When we see the words "minority" and "characteristic", our first reaction is to think of a number of excellent mountain brands in Japan. While paying attention to outdoor functionality, they will also spend a lot of thoughts on design, which not only meets the outdoor needs of hardcore, but also ensures your handsome commuting between cities.

So here are five niche, distinctive and professional Japanese mountain brands.

1

Wander, though not as long as other professional outdoor brands, was born in 20 1 1, and has already become the Japanese Big Three in the mouth of many players together with the well-known White Mountaineered and nanamica in the circle.

Wander was founded by a pair of designers who worked in Issey Miyake, namely Kaitai Ikeuchi and Samiko Mori. Andwonder inherited Issey Miyake's obsession with fabrics and design, which is reflected in the handling of clothing details and the innovation of single fabric in each season. For example, in the latest autumn and winter, a large number of wool materials and functional fabrics are spliced, and with the iconic zipper design, the whole lookbook comes down, which is very "decent"

2. Yamato Road, Yamato City

Secondly, this brand is "predestined relationship" and drifting. It was also founded by a Japanese couple and was born on 20 1 1. Although compared with Wanda, Shanと Road is not well-known, but when it comes to the characteristics of ethnic minorities, it is definitely among the best.

The outdoor field can be subdivided into many branches, "ultra-light hiking &; Backpacking, an ultra-lightweight gameplay, has been loved by many mountain players in recent years. There is a folk standard for ultra-light weight. After deducting consumables, the total weight of all equipment in the backpack shall not be higher than 4.5 kg. Just as a sports car needs top-grade carbon fiber materials to be lightweight, if it wants to be ultra-lightweight, it needs thin (expensive) fabrics for outdoor equipment.

The strength of Shanと Road lies in the fabric and its own backpack system, because the manager has been playing outdoors since he was 20 years old and knows the needs of the players. What he has made is definitely not just an armchair strategist. All the items are based on his own actual combat experience, and because they are handmade, they are sold in limited quantities every time and sold out instantly.

One more thing, if we want to start with the products of Shandao, the first one must be their big backpack, Shanfu No.1. Ultra-light bracket, specially designed for long-distance travel and hiking. Special carbon fiber X frame is set on the back along the whole body, which can lift four or two pounds skillfully.

Shanfu no.1

3. Nanga

It is important to keep warm outdoors, but a fashionable down jacket is extremely difficult to find, but there is such a brand that can satisfy you who are picky. NANGA from Japan, born in 1974, is famous for making down products such as sleeping bags, down jackets and down trousers. Nanjia has evolved into a fairy factory specializing in the production of down products, with its own namesake brand Nanjia flaunting the quality assurance made in Japan.

NANGA has a joint name with many trend brands, but in fact, the single products produced by its own brands are already excellent, and official website also offers discounts all the year round. Their down jackets are light and easy to make some layered shapes; The materials used are also solid enough to keep warm. It is a product with high cost performance.

Nanga down t-shirt

4. Wild animals

The so-called military outdoors is not separated from the family. American brand, born in 198 1, is famous for producing professional clothes of American special forces and some polar explorers. Its quality has been tested by the market. When such a brand enters the outdoor world, everything seems so natural.

American winter jacket

After wildlife entered the Japanese market, it launched the original wildlife label series, which is a series with strong mountain style. From shorts, short sleeves, shirts to Sacoche bags, it is very suitable for commuting to work at ordinary times, and then go outdoors without changing clothes after work on Friday to enjoy a happy week.

Wild animals Saco cut bags.

5. alker Feniks

The last brand, like the previous wild things, is Japanese-American. Alk Feniks is a limited branch of Feniks, a famous Japanese outdoor brand. It was designed by a designer. Alk means walking in Japanese. It is not difficult to see from the name that this is a mountain branch line completely different from the main line.

The strongest part of Alk Feniks lies in the acceptability of its clothing, which is only a functional clothing for walking. Brand official website has such an impressive interface. These eight words represent that Alk Feniks's different clothes meet various functional requirements, which is simply an all-weather "engine".

Mainly recommend a fist product of Alk Feniks: "zak shorts /karu stretch", which is a pair of pants with very classic design, oversized double trouser pockets, with a bag-in-a-bag design and strong storage properties; Coupled with the brand's exclusive waterproof elastic fabric "Karu", it is very comfortable to wear in summer.

Zak shorts /Karu stretch