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MEN'S EX Translation by Nutcracker "The East Tokyo Shoe Walk"

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"The East Tokyo Shoe Walk"

A fun article featuring 3 shoemakers visiting some of the notable bespoke workshops located in Eastern Tokyo. ENJOY!!!

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Nice work Nutcracker...as always; wish my Japanese was half as good as it was in college T_T
 

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Awesome as always.

There's so much more shoe craftsman in Japan than US.  Now just need USDJPY to move in the right direction...


With $1 USD = ¥95 JPY or so, it's already a lot better than last summer ($1USD = ¥75 JPY or so?) :)


Nice work Nutcracker...as always; wish my Japanese was half as good as it was in college T_T


haha thanks! :fonz:
 

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