Signal Lost Hoodie

静かなる山のノイズ (shizuka naru yama no noizu): "the noise of the quiet mountain."

In 1964 the Japan Meteorological Agency finished a weather radar on the summit of Mount Fuji, 12,388 feet up, the highest point in the country. From there its dish could pick up a typhoon about 500 miles out over the Pacific, well before it made landfall. Observers lived at the summit station in shifts, through winters of brutal wind. In 1999, with weather satellites and newer radars covering the sky, the radar was switched off and the mountain had its quiet back.

A snowy peak stands in a frame on the back with a red satellite dish at its summit, and the vertical line beside it is the name, 静かなる山のノイズ (shizuka naru yama no noizu). At the top right, 停止中 (teishichū) means "currently stopped," and the sleeve adds ノイズ (noizu), "noise." The English says "Stillness is loud."

It's for the hiker who keeps the phone on airplane mode, or does their best thinking with no bars at all. At 380gsm it stands up to a cold morning at the trailhead, and when the forecast turns, the outerwear collection has heavier layers.

• Fabric: 86% cotton, 14% polyester, 380gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: black
• Fit: unisex, regular; size up for a relaxed, 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.