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Why this T-shirt was created
Co-created by Chris Glenn, a radio DJ who loves castles,
and Yoshikuni Inoue, a designer.
An English native's perspective, deep historical knowledge,
and design-driven reconstruction.
These three elements converged to form a single expression.
The two people who gave this expression form
This single piece was born from two perspectives.
A perspective that deeply understands history, and
a design perspective that gives it form.
Different approaches overlap,
culminating in a single expression.
Chris Glenn
In addition to being a radio DJ for ZIP-FM "RADIO ORBIT" (every Sunday from 10:00 to 13:00),
as a foreigner who talks about the charms of Japan, he has made numerous TV appearances, including NHK "Bura Tamori" and NHK WORLD's "NINJA TRUTH" and "SAMURAI CASTLES." His hobby is visiting castles.
He has visited over 650 castles throughout Japan and is such a castle enthusiast that he has visited Nagoya Castle over 900 times. Since 2023, he has served as a director for the Japan Castle Foundation.
Yoshikuni Inoue
A Tokyo-based designer.
Runs the apparel brand "Yoshikuni"
for history lovers.
Collaborated with Chris to create T-shirts
featuring Nagoya Castle and Inuyama Castle
expressed through typography.
Chris Glenn x Yoshikuni Inoue Interview: "Reading Castles"
The idea of taking home an experience
When I visited Inuyama Castle,
I felt there were limited ways to bring that experience home with me.
I could take photos.
I could buy souvenirs.
But,
the feelings and knowledge I gained that day seemed to fade away little by little.
So, I wondered:
Could I somehow "take home"
Inuyama Castle itself?
Reimagining Inuyama Castle with words
This work was created with the premise of expressing Inuyama Castle through typography.
From a distance, it looks like a castle.
Up close, it is made up of words.
Just as one "reads" history,
the castle itself has been reinterpreted as an "experience of reading."
That experience will never end.
This T-shirt allows you to
"take Inuyama Castle home with you."
Wearing it will bring back memories of the day and what you felt,
at unexpected moments.
From a distance, it's a castle.
Up close, it reveals the words embedded within.
It will create a conversation starter that makes you
want to tell someone about it.
It's not just clothes; it's wearing a continuation of an experience.
Only available here
This Inuyama Castle typography T-shirt
is only sold at the National Treasure Inuyama Castle shop (Hakutei Kanko Co., Ltd.).
We want you to experience Inuyama Castle firsthand,
and take home those memories with you.
For this reason, we have limited the sales location.
