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YUKA MATSUDA / ARTIST
YUKA MATSUDA/
ARTIST
My backpack comes from Montorey Park, and it' two years old. What do I carry in it? My boyfriend's photos, mascara, and a cell phone. It's more stylish to sling your backpack over two shoulders for good balance.
JAMES COPE / PHOTOGRAPHER
JAMES COPE/
PHOTOGRAPHER
I got my backpack in Sydney, Australia. I've owned it for five years, and I carry gym gear and whatever books I'm studying in it. Slinging it over one shoulder is more stylish.
RENI NARFIN / COIFFEUR

RENI NARFIN/
COIFFEUR
I picked up this comfortable backpack at UniQlo two months ago. In it, I carry papers, magazines, my keitai, and my shopping. As for the style question, that's easy - slinging it over one shoulder is better.

Pack it in
Photos by Beezer

Not just for camping anymore, backpacks are the cool and convenient way to carry your cargo in this rough and tumble world. So, where did you get your backpack, and how long have you owned it? What do you carry in it? And finally, which is more stylish: slinging it over one shoulder or two?
ERI MORIYAMA / REPORTER

ERI MORIYAMA/
REPORTER
I bought my backpack three months ago in Washington, D.C., US. I carry a microphone and video footage in it. Which is more stylish? Two shoulders, of course.

 

NOBBY KEALEY / PHOTOGRAPHER
NOBBY KEALEY/
PHOTOGRAPHER
This backpack belongs to my wife - I borrowed it. I'm not sure where she bought it, but she's had it for nine years. I carry lots of things in it - my filofax, electronic dictionary, sunglasses, small camera, and an "office file" (i.e. headed notepaper, envelopes, and fax sheets). I always go for the "one shoulder," er, look.

TOKYO TALK:
349: Media circus
Cirque du Soleil
348: Like owner, like pet
Who is that cute and cuddly thing!?
347: State your case
Brief chats with briefcase owners
346: Party animals
Tokyo Classified's Monster Monday Madness
345: Game plan
The joys of video game arcades
344: Go about your business
Immigration office is the place to go
343: Put a cork in it
Wining and dining with the right vintage
342: Sound Advice
What sort of headphones are you listening through?
341: Cinema Paradiso
It's reel time again
340: Pack it in
Cool and convenient, backpacks are IN!
339: Keep your pants on
Keepin' your pants up with belts
338: Festival feasting
Chowing down matsuri foods
337: Getting the blues
Jeans - in style for 150 years
336: Free wheelin'
Motorcycles are the only way to go
335: Child's Play
Spotlight on the younger set
334: Splish Splash
Sun worshippers and water babies
333: Love Story
Amourous advice
332: Cool it!
What cool thing do you enjoy when the weather heats up?
331: Chain Reaction
What do you adorn your nape with?
330: Sandal-icious
Look at those wonderful sandla-covered feet!
329: Groovy goatees
The furry friends of Tokyo
328: Bed & Breakfast
Busy people still love their breakfast!
327: Party On!
TC's summer fiesta
326: Heat Waves
Microwave or not to microwave?
325: Park it here
What better way to pass the days than in the park?
324: Up close and personal
Personal organizers, the next best thing to a committed spouse
323: Don't leave home without it
What are your meishi like?
322: Tickled pink
Got a penchant for pink?
321: To dye for
What color is your hair today?
320: In the bag
Talking about shopping bags
319: Sneakin' around
Tokyoites comfortable sneakers
318: Hell for leather
The material of choice for material boys and girls
317: Holy Smoke
Cigars are out of the closet
316: Surf's Up!
Moving on the information highway
315: Channel hopping
Glued to the tube? Describe your TV
314: Black is beautiful
Black is back as the King of colors
313: Read all about it
Newspapers or snoozepapers?
312: By the Board
Are you game for darts?
311: Home from home
Favorite furniture
310: Party animals!
Tokyo Classified 6th Birthday Party
309: Chop till you drop
Worth trackling tools to eat
308: Ringleaders
Finger-lickin' fabulous rings
307: Dreadheadz
More than a style, it's a way of life!
306: Orange Bounty
Bright is right! Orange for the new millennium
305: Fruit cakes
Share your berry tales
304: City scribblers
Has your pen got the write stuff?
303: A vine time
Vino is in vogue
302: Board stupid
Going by boardbike
300: Play for time
A new year, a new you

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