Enjoy the creative atmosphere of the
popular town called “the Brooklyn of Tokyo”.
Kuramae, next to Asakusa, is now becoming a popular town. There are stores known as “the mecca of stationary”, as well as miscellaneous goods stores that carry the latest trend!
Many up-and-coming Japanese leather brand’s atelier & shop as well. Enjoy the friendly atmosphere and fresh creativity.
They offer a wide variety of leather products by mainly using made-in-Tokyo pigskin.
There is a workshop in which you can select and combine leather and leather parts. You can try the handmade kit at home.
REN Kuramae store
(Toei Asakusa line Kuramae station 1 min walk)
https://ren-webshop.com/
1F, 4-13-4 Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-5829-6147
Open 12:00～17:00 (Sat/Sun/Holiday Close at 18:00)
Closed on Mondays (Open if Monday is a holiday)
1min walk
Simple design that makes the most of high-quality leather. They caryy the big-hit item, the coin case, and also made-in-Himeji original leather series.
Workshop of making book cover and card case without stitching is popular and easy to challenge for beginners.
LITSTA Kuramae
(Toei Asakusa line Kuramae station 1min walk)
http://litsta.com/blog/shop
Sunny Place Annex 1F, 4-6-9 Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-5829-4860
Open Tue～Sun 12:00～19:00
Closed Mon (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday)
5min walk
Café popular for their handmade lunch and baked sweets. They also exhibit/sell products of their private brand “numeri”, which uses leather from Himeji, famous for production of leather.
CAMERA
(Toei Asakusa line Kuramae station 3min walk)
http://camera1010.tokyo/
Okamatsu building 1F, 4-21-8 Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-5825-4170
Open Tue～Sun 11:00～18:00
Closed Mon
3 min walk
The gloss, the shine, and the touch. A space where you can recognize the charm of leather, that cannot be noticed only by web or SNS.
Neutral Gray
(Toei Asakusa line Kuramae station 3min walk)
https://neutralgray.jp/
Rose Garden 101, 4-14-13 Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-5809-2241
Open Thu～Sun 12:00～19:00
Closed Mon～Wed
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