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COAS × UNGAPLUS

COAS, which has a workshop in Otaru, has created exclusive accessories for UNGAPLUS inspired by the former NYK Otaru Branch, one of Otaru's remaining historical buildings. The former NYK Otaru Branch was built in the late Meiji period and is an impressive early modern European Revival style building with a stately exterior made of pure stone. The interior is also lavishly decorated and is carefully preserved as a valuable cultural heritage that connects history and the present.

Brass deepens over time, acquiring a beautiful luster and creating a simple yet elegant look.

[Flower]
This is Flower.
The motif is the beautiful ceiling centerpiece that actually exists in the conference room on the second floor of the former Nippon Yusen Otaru branch.

[Pillar]
This is Pillar.
The motif is a beautiful pillar that actually exists in the sales office on the first floor of the former Nippon Yusen Otaru branch.

The original UNGAPLUS packaging comes with a backing made from gold leather paper that decorated the walls of the VIP room at the former NYK Otaru branch, and is delivered along with the story of Otaru's glory.

This brass necklace was made in Otaru, a city with many historical buildings and a modern perspective, and is also recommended as a gift.

The original UNGAPLUS packaging comes with a backing made from gold leather paper that decorated the walls of the VIP room at the former NYK Otaru branch, and is delivered along with the story of Otaru's glory.

This brass necklace was made in Otaru, a city with many historical buildings and a modern perspective, and is also recommended as a gift.

[Former Nippon Yusen Otaru Branch]
The former Otaru branch of Nippon Yusen Kaisha has a luxurious appearance that gives a glimpse into the prosperity of Otaru during the Meiji period.
It was built in October 1906 by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, which remains a core company of the Mitsubishi Group. As one of Japan's three major shipping companies, it is well known overseas and is still referred to as the representative of Japanese shipping. At the time, Otaru was the base for the national Hokkaido development project, and was expanding its commercial port functions to Europe.
As can be seen from the "banking district" that remains today in Ironai, financial institutions and trading companies began to move in actively, and many buildings incorporating the finest technology by top architects were constructed.
This building symbolizes the heyday of Otaru's development.
It is a two-story stone building in the European Renaissance style, and the VIP room inside is an extravagant and luxurious space with a plaster ceiling and chandeliers, crimson curtains, a parquet floor and a carpet with an impressive large floral pattern, and the walls are covered in gold leather paper with a chrysanthemum crest, which is said to have been very difficult to restore.
Kinkarakawa paper is a traditional Japanese craft that was created based on "kinkarakawa," a leather craft invented in Europe during the Renaissance. When it was exhibited at the Vienna World Exposition, it attracted a lot of attention in Europe and was eventually exported.