AVIREX 783-5252023 Reversible Velveteen Sukajan, Far East Tour Dragon and Japan Map, Navy and Orange, Size M
AVIREX 783-5252023 Reversible Velveteen Sukajan, Far East Tour Dragon and Japan Map, Navy and Orange, Size M
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Condition report
Excellent9.0 / 10
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- As Found
Half a century, mapped
Anniversary pieces usually whisper; this one draws a tour map. The satin face plots a route from Sapporo to Fukuoka with a dragon riding above it, a souvenir jacket that remembers its own travels, while the velveteen side keeps to the house eagle. Still carrying its tags, it is as close to new as this design will be found.
Best for: AVIREX collectors; anyone wanting a near-new reversible in M
Condition notes
Little sign of use; no stains or damage noted; tags attached.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A reversible AVIREX souvenir jacket, reference 783-5252023, from the 50th anniversary: navy cotton velveteen on one face, orange and gold satin on the other, where a dragon coils above an embroidered map of Japan under the words Far East Tour. Tagged M, with its tags.
The Piece
The satin face carries the richer design. Across the orange back, Far East Tour arcs over the script Beginnings; beneath, a dragon in bronze thread winds through clouds beside a map of Japan stitched with Sapporo, Shibuya, Yokohama, Funabashi, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka, with Mount Fuji and breaking waves. AVIREX 1975-2025 closes the scene. Gold satin sleeves, an eagle and crossed flags at the chest.
The velveteen face is navy: AVIREX LTD. in a white arc over a spread eagle holding the Japanese and American flags, and JAPAN below; a tiger and a dragon in white thread sit on the chest. Cream, grey and navy striped rib finishes collar, cuffs and hem.
AVIREX, founded in New York in 1975 as its label states, marks fifty years here with a black 50th Anniversary tab.
Details
- Maker: AVIREX
- Reference: 783-5252023 (per care label)
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket, zip front
- Shell: 100% cotton velveteen; reverse 100% rayon satin
- Embroidery: 100% polyester thread
- Rib: 70% acrylic, 30% wool
- Colour: Navy; orange with gold sleeves
- Size: M (per label)
- Chest width: 53 cm (20.9 in)
- Length: 62 cm (24.4 in)
- Yuki, centre back to cuff: 84 cm (33.1 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Little sign of use, with no stains or damage noted; the maker's tags are still attached.
- Pile and satin both clean.
Condition grade A (excellent, near unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Dry clean only; brush the velveteen gently with the pile and store on a broad hanger.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Further reading: Read our guide The Complete Sukajan and Amekaji Family Tree and look up sukajan in the Japonista Lexicon.
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