One of my favorite sneaker shops I found while hunting through Tokyo was Pistacchio. It’s located in Daikanyama, on a small back street called Sarugaku-cho just across from the Onitsuka Tiger store. The shop was primarily full of obscure Nike and Puma sneakers. I picked up a pair of these Puma Limited shoes I’d never seen before called “WAKE“–the blue color apparently a Tokyo exclusive. They feel like a slip on with a neoprene sock and a surprisingly comfortable hard-shell molded heal. They were available in 3 colorways, and if you look closer, each camo-eqsue pattern is actually made up of the signature leaping puma. If you speak Japanese or just like looking at pictures, Pistacchio has a stellar online shop with dozens of great sneakers to choose from.


dusty bottoms Wednesday, 05.24.06 @ 7:16 pm

the japanese love some hella ugly shoes


Piers Tuesday, 05.30.06 @ 8:03 am

Nope, the Blue and camo ‘Wake’ are not exclusive to Japan, I saw the exact same pair in the Puma shop in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday.




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