Situated in the Japan’s Nakameguro neighborhood, Mountain Research resembles a mountain lodge among cherry trees. In just 4 years, …Research has created a following with their line of exceptional clothing and well-crafted products. A quick visit to their site is an exercise in frustration as you quickly notice that much of it is sold out and that they don’t ship to the U.S. Going beyond the usual veneration and fetishizing of Americana and workwear, Kobayashi Setsumasa and his partners spend time in his cabin on Mount Fuji where each season’s concept is created. In this practice, they’ve produced highly focused offerings inspired by prison suits, navy uniforms, and hunting jackets. Whilst seeming disparate, each offering share an impalpable connection through authenticity and studied details – soft chambray and tab collars , damp-proof picnic blankets with heavy stitching, and custom buttons with premium leather toggles. Each collection is limited in production, enticing collectors and sending Kobayashi and his crew back up the mountains.