Adidas NMD_R1 'Japan Pack - Black White'
Colorway: Black/White · Style code: EF2357 · Release date: April 2019 · Price: $138 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Adidas NMD_R1 J 'Japan Pack Black White' (EF2310) · Adidas NMD R1 Japan Pack Black (2019) Sneakers (EF1734)
The Japan Pack ran several shoes at once, and this is the restrained one. Where its packmates carried Japanese lettering across the midsole inserts and taped detailing at the heel, this pair reduces the scheme to black and white on an engineered mesh upper and lets the construction speak instead.
Mesh gives it an even, flat surface with no stitched overlays anywhere, so the split between the two colours is clean and the welded Three Stripes sit directly on the sidewall with no third tone to soften the transition. The full-length Boost midsole and the inserts moulded into its sidewall follow the same two-colour rule. It released in April 2019 at $130, the standard mesh price, which also made it the cheapest way into the series. The sock-like collar, branded heel tab and segmented rubber outsole are all carried over unchanged from the base model.