Dango Dragon Tee

団子 (dango): "rice dumplings."

When the cherry trees open each spring, Japan heads outdoors for hanami, and plenty of people are there for the snacks. There's a proverb for that: hana yori dango, dumplings over flowers, the useful thing over the pretty one. It's the card for ha in the Edo iroha karuta, a New Year card game. Dango themselves are rice-flour balls on a skewer, often grilled and brushed with a sweet soy glaze.

Inside a frame like an old shop sign on the back, a navy dragon curls around a fat three-ball skewer. The big characters read 団子 (dango), "dumplings," and 守護龍 (shugoryū), "guardian dragon," so he's on snack duty. A red 新 (shin), "new," shouts from the bottom corner.

Hana yori dango sums up plenty of people at hanami, the ones who head for the food stalls and never once look up at the trees. On a spring afternoon in shorts, the navy and orange look cheerful on white. His neighbors in the street food tees are just as hungry.

• Fabric: 100% combed cotton, 230gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: white
• Fit: unisex, regular; size up for a boxier, oversized look
• Sizes: S to 3XL
• Size reference: 6 ft 2 in wears L; 5 ft 7 in wears M

Measurements for every size are in the size guide.