What country does X-Large and A Bathing Ape have in common?
X-Large X-Large is a clothing store/line founded in Los Angeles in 1991. It soon became popular with urban youth and hip-hop artists (Beastie Boys' Michael Diamond was one of the company's original partners). It is very popular in Japan and Hong Kong, it is most famous for its Gorilla Logo. According to I.T's official website, which is a retail chain that carries X-Large branded items in Hong Kong, X-Large was the first street brand to use a gorilla or monkey as a logo even before "A Bathing Ape in Lukewarm Water".
Isonade The Isonade (磯撫で , "beach stroker") is an enormous, shark-like sea monster said to live off the coast of Matsuura and other places in Western Japan.