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rated very highly.
Ginza
Dulles bagsBusinessTravel
- A long-established Tokyo bag house, best known for its Dulles bags with the rounded frame opening.
- Business, travel and leather bags rather than a fashion range.
Shopping Guide
The Tokyo Guide to Japanese Bag Makers
Porter, Tsuchiya Kaban, Ginza Tanizawa, GANZO, HERZ and more, in the stores the makers run themselves
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Japan is famous for their craftsmanship and attention to detail so it is no surprise that Japanese bags are some of the best in the world. This is a guide to the stores that Japanese bag makers run themselves and the focus is on brands that you should know about. Many of these brands also sell through department store counters, where the range is a fraction of the line but you may see more attractive pricing. In a brand run store you get the full range, potential options for repair and, in three cases here, a workshop you can see into. The other thing worth knowing before you set out is that a single brand can run several store formats that carry different things. Porter alone appears here under three names each with a slightly different inventory. Each card below says what that particular store is known for.
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Business and briefcases
Ginza
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Leather to inspect closely
Ginza
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A workshop you can see into
Marunouchi and Nihonbashi
Jump to Marunouchi and Nihonbashi
The widest Porter range
Marunouchi and Yaesu
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Canvas and everyday bags
Asakusa
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Area
Ginza
Business bagsLeatherBriefcasesWalkable cluster
8 locations·Ginza Station
The highest concetration of stores in the guide, and the one to walk if you want to compare brands rather than commit to one. Eight brand run stores sit within a few blocks of each other, including a historic Tokyo bag house, several leather specialists, a business-bag flagship, a hand-dyed leather gallery, and the men's arm of Motherhouse. Porter Classic is here too, and it is a different company from the PORTER you will see elsewhere in this guide.
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rated highly.
Ginza
LeatherWalletsDirect store
- A direct leather-goods store carrying bags, wallets and small leather goods together, which makes it easy to match a wallet to a bag in one visit.
- A useful comparison point against the other leather houses a few blocks away.
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PELLE MORBIDA Ginza
(皮具箱包 PELLE MORBIDA GINZA)rated modestly.
Ginza
BusinessFlagshipTwo floors
- The brand's two-floor Ginza flagship, so the business and travel lines are shown in full rather than as a selection.
- Leans to business and travel bags rather than casual shapes.
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rated modestly.
Ginza
Natural leatherCare and repair
- A natural-leather house whose pieces are meant to darken and soften rather than stay looking new.
- Care and repair support is part of the offer, which is the argument for buying from the brand rather than a counter.
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rated modestly.
Ginza
Porter ClassicKendo seriesWorkwear
- Porter Classic is a separate company from Yoshida and Company, established in 2007, so despite the name the stock here has little overlap with the PORTER stores in this guide.
- Carries the Kendo series alongside bags, with a workwear and craft sensibility.
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rated highly.
Ginza
Men's focusedLeatherAftercare
- The men's-focused Motherhouse store, so the leather range here is cut and sized for men rather than shown as a subset of the main line.
- Aftercare is handled in store, which matters on leather you intend to carry for years.
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rated very highly.
Ginza
Dyed leatherGalleryMen's
- Known for hand-dyed leather in gradated color rather than flat black and brown, which is easier to judge in person than online.
- Presented as a gallery rather than a shop floor, with pieces individually lit.
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rated modestly.
Ginza
Women'sSoft leatherStandalone
- The brand's standalone Ginza store rather than its department-store counter, so the range is shown in full.
- Soft, unstructured leather bags aimed at women, which is a gap most of the other houses in this guide leave open.
Marunouchi, Yaesu and Nihonbashi
Widest Porter rangeLeatherA visible workshop
6 locations·Tokyo Station
There are six stores within about fifteen minutes of Tokyo Station, and the best single stretch in the guide for seeing a variety of bags. The PORTER flagship and a KURA CHIKA sit near two Tsuchiya Kaban stores, and a short walk into Nihonbashi puts you in front of HOSONO, a canvas shop with its workshop visible behind the counter.
