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Japanese clothing brands, ranked by quality

45 labels in our index, ranked by editorial quality score

45 of this edition's labels are Japanese, concentrated in japanese craft and avant designer. As a group they average 8.4/10 for quality with typically premium prices; a.PRESSE, The Real McCoy's and Buzz Rickson's lead the ranking.

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a.PRESSE

Underrated

luxury vintage-informed workwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

8.5 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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The Real McCoy's

museum-grade military repro

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

8.5 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Buzz Rickson's

Underrated

military repro outerwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Iron Heart

Underrated

21oz-plus heavyweight selvedge

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Samurai Jeans

Underrated

heavyweight selvedge denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Auralee

luxury Japanese minimalism

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.5/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8.5 of 10

Timeless · Quiet

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Visvim

artisan Americana-meets-craft

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.5/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Timeless · Casual

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Descente Allterrain

Underrated

clean technical outerwear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

9.5/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6.5 of 10

Quiet · Casual

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Yohji Yamamoto

draped black tailoring

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

10 of 10

Reputation

9 of 10

Timeless

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Junya Watanabe

experimental tailoring and collabs

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

9.5 of 10

Reputation

8.5 of 10

Trendy

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Sacai

hybridized technical tailoring

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Trendy

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Comoli

soft minimalist menswear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Goldwin

clean technical outerwear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Kuon

Underrated

boro-inspired repairwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Momotaro Jeans

premium selvedge denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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OrSlow

slow-made heritage denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Ring Jacket

Japanese tailoring

Classic Tailoring · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Formal

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Kaptain Sunshine

Underrated

luxury Japanese workwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Pure Blue Japan

Underrated

indigo-rich selvedge denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Studio D'Artisan

Underrated

repro denim and knits

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Warehouse & Co.

Underrated

vintage repro denim and sweats

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Nanga

Underrated

Japanese down outerwear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

9/10

Price

$$$

Design

6 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Quiet · Casual

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Issey Miyake

technical pleated RTW

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8.5/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

10 of 10

Reputation

9 of 10

Balanced

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Beams Plus

Japanese Ivy and Americana

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8.5/10

Price

$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Comme des Garçons

conceptual avant-garde RTW

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

10 of 10

Reputation

10 of 10

Trendy · Loud

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Homme Plissé Issey Miyake

pleated menswear

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Balanced

Visit

Kapital

eccentric denim and craftwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

9.5 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Loud · Casual

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Needles

trackwear and reworked classics

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Loud · Casual

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Undercover

punk-inflected streetwear

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$$+

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Trendy · Loud · Casual

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IM Men

technical menswear and pleats

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Casual

Visit

White Mountaineering

technical outdoor-inflected RTW

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Casual

Visit

Nanamica

technical everyday basics

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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And Wander

fashion-forward technical hiking wear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Trendy · Casual

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Edwin

Japanese denim

Premium Denim · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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Snow Peak

camp-minded technical RTW

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

8/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Timeless · Quiet · Casual

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performance running

Activewear · Japan

Quality

7/10

Price

Design

6 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Casual

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Ambush

Tokyo jewelry-led street luxury

Luxury Streetwear · Japan

Quality

6.5/10

Price

$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Trendy · Loud · Casual

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A Bathing Ape

camo, shark hoodies, and hype graphics

Streetwear Core · Japan

Quality

6/10

Price

$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Trendy · Loud · Casual

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Uniqlo

functional basics and layers

Premium Basics · Japan

Quality

6/10

Price

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Timeless · Quiet

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Muji

quiet utilitarian basics

Premium Basics · Japan

Quality

6/10

Price

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Timeless · Quiet

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Scores are editorial judgments — how we score.

All labels in this group

a.PRESSE

The Real McCoy's

Buzz Rickson's

Iron Heart

Samurai Jeans

Auralee

Visvim

Descente Allterrain

Yohji Yamamoto

Junya Watanabe

Sacai

Comoli

Goldwin

Kuon

Momotaro Jeans

OrSlow

Ring Jacket

Kaptain Sunshine

Pure Blue Japan

Studio D'Artisan

Warehouse & Co.

Nanga

Issey Miyake

Beams Plus

Comme des Garçons

Homme Plissé Issey Miyake

Kapital

Needles

Undercover

IM Men

White Mountaineering

Nanamica

And Wander

Edwin

Snow Peak

Montbell

Human Made

Neighborhood

WTAPS

Cav Empt

ASICS

Ambush

A Bathing Ape

Uniqlo

Muji