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IHSH-365-IND I IH-777S-21

This 8oz Herringbone Hickory Stripe is a test we have done, playing around with indigo overdying (which we were pretty pleased how it turned out)

IHSH-213 • IH-634S • BIRKS

IHSH-213 • IH-777S-21 • IHSN-01-BLK

We are off to Japan for two weeks on holiday, starting in Tokyo then taking a road trip to Kanazawa, then onto Takayama, taking in the scenery on the way, then back to Tokyo.

Lynne has a full itinerary laid out - and when I say full, I mean FULL!

So expect lots of photos of our trip...

My favourite and first piece - unfortunately a bit snug fit, but I will get into it again - the IHSH-176 - love this shirt, the weight, style, everything about it

First day finished by a nightcap at Ginza Music Bar, a cool little bar, with a DJ playing Marvin Gaye etc

Crew wearing a selection of new STF short sleeve summer shirts

IHM-48-KHA • IH-526J-142 • IH-666S-21 • IHWE-JOU-TAN

IHSH-327-IND • IH-634S • Iron Heart Int'l x Wesco 8" Rough-Out Pull-up Morrison Boot

first day (sort off, we arrived in early morning, and managed to get into the hotel room 6 hours early!) then straight out to explore a bit of Ginza...

IHJ-69-KHA • Utilitees • IH-777S-21 • Wales Bonner x Adidas Hi-tops

A busy day so far meeting our retailers and friends (on photography duty)...

Black and Blue

Brund

Burg & Schild

Denimheads

Goteborg Manufaktur

Ironshop Provisions

Pinkomo

Pronto

Statement

Stilkontor

The Shop Vancouver

VMC

saturdaytypefever plain flannel sample • IH-777S-21 • Journeyman

STF-SH101-IND • STF-SRT-TAN

So not as intricate as some of the tatoos here, but my latest one - I found an old drawing of a monster my son did in the loft (he was about 4 at the time - he's 29 now)!

Bit of a foodie day today - gyozas for lunch in Jingumae, followed by a feast of Udons, sushi, grilled pork, fried corn (and more) this evening at Tsuru Ton Tan in Ginza - both places @Alex has shown me before, that I can now share with @Lynne

IHJ-124-BRN • GA Nixon ring • IH-777S-14 • IHWE-JOU

Finally we ended up at Chirihama Nagisa Driveway for sunset - This is the only place in Japan where you can drive right along the water’s edge - in any type of car (not just a 4x4).

It is an 8-km stretch of beach road — a type of road that would be hard to find anywhere else in the world. The unique sand of Chirihama makes it possible. The sand particles are small, a quarter of the size of ordinary ones. They have a uniform, angular shape, which makes the driveway hard when it absorbs water.

Seeing fishermen’s trucks for carrying unloaded fish at Chirihama, a local bus company employee tried driving a bus there in 1955. That is how Nagisa Driveway started.

End of lesson!

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And not a bad view from the hotel room!