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The Kit Archive
Every Japan kit worth knowing: the story behind it, the versions that exist, and exactly how to buy the right one without getting burned.
Current retailHome · 2026
Japan 2026 Home
Japan's HORIZON home shirt for the 2026 World Cup: the first-choice blue of the campaign in North America.
Start here: the accessible entry to the HORIZON cycle.
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Sold outAway · 2026
Japan 2026 Away
The off-white, Trefoil-and-pinstripes away shirt that became the breakout kit of the 2026 World Cup, and the one Japan wore against Brazil in Houston.
Collector favorite: the breakout shirt of Japan's 2026 World Cup run.
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Sold outHome · 2022
Japan 2022 Home
The origami-crane home shirt of Qatar 2022, the blue Japan wore to stun Germany and Spain.
Modern classic: the shirt of the Germany and Spain wins.
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Sold outAway · 2022
Japan 2022 Away
The white Qatar 2022 away with the 'anaglyph origami' cranes in red-on-blue across the shoulders.
The 3D origami away of Qatar 2022.
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Sold outHome · 2018
Japan 2018 Home
The 'kachi-iro' Sashiko home of Russia 2018, indigo with a white stitched graphic.
Craft over flash: Sashiko stitching in Japan's victory-color indigo.
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Sold outAway · 2018
Japan 2018 Away
The white Russia 2018 away, a modern nod to the 1991 shirt with a chevron shoulder graphic.
Streetwear throwback: a modern take on Japan's 1991 shirt.
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Sold outHome · 2014
Japan 2014 Home
The 'ENJIN' home of Brazil 2014, blue with a sunburst of lines radiating from the crest.
The huddle kit: lines break from the badge like players from a huddle.
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Sold outAway · 2014
Japan 2014 Away
The vivid volt-yellow change kit of the 2014 cycle, with an orange sunburst across the shoulders.
The loud one: volt yellow with an orange sunburst.
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Sold outHome · 2010
Japan 2010 Home
The deep-blue feather home of South Africa 2010, the shirt of Japan's round-of-16 run.
The breakthrough shirt: Okada's Japan, Honda's free kicks, the last 16.
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Sold outAway · 2010
Japan 2010 Away
The white counterpart to the 2010 feather home, blue-trimmed, from the South Africa cycle.
The white side of the feather era.
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Sold outHome · 2006
Japan 2006 Home
The blue home of Germany 2006, the shirt of Zico's golden generation and Nakata's last tournament.
The golden generation's shirt: Zico's Japan, Nakata's farewell.
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Sold outAway · 2006
Japan 2006 Away
The white counterpart to the 2006 blue home, from Zico's Germany World Cup cycle.
The white side of the golden generation.
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Sold outHome · 2002
Japan 2002 Home
The royal-blue home of the 2002 World Cup, the shirt of Japan's breakthrough summer as co-hosts.
The home-soil shirt: Troussier's Japan, the first knockout round.
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Sold outAway · 2002
Japan 2002 Away
The white counterpart to the 2002 royal-blue home, from Japan's co-hosted World Cup.
The white side of the home-soil World Cup.
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Sold outHome · 1998
Japan 1998 Home
The ASICS flame shirt of France 1998, the one Japan wore at its first-ever World Cup.
Where it begins: the flame kit, Japan's first World Cup.
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Sold outAway · 1998
Japan 1998 Away
The white flame change shirt of France 1998, the other side of Japan's first World Cup kit.
The white side of the flame, from Japan's first World Cup.
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Market labels are dated NBN editorial assessments, not live stock. See each profile for the review date.
