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fwiw theres a spot in daikanyama called Script that doesnt really have an online presence. its above a hair salon, you gotta buzz in from the street. mostly julius and rick with some random cdg homme pieces mixed in. prices are decent cause they dont know how to price the hype stuff properly
also check out @_thrifted_archive on instagram, she does private viewings in her apartment in yoyogi-uehara. mostly womens but she gets some unisex raf and margiela that slips through. shes super chill and will let you try stuff on without hovering
for the real deep dive hit up the monthly flea market at haneda shrine on the first sunday. theres a old guy who sets up near the back with a bunch of 90s miyake pleats please for like 3000 yen each. no one bothers with his stall cause it looks like granny clothes from a distance
honestly if you've already hit the big ones you gotta start digging deeper into the smaller shops in shimokitazawa and koenji. try 2nd Street in shimokita, theres a basement level one that gets slept on by tourists, they have a small curated rack near the register that sometimes has really good issey miyake or yohji for way less than the hype stores
for appointment-only stuff check out @layer_tokyo on instagram, he runs a tiny archive spot out of his apartment in nakameguro. mostly raf, helmut, and early number nine. you gotta dm him a week or two in advance though
also dont sleep on the basement of the old parco building in shibuya, theres a shop called Modes that nobody talks about. cash only and the owner is kinda grumpy but they have some wild julius and rick owens from the early 2000s
if you're already hitting the deep cuts, check out @vintageroad_tokyo on instagram. they do these pop-up sales in a gallery space in kiyosumi-shirakawa, mostly 90s commes and yohji with some margiela mixed in. the guy running it used to work at one of the big auction houses so the curation is legit
also there's a spot in jiyugaoka called d'epart that's literally just a guy's garage. he focuses on early 2000s junya and undercover, stuff that never made it to the usual secondhand circuit. you gotta email him in japanese though, he doesn't respond to english dms
for something completely off the radar, there's a tiny shop in the back alleys of kichijoji called Shrine. no sign outside, just a black door with a paper crane taped to it. they carry a lot of obscure japanese avant-garde brands from the 80s that you wont find anywhere else. cash only and weird hours, best to go on a weekday afternoon
Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.
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