Denim, that all-American fabric, is all about being Japanese in the town of Kojima, where the main road is named Jeans Street ...

Hand-dyed denim and vintage machines are used to make jeans that sell for up to US$1,400 a pair in town where even the roads ...

Asian Edition will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options in all regions except Korea, while Korea Edition will only support Korean. Momotaro ...

Explore Kojima’s famed Jeans Street in Japan, where high-quality denim, deep tradition, and meticulous craftsmanship attract global devotees.

Naomi Takebayashi, a seamstress at Momotaro Jeans, sewing a pair of jeans in Kojima, Okayama prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill) ...

Japanese jeans tend to be high-end ... a dyeing craftsman at Kojima-based manufacturer Momotaro Jeans, puts it. His hands and nails are tinged blue from dipping threads of Zimbabwean cotton ...

Momotaro Jeans, for instance, come with a lifetime warranty: Tears and other problems get fixed for free, within reason. Japan Blue Co., which runs Momotaro, a brand that debuted in 2006 ...

Momotaro Jeans, for instance, come with a lifetime warranty: Tears and other problems get fixed for free, within reason. Japan Blue Co., which runs Momotaro, a brand that debuted in 2006 ...

Denim — that All-American fabric — is all about being Japanese in the town of Kojima. The town’s main road is named Jeans Street, with real pairs of pants flapping like flags overhead.