Awesome Chippewa cordovan leather shoe

It has been long time that I am eyeing for great quality Cordovan leather shoe. The Oxford shoe sell by Schott NYC suit my requirement with reasonable pricing and nice style. Chippewa shoe handcrafted in the USA using premium Cordovan leather and comes with awesome Cordovan leather. The sole is from high quality Vibram. It's good for hitting pavement or normal walking


Oxford style Chippewa leather shoe.

Chippewa produce very good quality leather shoe. Tough and heavy Vibram sole.

Budget and luxury shopping of Ginza @ Tokyo, Japan

Most of people would think that you can only do luxury shopping in Ginza, Tokyo. Many do not know that there are one popular budget clothing outlet in Ginza which is GU. Unlike Uniqlo, GU is a budget line of clothing from Uniqlo. Besides clothing, Ginza also have many good restaurants, dessert shops and electrical equipment stores. Ginza is a place where virtually every leading brand name in fashion and cosmetics has a presence. Here also you can find huge Japanese department stores such as Mitsukoshi and Matsuya.


High end Bose speakers in Softbank electronic store. There is high demand market in Tokyo for these high end speakers as Japanese purchasing power are high.

Drones.

Largest GU clothing store in Tokyo located in Ginza. Lets see below on what GU have in its store.

Light winter clothing.

Reasonable priced shoes. Around 1490 to 1990 Yen per pair.

Trendy backpack at 1,990 Yen.

Long sleeve clothing.

Clothing features in GU Ginza.

Ginza also have huge Uniqlo store which is 10 storey high. Unfortunately the price is not cheaper compared to Malaysia.

Huge selection in Uniqlo Ginza.

Creative spinning model display.

One whole floor dedicated for T-shirts.

Japanese message T-shirts.

Le Cafe Doutor with flower shop beside.


This shop selling so many types of mochi and dorayaki. Its sakura mochi which is wrapped by cherry leaf is delicious but the price is expensive at 280 Yen per piece.

Famous Seiko building in Ginza.

Katsumido is a popular camera shop in Ginza which already in business for generations.

A man looking at used cameras. All the cameras are in good condition.

At the top of Ricoh building in Ginza, there is wind generator and solar panels. The floor below with a screen showing the public how much green energy it generates. Green energy is the way to go. No wonder Tokyo is such a huge megalopolis but the air still clean.

GPS/Coordinate: 35.670846, 139.764480
Address: Chuo, Ginza, 6 Chome−9, Tokyo.
Public transport: Ginza or Higashiginza station via Tokyo metro.

Cheap vintage clothing from Bingo @ Shibuya, Tokyo

Bingo used clothing store located in Shibuya is one of the best store to shop for quality vintage branded clothing at reasonable price. The best thing about Japan vintage clothing is that you are able to find good condition clothing and some even new. Probably the clothes out of fashion or have some minor manufacturing defects. But who cares about that as long as the cloth is still clean and looking good when wearing it. Here you are able to shop for working shirts, jeans, pants, leather jackets, boots, shoes, watches, wallets, bags and winter jackets. Bingo cater more for men market as almost 75% of the floor are selling men's products. The rest 25% are ladies products more on clothing. Shopping for vintage item is like a treasure hunt as you need to get a right size and at a right price. Even if the price is right and if the size of the clothing don't fit you, it defeat the purpose as well. Most of the items priced between 800 to 4,000 Yen. The price depends on the brand and condition of the item.


Welcome to Bingo used clothing store.

Branded leather jacket. Most of the leather jacket are selling half pricing from the full market price. But its still depends on the condition. If the jacket is very new, you will be shocked to see the price is quite near to the full market price. Here you can see Aero leather and Schott leather jacket on display at the top.


Schott front button leather jeans jacket. From the price at 32,400 Yen, you will notice that the price is not cheap. Even if the price is right, you need to have a right size as well. The fun of shopping vintage is to get the right size and right price.

Many good looking sling bags are available as well.


Good looking shoes, sneakers and boots. Some really like new.

Here you are able to find branded boots such as Danner and Redwings.

GPS/Coordinate: 35.661047, 139.697692
Address: 150-0042 Tokyo, Shibuya, Udagawacho, 32-13 (basement).
Public transport: JR Shibuya station or Tokyo Metro Shibuya station.
Website: http://www.bookoff.co.jp/shop/shop87003.html

Amazing leather clothing at The Real McCoy's @ Tokyo, Japan

The Real McCoy's is an amazing company which produce many high quality great military fashion gears. The fun thing about Japan is they have many shops selling Real McCoy's product which consist of cool leather jackets and jeans. The items produced by The Real McCoys are of high quality but of course you need to pay for the price. Their leather jacket can easily priced at 180,000 Yen to 240,000 Yen. And the shop does not participate in Japan duty free programme. So at that price, you still need to top up another 8% for the tax. The Real McCoy's leather jacket is branded as Buco. The Buco jackets especially the J24 and J100 model are the dream of leather jacket lovers. The jacket made from horsehide, have harder texture and smooth appearance makes this product well sought after and it does produce a beautiful patina when wear for a long time. The leather product does age as more you are wearing it. Anyway, all the stuff here are very expensive and it is for the serious fashion freak only. Enjoy the photos below.


The dream of leather jacket lover. Buco J24. Amazing jacket but price of over 200,000 Yen.

Huge stock of A2 leather jackets. You can basically get any size on the spot.

Japanese are fascinated with Amekaji style (American guys fashion).

A2 jacket in a cage. Wild Children.


Like in a dream world. Army Air Forces A2 flight jacket.

This is old vintage A2 flight jacket on display.

Amekaji fashion on display.

Cool J24 Buco jacket.

The J24 Buco jacket at the centre. So nice.

Many high end boots. High quality and made from high quality leather. Be prepared to spend around 100,000 Yen for one pair of these shoes.

Amekaji fashion on display. Leather bag, jackets and pairing with khakis pants.

Belts, hats, boots and shoes. Mostly leather products.

Awesome vintage settings.

Amazing collection of J24 and J100 Buco jackets.

Vintage J100 Buco horsehide cafe racer jacket. You can see the aging effect of this jacket. Nice brown patina colour.

Beautiful dark brown horsehide A2 Real McCoy's jacket with red satin lining.

Flight gloves. Horse hide.

Don't forget to visit The Real McCoy's shop if you visit Tokyo.

The Real McCoy's. Its time to go now. Bye.

GPS/Coordinate: 35.666160, 139.703346
Address: 6-25-8 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo
Public transport: Meiji jingumae Station via Tokyo metro Chiyoda or Fukutoshin line.