Man Bag
While in Tokyo, I have begun to carry a “man bag” during weekends (during workdays, I carry a laptop bag) as I don’t seem to have enough pockets to carry all my “stuff”. I noticed that a lot of men in Tokyo carry one. So I bought a small bag from Tokyu Hands, a Japanese department store, and below is a picture.
What do I carry in my man bag you ask? Well, here is a picture of its normal contents or my stuff.
Contents include:
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 digital camera (plus extra battery and memory card)
- Cellular phone
- House key
- Pocket calendar
- Pen
- Samsung YP-T9J MP3 player
- Mintia breath mints
- Tokyo subway map
- Tissue
- Eye glasses
- Sunglasses (not shown in picture)
I guess I carry a lot of stuff. To carry even more stuff, I use a regular backpack.
Do you carry a man bag?
Konnichiwa 
I do! I have a few actually! I don’t carry one during the weekdays as I always have my backpack that holds my laptop, but on the weekends, they’re indispensable things. I carry much of the same things as you too. Although sunglasses in Vancouver this time of year is only for the posers out there 🙂
Hey Mike, thanks for commenting – but you are too young to use reading glasses (I’m sure you don’t have one).
I completely understand. Since I’ve moved to Japan I’ve started carrying one as well. Just change the MP3 player to an iPod, the camera to a Canon, Sendai train stuff instead of Tokyo. Minus the glasses and I carry exactly the same. I got mine at Uniqlo.
Eric, thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. Glad to have a “man bag” buddy 🙂
hi! U’m in Puerto Rico. I liked a lot that bag. Do you know where to buy one? How much it costs? ThanKS…
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hi i got have to say i get all my bags in japan i have a vivianne westwood trashprint bag, green label relaxing bag and my personal favourite a porter bag couldnt live without them they all save my life on a daily basis
leather padded laptop bags are the best to use since they can absorb shock and prevent moisture buildup –
Yes, I do. I carry lots of gadgets too. Sometimes a book, my sunglasses and a notebook with a pair of pens. I’d like to think of it as a small messenger bag though.
Thanks you visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Yup, more stuff means a larger bag, like a messenger bag.
Oh i love that man bag you got from Tokyo..whats the model brand name?……. i Want that one how much??? is it on ebay or online to buy
Thank you for visiting my blog. I don’t know the model, but the brand is Bose. I bought this in the Tokyu Hands department store in Shinjuku (Tokyo) for about 5,000 yen ($50).
hi again do they have a website?? you can purchase thanks.
Tokyu Hands has a website at http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp/en/index.html but you can’t buy any items online.
hi what is the dimensons roughly 26cm you think by 5cm?? its hard online to size them don’t want it to small .huh
You are close. Dimensions are: 19 cm x 24 cm x 5 cm.
Hello,
any luck finding this Bose bag? Im looking to be able to have easy access to a ipad mini. Does it have a pouch on the back side.. Can’t find it anywhere on the net.