tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60159825407976597532024-03-21T15:48:35.381-07:00my loverly japanmy experiences in japan, particularly kyoto and tokyo. shopping, restaurants, places to stay, things to see, trains, maps, fashion, vacation, museums, shopping, and japanese pop culture. Japan Travel Blog.Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-67808549463966569072013-02-12T09:07:00.001-08:002013-02-12T09:07:31.984-08:00New Pocket Tokyo Photo ZineHere's my new Pocket Tokyo Photo Zine, Breathing in Japan, Part I. All these pics are analog photos shot with my Nikon F3 during my last trip to Tokyo.</br> Sold <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/122536045/tokyo-pocket-photo-zine">here</a> and <a href="http://usagipormoi.bigcartel.com/product/breathing-in-japan-tokyo-pocket-photo-zine">here</a></br>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/8440884895/" title="Bretahing in Japan Photozine by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8440884895_7449bbc4e8_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Bretahing in Japan Photozine"></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-1599752006219433392012-02-08T12:05:00.000-08:002012-02-08T12:08:09.281-08:00Valentine's Day Giveaway! leave a comment to enter!Hi lovely friends, I'm having a giveaway this week for a copy of my Tokyo Guide zine. One wonderful person will receive my zine in a fun package with some extra goodies. Just leave a comment on <a href="http://craftylove.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-day-giveaway-leave-comment.html">this post on my other blog</a>, and make sure you leave me a contact email, you have until Valentine's day, February 14th, 10am eastern time.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/6554536395/" title="Tokyo Guide Zine by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6554536395_3929687a42_z.jpg" width="725" height="484" alt="Tokyo Guide Zine"></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-21085862887273059102012-01-09T07:33:00.000-08:002012-01-09T07:45:14.459-08:00Japan Guide Zine's in my new shop!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/5710947795/" title="Harajuku Sunday-Meiji Sq by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3074/5710947795_2bd21f58ec_b.jpg" width="725" height="484" alt="Harajuku Sunday-Meiji Sq"></a> <br />meiji square, janneserojas©2011<br /><br />I was so excited to find <a href="http://usagipormoi.bigcartel.com/product/photojournal-travel-guide-my-loverly-japan-tokyo">my zines</a> all waiting in a neat little box for me last week. So I started shipping those out to the pre-order people on Friday. I have a limited quantity so order it fast before you miss out. The first ten orders will get mini photographs printed on quality matte photograph paper. Check one out in my shop <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://usagipormoi.bigcartel.com/">Usagi Por Moi</a></span>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-87559021364849752062011-12-22T11:42:00.001-08:002011-12-22T11:42:51.956-08:00Tokyo Photojournal & Travel Guide- PRE-ORDER!!!Dear Friends...<br /><br />I had a friend come over last night and she brought in a little package left at my door by the postman and do you know what it was? it was the proof for my Zine!!!! It's amazing!!! I was floored by how beautifully it was printed!!! I gave the go ahead for the rest to go to production, so I have the zine up for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89098576/preorder-tokyo-photojournal-and-travel">pre-order in my etsy store</a>. I should have them here before the New Year *crossing fingers and toes*. I have only a limited amount of copies, so you may want to get it sooner rather than later.