Diving Eagle Sukajan 'Owashi'
A sukajan with a white tiger and dragon embroidered on the chest and a red phoenix across the back, in beige or dark red sleeves.
Diving Eagle Sukajan 'Owashi'
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The short answer
A satin sukajan jacket with black body and contrast sleeves, embroidered with a white tiger and a dragon on the chest, cherry blossom on the shoulders and a red phoenix over a dragon and snake across the back, in beige or dark red. Sizes M to 3XL; runs small, take one size up.
Sizing
Cut to Asian sizing, which runs smaller than US sizing. Between two sizes, take the larger. Measurements are taken flat; allow 2 cm.
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Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
Shipping & returns
Shipping is free on every order, with no minimum. Duties and import taxes are prepaid at checkout. Orders leave in 1 to 3 business days and take 6 to 12 business days on average; a tracking number is emailed on dispatch.
You may return any item within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. Write to contact@yonaku.com and we email you a prepaid label.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We name every garment for what it is: a kimono jacket is not a haori, an unlined kimono is not a yukata.
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About this piece
A white tiger and a dragon on the chest, a red phoenix across the back
The front of this sukajan is an argument and the back is the winner. On the chest, a white tiger leaps from the right and a grey dragon coils from the left, with cherry blossom falling between them. On the back, a red phoenix spreads its wings over the whole width of the jacket, with a dragon and a snake tangled beneath it in grey and pink blossom scattered round, all in embroidery so dense the black satin shows only as a ground. The sleeves are cream in the photograph; the other version has them in dark red.
It is the fullest of the sukajan in the range and the one that carries the most animals, which on a jacket made for sailors to bring home from Japan was always the point: the more on the back, the better the story.
The name, Owashi, is the great eagle, the bird the red phoenix on the back is drawn like, wings back and diving.
Every motif is embroidered, not printed, in dense satin stitch that stands off the cloth and catches the light differently as you move; that is the whole point of a sukajan, and it is the reason the jacket weighs what it does. The body is a satin blend with a soft sheen and a light quilted lining, and the collar, cuffs and hem are a ribbed knit, which is the construction the sukajan has had since the first ones were sewn for American sailors in Yokosuka in the late forties. It zips at the front and has a slash pocket at each hip. It washes cold, inside out, on a gentle cycle, and dries flat.
Wear it over a white tee and white trousers, as in the photograph, and let the front do the talking until you turn round. Nothing else with a pattern; the jacket has used all of it.
From across a street it is a black bomber with pale sleeves and a lot of colour on the back. From close every scale on the dragon and every feather on the bird is a separate stitch, and the blossom has its stamens. It is the sukajan to buy when you want the one everyone photographs.
The sleeves are set in raglan, so the embroidery on the shoulders runs unbroken from the body onto the arm, and the animals on the chest are placed high, where the jacket sits open. Zipped to the collar it is a different jacket, all back and a tiger at the throat.
Sizes run from M to 3XL. It is cut to Asian sizing and runs small, so take one size up from your usual. Between two sizes, take the larger.
Questions about the sukajan jacket
What is a sukajan?
The Japanese souvenir jacket: a satin bomber with a ribbed collar, cuffs and hem, embroidered on the back and chest with dragons, tigers, koi, cranes and gods, first sewn in Yokosuka for American sailors after the war. Ours keep the cut and the embroidery; a few are the same idea on a flight jacket, a denim jacket or a velvet-look cloth, and their pages say so.
Is the embroidery real?
Yes. Every motif is embroidered, not printed, in dense satin stitch. That is why the jackets weigh what they do and why the back catches the light.
Is it reversible?
No. None of our sukajan is reversible. The lining is a lining.
Does it run small?
Yes. Our pieces are cut to Asian sizing, which runs smaller than US sizing. Take one size up from your usual; between two sizes, take the larger. Measurements taken flat are in the size guide.
What is it made of?
A satin blend for the classic sukajan, a matte nylon blend for the flight-jacket versions, washed denim for the one denim jacket, and a velvet-look or leather-look synthetic where the page says so. Never silk.
Is it made in Japan?
No. It is a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page.
How do I wash it?
Cold, inside out, on a gentle cycle, and dry flat; never tumble an embroidered jacket. The leather-look jacket is wiped, not washed.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | Diving Eagle Sukajan 'Owashi' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 街着Streetwear |
| Collection | Sukajan Jacket |
| Fabric | Satin blend |
| Sizes | M · L · XL · XXL · 3XL |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0576 |
