Around Kamiyama-cho
Shibuya a "quiet day-to-day."
Ishikawa's republica director, also has served as the owner of the "Zarigani cafe", which features in the same apartment.
To chat in front of the cafe space of shops Saito's Kawai's and stamp craftsman of "workers for 335". Sometimes also be open until midnight.
In the shopping district of Kamiyama-cho, it has continued to shops still cheerfully sales feel the old-fashioned emotion.republica director Mr. Hajime IshikawaIt is the bookmark "around Kamiyama-cho"
On the way down the hill between the Shibuya Public Hall and NHK, there is a terrace-style space, such as the open cafe. Is to peep the face from the bar counter facing the space, shops dealing, such as the mainly clothes and leather goods "republica (Republica)" Mr. Hajime Ishikawa of the director. The Ishikawa's bookmark, the everyday landscape in the "peripheral Kamiyama-cho". "Is open Kamiyama-cho, or stood in the shop every day grandma beyond the 70 in the bakery of the shopping district, soba's next door out is also much more than 30 years. And say Shibuya, such commonplace life it's easy to forget that the people who are the, now even to normally think that it is amazing to have continued to shop, and many "can be taught, talks about the attachment to this neighborhood away from the hustle and bustle. For goods handled by the "republica" is by no means cheap, referred to as a "than buying on the spot for the first time come, there are many people who will buy from coming again and again." Instead, leather or respond to repair even after I bought, like us also accept customized to suit the needs of the audience, but shops that can products and long relationship. "Just as there is a concept of" Investment closing "in Europe and the United States, even at high commodity, but there is a habit, such as going to suit your style by using a long time, familiar if in a location that can be of such proposal," said Ishikawa Mr.. In the town of mass consumption of Shibuya, this place make me think about things of value and life style, I felt like especially valuable.
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 Was open "republica" in November last year, the impression like rather than "apparel shops", writers such as clothes, bags, shoes, lighting, fixtures and seal is bring together the work "gallery space". Sometimes writers and the audience who in the cafe space in the table can socialize, be born is meeting to stimulate a new creativity. Artists who set up offices in Osaka and Shiga, was made for this shop with the meaning of "the Republic," "commodity" is, more than the price there is also that the "work" of one point things are often attractive appear. Above all major brands"Workers for 335"The items are fabricated in the studio around the Kawai's designer set up based in Osaka, such as bold jeans with leather characteristic (on the right in the photo). Sticking to handmade without using as much as possible the factory, products that are supported by the belief that "made to want themselves to make" is, "Life Guaranty (life assurance)," the singing, also supports the repair if a certain level of demand It gives me such as, "the growth of the commodity in accordance with the use of the audience" and has a face and the true item of "republica". It should be noted that, in the "republica", that of being held a campaign entitled "Order Board of shoes" to the end of February. |
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republica (Republica) Shibuya-ku, Udagawa-cho, 6-11 1F-F, Room TEL.03-5728-7920 営業時間：13:00〜21:00 |
（2007年02月16日 13:00:00）