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/6554536395/" title="Tokyo Guide Zine by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6554536395_3929687a42_z.jpg" width="725" height="484" alt="Tokyo Guide Zine"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/6554542347/" title="Tokyo Guide Zine by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6554542347_565709f8ee_z.jpg" width="725" height="484" alt="Tokyo Guide Zine"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/6554548727/" title="Tokyo Guide Zine by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6554548727_4b0af07571_z.jpg" width="725" height="484" alt="Tokyo Guide Zine"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/6554559011/" title="Tokyo Guide Zine by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6554559011_fcd7b96f32_z.jpg" width="725" height="484" alt="Tokyo Guide Zine"></a><br /><br />40 pages, full color<br />Glossy Paper (80lb Text)Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-19633504243524662342011-10-13T08:53:00.001-07:002011-10-13T09:09:36.725-07:00Zine: Tokyo Guide coming soon!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/6240815214/" title="zine by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6169/6240815214_a1e039f9a1_z.jpg" width="640" height="496" alt="zine"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskitty1970/6240317973/" title="Zine coming soon! by misskitty1970, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6240317973_ae3a2b36f5_z.jpg" width="640" height="493" alt="Zine coming soon!"></a><br />I finally found someone to print my zine, so now I'm super motivated to finish it up. Not long now folks. I'm hoping to be done designing it by the end of October and have it up for sale in November. My guide is very photo heavy since it's meant as a photo journal as much as a guide, I think you'll like it pigeons.Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-79105086084199084872011-08-30T07:44:00.000-07:002011-08-30T07:45:05.970-07:00Mogu Takahashi-Japanese ArtistI recently fell in love with <a href="http://mogutakahashi.blogspot.com/">Mogu Takahashi's blog</a>, a wonderful Japanese artist. I love Takahashi's whimiscal work, especially when she uses materials like cookies and clothes pins to express herself. Here are few pics from her blog you should take a look. I wish I was in Japan to see one of her exhibitions, she's showing her solo show "Kawaii Ugly San" at <a href="p://www.ambidex.co.jp/drole.html">Cafe Drole</a> in Nakameguro. Watch her video below it's super cute!
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<br />Getting there:
<br /><a href="http://www.ambidex.co.jp/drole.html">Cafe Drole</a>
<br />1-23-4,1F, Nakameguro, Meguro-ku
<br />03-5722-6083
<br />Take the Tokoyu Toyoko line to the Nakameguro station.
<br />Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-35811726266094857312011-05-11T08:33:00.000-07:002011-05-11T08:34:23.281-07:00Kyushu Shinkansen Commercial<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UNbJzCFgjnU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="messageBody"><br /><br />This is an amazing Japanese commercial for the Kyushu Shinkansen which was due to make it's debut the day after the earthquake. The commercial and all it's ads had to be pulled because they were deemed to cheery and happy when the country and the world was in mourning. If you love Japan this will put a smile on your face or get you all teary (like me). Amazing song by Maia Hirasawa "Boom".</span></span>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-56168540153174138082011-03-29T08:03:00.002-07:002011-03-29T08:04:42.126-07:00Tokyo Day 10: The last Good half-day-Jiyugaoka<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeV5FHJzrceMTKGHuGp4P3Rm350Fk9nPJmUrmcezi4-9Z_LroOzmxA5kYbFIaxKsmWbF-g7iz5eUoTl7-EW7c_hXYErAF7E1WCELuBj9WdZa3UL2Dq81T8occUIpsLiTlP252wcjI0WuU/s1600/IMG_9222.