Sukajan Lover is an independent archive about Japanese souvenir jackets. We translate and reorganise research originally published in Japanese, using Japanese museum, manufacturer, government and vintage-reference sources wherever possible.
This pilot English edition focuses on history and identification rather than shopping lists. It will expand only where the material can add useful information for readers outside Japan.
Featured guides
What Is a Sukajan?Name, origin, construction and postwar history.
Souvenir Jacket TypesSukajan, Korea, Vietnam and German examples.
Vintage Zipper GuideButterfly sliders, YKK, TTS, SPEED and dating cautions.
Regional Motifs and PX HistoryEight locations, military history and dating clues.
Prince ShokaiA historic custom sukajan shop on Dobuita Street.
How to use this archive
Start with the introductory guide, then use the zipper and regional-motif guides as complementary identification tools. No single zipper mark, motif or label can prove a manufacturing year or authenticity by itself.
Editorial note: English pages are not automatic browser translations. They are edited versions created from the Japanese articles and their source records. Where evidence is incomplete, the wording is deliberately cautious.