John Astrid
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THEY DO NOT HAVE LARGE MEN’S SHOE SIZES. The largest size, in general, is Japanese size 28, equivalent to U.S. 10.
I searched high and low on the interwebs for an answer to the question: what shoe sizes does Isetan Men carry. Aside from some old Reddit posts, there is no straight answer. So I went myself to find out.
I am specifically referring to the fine men’s RTW (ready to wear) shoes in the downstairs gallery - “the largest men’s fine shoe store in the world,” as they call it. I do not know about the sneaker/cheaper shoes section, but I assume it is probably the same.
In the RTW (ready to wear) area, both the ‘very fine’ section (JPY 100,000+) and the ‘super fine’ section (JPY 200,000 -300,000+) [my terms] generally had up to JPY 28/US10.
The ‘very fine’ section had a couple of standard’ styles in JPY 29/US11. This included a pair of basic black penny loafers and a pair of black cap toes. An excellent British brand, I don’t recall the name. About JPY 120,000. I was in particular looking for a nice pair of chukka boots - this did not exist anywhere in my size (which is higher than JPY 28).
I was not naive about availability of large shoe sizes in Japan. I simply could not get an answer whether the self proclaimed largest fine men’s shoe gallery in the world was any different than any other Japanese RTW shoe store - I.e., no larger shoes. They do not, with little exception, carry larger shoes.
The rest of the place was very nice.