{"title":"Japanese Bags","description":"\u003cp\u003eChoose the piece that carries your everyday details. Explore bags and purses by shape, opening and scale, from a compact accent to a larger part of the outfit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kawaii-backpack","title":"Kawaii Backpack","description":"\u003ch2\u003eYellow star backpack with two black eyes, the bag that grins at people behind you\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA yellow star with eyes. This small backpack is cut as a five-pointed star in a smooth, glossy yellow synthetic, with two tall oval eyes in black on the front, a zip running round the edge of the star that opens the whole face, and two adjustable straps at the back. It is a bag and a character at once, and it is worn by people who want the people behind them to smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the least serious bag in the shop and the one most often photographed on the wearer, and the eyes are what people photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is the plain one: it is a kawaii backpack, a cute one, and cute is the whole design. We do not name the game it winks at, and neither does the bag; there is no text or logo on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is a smooth synthetic with a slight gloss, padded a little so the points hold their shape, with the eyes applied in a black synthetic and the zip in yellow. Inside there is one compartment the size of a tablet, unlined, and the straps are the same yellow with plastic buckles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on both shoulders, high, so the star sits between the shoulder blades and the eyes look back. It carries a tablet, a jumper and a phone, and it is the bag for a convention, a festival, a theme park, or a person who likes being looked at from behind. With a black outfit it is the only colour; with the streetwear in the range it is a punctuation mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe zip is the detail: it runs round the whole outline of the star, so the bag opens flat like a book, and it follows the points, which is more sewing than it looks. The eyes are two tall ovals, set close, and they are what turns a star into a face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a street it is a yellow star on a back. From close the eyes show their ovals, the zip its route round the points, and the surface its gloss. It is the bag for a person who is not afraid of being cheerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe it with a damp cloth; the surface does not stain. Store it flat or stuffed so the points keep their shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size: 38 cm across, 37 cm high and 14 cm deep, which is a small backpack, the size of a tablet and a jumper. The straps adjust from a child's back to an adult's.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"38x37x14CM","offer_id":59207705559388,"sku":"14:366#Yellow Star;5:201442910#38x37x14CM","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/kawaii-backpack-1.jpg?v=1790585397"},{"product_id":"gamagucci","title":"Gamagucci","description":"\u003ch2\u003eClasp purse with a plush lucky cat sewn on the front, in eight colours\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cat on a purse, and a purse that clicks. This is a gamaguchi, the Japanese clasp purse with a metal kiss-lock frame that opens with a pinch and closes with a click, in a printed crepe cloth with a plush beckoning cat sewn on the front, eyes closed and paw raised, holding a fish, a fan, a bag of coins or a mallet depending on the colour, and a small charm hanging from the clasp on a cord. Eight colours; the photographs show six.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the smallest object in the shop with the most personality, and the cat is what does it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is the Japanese one, and it means the toad's mouth, which is what the frame looks like when it is open. Every Japanese grandmother has one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is a printed crepe cloth with a textured surface, lined, sewn to a metal frame with two ball knobs that snap together, and the cat is a separate plush piece in the same crepe, sewn to the front with its paw and its object in relief. The charm is a small printed tag on a cord with a bell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarry it in a bag or a pocket for coins and a key, or on its own by the charm's cord, which is how a child carries it. It holds a folded note, a handful of coins and a card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eight colours are eight cats: the pink cat holds a fish, the purple a fan, the white-and-red a fish, the yellow a bag, the red a mallet, the blue a fan. Each cloth is a different print in the cat's colour, and each charm matches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clasp is the detail: two metal balls that snap together with a click you can hear, the sound of a Japanese purse, and the frame is shaped so the purse opens wide and stands. The cat's paw is raised in the beckoning gesture, which is for luck with money, on a purse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a table it is a round printed purse with a cat on it. From close the cat shows its stitched face, the clasp its two balls, and the charm its bell. It is the purse for a child, a grandmother, or anyone who wants luck with their change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean only; the plush and the frame do not go in water. Wipe the frame with a dry cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. It fits in the palm of a hand and holds coins, a key and a card. The charm is about the size of a thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Pink","offer_id":59207742390620,"sku":"14:100018786#A Pink","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple","offer_id":59207742423388,"sku":"14:350850#A Purple","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White-Red","offer_id":59207742456156,"sku":"14:691#A White-Red","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow","offer_id":59207742488924,"sku":"14:771#A Yellow","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":59207742521692,"sku":"14:193#A Red","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark Blue","offer_id":59207742554460,"sku":"14:173#A Dark Blue","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":59207742587228,"sku":"14:1254#A Black","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Green","offer_id":59207742619996,"sku":"14:365458#A Light Green","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/gamagucci-1.jpg?v=1790585378"},{"product_id":"japanese-knot-bag","title":"Japanese Knot Bag","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJapanese knot bag in a printed cloth, one handle pulled through the other\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo handles, one longer than the other, and a knot. This is the Japanese knot bag: a soft body in a printed cloth with two handles rising from it, one short and one long, and the long one is pulled through the short one to close the bag and carry it. There is no clasp and no zip; the handle is the closure. It comes in eight prints; the photographs show six.