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeV5FHJzrceMTKGHuGp4P3Rm350Fk9nPJmUrmcezi4-9Z_LroOzmxA5kYbFIaxKsmWbF-g7iz5eUoTl7-EW7c_hXYErAF7E1WCELuBj9WdZa3UL2Dq81T8occUIpsLiTlP252wcjI0WuU/s400/IMG_9222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589230778949121938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jiyugaoka-<br />My last day in Tokyo had started like every other day, slowly, especially since I still thought I had another two weeks and a half. So I got up took all my bedding threw it in the wash and hung it out to dry with my futons which were airing out. I called Sakura house to replace one of my futons because it was moldy smelling and I had only been there 10 days. I skyped with Debra, had breakfast, took a shower, made plans with Jen to get a drink in Shinjuku that night, and blogged.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47euYzvKLSvspjoJLOWGBk5IxmncFrOW-nsDayAMALYBRgrWsv8-XK4cAz3XbRUWPKgVoZvFlrK3a6AiM-eKz55NNp13LX9euhD8gIcvcPcmR68M6fvgfqEOp4mJnD5EtZTQKG6YzhW4/s1600/IMG_9199.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47euYzvKLSvspjoJLOWGBk5IxmncFrOW-nsDayAMALYBRgrWsv8-XK4cAz3XbRUWPKgVoZvFlrK3a6AiM-eKz55NNp13LX9euhD8gIcvcPcmR68M6fvgfqEOp4mJnD5EtZTQKG6YzhW4/s400/IMG_9199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589220338655436626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I finally left the apartment around 1pm and headed into Jiyugaoka to have lunch at Ikanika and wonder taking photos. I studied the google street view of the area and screenshot the local map and headed for my train station. With my newly acquired Suica card I didn't have to figure how much to Jiyugaoka just swipe my card and away I went. I took the Tokyu Toyoko line four stops.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTurQNMFRyYjl5jSAJRSNZUkdTEB9LsGsa5oA6nhg9oB0GMjmWH2e94AAHUMqqqKKcqavVgtz80qpUeeGlNEIfasQNjWPrTvMpaE9voIvisUZ0rJBJ1dOkJ8JAcL-zWx0dVBnNWxl7QtU/s1600/IMG_9200.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTurQNMFRyYjl5jSAJRSNZUkdTEB9LsGsa5oA6nhg9oB0GMjmWH2e94AAHUMqqqKKcqavVgtz80qpUeeGlNEIfasQNjWPrTvMpaE9voIvisUZ0rJBJ1dOkJ8JAcL-zWx0dVBnNWxl7QtU/s400/IMG_9200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589220342004745858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdrxT0u_ESZHahyw-3F3W55qt3VA_XU9Z8z16SdiQtLVJkvU5_NcmqBZwx6xS9c8-dI9ddQdg9bEKELGfEQ8NfJxRA0Y8U6MY-20hfaIzJN4x90Gf5k3x_pZb0im-V1yFTmmvu3hCTJE/s1600/IMG_9202.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdrxT0u_ESZHahyw-3F3W55qt3VA_XU9Z8z16SdiQtLVJkvU5_NcmqBZwx6xS9c8-dI9ddQdg9bEKELGfEQ8NfJxRA0Y8U6MY-20hfaIzJN4x90Gf5k3x_pZb0im-V1yFTmmvu3hCTJE/s400/IMG_9202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589220346884141682" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3uvs8gtbS3sLmcXqxzDkioMsWKOfTYdUiREB6YEWwNQFGtwNsB9uvL0BA_ZbzW7gQH27XDpBxOWcYZY8EjQGinBtCeTidNLIDWq4_QrJM59noz23A52e0tFJngMGF9dlJjyrV5fR4ZU/s1600/IMG_9205.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3uvs8gtbS3sLmcXqxzDkioMsWKOfTYdUiREB6YEWwNQFGtwNsB9uvL0BA_ZbzW7gQH27XDpBxOWcYZY8EjQGinBtCeTidNLIDWq4_QrJM59noz23A52e0tFJngMGF9dlJjyrV5fR4ZU/s400/IMG_9205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589220355669967762" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE6k0aRyGtZRZ2FioHZFZsL7m2K0iwgSBZwBNDj_1wzd7qMDomb49Y0kP0-EOLImhkCEsNnv3W64Ud0mbzDWLG8ccfTaAcCWNhdIEUJwAwk3CIqGtgc7v2aPtwtexJuAwFMEdZyaxdGg/s1600/IMG_9208.