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rated very highly.
Yaesu
FlagshipFull range
- The PORTER flagship, and the store to start at if you want to see the range rather than a selection of it.
- Confirm specific models with the store before traveling for one, since stock moves.
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rated well.
Marunouchi
CuratedMulti-line
- KURA CHIKA is Yoshida and Company's own multi line format, so it shows a curated cut across the brands rather than one complete range.
- Repair enquiries can be made at official stores, though intake terms are worth confirming with the branch.
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rated modestly.
Marunouchi
LeatherFull range
- A full Tsuchiya Kaban range in a room built for handling the goods rather than displaying them behind glass.
- Leather is left to vary between pieces, so two of the same bag will not look identical.
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rated exceptionally.
Nihonbashimuromachi
LeatherGiftsAdults only
- Adult bags and leather small goods, with a strong gift selection.
- Worth knowing before you go is that this branch states that it does not display or sell children's randoseru, which are handled at the dedicated randoseru stores.
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rated very highly.
Nihonbashihoridomechō
CanvasWorkshopStore-only
- A canvas bag shop with its workshop adjacent and visible, so you can see the work being done rather than take it on trust.
- Some products are sold only in the physical store.
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Epoi Marunouchi
(( Epoi ) 丸の内)rated modestly.
Marunouchi
LeatherMaintenanceDirect store
- One of Epoi's three directly managed stores, so this is the brand's own counter rather than a department-store concession.
- Handles maintenance on its leather goods in store.
Shibuya, Omotesando and Aoyama
Flagship browsingAttached workshopSaddle leather
8 locations·Shibuya Station and Omotesando Station
A walkable route from Shibuya Station crossing through Cat Street to Omotesando into Minami-Aoyama, taking in eight stores and several quite different propositions. PORTER keeps its most photographed store and a separate concept store here. HERZ works leather in a shop with its workshop attached. Somes Saddle is a Hokkaido harness maker whose bags come out of the same workshop discipline as its riding equipment.
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rated highly.
Jingūmae
PORTERSpacious
- A corner store with room to lay bags out and compare them, which is harder in the station-format shops.
- The natural pairing with PORTER EXCHANGE a short ride away, to see how differently one brand presents itself.
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rated very highly.
Udagawachō
Concept storePORTER EXCHANGE
- PORTER EXCHANGE is a distinct store concept rather than another branch, built out as a tented structure inside the building.
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TSUCHIYA KABAN Shibuya Store
(TSUCHIYA KABAN ‐土屋鞄製造所‐渋谷店)rated very highly.
Shibuya
LeatherStation access
- Sits in the Shibuya Station complex, so it is the low-effort stop if you are changing trains rather than making a trip.
- Carries the leather range the brand is known for, including pieces meant to change color with use.
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HERZ Main Store
(HERZ - ヘルツ 本店)rated very highly.
Jingūmae
Attached workshopThick leather
- The largest HERZ shop, with a working leather workshop attached to the store.
- Thick, structured leather built to be repaired rather than replaced. The shopfront states handmade in Japan since 1973.
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rated very highly.
Minamiaoyama
Saddle leatherHokkaidoCare products
- Somes Saddle is a Hokkaido harness and riding-equipment maker, and its bags come out of that same workshop.
- Carries men's and women's bags, leather goods and the care products to keep them, which is a rarer combination than it sounds.
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rated well.
Jingūmae
Main storeSemi-customLeather
- Epoi's main store, and the reason to come here rather than to one of the brand's department-store counters.
- Offers semi-customisation on leather goods such as wallets.
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aniary Aoyama
(aniary AOYAMA Official Store（アニアリ 青山店）)rated modestly.
Jingūmae
Official storeLeatherEveryday
- aniary's own Aoyama store, a small shopfront on a side street rather than a department-store counter.
- Leather bags built for daily carry rather than occasion use.
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rated very highly.
Jingūmae
Made in JapanSmall shopLeather
- A small blue-tiled shopfront on a Jingumae side street, easy to walk past and worth not walking past.
