest way to wear one outdoors — there is nothing to re-tie when the wind catches it.
Full-length haori · white shirt · cropped trousers
Finding us
- Address
- 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo — beside the Sensō-ji main hall〒111-0032
- Hours
- 10:00 – 19:00Open 7 days a week — no regular holidays
- Payment
- VisaMastercardAmerican ExpressJCBApple PayCash (JPY)AlipayWeChat Pay
Tax-free
Bring your passport. We complete the export paperwork at the counter and seal the package for you.
Walking routes
Asakusa Station (Ginza / Asakusa Line)
8 min walk
Leave by Exit 1, pass through the Kaminarimon gate, and walk straight up the Nakamise shopping street to the Hōzōmon gate — the shop is just east of the main hall.
Kaminarimon Gate
5 min walk
Walk straight up Nakamise-dōri; at the five-storey pagoda keep right toward the main hall and look for our indigo noren curtain.
Before you come
No — we only sell. Every piece you see is for purchase and goes home with you the same day. Asakusa has plenty of rental studios nearby if you want to wear one for a few hours and hand it back; we are the shop for when you want to keep it.
No booking, no time slot, no deposit. Walk in any day between 10:00 and 19:00. If you arrive with a group of six or more it helps to message ahead, but it is not required.
Vintage kimono run short by modern standards; most women's pieces suit up to roughly 170 cm, men's up to roughly 178 cm. Haori are the exception — they are outerwear, worn open, and fit almost anyone. Above 180 cm we will steer you toward haori, obi and craft pieces rather than full-length kimono.
Each piece is graded Mint, Excellent or Good Vintage, and the grade is on the tag. Good Vintage means visible age — a faded fold line, a small repair, a lining that has yellowed. We point out every flaw before you buy rather than after.
That is how most of our customers wear them. A haori over jeans and a plain tee needs no obi, no under-layer and no lesson — it works like a light unstructured coat. Staff will show you how it sits before you decide.
Yes, for visitors on a temporary-visitor status. Bring your passport to the counter and we complete the paperwork there. Keep the sealed package unopened until you leave Japan.
Yes — international shipping is arranged at the counter for larger pieces such as armour sets and framed panels. Garments fold flat enough that most visitors carry them in hand luggage.