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE6k0aRyGtZRZ2FioHZFZsL7m2K0iwgSBZwBNDj_1wzd7qMDomb49Y0kP0-EOLImhkCEsNnv3W64Ud0mbzDWLG8ccfTaAcCWNhdIEUJwAwk3CIqGtgc7v2aPtwtexJuAwFMEdZyaxdGg/s400/IMG_9208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589220357751712066" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvItr75RIZBxl2pzFKYjpGXN9MYxNDz-jhpF5OfRjIvbLT1OYXBWa0p4AXFzfXCekaXWp70Cv8eqy6aBQb4vrMhTg9iPNB0Z1eBfFX6gN5n5DKOU45j5pOpBdFIUm6zH3N6aY0xCsvUg/s1600/IMG_9214.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvItr75RIZBxl2pzFKYjpGXN9MYxNDz-jhpF5OfRjIvbLT1OYXBWa0p4AXFzfXCekaXWp70Cv8eqy6aBQb4vrMhTg9iPNB0Z1eBfFX6gN5n5DKOU45j5pOpBdFIUm6zH3N6aY0xCsvUg/s400/IMG_9214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589227125592239170" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTHoO3bTOKOsqSoQY8jW8hVwN0xeXGq_eygdgJLKRVd0zFigR1QjeJnLghqK1j4EUeqckENaoYFmcHoAuAW4znBdmnItqrkpAd9AMZn2cftDGy8RsOyBGGfu-P5Z2Vu9YtL9WXmc3tPg/s1600/IMG_9211.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTHoO3bTOKOsqSoQY8jW8hVwN0xeXGq_eygdgJLKRVd0zFigR1QjeJnLghqK1j4EUeqckENaoYFmcHoAuAW4znBdmnItqrkpAd9AMZn2cftDGy8RsOyBGGfu-P5Z2Vu9YtL9WXmc3tPg/s400/IMG_9211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589227118674354930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I headed off towards <a href="http://www.ikanika.com/">Ikanika cafe</a>, on my walk I saw so many cute shops, lovely residences, and many plum blossoms still in bloom. After a fifteen minute walk I found the cafe. Set in a beautiful little house, <a href="http://www.ikanika.com/">Ikanika</a>, was empty when I arrived at 2pm but the proprietor was happy to see me. I changed into the appropriate grass slippers after I removed my boots and picked a rough-hewn table near the window. Behind the window there was a beautiful Japanese garden. each little space in the cafe was special, there was a small sofa with coffee table in one corner and in the opposite corner there was another little wooden table for two with schoolroom chairs. The cafe had a small display of zakka for sale near the open kitchen which I faced. I watched the proprietor prepare my meal which I picked, a lunch set consisted of a dandelion salad, creamy soup and homemade bread. The meal was served beautifully on a linen cloth on a little wooden tray. It was all delicious. After my meal I set off to take pics of the residential neighborhood and check out the lovely stores. About ten minutes after setting off and taking picture of what seemed like kumquats 2:45pm rolled around, and well you know the rest. Because I want this to be a positive post that's the end of my day as far as this post is concerned. The next 48 hours weren't the best so all I will say is that I was glad to hang out with my new friend Jen in her lovely home, in Nerima, and we had a lovely Korean barbecue for dinner. I'm sad I left early but it was the best decision for me at the time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGcSM881aagtwuQLcSoNA3AIqfGCg9OYNKoEA4c9JI3uJf2-Z8c6SLyJlYX1qDWUChM7LHp1X0dzud_aijJbks1GZ79XzgOo3REg4VVCx40GykjdMvOpQeuQc0y6k1zpL_q_ewdMTOIk/s1600/IMG_9218.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGcSM881aagtwuQLcSoNA3AIqfGCg9OYNKoEA4c9JI3uJf2-Z8c6SLyJlYX1qDWUChM7LHp1X0dzud_aijJbks1GZ79XzgOo3REg4VVCx40GykjdMvOpQeuQc0y6k1zpL_q_ewdMTOIk/s400/IMG_9218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589228170363850754" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JuRmSq76NNMSukoZijC-RbDYFslvhtOuchUV2hEujYnVjorkeQjUkpBJtx9F8agPcAqRPLJ4u79D-3ZHVNPdRk8bpqblBfwCcYkc_WSZaK0Vb7k4CJsVFCM25KsJeLDz7Zt6HcDS0rw/s1600/IMG_9216.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JuRmSq76NNMSukoZijC-RbDYFslvhtOuchUV2hEujYnVjorkeQjUkpBJtx9F8agPcAqRPLJ4u79D-3ZHVNPdRk8bpqblBfwCcYkc_WSZaK0Vb7k4CJsVFCM25KsJeLDz7Zt6HcDS0rw/s400/IMG_9216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589228164296779218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfgGxk4lgIXrxWgoMShyphenhyphenwnJwOuyxqO3zJsBP-5S-s0Np_gHt8LQt0lOgVBwtoCuAf3jjYNeEe1yCC0d6H55VsBzlBVRTv2V-hIWgoJHFndRkbo5gPPqlS60TFQ0x_ft4OnwA8o3hxpFo/s1600/IMG_9220.