{"id":197276,"date":"2026-04-14T20:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197276\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:13:41","slug":"tokyo-pop-up-brings-brooklyn-creativity-to-japan-on-april-24-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197276\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo pop-up brings Brooklyn creativity to Japan on April 24 \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MixCollage-14-Apr-2026-12-04-PM-1807.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brooklyn Made Tokyo\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Chamber\u2019s Randy Peers (left) and Taisho University\u2019s Masahiro Kashiwagi (right) serve as collaborator\u2019s in Brooklyn Made\u2019s Tokyo pop up starting April 24. <\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of Brooklyn Made<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since its launch, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/brooklyn-made-city-point-grand-opening\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBrooklyn Made\u201d<\/a> initiative is stepping beyond borough doors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beginning April 24, the program will debut its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWrmn-xgk5B\/?hl=bn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first international retail pop-up<\/a> in Tokyo, bringing a curated mix of Brooklyn-based goods and artwork to Sugamo Ekimae Shopping Street through July 12. The three-month installation marks a significant milestone for the initiative, which has become a platform for showcasing local makers since its founding in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Set inside a two-level space, the pop-up will operate as both a retail shop and gallery. The ground floor will feature an assortment of Brooklyn-made products, while the second floor will highlight work from artists including Voodo F\u00e9, Claudia Pearson, Adam Suerte, Miki Mu and Alicia Degener. Sugamo is often referred to as \u201cGrandma\u2019s Harajuku,\u201d and is known for its emphasis on wellness and a close-knit community spirit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project is presented in partnership with Taisho University, whose students will run the store\u2019s day-to-day operations. Already experienced in managing a retail space on campus, the students will now take on responsibilities ranging from merchandising to customer engagement\u2014this time on an international stage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-241342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sugamo-x-Brooklyn-interior-2026-04-06-at-7.22.48-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"474\"  \/>The Brooklyn Made pop-up will feature borough-themed goods by local retailers.Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Chamber<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our first step in testing what Brooklyn Made can look like beyond New York. It\u2019s about creating new pathways for our makers while building meaningful cultural exchange through retail,\u201d Brooklyn Chamber CEO Randy Peers said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration builds on an expanding relationship between the two institutions. Earlier this year, Taisho University established a satellite campus in Brooklyn, deepening its ties to the borough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn April, Taisho University established a satellite campus in Brooklyn. With the generous support of Mr. Randy Peers, CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and his colleagues, we have continued to advance our international exchange initiatives,\u201d Ma Kashiwagi of Taisho University said in a statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-241341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BKLM-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"384\"  \/>Kashiwagi said in a statement that the Brooklyn Made program \u201cempowers our students to take the lead in international business.\u201dPhoto courtesy of Brooklyn Chamber<\/p>\n<p>He added that the \u201cintroduction of \u2018Brooklyn Made\u2019 to Sugamo \u2014 the home of Taisho University \u2014 creates new value by connecting our local and global communities. Most importantly, it empowers our students to take the lead in international business, gaining invaluable experience by working directly with the BCC team, who are at the forefront of small business innovation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-241344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taisho-Sugamo-store-visit-1-a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\"  \/>The entrance of Taisho\u2019s Sugamo pop-up in collaboration with Brooklyn Made.Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Chamber<\/p>\n<p>Students involved in the project see the pop-up as more than a retail exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy to have this valuable opportunity to put into practice what I have learned at university. Through this pop-up store experience, I hope to grow further, and I am also looking forward to meeting and interacting directly with members of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce,\u201d said a participating Taisho University student.<\/p>\n<p>The collection will include two exclusive products designed for the Tokyo installation, created with Brooklyn-based makers Maptote and Natchie, which include a \u201ccustom Sugamo Ekimae Shopping Street map tote and a Taisho-exclusive notebook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Chamber\u2019s Randy Peers (left) and Taisho University\u2019s Masahiro Kashiwagi (right) serve as collaborator\u2019s in Brooklyn Made\u2019s Tokyo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[78641,98,78642,4223,100,4224,99,31236,78643,78644,3468,66870,72284,78645,78646,18868,9,24,12,370,63,35643,5943,2990,32179,78647,78648,78649],"class_list":{"0":"post-197276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn","8":"tag-art-gallery","9":"tag-brooklyn","10":"tag-brooklyn-artists","11":"tag-brooklyn-chamber-of-commerce","12":"tag-brooklyn-headlines","13":"tag-brooklyn-made","14":"tag-brooklyn-news","15":"tag-brooklyn-retail","16":"tag-creative-economy","17":"tag-cultural-exchange","18":"tag-entrepreneurship","19":"tag-global-expansion","20":"tag-global-markets","21":"tag-international-exchange","22":"tag-japan-culture","23":"tag-local-business","24":"tag-new-york","25":"tag-new-york-city","26":"tag-news","27":"tag-newsletter","28":"tag-nyc","29":"tag-nyc-makers","30":"tag-retail","31":"tag-small-business","32":"tag-student-experience","33":"tag-sugamo","34":"tag-taisho-university","35":"tag-tokyo-pop-up"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}