Sabukaru Tokyo Spot-On: upper field one [UFO]
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#SabukaruTokyoSpotOn will take you to our favorite places in and around Tokyo.
Follow the Sabukaru Team and explore some of the known and unknown highlights of TOKYO.
Friday 15:00-20:00.
No, this isn't the Sabukaru team's next Izakaya reservation. These are the store hours for one of Tokyo's hidden gem stores, upper field one, also known as UFO.
You might wonder, how a store could operate on such short hours. Rent in Tokyo isn't cheap. But upper field one does it, and is not only surviving but thriving. Ran by Japanese fashion legend Kimihisa Senju, UFO sells carefully curated clothing and items that are a culmination of everything Senju enjoys. From UFO's original brand items to collaborative items with fellow fashion legend MIN-NANO. Typically you will see a cue at UFO, and most of the items are sold out every Friday, leading to new items on shelves every week. And the only place you can get the items is at upper field one's physical and online store.
The store gets its name from its location, the intersection on 1-Chome of Uehara. This intersection is one of the most central of Tokyo, with many people passing by on their commutes, on their way to hang out, and almost any other situation you can think of. Uehara is written 上原, the kanji for "up" and "field" put together, leading to the word-played store name "upper field one".
The store is half-store, half-office, as Senju wants to be able connect with customers, and see his ideas become products, and find new homes.
Kimihisa Senju is a Japanese fashion legend who has been in the scene today for decades. From directing his own brands SOTQ, NEXD, and RISEY starting in the 90s, working under Fujiwara Hiroshi and at stores like ELT, and having his own store MOTORWN, Senju has played a major role in shaping the streets of early Ura-Hara Japan, and continues to be a key player in the game today.
Stay tuned for a full-length Sabukaru interview with Senju-san coming soon, where we dive into everything from his early creations to his thoughts on modern fashion.
