A Bathing Ape

As we hopped around Kyoto via bus on Wednesday, Grant noticed a retail store for a brand he is interested in, "A Bathing Ape". It was a really cool shopping experience, enhanced by modernistic decor, the trendy footwear and apparel and the fact that we were the only ones in the store for the entire 30 minutes.

In this store there are three actual items involved in the purchase of any single piece of merchandise. The first, the display item, helps you pick what you want. The second is issued to you by someone working behind a counter for you to try on. And finally, the third is issued from the back for actual purchase.