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfgGxk4lgIXrxWgoMShyphenhyphenwnJwOuyxqO3zJsBP-5S-s0Np_gHt8LQt0lOgVBwtoCuAf3jjYNeEe1yCC0d6H55VsBzlBVRTv2V-hIWgoJHFndRkbo5gPPqlS60TFQ0x_ft4OnwA8o3hxpFo/s400/IMG_9220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589228181244251554" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQM1GLJMF6-ROgHnSaf5IMdQ69IPQT_69i27KrAtEFoB128NDhcEXqf8jOfF_hhqequsQOVJfgUO7vlENrjXHjgHgpGMAPbM6NGn9zhEK-K8jIlHwKV1g5zaey2UeOqiDh0c7SgjQgg4/s1600/IMG_9223.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQM1GLJMF6-ROgHnSaf5IMdQ69IPQT_69i27KrAtEFoB128NDhcEXqf8jOfF_hhqequsQOVJfgUO7vlENrjXHjgHgpGMAPbM6NGn9zhEK-K8jIlHwKV1g5zaey2UeOqiDh0c7SgjQgg4/s400/IMG_9223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589230782071014162" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITAlYnivaosdhvjYAn0k7OLp9akIZCIywBqQkG0Mjh8SzYd5Z-PfMI6S-VtjL_piYFhRUYTT60p7zPk3SffTWrHG7Q8iczyMshX_IwQnqH32L3ouRh5zTix9YxlODAx2HRrhR9HKisYE/s1600/IMG_4942.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITAlYnivaosdhvjYAn0k7OLp9akIZCIywBqQkG0Mjh8SzYd5Z-PfMI6S-VtjL_piYFhRUYTT60p7zPk3SffTWrHG7Q8iczyMshX_IwQnqH32L3ouRh5zTix9YxlODAx2HRrhR9HKisYE/s400/IMG_4942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589230792280882978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoawIWC5jfwfxOv61GJ6Xpshrz22e23frjstjqpWpTMMKDBfv0numZGVrnokFG9JDWAjmLJ1KVbV08bWL4azanwPMFOuJL9YF3vemPnzcmilScFyRtXGKoKZCmul2P_4W1vbC1kb4FFg/s1600/IMG_4941.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoawIWC5jfwfxOv61GJ6Xpshrz22e23frjstjqpWpTMMKDBfv0numZGVrnokFG9JDWAjmLJ1KVbV08bWL4azanwPMFOuJL9YF3vemPnzcmilScFyRtXGKoKZCmul2P_4W1vbC1kb4FFg/s400/IMG_4941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589230787189232610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />- Posted by misskitty1970Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-27854021532000949162011-03-29T08:03:00.001-07:002011-03-29T08:03:28.420-07:00Please Help Japan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMSGvUuEaVBg1J3dgD5__15jJgXqxeeaFvhoXbNc7uoomwxlhesQEschq2WcIh_edj0ypl4rpDkLL_dTrDtUKPwn61jmIvbngLTf1_ThroX5XGiVdaiQwn4ZZ1EKJEOmmAWItz8OCZ8I/s1600/japan-relief.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMSGvUuEaVBg1J3dgD5__15jJgXqxeeaFvhoXbNc7uoomwxlhesQEschq2WcIh_edj0ypl4rpDkLL_dTrDtUKPwn61jmIvbngLTf1_ThroX5XGiVdaiQwn4ZZ1EKJEOmmAWItz8OCZ8I/s400/japan-relief.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587666897969885682" border="0" /></a><br />janneserojas©2011<br /><br /><br />A few people have asked me if I knew where they can donate to help Japan so I've just collected a few links as to some of the more trustworthy places to donate.<br />The areas where the earthquake and Tsunami hit the hardest is in desperate need of help, if you can make a donation to help out that would be really awesome. Obviously, I understand if your finances are super tight because you are unemployed and making ends meet can be very difficult. If you are in Japan you can even donate food, clothing and other supplies necessary.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here's a list:</span><br /><a href="http://www.2hj.org/index.php/get_involved/donate_money"><br />Second Harvest Japan</a><br /><a href="http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.1a019a978f421296e81ec89e43181aa0/?vgnextoid=af4f8ddf76cce210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD">The American Red Cross</a><br /><a href="http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html">The Japan Red Cross</a> has posted on their website to please donate through your local Red Cross or if you go on their website you can get the info for the banks that will take direct transfers for donations.