Clothing

The DAIBUTSU t-shirt was designed after the image of the Great Buddha of Todaiji Temple in Nara. Birusha Nabutsu is the central figure of the Kegonkyo Sutra and is the same Buddha as the "Dainichi Nyorai" in esoteric Buddhism. It is said to illuminate...

LAST ITEM: SIZE M This beautiful new T-shirt of the Hokusai collection from famous T-shirt maker KUME (1935) portrays the famous 'Gaifū kaisei' "Fine Wind, Clear Morning" Woodblock Print, in a new design. Fuji San has a red glow due to the morning...

"笑う門には福来る" (warau kado ni ha fukukitaru), meaning: Good Fortune and Happiness will come to the Home of those who Smile"; A phrase similar to the English "Laugh and Grow Fat!". This traditional Japanese saying is used in a word-play in this KUME design...

花椿- "Hanatsubaki" means camellia flower. This beautiful new design from WAJIN combines camellia and carbs for a colorful Japanese print. The t-shirts are printed by hand, using environmentally friendly waterbased ink. Available in two types: wide neck...

The KAMINARIMON design arranges the moon and cherry blossoms on the large lantern of Kaminarimon in Asakusa. The waka poem in the background is "The people who come and go on the approach to the cherry blossoms with white snow are all beautiful." It...

Kannon (観音) is the goddess of compassion and mercy, and a very popular "Bodhisattva" in Japan, with many temples and enshrined statues attributed to her. There are a number of tales and miracles with regards to her. The poem says that 'a fresh wind...

It is a design of a Chinese lion with peony flowers. The stamp on the background is ‘There is no superiority or inferiority in the color of spring, and the branches that bloom flowers are long and short.’ It means that each flowering tree and...

This black T-Shirt is part of the Sake Brewery series of Kume Company and features the Kikuhime Brewery in Ishikawa prefecture. Kikuhime Brewery was founded at the end of the 16th century and since then keeps the tradition of making high quality sake...

麒麟 - "KIRIN", or "qilin" in Chinese is "the head of beasts" - a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology. Its personality is so gentle that it is said to be afraid to even step on vegetation and insects. The blue kirin is...

LAST ITEM - WIDE NECK, SIZE 3L Tsuba (鍔, or 鐔) is the name of the often round guard at the grip of a sword. Originally solely meant to protect the hand and keep it from sliding into the blade when stabbing an opponent, they used to be made of strong,...

In Japanese " Yojijukugo" are four- character compound words that together make a term, phrase, idiom or expression. Many of these are integrated in daily life, but other with an origin of Buddhist texts and Chinese literature have a more poetic meaning...

This T-shirt features the logo of Nakao Brewery, which has been founded in 1871. The shirt is part of the brewery collection of Kume T-Shirt company that features logos of breweries and motifs from their sake brands. The main text reads: 大日本優等清酒...

Zhuangzi was a Chinese philosopher in the 4th century BC, whose writings became the foundation for Taoism; a Chinese religion based on naturalness, simplicity and detachment from desires. In one of his stories he describes finding a skull on the side of...

朧月 Oborozuki, means 'hazy moon'. This beautiful t-shirt portrays a Japanese carp, symbol of "luck, prosperity, and good fortune", swimming towards the reflection of the hazy moon. < WAJIN Collection >  A sense of traditional Japan. The...

'RANCHIU' represents the high class "king of goldfish". On the back of the T-shirt, an old poem reads: 'In which cloud has the moon hidden?'. The moon and goldfish combined, with the crest of the fan symbolizing water surface, make a typical scene of a...

龍華 - "Ryuuge", or "Ryuuka". It is said that Miroku Bosatsu appears as "Brahman" in this corrupt world, obtains enlightenment under the Ryuge-ju tree (竜華樹) after becoming a priest in the same way as Siddhartha, and brings people relief by preaching three...

A cute frog design wearing a lotus leaf and holding a lotus stem sword. In the background, a pretty plum with a touch of ink painting is arranged, and the ‘Waka’ poem says, ‘Regardless of others, I go the way I walk’. Please enjoy...

This "Senjukannon" design displays the "thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara" of Sanjusangendo Hall in Kyoto. The thousand-armed Kannon Bodhisattva is a Buddha with compassion and immense power who holds various tools in a thousand hands and saves any human...

This T-shirt features the oldest brewery in Iwate Prefecture in Northern Japan famous for their gentle sake that enhances the local dishes. The print on this T-shirt features 7 lucky gods and the kanji related to this "Shichifukujin". The T-shirt is part...

Tsuru No Monyo is a classic drawing of cranes during the flower season. The white lines on a dark indigo blue make a strong impression. A beautiful, dramatic T-shirt for both men and women. "Wisteria, Hana-tachibana, Sakura, Mitate-no-chi" - It...