Shopping
Find your next cute or quirky obsession with this list of Tokyo’s best under-the-radar-themed character shops. While you’ve likely visited Tokyo Station’s teeming Tokyo Character Street or the towering multilevel Harajuku Kiddyland, the initial allure of your favorite character-themed shops may have dulled over time. Though I’ll always cherish the calming presence of Rilakkuma or the irresistible Sanrio collaborations that possess an uncanny ability to drain my bank account with a single glance, there’s an undeniable thrill of discovering something new. It’s through these discoveries we can re...
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Japan’s traditional square backpacks will be your first grader’s perhaps most prized possession. Read on for a guide that tells you what to look for—and look out for—when making this important purchase! Randoseru, from the German and Dutch words meaning backpack, has been a prominent feature of Japanese elementary school life since the post-war period. Its history, however, began in the late Edo period when randoseru-like leather bags began being used by the modernizing Japanese military. The first student to use a randoseru was Japan’s crown prince who in 1887 was given a randoseru upon enter...
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A world of unassuming, under-visited and unimaginably charming Tokyo shopping streets await; beckoning with tasty handheld bites, pop cultural paraphenalia and many, many cats! Besides the requisite Takeshita Street in Harajuku and Sensoji’s Nakamise Dori (staples on pretty much every Tokyo itinerary), here are five lesser-known shopping streets in Tokyo. Each one has its own unique character, for a local’s-eye-view of the city. 1.Togoshi GinzaUnder a sky devoid of power lines (having been removed in 2016), the charming Togoshi Ginza feels distant from the modern era and the swanky Ginza it bo...
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With food prices on the rise, there’s no time like the present to start eating locally and sustainably in Japan. As we’re baking in the sweltering heat of this year’s summer, it’s hard to tell what is feeling the burn more these days, our bodies, our pocketbooks or our planet. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed in times like these, but sometimes even making small personal changes can make a world of difference. Case in point: vegetables. While eating more vegetables and consuming more locally have become far-reaching rallying cries, in food-insecure Japan especially, choosing local, sustainable and...
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From stylish to casual and everything in between. Japan’s capital is deservedly known as one of the world’s shopping meccas, offering numerous vibrant and trendsetting districts in which you can find everything from the high-end to the offbeat, from subculture favorites to traditional crafts and vintage wares. Beyond department stores, the city has countless shopping streets—ranging from posh boulevards packed with flagship stores to back alleyways focused on a particular niche such as sport or vintage clothing—as well as some impressive malls. Read on for the low-down on Tokyo’s five most pop...
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Here are top five buys for kids from the amazing wonderland that is the 100 yen store. I heart the 100 yen store. It’s full to the brim of stuff I didn’t know I needed. From the trusty corn kernel cutter to the Miffy and Friends themed chopsticks sitting in our kitchen drawer, there’s just no limit to what I’ll buy from our local shop. And when it comes to things for the kids, it’s very easy to get carried away, as the myriad of toys and activities on offer is amazing—and won’t cost you an arm and leg either. 1. Bubble Time!Usually when I use the word bubbles, I’m referring to the alcoholic ki...
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OK ladies, so you're in Japan and already inspired by the myriad of amazing fashions you see every day, and now you need new shoes. So you head out to the shops, only to end up disappointed and frustrated that the majority of the gorgeous styles on sale are not available in your size. But don't fret; there are solutions out there if you know where to look. Even as Japanese people become taller and larger on average than their ancestors, the retail scene here is very slow to catch up to the changing demographics of its consumers. The most common women’s shoe size in the United States is somewhe...
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