If you’re visiting the Sky Tree (and it’s really worth it!) save some time, energy and cash for nearby Tokyo Solamachi. It’s a big complex with shopping, dining and entertainment and will…
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Tokyo Shopping Guide
My guide to cute and crafty shopping and sightseeing in Tokyo and beyond.
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I’ve been very busy over the last couple of months and have now finished a brand new edition of my popular Tokyo Shopping Guide! The first edition was released in 2008 after…
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One ‘problem’ with visiting Japan is that you do get a bit kawaii-ed out at some points. For us, that often happened in Yamashiroya meaning we couldn’t decide on anything to buy…
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If you love Rilakkuma then make sure you add a visit to the Rilakkuma Stores to your itinerary. You’ll find branches around Tokyo and Japan, especially in sightseeing areas, packed full of new…
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We stumbled across Passport – now mostly rebranded as HAPiNS – on our first trip to Japan and it was so cute it’s been a firm favourite on all our return trips. It always has great…
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Time to update my Tokyo Shopping Guide with some new shops I loved! I’ve visited the Yuzawaya branch in Shinjuku’s Takashimaya Times Square on a previous trip but it wasn’t very exciting…
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It’s just over four weeks until I head to Japan (eek!) and you can take advantage of my extensive planning with my new Japan guide! It’s been really hard to draw a…
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Good news, e-reader owners! I finally found the time to start reformatting my zines as ebooks. It was marginally easier than I expected, but only because it initially appeared to be almost…
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Situated in the basement of the Parco department store in Shibuya is Libro, home to a huge selection of books and magazines. If you’re already coveting many beautiful Japanese craft ‘mooks’ (magazine…
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Pokemon (and especially Pikachu) was one of my first tastes of kawaii and being able to visit an actual Pokemon Center is still a bit of a thrill. You might not find Nurse Joy…
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We spotted this display of kawaii socks in Harajuku’s Takeshita Street and soon discovered Mighty Soxer has a pretty awesome collection of socks. From kawaii animal designs to thick winter warmers via odd…
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Design Festa is a huge weekend event in Tokyo for art, craft and design that I’ve been lucky enough to attend twice. It’s crammed full of hundreds of stalls with local artists…