Japan - December/January

[Joe the Barber]

Hey folks,

I'll be traveling to Japan right after Christmas with a few friends. I was hoping I could get info on specific shops to check out that are in areas/neighborhoods that would be fun and interesting for non denim enthusiasts. Any info on barber shops, coffee shops, and shoe stores is also appreciated! We'll be traveling all over - Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Tokyo and areas north of Tokyo. Thanks in advance!

[louisbosco]

i have a bunch of coffee shops and interesting neighborhoods and places of interest for osaka, kyoto and tokyo. will pm you when i have the time. i'm heading there around that time too. right after christmas

[Jii]

Just came back from Kyoto, spent two weeks there. Visited a third wave coffee shop company called Arabica quite a lot, the café in Higashiyama was nicer than the one in Arashiyama but got really crowded in the afternoons. They had a temporary sales stand on the corner of Shijo and Teramachi dori too (in front of Fuji daimaru) but I think they closed it already but there was talk about it returning for good but can't remember when. There were quite a few good stores that had shoes too on Teramachi dori (Loftman had four stores along the street) and there was one (forgot the name) that carried loads of quality shoes (Alden, Crockett & Jones, Tricker's), also on Teramachi dori (between Sanjo and Shijo dori).