What is a Kobe Beefcake and is it tasty?

See the About page.

Who is David Burden?

Besides being an international man of mystery from Adelaide, Australia he is a web designer and artist. He has an adorable yet super shy calico cat named Mocha.

Who is Terrance Young?

International but not mysterious, he is an eternal graduate student and college lecturer still finding his way in life. He has an adorable yet super shy sansevieria plant named Colette.

Are you guys buff?

No, not even close. But we’re both healthily narcissistic.

Do you ship outside of Japan? and how do you ship?

Yes. And shipping is FREE WORLDWIDE! Sorry for shouting. We either use Japan Post, or EMS express mail service ( Japan posts courier service )

Do the numbers 078 mean anything?

Yes, that is Kobe’s area code. Oh-seven-eight. Represent!

Is it true that you pretended to be a gay couple in order to get a joint bank account?

No, but we did think about doing so. Turned out the bank had a far less drastic solution.

Do you have a philosophy?

Love Peace &Sexy ( hmm, think that was terrance going a bit nuts, but hey all cool)

What about returns?

Yes we will accept returns. If the T-shirt you choose doesn’t fit we will exhange it for one that does as long as we have your size in stock, and as long as there are no smelly armpit stains or BBQ grease on it.

Why are your T-shirts kind of expensive?

Well, we like money… No No No!

Actually, all of our designs are screen printed (by hand, no fancy machines) onto our T-shirts in small runs;  we like to keep the process boutique and not go for that whole mass production thing.  Our T-shirts are also sourced from a local Kobe company and our screen printing is done in Osaka, by an awesome screen printing company. We also get our tags made in Japan. All of this adds to the cost, but we like to support local businesses and we think this adds to the quality of the product.

How do you make the T-shirts?

We use high quality T-shirts supplied by a great local company here in Kobe.  100% cotton, 4.8 oz fabric, feels great to touch… and even better when you’re wearing it.

What about the printing?

As we said, Our shirts are screen printed by hand locally and heat cured to ensure the colors stay where they are for years to come.

Why are the prices in Yen? I don’t understand that?

Well imagine it like this,  for example 4,000yen, take off 2 zeros and you get $40 USD roughly. Given the exchange rate at the moment it’s around $43 USD each,  and FREE shipping to anywhere in the world.