Rare luxury, heritage art and archive fashion

Bring Japan Home. Experience Its Soul.

日本の文化・美意識・ストリート精神を世界へ。

Pieces from Japan’s private collections, examined and documented in Japan, then shipped insured to collectors worldwide.

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Five Ways to Collect, One Standard

Browse what we already hold, send us a piece you have found, ask us to find one, move something large, or let the house act for you as a member. Every path ends the same way: examined in Tokyo, graded in plain language, guaranteed authentic and insured to your door.

The collection

Pieces already in Tokyo, examined, graded and photographed in full. Save them, make an offer, or acquire at once.

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Otoriyose お取り寄せ

Found a piece in a Japanese shop? Send the link. One all-inclusive price, then we secure, examine and ship it.

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The Hunting Salon

Describe the piece you have in mind. The Desk searches Japan's specialist circles and presents up to three candidates.

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Concierge Logistics

Crating, consolidation, storage and freight for armour, screens, trunks and collections that travel together.

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The Indigo Ranks 藍

Membership that deepens with the relationship: a named member of the Desk, first sight of new pieces and, at the last depth, a private line to Tokyo. The Circle is free.

Explore membership

Not sure which to choose? One page sets out every service, with a chart to guide you.

How Japonista works

Distance should never cost a collector certainty.

Most ways out of Japan were built for parcels. Ours was built for pieces. What we stand for · Why the house exists

Made to order · Okayama

Design Your Own Jika Tabi Sneakers

The best gift you can give your feet this year end. Choose every colour yourself, and a workshop in Japan's denim and footwear heartland cuts and stitches one pair for you alone.

  • A split toe. The big toe moves on its own, as it does barefoot, with room for the others to spread.
  • A thin, flexible sole. The foot bends and feels the ground, the way Japan's carpenters and festival runners have walked for a century.
  • Yours alone. Body, strap, lining, sole and laces in your colours, confirmed by the Desk before anything is cut.
Design your pair See ready pairs

Each custom pair takes about six to eight weeks to make, so one ordered now is yours for the new year; ready pairs travel sooner. Read what the research says, and what it does not. Jika tabi are footwear, not a medical treatment.

Kenshi Trainer Jika Tabi Shoes, High-Friction Lining Split-Toe Trainers in Red and BlackBushi Jika Tabi Baseball Spikes, Split-Toe Metal-Spike Cleats in Black, High-School Compliant, Made to OrderSamurai Strap Jika Tabi Shoes, Smooth Leather and Pig Suede with Hook-and-Loop StrapsBushi Jika Tabi Baseball Spikes, Split-Toe Metal-Spike Cleats in White, High-School Compliant

Complimentary membership

Keep every piece you admire in one private gallery

Join the Japonista Circle and the heart beside each piece is yours to use. Save as many as you wish, return to them as a wishlist of your own, and the Desk will write to you by email when the price of one you are keeping is lowered.

Become a member What the Circle brings

Free to join, and it takes a minute. Already a member? Sign in.

  • Save without limitTouch the heart on any piece and it waits for you in your Private Gallery.
  • Hear when a price is loweredA note by email, sent as soon as a piece you keep is reduced.
  • Follow your offersMembers may propose a figure on eligible pieces and see each reply in one place.

Examined in Japan, graded in plain language

Every piece is examined in Japan before it is offered. Each one is checked against the maker’s construction, materials, markings and the wear its age should show, and the photographs are always of the piece you receive.

Each carries a Japonista condition report: one of seven grades, from Giftable to As Found, a rating out of ten, and a commentary in our own words. It is our single standard for the many ranks used across Japan, so you never have to decode them. Grades are given to the best of our ability and condition remains partly a matter of personal perception. What we stand behind without qualification is authenticity, truthful description and provenance, to the best of our knowledge. See how we grade.

  • A condition report on every piece
  • Insured, tracked worldwide shipping
  • Authenticity guaranteed
  • Personal answers from the Desk

Your purchase helps us curate and bridge Japan closer to you.

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Since 1858

Louis Vuitton Trunks

Wardrobe, cabin, courier and shoe trunks with their serials, labels and fittings recorded, crated and insured for the journey.

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Contemporary Japanese art

Takashi Murakami and Superflat

Smiling flowers, Mr. DOB and the Kaikai Kiki universe, from Louis Vuitton collaborations to signed editions and streetwear, each piece graded and photographed in full.

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CURATED MOMENTS OF WONDER

Toki-Meki: Curated Moments of Wonder

Hand-selected items that capture Japan’s beauty, spirit, and storytelling.

Let these pieces stir your curiosity and guide you deeper into Japan’s soul.

Each item is chosen for the quiet spark it brings — a moment of “toki-meki.”



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Curated Collection

Samurai Historical Arts & Bushido Heritage Gallery

A curated selection of arms, attire, and martial-era craft—chosen for design integrity, historical resonance, and collector significance.

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Curated Collection

Buddhist Statues & Sacred Art Gallery

A curated presentation of devotional sculpture, temple craft, and spiritual objects—selected for presence, provenance, and quiet power.

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Curated Collection

The Sukajan & Japanese Outerwear Gallery

A curated collection of embroidered artwear, rare vintage finds, and modern Japanese fashion craftsmanship.

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TREASURES FROM JAPAN

Browse Our Curated Collections

Explore themed galleries of souvenir jackets, Buddhist arts, vintage toys, retro memorabilia, antiquities and more — each piece handpicked for character, provenance, and story.

Historical, traditional and antique

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Niche, retro and vintage

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Cool Japan, contemporary and lifestyle

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THE JAPONISTA PRESS

Begin With These

The guide to every service, the house's position, and the feature that explains why so much of the world's vintage is found in Japan.

  • How Japonista Works

    Five ways to collect from Japan, one standard of care. A chart to help you choose, the journey of a piece from Tokyo to your door, and five collectors' stories.

    Read the guide 

  • What We Stand For

    Most ways out of Japan were built for parcels. Ours was built for pieces: examined in Tokyo, one price, and a house that answers for every piece until it reaches you.

    Our position 

  • Furugi: Japan's Vintage Capital

    How Japan became the place the world comes to for vintage: the districts of Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka, the buyers who travel abroad, and the grading behind it.

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