Have you been to the Urban Expo yet? This month's theme for Urban Research, which has a store at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, is "JAPONISM into the Future.

It has been three months since the Osaka-Kansai Expo opened.

I know many of you have already been there, but do you know of a store that you can go to again and again and never get tired of the regularly changing topics?

Here it is. It is Urban Research, one of Japan's leading select stores and the only domestic fashion company to open a store in Japan.

This articleAs introduced in "Urban Expo (Urban Research's Expo)," which changes its theme each month to provide excitement to visitors, the theme of this year's event is "JAPONISMART - JAPONISM for the Future. JAPONISMART - JAPONISM for the future".

The new culture that has been born and evolved in contemporary Japan is selected in a way that is unique to "Urban Research".

This Daruma doll is an "Urban Research" original, specially commissioned by Monkichi, a painter of "Utageya Daruma" based in Osaka.

The Goodland Market, a label run by Urban Research, also has an original black Tatsuuma, so buying two colors is also recommended.

Summer is all about indigo. So here is a koiguchi shirt made in collaboration with "ITONAMI," a denim-based company based in Okayama Prefecture that develops a variety of initiatives centered on denim.

Koiguchi and indigo. The fusion of Japanese and harmony is exactly what Urban Research calls "JAPONISM".

Wear using "Takashima chijimi" fabric, which has been used for summer clothing in Japan since ancient times and has excellent air permeability and quick-drying properties, is also available.

Based on the character "yu" in hiragana for hot water, the flowing curves are inspired by the steam rising from a public bathhouse and ripples on the surface of the water.

By the way, Uchiwa fans of the same pattern are also on sale, so be sure to check them out as well.

These teacups were made in collaboration with "Hana to Kaze," a group active in Nagasaki Prefecture.

The teacups, all handcrafted by a potter and a painter, can be enjoyed not only as a vessel but also as a decorative piece of art.

As you can see, there are many other items that give you a sense of "JAPONISM.

"Bringing JAPONISM into the future."

Please come and see the true meaning of these words from "Urban Research" at the venue.