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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

Osaka (JP)

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    setandsetting
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 5 Jan 2016

    No unfortunately not. Very little English in osaka and it didn't seem super accessible.

    last edited by 12 Oct 2017, 12:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      setandsetting
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 5 Jan 2016

      I wish I had grilled Kenta about places to hang here but was trying not to be an American jerk (we can't help it obvs). He did really want to know where I scored my IH shirt/pants.

      last edited by 10 Dec 2017, 13:03 12 Oct 2017, 13:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        rocket
        Joined: 6 Jan 2011

        Haha, I am sure Kenta wouldn't had mind that….

        thanks for sharing, great to see you had some fun

        rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

        It's all humbug, like everywhere
        R.I.P. Geo

        last edited by 12 Oct 2017, 13:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          gaseousclay
          Joined: 4 Nov 2016

          @setandsetting:

          Successful visit today. I think I met Kenta who is super sweet. He hooked me up with a few shirts in xl and xxl (you just have to ask about those sizes they are in the back).

          sounds like jargon one would use to sell crack. "pssst. we've got some stash in the back, man."  😃

          WTB:
          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
          IHSH-19

          last edited by 12 Oct 2017, 14:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            setandsetting
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 5 Jan 2016

            I really, really loved Osaka and not just b/c of the IH store. For future travelers I recommend the Candeo Hotels Osaka Namba. Reasonably priced and very new/clean. I think it just opened a few months ago so everything is brand new.

            I also recommend checking out the spots on this Osaka Craft Beer Crawl from the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/travel/a-craft-beer-pub-crawl-in-the-kitchen-of-japan.html?_r=0

            We went to Beer Belly Tenma, Yellow Ape Craft, and Garage 39. (Dig Beer Bar is now closed.) In each of these places we were the only Westerners and eventually someone from the staff asked us how we found the bar. None of them seemed to know they had been written up in the Times. All serve great beers and are super welcoming. If in Osaka you definitely need to find Beer Belly Tenma (there's another more accessible location, but you have to experience the nightlife in the Tenma district).

            I mean, definitely go see the Castle and Dotonburi and America-mura and all the temples/shrines, but also drink plenty of beer in Osaka.

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              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              @Madame Buttonfly - Now I need to go back and hunt for beer…..

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                gaseousclay
                Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                @setandsetting:

                I really, really loved Osaka and not just b/c of the IH store. For future travelers I recommend the Candeo Hotels Osaka Namba. Reasonably priced and very new/clean. I think it just opened a few months ago so everything is brand new.

                I also recommend checking out the spots on this Osaka Craft Beer Crawl from the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/travel/a-craft-beer-pub-crawl-in-the-kitchen-of-japan.html?_r=0

                We went to Beer Belly Tenma, Yellow Ape Craft, and Garage 39. (Dig Beer Bar is now closed.) In each of these places we were the only Westerners and eventually someone from the staff asked us how we found the bar. None of them seemed to know they had been written up in the Times. All serve great beers and are super welcoming. If in Osaka you definitely need to find Beer Belly Tenma (there's another more accessible location, but you have to experience the nightlife in the Tenma district).

                I mean, definitely go see the Castle and Dotonburi and America-mura and all the temples/shrines, but also drink plenty of beer in Osaka.

                I've never been to Western/Southern Japan despite having lived in Japan. The only exception is that I lived on Okinawa for 5 yrs when I was a young 'un. My old man was in the military so we moved around a lot. My mom lives in northern Japan in the middle of nowhere, so it's hard for me to justify a visit when there's nothing to do. One of these days it'd be nice to hop on the shinkansen and take a trip south.

                WTB:
                IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                IHSH-19

                last edited by 21 Oct 2017, 13:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Madame Buttonfly
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                  @Giles:

                  @Madame Buttonfly - Now I need to go back and hunt for beer…..

                  @Giles you wouldn't need to twist my arm too hard…  🙂

                  AKA Mrs G

                  last edited by 22 Oct 2017, 12:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    UnTucked
                    Joined: 16 Nov 2014

                    Maddy's ex-husband owns an American rock n' roll themed craft beer bar in Namba, called "Cherry Bomb"… Very gaijin friendly (He's American).

                    Idk why I just now thought to mention this.....

                    In search of:
                    IHV-04, med.
                    IHSH-185, large
                    IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

                    last edited by 26 Oct 2017, 10:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      setandsetting
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 5 Jan 2016

                      .

                      last edited by 17 Nov 2017, 23:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        shego
                        Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                        Potentially a dumb question @Giles - but I assume your EU stock is somewhat different to JP, right?

                        I'm in Osaka right now, before heading back to Tokyo, and was considering popping in to look at 555 models but wasn't sure what they had (e.g. regular indigo versus indigo/black versus -03 for example). Do you have this information or shall I contact Osaka directly?

                        Thanks!

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          IH international constant items are very different from Japan. They do stock a couple of models of the  555, but not the 01 or 03.  You'd need to contact Kenta at the Osaka store to check what they do have.

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                          last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 07:26 alexxedgeA 1 Reply Last reply 20 May 2024, 11:20 Reply Quote 0
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                            shego
                            Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                            Thought so - thank you!

                            last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 08:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              alexxedge
                              Haraki san Student
                              @Giles
                              Joined: 20 May 2024

                              @Giles said in Osaka (JP):

                              IH international constant items are very different from Japan. They do stock a couple of models of the  555, but not the 01 or 03.  You'd need to contact Kenta at the Osaka store to check what they do have.

                              Hi @Giles I’m currently planning a trip to Japan, that includes a few days in Osaka. I’m definitely planning to hit up the IH store while there, as it seems much more accessible than the store in Tokyo.

                              I know what they carry has probably changed quite drastically since this thread was started, but I want to have a good idea for what I can expect when I visit.

                              Can you recommend the best way to contact the Osaka store? Thanks!

                              last edited by 20 May 2024, 11:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                http://www.ironheart.jp/IH-WP/osaka/

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                last edited by 20 May 2024, 11:24 alexxedgeA 1 Reply Last reply 20 May 2024, 11:49 Reply Quote 1
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                                  alexxedge
                                  Haraki san Student
                                  @Giles
                                  Joined: 20 May 2024

                                  @Giles awesome. Thank you so much!

                                  last edited by 20 May 2024, 11:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    jfk1117
                                    Haraki san Student
                                    Joined: 28 Sept 2022

                                    @alexxedge i also went to Y2 leather, which is pretty close to the IH store. You need a reservation but the experience was very wonderful.

                                    Wtb
                                    Brown or blue hairline duck - ihsh-92 - XL
                                    Flat Head <> Black Mint Pink Dobby - 44 or 46

                                    last edited by 20 May 2024, 13:15 alexxedgeA 1 Reply Last reply 20 May 2024, 13:53 Reply Quote 1
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                                      alexxedge
                                      Haraki san Student
                                      @jfk1117
                                      Joined: 20 May 2024

                                      @jfk1117 nice. I’ll look into it!

                                      last edited by 20 May 2024, 13:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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