- The noren over the door reads made in Japan, which is the whole proposition rather than a marketing line.
Ebisu and Nakameguro
Men's focusedRandoseruQuiet stores
3 locations·Ebisu Station and Nakameguro Station
Three small stores that reward a deliberate trip rather than a passing one. Hender Scheme works vegetable-tanned leather in a shop signed Sukima. Motherhouse keeps a men's-focused store in Ebisu. A short ride away, Tsuchiya Kaban runs a store devoted entirely to randoseru, the rigid leather school bags Japanese children carry for six years. That store runs consultations by reservation, so treat it as a look through the window unless you have booked.
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MOTHERHOUSE Ebisu Men's
(マザーハウス 恵比寿メンズ店)rated very highly.
Ebisu
Men's focusedLeatherSmall store
- A small men's-focused store rather than a flagship, so come for a close look at the leather range rather than the full Motherhouse line.
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rated well.
Aobadai
RandoseruReservationsWorkshops
- Devoted to randoseru, the rigid leather school bags Japanese children carry through all six years of primary school.
- Consultations and fittings run on a reservation system, so book ahead if you want more than a look.
- Runs occasional craft workshops.
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rated very highly.
Ebisu
Natural leatherDesignerEbisu
- Hender Scheme's Ebisu shop, signed Sukima, which is worth knowing before you look for the name on the door.
- Vegetable-tanned natural leather that darkens with use, on shapes borrowed from sportswear rather than traditional bag forms.
Ueno
Station accessCurated selection
3 locations·Ueno Station
Three stores in and beside Ueno Station, which makes this a warm up on the way to Asakusa rather than a destination of its own. One is Yoshida and Company's curated multi line format, the other is Motherhouse, whose supply chain starts with socially responsible production and sourced materials.
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rated very highly.
Ueno
CuratedMulti-line
- The KURA CHIKA format again, so expect a curated cut across the brands rather than a full single range.
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rated exceptionally.
Ueno
Leather and juteStation access
- Carries leather and jute pieces made with partner workshops across South and Southeast Asia, which is the brand's proposition rather than a side line.
- Sits inside the station complex, so it costs nothing to look on the way through.
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b3Labo Ueno
(b3Labo 上野本店)rated well.
Ueno
Small makerHandmadeMain store
- A small independent leather maker's main store, several steps down in scale from the brands either side of it in this guide.
- Work is made and sold in the same room, with the machines visible from the shopfront.
Asakusa, Kuramae and Asakusabashi
CanvasHandmade leatherOrder salonOld Tokyo
5 locations·Asakusa Station, Kuramae Station and Asakusabashi Station
Five shops on the old Tokyo side of the city. Maekawa Inden works deerskin and lacquer on Orange Street, Inujirushi Kaban has been making canvas bags in this area for generations and keeps a shop on Denboin Street, and Kanmi works leather at a small atelier store near Kaminarimon. ETiAM is a newer arrival in Kuramae, the workshop district between the two, and FUJITAKA sits further out again in Asakusabashi, so treat the southern pair as their own trip rather than part of the Asakusa walk. Note that this section deliberately routes around Kappabashi, a few streets west, which our Tokyo knife and kitchenware guide covers.
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Maekawa Inden Asakusa Orange Street
(前川印傳オレンジ通り本店)rated highly.
Asakusa
IndenDeerskinLacquer
- Works in inden, deerskin finished with lacquer in raised patterns, a craft with no real equivalent among the leather houses elsewhere in this guide.
- The shop keeps a suit of armour in the window, which is the clearest explanation of where the technique comes from.
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rated very highly.
Asakusa
CanvasEveryday bagsDenboin Street
- The maker's shop on Denboin Street, a short walk from Senso-ji, carrying its canvas bags and totes.
- Sturdy everyday canvas rather than a fashion line, at prices well below the leather houses in this guide.
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rated exceptionally.
Kaminarimon
LeatherAtelier-storeHandmade
- A small atelier-store making leather goods, near Kaminarimon.
