Okadaya is a great craft supplies store in the heart of Shinjuku – a great one-stop shop if you don’t have time to travel around.…
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Lucky Star has sadly closed down. This really was a lucky find. We weren’t looking for fabric stores and weren’t in a shopping area; in fact…
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Already one of my kawaii obsessions before I made it to Japan, the Aranzi Aronzo shop more than lived up to my expectations. Aranzi Aronzo…
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Tomato is pretty legendary amongst Japanese fabric fans, like myself, as THE place to go for fabric. It’s situated in Fabric Town, Nippori which is a…
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The Japanese take their washi seriously and Itoya‘s flagship store is situated in fashionable Ginza, alongside high-end fashion brands, department stores and Tiffany’s! Newly refurbished, there are now…
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