Tokyo Skate

Whenever I’m in Tokyo, I end up at Miyashita Skate Park in Shibuya during lunch. I get a bento box from the Family Mart around the corner, sit at the edge of the park, and watch people skate for an hour. It’s weirdly meditative—just the sound of wheels on concrete, people learning tricks or cruising through. Kids, old guys, all of them moving like they own the place.

Skate culture is everywhere in Tokyo. Parks in different neighborhoods, people who take skateboarding seriously but don’t take themselves too seriously. It doesn’t feel like some niche rebel thing—it’s just how people move through the city.

Evisen started in 2011 when Katsumi Minami and some friends wanted to build something that mixed Japanese tradition with skate culture in a real way. The idea was to bring together interesting people who each went their own direction, people who cared about both skateboarding and style. That foundation makes everything they put out feel intentional, like it actually means something.

So when Adidas approached them about a collaboration, it made sense. Five pieces—jacket, pants, T-shirt, the basics—designed around Tokyo street style filtered through skate culture. Nothing overstyled. Just gear that works.

I haven’t seen the collection yet, but I’ll check it out next time I’m sitting at that park with a bento box, watching the skaters who’ll probably be wearing it.