RECYCLE KIMONO KANNO (Update: 12/2)

Beautiful, Affordable Antique Silk Kimono and Accessories
[updated December 2025]

You may be interested in obtaining some traditional Japanese kimono, but perhaps you are overwhelmed by the prices or unsure where to look. If that’s the case, Kimono Kanno is a “recycle kimono” shop that may be a great choice for you. You can get there easily in a total of 15 minutes from Shinjuku Station on the JR Chuo Line.

Just a 1-minute walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station’s north exit and a quick pass under the red torii gate for a nearby Inari Shrine, you will find Recycle Kimono Kanno on the right side on the first floor. If they are open, you will find many bargain items in front of the shop. Kimono Kanno, acquired in 2015 by a young local couple, is filled with brightly patterned antique silk and accessories. Looking around the shop, you can see their passion for kimono in the small details and their sensibility to current trends among those wearing antique kimono as part of their daily life in Japan today. A few great features for travelers to check out is the bargain kimono and other items for 1000 yen or less, usually located in front of their shop, and their selection of traditional and larger sized yukata available during the summer season.

When you visit Kimono Kanno, also be sure to check out the sweet traditional dolls and decorative items around the store made by the shop owner’s mother, or pick up one of her beautiful handmade hair clips made from antique kimono fabric as a special souvenir.

*Please note that many of the antique kimono at Recycle Kimono Kanno are very delicate, so PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH anything in the shop. Most items cannot be tried on. Please ask the staff if you would like to look at anything.

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writers: Amanda, Greg
photographers: Amanda, Kasamine