Touge Legend Tee

峠 (tōge): "the mountain pass."

Irohazaka climbs from Nikkō toward Lake Chūzenji in Tochigi as two one-way roads, one going up and one coming down, with 48 hairpins between them. Each bend has a small sign carrying a syllable of the iroha, the old poem that uses every kana exactly once, so the turns count off i, ro, ha as you climb. Come late October the maples on the slopes turn red, and traffic crawls up bend by bend.

A black 80s hatchback slides through tire smoke in front of a navy half circle full of stars, orange trim along its sides and its round headlights lit. The big kanji is 峠 (tōge), "mountain pass," and the katakana under it, トウゲ, spells the same word out. "Touge Legend" crowns the top in English.

Throw an open flannel over it in October, when the maples on Irohazaka turn red and traffic crawls bend by bend. At a car meet, the black hatchback and its orange trim stay sharp on white. It belongs with the other mountain pass and drift tees, and it's the easy one to start with.

• 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.