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the small bag of a summer festival, carried with a yukata, and it is the bag in the shop that people learn to close by watching someone else do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is the plain English one for the shape, and the Japanese shape is older than the name: it is the bag of the Edo period, sewn from a kimono offcut, and it has not changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is a printed cloth with a little body, lined in a plain cloth, with the handles cut as part of the body rather than sewn on, so the bag is one piece folded and seamed. The long handle is about twice the length of the short one, which is what lets it pass through and hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarry it by the long handle, over a wrist or in a hand, with the short handle holding it closed, and it hangs as a soft pouch. It takes a phone, a purse, a fan and keys, which is what it is for. With a yukata it is the right bag; with a summer dress it is the interesting one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prints are the prints of the range: red with cats and fans, blue with waves, light blue with koi, navy with cats, wine with gold flowers, navy with daruma and coins. The cloth is the same weight on all of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe knot is the detail: the long handle passes through the short one and the weight of the bag pulls it tight, so the bag closes itself, and it opens by lifting the long handle out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a street it is a small printed pouch with a handle. From close the print shows its motifs, the handles their difference, and the seam its single line. It is the bag for a yukata and for a person who wants a bag that is a piece of cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand wash cool and dry flat; iron on the reverse on low.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. The body is the size of a large hand spread, and it holds a phone, a small purse and a fan. It is cut to Japanese sizing, which for a bag means small; it is a festival bag, not a day bag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":59207742685532,"sku":"14:691#13","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2","offer_id":59207742718300,"sku":"14:29#25","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3","offer_id":59207742751068,"sku":"14:1254#8","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4","offer_id":59207742783836,"sku":"14:173#7","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5","offer_id":59207742816604,"sku":"14:193#6","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6","offer_id":59207742849372,"sku":"14:350850#11","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"7","offer_id":59207742882140,"sku":"14:100018786#10","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8","offer_id":59207742914908,"sku":"14:365458#9","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/japanese-knot-bag-1.jpg?v=1790585359"},{"product_id":"randoseru","title":"Randoseru","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJapanese school backpack with a boxy body, a long flap and padded straps\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bag every Japanese child carries for six years. This is a randoseru: a boxy backpack with stiff sides and a flat base, a long flap that comes down over the front and closes on a metal plate at the bottom, padded shoulder straps that curve to the body, a padded mesh back with reflective strips on the straps, and a small hook at the side for a bag of gym clothes. It comes in black, blue, red or pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the most recognisable object in Japanese childhood, and outside Japan it has become a bag for adults who want a backpack with a shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is the Japanese one, and it comes from the Dutch word for a knapsack, brought to Japan a century and a half ago and kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is a moulded synthetic, smooth and matte, stiff enough to stand on its own and light enough for a six-year-old, with the flap in the same material and the plate at the bottom in metal. Inside there is a main compartment the size of a large notebook, a front pocket under the flap, and a divider. The straps are padded and adjust with a buckle, and the back is a padded mesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it as it is meant to be worn, on both shoulders with the straps pulled short so the bag sits high, which is how a child wears it and how it looks right on an adult. It carries a laptop, a lunch and a book, and it does not sag, because the sides do not let it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flap is the detail: it is long, it covers the whole front, and it closes on a plate that turns rather than clips, so the bag opens with a quarter-turn and closes with a push. The side hook is for a second bag, or keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a street it is a box on a back. From close the flap shows its length, the plate its turn, and the straps their curve. It is the bag for a person who wanted one as a child and did not live in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe it with a damp cloth; the moulded body does not stain and does not mind rain. Store it standing, with the flap closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. The body is the size of a large notebook and a little deeper, and the straps adjust from a child's back to an adult's. It is a child's bag first and it is cut for one; an adult wears it small and high, which is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":59207746715996,"sku":"14:771#black","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":59207746748764,"sku":"14:193#blue","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":59207746781532,"sku":"14:1254#red","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink","offer_id":59207746814300,"sku":"14:173#pink","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/randoseru-1.jpg?v=1790585345"},{"product_id":"japanese-school-bag","title":"Japanese School Bag 'Tsugaku'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe black boston bag with two handles and a long zip that every student carries\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flat-topped bag with two handles is as much a part of the Japanese school uniform as the sailor collar, and this is it: a structured black bag in a rounded rectangle, a zip running the whole length of the top, two handles to carry it by hand or over the shoulder, a pocket across the front with a strap and a ring, and a metal D-ring at each side for a strap of your own. The shape holds. That is the point of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the bag of a million train platforms, carried by the handles at knee height or slung over one shoulder, and it fits a laptop, two books, a bottle and the small things a day needs without losing its corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Tsugaku, is the daily commute to school, the walk and the train and the walk again, and the bag is what makes the trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exterior is a smooth black synthetic leather over a firm lining that gives the bag its structure, chosen because a school bag is dropped, kicked under a desk and rained on, and this one wipes clean. The handles are stitched through, the zip is metal, and the rings are plated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarry it with any of the uniform sets for the full picture, or with jeans and a coat as the black bag you did not know you needed. It is the right size for a day, and the wrong size for a week, which is what a boston bag is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, there are pockets against the back wall for a phone and a pen, and the lining is firm enough that the bag stands open on a desk without collapsing. The front pocket takes a travel card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a platform it is a black rectangle with two handles. From close the stitching shows on the handles, the zip shows its metal, and the rings show their plating. It is the accessory that finishes the uniform and outlives it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is sold as an accessory to the uniforms, and it is the accessory that most changes them: a sailor set with a boston bag is a uniform; a sailor set with a rucksack is a costume. The bag is what makes the difference, and it costs less than the difference is worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt comes in one size, and one size is the size it has always been.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207747273052,"sku":"14:173#black","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/japanese-school-bag-tsugaku-1.jpg?v=1790580981"}],"url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/collections\/japanese-bags.oembed","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}