ICHIBA TOTE Market Tote

Let's go to the market.

Otaru currently has six markets: the Central Market, Central Wholesale Market, Sankaku Market, Uroko Market, Minamitaru Market, and Shinminamitaru Market. In recent years, Irifune Market, Temiya Market, and Myoken Market have all disappeared one after another. Hoping to preserve Otaru's market culture forever, Sasaki Co., Ltd., a tent factory founded in 1945, has combined its long-cultivated sewing techniques with UNGAPLUS' passion for markets to create the ICHIBA TOTE. Grab your ICHIBA TOTE, made from durable tarpaulin fabric used for tents and other outdoor construction, and head to the market!

■This is the standard way to use it! Take ICHIBA TOTE to the market. Let's head to the market! Which one should I get? You can easily fit your purchases in there! If you get hungry, stop by! ■Explore the sights with ICHIBA TOTE! Enjoy a leisurely cup of tea or takeaway. ■People of the town and ICHIBA TOTE Mr. Kimura of Kimuraya, a ceramic artist from Otaru.
"It's easy to use and can fit luggage for a 2-night stay!" Naga-san from Osa Winery, a winery in the city of Otaru.
The durable ICHIBA TOTE can easily fit a wine bottle. ■Go on a trip with ICHIBA TOTE ~Otaru Station~

The fabric used this time is "tarpaulin." Originally, it was made from canvas coated with tar to make it waterproof, and was used for sailors' jackets and waterproof sheets on ships. Today, the term refers to a composite sheet made of fiber cloth sandwiched between soft synthetic resin film. It is a very durable material that is strong and resistant to wind and dirt, and is used for sheets at construction sites, agricultural and livestock greenhouses, outdoor display banners, temporary tents, and more.

It has an inner pocket for storing your wallet, keys, etc. It features a silkscreen logo of Sasaki Co., Ltd. and UNGAPLUS.

It also comes in a "mini size" that is slightly smaller, while retaining the same easy-to-use shape.

Sasaki Co., Ltd. was founded in 1945. In the year the war ended, Rikubei Sasaki raised the sign for "Sasaki Sewing Factory" in Otaru and started a sewing business, mainly working with canvas. While materials, equipment, and the environment have changed rapidly over the years, the temperament and skills of the craftsmen have been passed down unchanged to this day at this tent factory.