- The leather is chosen to change with use rather than stay looking new, so judge the pieces on how they will age.
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rated highly.
Kuramae
Newer brandKuramaeLeather
- A newer Tokyo bag brand rather than a heritage house, in Kuramae among the workshops and coffee roasters.
- The open shopfront makes it one of the easier stops on this list to look into without committing to a visit.
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rated very highly.
Asakusabashi
Direct shopOrder salonAsakusabashi
- FUJITAKA's direct Tokyo shop, with a second-floor order salon for made-to-order bags and leather goods on top of the standing range.
- The shopfront gives the house as established in 1941.
- Listed on Google under the name of the building it occupies, Iketei Villa, so search for the address rather than the shop name.
Shinjuku
Inside the stationTechnical bags
2 locations·Shinjuku Station
Two stores in and around Shinjuku Station, both compact. This is the section to use on a day you had no intention of shopping for bags, since neither costs you a detour.
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rated highly.
Shinjuku
PORTER STANDIn-station
- PORTER STAND is a compact store format built for stations, so the range is tight rather than complete.
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rated highly.
Shinjuku
master-pieceTechnicalEveryday
- The official Tokyo store for master-piece, an Osaka-founded maker of technical everyday bags.
- Function-led construction rather than the heritage leather angle most of this guide takes, which makes it a useful contrast.
Pro Tips
One brand can mean several store formats
PORTER, PORTER STAND, KURA CHIKA by PORTER and Porter Classic are not branches of a single shop. The first three are Yoshida and Company formats carrying different cuts of the range, and Porter Classic is a separate company. Decide which bag you want before deciding which door to walk through.
Three of these shops let you see the work
HERZ works leather in a workshop attached to its main store, HOSONO in Nihonbashi has its canvas workshop adjacent and visible from the shop floor, and b3Labo in Ueno makes and sells in the same room. None is a tour, but each lets you see the work rather than take it on trust.
Buy from the maker if you want the repair conversation
Several of these houses repair what they sell, and official stores are the place to raise it. Intake terms vary by branch and by product, so confirm with the store rather than assuming. If you already own a bag from one of these makers, bringing it with you is often more useful than buying another.
Randoseru is a separate business with its own rules
The rigid leather school bags are sold through dedicated stores and consultations rather than off a shelf, and some adult branches do not stock them at all. If randoseru is what you came for, go to a randoseru store and book.
Tax-free changes on November 1 2026
Japan moves to a pay-first, refund-after-customs model on November 1 2026. From that date you pay the consumption tax at the register, and the retailer or its service provider refunds it once customs confirms your departure. Ask in store rather than assuming the deduction happens at the register.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, and it is worth being precise about it. Most of the houses here manufacture in Japan, and HERZ states handmade in Japan on its own shopfront. Motherhouse is a Japanese company that designs in Tokyo and produces through partner workshops in South and Southeast Asia, which is the brand's stated model rather than an exception to it. If country of manufacture matters to you, ask in the store, since it can vary by line within a single brand.
They are different companies. PORTER is a brand of Yoshida and Company. Porter Classic was established in 2007 as its own company and carries its own design language, including the Kendo series. The names are similar and the stock is not, so if you are shopping for a specific bag it is worth knowing which one you are heading to.
The flagship near Tokyo Station is the one to start at if you want to see the range rather than a selection of it. KURA CHIKA by PORTER is a multi line format showing a curated cut, and PORTER STAND is a compact station format. Stock moves, so confirm a specific model with the store before making a trip for it.
A rigid leather backpack that Japanese children carry through all six years of primary school. They are built to survive that entire stretch, which is why they cost what they do and why makers sell them through consultations rather than off a shelf. Several houses in this guide make them alongside their adult ranges, but not every branch stocks them.
Not as a tour, but two stops come close. HERZ has a workshop attached to its main store, and HOSONO in Nihonbashi has its workshop adjacent to and visible from the shop. Both are working spaces rather than exhibits, so what you see depends on the day.
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