<br /><a href="http://www.japansociety.org/earthquake">Japan Society</a><br /><a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1221">Charity Navigator</a>- pretty cool site on which charities are contributing all their funds to the Japan relief and their affiliations.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Events:</span><br /><a href="http://www.japansociety.org/event_detail?eid=10a81178">Concert for Japan </a><br /><br />There are many art gallery's having shows that will donate at least a portion of the sales to Japan relief, plus lots of the craft community is donating a portion of their sales too.<br /><br />xo<br />JJannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-43306487005976167992011-03-29T08:02:00.001-07:002011-03-29T08:02:45.346-07:00Survived!Dear Friends,<br /><br />Thank you for your concern, I appreciate the well wishes from everyone. I was really fortunate to get out of Tokyo on Sunday afternoon and I flew to Seattle which was the first flight available to get out I leave to go home to NYC tomorrow. <br />When the earthquake hit I just finished having lunch at Ikanika in Jiyugaoka and I started walking around taking photographs and the birds and dogs were going crazy then I saw trees quivering and I realized what was happening so I started running down the hill away from the buidlings into the middle of the street. People were running out of their homes and one older woman saw hat I was hysterical like her and she hugged me through the earthquake. It went on and on and stronger and wouldn't stop, it was much longer than then any other earthquake. The earth looked like it was going to break apart. After it stopped I walked toward the train station not sure what to do, not speaking Japanese and really not knowing where the one or two people I had just met in Japan where. I was alone and unable to ask for help, so I just started crying and trting to call the U.S., of course the phones couldn't get a signal. I kept walking and along the way three different women came to see if I was okay and walked with me. By the train station which is in a large rotunda I met a very sweet couple Naoko and Gary who hungout with me after the first large aftershock for the rest of the afternoon. The earthquake happened at 2:45pm and around 6:45pm we finally got word that the trains wouldn't start running until the morning, so we decided we wouldn't wait much longer to set off to start walking home. I didn't have a map nor gps so Gary and Naoko walked with me for half an hour til the next station and the plan after that was they head off to Gary's place and I keep walking to Nakameguro following the tracks. Unfortunately, after two blocks you couldn't follow the tracks so I just logically decided to follow the oncoming crowd backwards assuming they were probably coming from the Nakameguro station and Shibuya. It was freezing and windy, and the tremors weren't felt as bad on the street. Finally after walking for an hour and half I reached Meguro city which meant I was 5 minutes from my apartment. Got there, tremors were every 5 minutes and I was terrified. But I was able to get through to the states through my wifi and the race to get me out of Japan started. My partner stayed on Skype with me for 15 hours becaues I was so scared and exhausted. I frantically packed in hopes of getting out but logically knew that with the airport closed i was stuck. Facebook helped me connect with tons of friends of friends in Tokyo and Skype was my lifeline to my family. Wifi was the only from of communication and its not readily available in Tokyo so I didn't want to leave my apartment and lose touch with the U.S.. I didn't sleep at all. But I decided I needed to stay with a friend so I went