~Porter Japan Official Thread~

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i received tax refund on the spot in Shinjuku outlet. should be the same with other outlets?
 

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Taken from the label of my head porter bag.

There's a head porter label inside the bags from head porter. I guess this is the difference?

I think it's not call "Japan Porter" bah.
Headporter
Yoshida Porter
Porter International

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I think porter Japan used to outsource production in Taiwan. But later on they decided to split so there are two brands of bags - porter Tokyo which is made in Japan and porter international which is made in Taiwan.

Very confusing. Iirc the original Porter is Yoshida, then International is from Taiwan sort of a copy of Yoshida. And Head is like a collab with Yoshida?
 

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I think porter Japan used to outsource production in Taiwan. But later on they decided to split so there are two brands of bags - porter Tokyo which is made in Japan and porter international which is made in Taiwan.
It's Taiwan that counterfeited Yoshida Porter
Yoshida porter never outsourced production to Taiwan
 

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Taiwan Porter International is take designs from Yoshida Porter and then use their own materials to make. So u will see a lot of similar designs but different material/color. In my view though, its not as nice nor quality as the one can get in Japan.

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I having trouble finding the Taiwan store that had Head Porter stuff, does anyone having the address or listing? Last time go there before, but now google like cannot find. :(
 

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Has anyone visited the Japan kura chika porter store? Any difference from the head porter? Or is head porter more premium than yoshida kaban/ kura chika? Thnx!

I visited the Omotesando and Marunouchi outlets before. Most of the stuffs sold there, u can find on the head porter website as well as tokyu hands in japan.

Actually i don't know what is the diff between Head and Yoshida Porter. the porter bags i bought in Tokyu Hands are as good as any bag my money can buy so i am not so particular about the exact branding.
 

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Hi, does anyone know the difference between the Japan kura chika store and head porter? Or is head porter a more premium version of yoshida kaban /kura chika? Thx,

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headporter bags got "headporter" label inside the bags...... :s13: but the labels outside the bags are the same.

I think the two companies got some different designs. can refer to their websites to compare.
 
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