Taking it Down Town, Nippori

A five minute walk out the south exit of Nippori station in Tokyo is Textile Town. While daunting at first the layout is super easy and after the first visit you can make a few quick purchases as you wait for your transferring train out of Tokyo.

'Pinapple' from Tomato (Select), Liberty flower prints from パキラ

The Tomato stores are a chain with each one supposedly specialising in a particular textile, with five stores located randomly down the street and half of them having junk, it's easy to get disheartened. The one saving grace is the 'Tomato (Select)' Store which is the closest to the station. It’s two stories and stocks the more high quality textile and locally designed linens.

Liberty fabrics (often does colabs with Nike) can be sourced in both Tomato (Select) and the パキラ store.

 

Sparse on silks and wool blends and workable knits, you can’t compare it to Global Fabrics designers off cuts that I'm use to but for a kooky linen print you've got the right place.