I wouldn't normally post a bra adventure, but I would have loved some information before bra shopping in Japan, and it was definitely an adventure!

So this is my second Japanese bra and it is from a shop called Aimerfeel. I have never found a bra with narrow enough wires and straps for me before. This comes very close to being perfect! The wires are very narrow, and the straps are as close set as I've found, although they are still too wide on me and dug in a bit at first but have softened after washing. Because of this, this bra doesn't gape on me nearly as much as the Ewa Michalak bras I usually wear. This bra also gives me really great cleavage, which I haven't been able to get from a bra since I grew out of Victoria's secret https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

There is a lot of option in Japanese bras in my size (H65 = 30G) which surprised me, I spent about 4 hours trying on bras at the seven bra shops I found within the station complex in Sapporo! Some of the bras I tried were even too narrow! Most Japanese bras I find quite ugly, with large applique flowers, ribbons and ruching (but my Japanese friends think Western bras are ugly, so hey). They also have a very pointy shape, which is improved if you add pads to them (which I guess is how they are designed to be worn, most bras have cookie pockets), but they are still pointy. There were a couple bras that fit me but had such a strange pointy shape that I didn't buy them (although they were comfy!). This bra is pointy, which isn't ideal, but it's not as pointy as most others I tried and it's so comfy I don't care.

This bra doesn't provide a huge amount of support, but does provide enough, and it feels soo comfortable. It doesn't feel like my boobs are being pushed to the sides like in my other bras, instead it feels like they are held in front where they should be, which is nice! The quality of the bra is not great, the lace on the edges is already starting to fray a bit, but I have washed it in the machine in a laundry bag and our machine here doesn't have a delicate cycle so I think it's holding up pretty well considering - I've also probably worn and washed it every second day. Also, it was very cheap, costing 3,400 yen with panties included, so I'd say the quality is about as good as I would expect for the price. This bra also has fairly thick padding and pockets to add cookies (which is perfect for me as I have one boob a whole size bigger than the other!)

All in all, my Japanese bra shopping trip was a success! I've since ordered more of the same bra online as I like it so much, plus some others to try which weren't successful that I will be reviewing and posting on the listings page in the next few days.

Updated on Apr 18, 2016 Flag this

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  This is so cool! I've always been interested in Japanese bras. Are you still in Japan? Where do you buy them online?

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  Thanks! I left Japan last week, I bought the aimerfeel bras online at Amazon.co.jp and rakuten, as I found it easier than using the aimerfeel site which is in Japanese. I don't know if they will ship overseas though. I also bought some bras from Shirohato, who do ship internationally, but I found the aimerfeel bras fit me better :)

• I was looking at the measurements- 5.5" width and 8.7" depth? Are those right? I'm only asking because I'm also interested in narrower wires

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  yes.. any place we can buy japanese bras online?

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  Hi revisa, yes those are the measurements for my bra, but it is difficult to measure the depth as there is a sling inside and the cup is pointy rather than rounded, so a straight line between underwires may miss some of the pointed part. The cup is fairly shallow at the bottom and deeper in the top half where it is pointy, I guess this is what gives the cleavage.
  Newhere, it seems that aimerfeel on amazon.jp does not ship to Australia (as far as I can tell), but it looks like aimerfeel on Rakuten will ship to countries other than China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Shirohatoshop.com ships internationally.

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  silver , this is great news. We need more info on Aimerfeel, and lots of people need narrower wires and closer set straps!

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