to Nerima to Jennifer's house which she was so awesome to give me her bed and try to normalize the situation with going out to dinner, neither one of us had eaten in 24 hours. We also went to the supermarket and 24hr convienence stores and they were out of almost everything, this happened in Nakameguro also but even earlier, people are scared and know food will run out. After dinner we went to sleep early and at 3am I got a call from my partner and aunt and they got booked in two flights one as a back up. After that it was a race back to my apt in central Tokyo to grab my stuff and then to the airport. Apparently another earthquake happened while I was in the Narita express that didn't affect my train when I was 20 mins away from the airport. I got there early and I thought I wouldn't get on my plane because of the amount of people waiting on line, but I did and I got to Seattle safely, now back to New York! I have to thank everyone for their help, but most of all Debra and my Aunt Raquel who didn't sleep or eat for almost three days to get me on a plane, thank you.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Jannese<br /><br />- Posted by misskitty1970<br />Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-35776891691959490652011-03-29T08:01:00.001-07:002011-03-29T08:01:34.667-07:00Tokyo Day 9: Clothing, housewares, and Zakka, OH MY! Nakameguro & Shinjuku<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7JsOo6LBYB_hydah0JY4ZOX9GYjW1bMRqFWDsvy1inFIHpcFN7MTYqmiWUSq54ywXrUUrNIZ-V47jsWgazR5B0SnsyVID6shZkyII4iOpBMa_2YcFAeM5ueT0Zm4ybAOxudVq_MB20Y/s1600/IMG_9108.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7JsOo6LBYB_hydah0JY4ZOX9GYjW1bMRqFWDsvy1inFIHpcFN7MTYqmiWUSq54ywXrUUrNIZ-V47jsWgazR5B0SnsyVID6shZkyII4iOpBMa_2YcFAeM5ueT0Zm4ybAOxudVq_MB20Y/s400/IMG_9108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585160244794811250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I don't want to take away form the seriousness of the events happening in Japan so I struggled with this post. In light of all that I experienced the last couple of days while in Tokyo I felt that I should remind myself of how much I love Japan and not to think of it as the scary place that almost killed me. With that said my heart goes out to all those who have suffered tremendous loss and those who survived at the epicenter of the disasters who now have to carry on and start a new life with heavy hearts. So here's my last day full good day before the earthquake and all the wonderful things I experienced. I will have one more post about the last happy events before the quake too coming up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAITbWbyJaRFJbOfuLrv1vo8fV1UbVeh5oWVEYntmydsKdPTMgmMT9A9fWqqEl6KQVd2lsO5vF65PyZxGB_V0x_kRuWSBY7GfYnzCup9wD1CJs8zhdH9vf3RgPfgnWukqAEL0_5H08hHA/s1600/IMG_9084.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAITbWbyJaRFJbOfuLrv1vo8fV1UbVeh5oWVEYntmydsKdPTMgmMT9A9fWqqEl6KQVd2lsO5vF65PyZxGB_V0x_kRuWSBY7GfYnzCup9wD1CJs8zhdH9vf3RgPfgnWukqAEL0_5H08hHA/s400/IMG_9084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582651657188226290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I started my day with a trip to Shinjuku to Odakaya one of my favorite fabric and crafting stores. The store is super easy to get to because it's right outside of the East exit at Shinjuku Station, near the Studio Alta building. Odakaya has two buildings, one consisting of 5 floors of fabrics and the other 7 floors of all sorts of crafting supplies, from felting to knitting to pattern books.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8e1yiKInaKIh6MIfUZ7bZiR5lrYui0Li8QKuqRlxriz-rc95dqKAPEBgETkb_ZadeHYqBFG5Itf92ijttwEAPo1X_zUAgxiPI7WQB4liUj-phPYo6z-X06rTvT31EZkNa4tNmR58l6tI/s1600/IMG_4887.