Supreme x SOUTH2 WEST8 Tenkara Fishing Rod
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Original — SOUTH2 WEST8
SOUTH2 WEST8 × SAKURA Masurao Tenkara Rod
About the original
Tenkara is a centuries-old Japanese fly-fishing technique using a long telescoping rod with no reel — line tied directly to the rod tip, historically developed by mountain stream fishermen in Gifu and Nagano. SOUTH2 WEST8 is a Tokyo outdoor label founded in 2003 by Keizo Shimizu under Nepenthes. The SS21 Supreme collab was produced with SAKURA, a Tokyo rod maker founded in 1888, based on the SOUTH2 WEST8 x SAKURA Masurao: a 12-foot fiberglass rod with cork handle that telescopes down for transit and weighs under 4 ounces. Released April 22, 2021 as a red colorway at $448, exclusive to the collaboration.
About SOUTH2 WEST8
SOUTH2 WEST8 is a Japanese outdoor apparel label founded in 2002 by Kaname Nagaoka in Sapporo, Japan. The brand name comes from the address of Nagaoka's original Sapporo retail shop, located at South 2, West 8. A lifelong Tenkara fly-fishing enthusiast from Kyoto, Nagaoka built the line around technical fishing and outdoor wear filtered through a Heavy Duty Ivy aesthetic, using camouflage prints, ripstop nylon, and 6-panel jet caps. SOUTH2 WEST8 is part of the Nepenthes group, the Tokyo distribution and design house founded by Keizo Shimizu that also operates Engineered Garments. Supreme has collaborated with SOUTH2 WEST8 on a co-branded fishing-inspired apparel capsule.
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