Japanese Kanji Hoodie - からもじ

The kanji hoodie that spells monster in letters of gold

怪獣 — kaiju, literally 'strange beast' — is the word behind every giant monster Japan ever unleashed on the screen. This Japanese kanji hoodie makes the word itself the hero: those two characters in bold gold above a dark creature rising from stylised clouds, printed large across the back of a warm hooded sweatshirt. Typography and myth doing the heavy lifting together.

The back print pairs the big gilded kanji with a shadowy beast and swirling clouds below, the gold-on-dark giving it a premium, dramatic look. The writing leads and the creature supports it, so it reads as bold graphic typography rather than a busy scene, and the broad hoodie back gives the characters room. On brushed fleece the gold glows.

It comes in white and black. Black makes the gold glow richly against the dark; white turns it sharper and more graphic, the kanji reading clean. Either pairs easily with plain bottoms and simple trainers.

Beneath the graphic it's built for warmth: a brushed-back cotton-blend fleece, soft and cosy, with a lined drawstring hood, a kangaroo pocket and ribbed cuffs and hem. Bold-type graphic, genuinely warm hoodie.

This is for the person who wants meaningful kanji as the main event — real word, real myth, gold typography — on a hoodie for the cold. Layer it over a tee with joggers and trainers. True to size, with room to size up for a relaxed, hood-up fit.

• Type: Hooded sweatshirt with back print
• Material: Brushed-back cotton-blend fleece, soft and warm
• Print: Back print — gold '怪獣' kanji with a kaiju and clouds
• Features: Lined drawstring hood, kangaroo pocket, ribbed cuffs and hem
• Fit: Relaxed streetwear fit
• Sizing: True to size — size up for an extra-relaxed layering fit
• Colours: White, black
• Wear it with: Plain joggers or trousers, trainers