New York Japanese Hat

New York Japanese Hat

Snapback Hat / Navy Blue
$42
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New York Japanese Hat

Strange Allies
$42
Style
ColorNavy Blue
Description

New York City does not reward safe ideas, and this hat knows it. The front features embroidered Japanese text that says New York, giving the city a harder, more unexpected presence for locals, transplants, and anyone who carries real NYC pride. It fits the kind of life that moves from the Lower East Side to Jackson Heights to Crown Heights without asking permission to make sense.

Available in black, red, blue, and more color options, this hat comes in snapback, dad hat, and trucker styles. Snapback and trucker versions are structured, while the dad hat is low profile and unstructured. Adult, one size fits most. It makes a strong gift for someone deep in New York life and a souvenir that feels personal instead of mass market.

Product Information

Colors may appear slightly different due to your screen and our printing or embroidery methods. All hats are one size fits most.

5-Panel Hat
• 65% polyester / 35% cotton
• Structured, 5-panel, mid-profile
• Semi-curved visor
• Adjustable snapback closure
• Matching under-visor

Snapback Hat
• 85% acrylic, 15% wool
• Structured, 6-panel cap, mid-to-high profile
• Flat visor
• Snapback closure
• Gray under-visor

Dad Hat
• 100% cotton
• Camo is 35% cotton, 65% polyester
• Unstructured, 6-panel cap, low-profile
• Pre-curved visor
• Adjustable back strap

• Trucker Hat
• 60% cotton, 40% polyester
• Structured, 6-panel cap, mid-profile
• Mesh back
• Adjustable snap closure

Knit Beanie
• 50% recycled polyester, 50% acrylic
• Double layer knit
• Cuffed style
• 8.27" (21 cm) in length

Bucket Hat
• 100% cotton twill
• 3-3/4" (7.6 cm) crown
• 2-2.5" (5.1 cm) brim
• Crown circumference 7-1/8" (58 cm)
• Sewn eyelets for breathability

Foam Trucker Hat
• 100% polyester
• Structured, 5-panel cap, high-profile
• 8 rows of stitching on a pre-curved visor
• Adjustable plastic snap

Shipping

Free USA and Europe shipping over $99 / €99.

Note that all orders take a few business days to ship due to the custom nature of our products.

  • USA: All orders ship from the U.S.
  • Europe: All orders ship from the EU.
  • Other: All orders ship from the U.S.
Care Instructions

Hats can be tricky to clean, so the best way to clean your caps is by hand-washing them. Machine-washing can ruin the shape and damage the embroidery. If you are going to wash it: Use a mild detergent (no bleach) in lukewarm water. Gently spot-clean with a damp cloth if needed. Avoid using brushes.

Charity Details

We automatically donate a portion of each sale to charities related to causes we support.

You can view the current charity at the top of any page on our site.

Questions?

Feel free to reach out to us here with any questions about this product, or anything else.

GPSR

EU representatives:
SINDEN VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@sindenventures.com, Markou Evgenikou 11, Mesa Geitonia 4002 Limassol, Cyprus

2 year warranty in EEA and UK, established by Directive 1999/44/EC.

Dad Hat: This product is made for adults. Meets the lead, bisphenols and phthalates level requirements.
Snapback Hat: This product is made for adults. Meets the lead and phthalates level requirements.
Trucker Hat: This product is made for adults. Meets the lead, bisphenols and phthalates level requirements.
Knit Beanie: This product is made for adults. Meets the EU REACH requirements.

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Automatic donations to related charities

Fair ask. We’ve been creating anti-fascist and progressive art for over 25 years. Chicago made us, but now we’re full-time nomads making art and products that espouse our beliefs in human rights and social justice. We design things for the communities we come from and the ones we fight alongside, with a portion of sales donated to causes we support. We’re stubborn, loud, and allergic to neutrality. No fascists. No excuses.

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Feel free to contact us if you can't find what you're looking for, and we'll do our best to make it happen.

We donate $1 of each item sold to non-profits and organizations supporting progressive, humanitarian, and justice-oriented causes around the world. All donations are automatically calculated and transferred to our charity partner every month to ensure compliance and timely processing.

We want you to love your Strange Gang goodies! If you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, you request a return for a refund or exchange within 7 days of receipt. Please note that all returns must be unworn and unwashed. Simply contact us at info@strangegang.com and we'll guide you through the process. Read more here. Important: Custom items cannot be returned for any reason, but damaged items can be replaced.

New York On Another Level

New York City is not elegant in the way people pretend it is.

It is elegant in flashes, sure. Then a garbage truck screams past, somebody is fighting with a sidewalk puddle, a guy in a full suit is eating pizza folded in half at 10:14 a.m., and the illusion clears. Good. The illusion is boring anyway.

What survives that reality is the part worth loving.

This hat lives in that zone. The front says New York in Japanese, embroidered clean across the crown, and the whole thing feels like a reroute instead of a costume. It does not lean on tired skyline imagery or fake luxury. It takes the name of the city and lets it hit from a new angle. That is all it needs.

Because New York already does too much.

Every neighborhood is its own weather system. Harlem carries itself one way, the Lower East Side another. Queens is a full world pretending to be a borough. Brooklyn is five arguments at once. The Bronx stays defiant. Staten Island keeps its own code. Even within that, the map keeps splitting. Astoria, Washington Heights, Bushwick, Flushing, Williamsburg, Bed Stuy, Ridgewood, Chinatown, the East Village, Park Slope, Jackson Heights. No single version of New York survives contact with actual New Yorkers.

That is why this hat is for people with a specific relationship to the city.

Maybe you studied at Columbia, NYU, CUNY, The New School, Fordham, Pratt, or one of the other schools constantly feeding more ambition into the machine. Maybe your mood is controlled by the Knicks, Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Rangers, Islanders, Liberty, or whoever just ruined your week. Maybe you came for one year and the city permanently rewired your nervous system. That happens here.

So no, this is not a cute souvenir for somebody who only wants evidence they passed through.

It is a gift for the person who misses the noise when they leave. For the person who complains about rent, transit, crowds, weather, and everything else, then gets defensive the second somebody from outside starts talking crazy. For the person who wants a New York City hat that feels like it belongs in the actual city.

Strange Allies makes gear for that kind of attachment.

Messy, loyal, overstimulated, impossible to simplify. Very New York.

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