Written by Greg Lane
When the sign says “old clothes” it’s not kidding. Along with more recent threads, they also stock mint condition t-shirts, jackets, shoes and everything else from the 80s and 90s.
Think of Desert Snow as an antique shop for clothes. Consequently the prices are a bit higher than some other vintage clothing shops in the area, but everything is so much more interesting!
In particular they do a strong line in Americana – rock t-shirts, sports team jackets, workmens overalls and even a New York Park Police sweater – along with Hawaiian shirts more obnoxious than the one your uncle wore in the 90s.
Suggested Activity
Get Tickets To the Samurai Restaurant in Shinjuku (Up to 30% Off)
Experience one of the craziest, most colorful places in Tokyo — the all-new Samurai Restaurant, from the creators of the Robot Restaurant. Get your tickets and sit back for a wild show of lasers, lights, samurai, dancers and other uniquely Japanese weirdness.
Desert Snow keeps typically Shimokitazawa hours, so don’t turn up in the morning!
デザートスノー
2F, 2 Chome−30−14 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tōkyō
Weekdays: 12pm to 8:30pm, Weekends: 11:30am to 8:30pm
⚠️ Link in Japanese
- 160 m from Shimokitazawa Station Odakyu Odawara Line (OH7)Keio Inokashira Line (IN5)
- 0.6 km from Higashi-kitazawa Station Odakyu Odawara Line (OH6)
- 0.6 km from Shin-daita Station Keio Inokashira Line (IN6)
