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Model wearing the white Sapporo Hope 希 premium oversized tee, front view with the black 希 kanji embroidered on the chest Model sitting in the white Sapporo Hope 希 premium oversized tee

Sapporo Premium Oversized Embroidered T-Shirt White – Hope 希 | 5C5V Japanese Streetwear

$44.95
Model in an olive sweatshirt wearing the pale mint Pale North 希 cap against a black backdrop Close-up of a model in the pale mint Pale North 希 cap

Pale North 希 KT Pastel Low Pro Cap

$39.95
Model with long hair wearing the pastel pink First Light 希 cap, side view Model wearing the pastel pink First Light 希 cap pulled low

First Light 希 RB Pastel Low Pro Cap

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$39.95
White canvas Sapporo high-tops with the black kanji 希 (hope) on the outer side, worn by a model in black joggers Pair of white canvas Sapporo high-tops with the black kanji 希 (hope) on the side, next to a white 5C5V shoe box

Sapporo Premium High Top — Kōkyū (高級) Edition

$84.95
Model in a navy tee wearing the navy Sapporo Hope 希 cap Full-length shot of a model in the navy Sapporo Hope 希 cap, navy tee and cream trousers

Sapporo Hope 希 Edition Cap | Japanese Baseball Hat

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$39.95
Light Avio Blue Sapporo beanie with the kanji 希 (hope) embroidered in white on the cuff, worn by a model in a brown hoodie Close-up of the white embroidered kanji 希 (hope) on the cuff of the Light Avio Blue Sapporo ribbed beanie

Sapporo Hope 希 Beanie — Blue

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$37.95
KIROKU 記録 · SUMI · RECORD 001 KIROKU Sumi 001 Letters from Heaven 希 White T-Shirt by 5C5V, back print detail KIROKU Sumi 001 Letters from Heaven 希 White T-Shirt by 5C5V, back view

KIROKU Sumi 001 — Letters from Heaven 希 White T-Shirt

$49.95
Model with a long black wolf cut wearing the black Sapporo Hope 希 premium oversized tee, white 希 kanji embroidered on the chest Model leaning on a white wall in the black Sapporo Hope 希 premium oversized tee

Sapporo Premium Oversized Embroidered T-Shirt — Hope 希 | 5C5V Japanese Streetwear

$44.95
Model in a navy overshirt wearing the Sapporo Hope 希 baseball cap in royal and natural Sapporo Hope 希 baseball cap in royal and natural, front view

Sapporo Baseball Cap — Hope 希 Edition | Japanese Baseball Hats

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$39.95
Petrol Blue Sapporo fisherman beanie with the kanji 希 (hope) embroidered in white, worn by a model in a white tee Petrol Blue Sapporo fisherman beanie with 希 (hope) embroidered in white on the cuff, shown tilted on a white background

Sapporo Hope 希 Fisherman Beanie — Petrol Blue

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$34.95
Full-length shot of a model in the black Sapporo Hope 希 hoodie and dark jeans Model wearing the black Sapporo Hope 希 hoodie, white 希 embroidered on the chest

Sapporo Unisex Hoodie Black

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$79.95

The Sapporo collection is the 5C5V range built on 希 (ki), the kanji for hope. It is the first character of 希望 (kibō), the Japanese word for hope.

Sapporo is the main city of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, and the fifth most populous city in the country. It gets an average of 4.79 metres of snow a year. It hosted the first Winter Olympics held in Asia, in 1972, and its Snow Festival, first held in 1950, draws more than two million visitors every February. In 1877 the American teacher William S. Clark left Sapporo with the words "Boys, be ambitious!", a line still quoted across Japan.

I paired Sapporo with hope because, in the 5C5V telling, the city stands for clarity and renewal. Long northern winters ask for steady optimism, and that is the hope I mean.

In the collection now: hoodies in black and French navy; embroidered T-shirts in black and white; cuffed organic cotton beanies in blue, navy and grey; fisherman beanies in five colours; caps in navy and black, two-tone baseball caps and the First Light and Pale North caps; and canvas high tops. The KIROKU Sumi 001 tee, Letters from Heaven, is about the first artificial snow crystal, grown on a rabbit hair at Hokkaido University in 1936. Everything is made to order.

Questions people ask

What does 希 mean?

希 is a kanji meaning hope. It is the first character of 希望 (kibō), the Japanese word for hope. The same character can also mean rare, as in 希少 (kishō, scarce).

How is 希 read?

I read it ki, which is its on reading. The word for hope is 希望 (kibō).

What are the Sapporo beanies made of?

The cuffed Sapporo beanies are 100% organic cotton. The Sapporo fisherman beanies are an acrylic knit. Both are one size.