A Bathing Ape (ア・ベイジング・エイプ A Beijingu Eipu)(or BAPE) is a Japanese clothing brand founded by Nigo in Ura-Harajuku in 1993 The brand specializes in men's  women's and children's lifestyle and street wear  running 19 stores in Japan  including Bape Stores  Bape Pirate Stores  Bape Kids Stores  Bapexclusive Aoyama  and Bapexclusive Kyoto