You may want to bring Jeans to Japan

Posted by Craig at Feb 1st, 2005 in travel japan

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Yesterday I wanted to buy some Jeans so I went to a local store in Chiba, Japan and could not believe what I saw.

These Jeans in this pic cost 180 dollars!

OK, the store did have cheaper jeans but 80 dollars is not so cheap. Maybe you can find Jeans like this at the Good Will back home (USA) for ten dollars.

If you come to Japan, bring your own Jeans and maybe an extra pair wouldn’t hurt.

Oh, I have a 36 waste and it seems this is close to the biggest size you will find here. You can find bigger sizes but your choices will be limited.

When I go home for vacation, I always buy pants and shirts because of the size and price issues.


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11 Comments to “You may want to bring Jeans to Japan”

  1. on 02 Feb 2005 at 3:04 pm1Dot Bar

    Those prices are insane, man! Insane! I would be far too cheap to pay that.

  2. on 03 Feb 2005 at 4:11 am2Brandon

    and to think, I’m grumpy if I have to pay $40.

  3. on 03 Feb 2005 at 11:30 am3Miss Jay

    That’s not only expensive, but size-wise, plain old crazy.

  4. on 03 Feb 2005 at 11:30 am4Alena

    Surfed in via BE.. Jeans anywhere outside North America, in my opinion, are crazy ridiculously expensive. Like, you wouldn’t believe what a pair of Levi’s go for in France.. something like two or three times what they sell for here. You can’t beat European or foreign styles, but sometimes it makes me so happy we have places like Old Navy and T.J. Maxx. :)

  5. on 03 Feb 2005 at 11:36 pm5Jordan

    I think the mark up on jeans must be about 1 million “, as the majority of them are made in foreign sweat shops for pennies.

    Quite liked reading your blog.

  6. on 04 Feb 2005 at 3:46 am6Anonymous

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  7. on 04 Feb 2005 at 1:22 pm7Anonymous

    So what? Here in NYC, I can find $200 jeans…Paper & Denim, Dolce, etc.

  8. on 04 Feb 2005 at 2:07 pm8Kate

    Levi’s seem unusually expensive here too, about 80 or so dollars, maybe more. So many people want them, they have made these horrible knck offs of Levi’s as well, really poor in quality.
    I’m hoping I can find cool clothes in Hong Kong. :)

  9. on 05 Feb 2005 at 8:43 am9: JustaDog

    Yeah, I use to go to Japan allot - months at a time. I made lots of $$$ bringing over jeans and selling them. Some porn too - but that was a little scarrier at the airport customs. Was I bad? LOL

    http://wheresyourbrain.blogspot.com/

  10. on 06 Feb 2005 at 5:59 am10Suzanne

    I’ve always wanted to go to Japan, but as of yet, haven’t made it. I know it is very expensive there to live as well. Jeans were high in Europe too, and I could have made a killing every time I went just selling the American favorites I brought with me. I enjoyed browsing through the photos and now….I must go find some curry rice! looked delish.

  11. on 10 Feb 2005 at 7:55 pm11mamoru

    I suppose those are special kinds. Normally, they cost 25 dollars or something in Japan.

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