Tokyo Shopping Guide
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008Oh, Kiddyland. Even with my love of Japanese fabric, computer games, bento, washi etc. there is still one shop that is number one on my list of things to do in Tokyo and that is shopping in Kiddyland. Probably the most astonishing thing is that we managed to wait a whole 24 hours before going […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide: Loft
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Loft was probably my favourite new discovery this visit as it incorporates lots of my favourite things - stationery, homewares, crazy cute stuff and bento. You can tell it was good as we visited three times in ten days! I’d seen Loft recommended for its stationery section, and particularly for deco tapes, but there really […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide: Akihabara
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008As long time Nintendo fans, we were literally aching to go to Akihabara, Tokyo’s electronics/gaming/anime/geek area. Our guide books were utterly useless for this part of our trip only ever mentioning Akihabara for its discount cameras etc. so instead we brought with us some pages torn from an old issue of NGamer magazine which pointed […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide: Daiso
Thursday, December 6th, 2007The one shop we didn’t manage to find on our first visit to Japan was, inexplicably, a 100 Yen store. We were told these were everywhere but we didn’t spot any. Even doing my research for our next trip, everyone just said they were everywhere which wasn’t a lot of help.
Luckily my brain does retain […]
Paper Shopping Guide
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Paula sent me a link to her great guide to paper shops in Tokyo at Paula’s OriHouse. It’s mostly related to origami paper but her notes will let you know if they also sell washi. She’s provided directions and maps and a few photos of the shops so you should be able to find your […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide update
Thursday, November 29th, 2007We’re nearing the end of the Tokyo Shopping Guide and I hope you’ve been finding it fun and useful. There’s still some of the best to come so look out for Daiso (100 yen shop) , Akihabara area, Loft (stationery and homewares) and of course Kiddyland, the greatest toy shop in the world. They’ll all […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide: Sanrio Gift Gate
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007If there’s one ubiquitous thing about Japan it’s Hello Kitty. She is EVERYWHERE and there is a cute themed Hello Kitty phone charm and hand towel for every location and occasion. Think I’m exaggerating? You can get a themed Kitty for each area of Tokyo, for every major city and tourist attraction in Japan, for […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide: Nakamise Dori
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Asakusa is likely to be the top sightseeing area suggested by your guidebook. It’s happily stuck in an older age of Tokyo and a lovely place to see some traditional Japanese culture, especially if you don’t have the time for a trip over to Kyoto. Nakamise Dori is the main pedestrian street that leads up […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide: Tokyu Hands
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007If you could only go to one shop in Japan then it would really have to be Tokyu Hands, not least because they sell just about everything. They call themselves a Creative Life Store which includes art and craft supplies, homewares, stationery, party goods, luggage, cookware, furniture and DIY tools. Whether you’re after a spanner […]
Tokyo Shopping Guide: Lemmon
Monday, November 19th, 2007Despite the severe protesting of our feet after a hard day’s shopping and sightseeing, we were drawn into this shop by the adorable picnic bags above and soon forgot our aching feet. Lemmon is billed as a mother and baby shop but there is still lots of interest here for the kawaii tourist! A […]
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