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8e1yiKInaKIh6MIfUZ7bZiR5lrYui0Li8QKuqRlxriz-rc95dqKAPEBgETkb_ZadeHYqBFG5Itf92ijttwEAPo1X_zUAgxiPI7WQB4liUj-phPYo6z-X06rTvT31EZkNa4tNmR58l6tI/s400/IMG_4887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582643846066612866" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VXDNwZKmqkbru1Pbc5nJiL0Nwjo6LH7UFDtYzFE3vaYS4LNqJnmqGf-P4qn8TaIo4WPlUJYP3Aj5-GNWsCpsmTlGVmlFZc6BjdkUyQvyUJcx9tgmZXoSEbdkyYEXUgqGb5Hxk835bo8/s1600/IMG_4894.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VXDNwZKmqkbru1Pbc5nJiL0Nwjo6LH7UFDtYzFE3vaYS4LNqJnmqGf-P4qn8TaIo4WPlUJYP3Aj5-GNWsCpsmTlGVmlFZc6BjdkUyQvyUJcx9tgmZXoSEbdkyYEXUgqGb5Hxk835bo8/s400/IMG_4894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582643856822582178" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHwr-Dl0mmDdJTHU0wmCfYNoNUamu0qePWYCCrj_LSEDBmB9sLQV-EDcPqwFMpOR7sc77kFfWNMHpbYPQXxwyWU5RWoYkTM8azN7sg4fvYpVRIh7hsS5adevlfGQCOBaunjgeutIesgU/s1600/IMG_4897.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHwr-Dl0mmDdJTHU0wmCfYNoNUamu0qePWYCCrj_LSEDBmB9sLQV-EDcPqwFMpOR7sc77kFfWNMHpbYPQXxwyWU5RWoYkTM8azN7sg4fvYpVRIh7hsS5adevlfGQCOBaunjgeutIesgU/s400/IMG_4897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582643864965658818" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6c5IrvC0UN8JlurxQiF7yO7dUR00ajePxW4EVJnWHCXS7VEc31An2vMWlxdoK6eGPCnf8iAIy-ySOqa05nOWLWIqpZ7JnPpjaoDg07PYa1hTu1qV9eiKr37bNdSZ3EJlmWZUidrDqp0/s1600/IMG_4890.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6c5IrvC0UN8JlurxQiF7yO7dUR00ajePxW4EVJnWHCXS7VEc31An2vMWlxdoK6eGPCnf8iAIy-ySOqa05nOWLWIqpZ7JnPpjaoDg07PYa1hTu1qV9eiKr37bNdSZ3EJlmWZUidrDqp0/s400/IMG_4890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582643854084537810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After my excursion through a crafters fantasy land I picked up lunch from the 7 Eleven and headed home to drop off my finds and eat. When I was satisfied, I grabbed my cameras and set off to the other side of the Meguro river for some more Nakameguro exploring. I found a slew of tiny stores mostly vintage clothing and housewares and some zakka stores. The buildings and small stores hidden from the main roads were wonderful to photograph and some of the popular places were a also a delight.<br />Before crossing over the river there were just everyday scenes of Nakameguro in the back streets of my immediate neighborhood and the main commerce street.<br /><br />This was a great restaurant near the train station.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_tbG8cZuXO2yVj02jARzTb2r-A7-uymfI8jVkNfjp2Odnz4XrHSrRfdBDC1msVdjM1fFCyJ6E-lnnH9NQMjMzICO3ki2LFZlVI7Na4Yvl2TOJxQHoCuK6u8rUQlrhLqGlOLqMfypv3s/s1600/IMG_9093.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_tbG8cZuXO2yVj02jARzTb2r-A7-uymfI8jVkNfjp2Odnz4XrHSrRfdBDC1msVdjM1fFCyJ6E-lnnH9NQMjMzICO3ki2LFZlVI7Na4Yvl2TOJxQHoCuK6u8rUQlrhLqGlOLqMfypv3s/s400/IMG_9093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585158000235926114" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd55NrcS2HdvxOksf07KPJc2Ug1RgAI-qiFoob_rz8RqVcEwCOHluh1lHRPey2S53w_Nm-ptsMfGiubQK_SLx8eQSUfz95cwawbJEXl_IAQAm5ApyUNSvnMgHTS0Wl2uUzPlzXmN16n4/s1600/IMG_9094.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd55NrcS2HdvxOksf07KPJc2Ug1RgAI-qiFoob_rz8RqVcEwCOHluh1lHRPey2S53w_Nm-ptsMfGiubQK_SLx8eQSUfz95cwawbJEXl_IAQAm5ApyUNSvnMgHTS0Wl2uUzPlzXmN16n4/s400/IMG_9094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585158005662311074" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPUuJRkOcUIzRkk1dvvgc1wRFuezYTbOQbyMrp67fyUrXvl2vWk1sut5MCYcklTZNvrL6g6sP0_KY_Jxk3zPiRD4R5hOVHNZJ5jWJyNQuJ4lrz0ULcBhsW43gHu3Ceyx_FOWiodLdVbA/s1600/IMG_9081.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPUuJRkOcUIzRkk1dvvgc1wRFuezYTbOQbyMrp67fyUrXvl2vWk1sut5MCYcklTZNvrL6g6sP0_KY_Jxk3zPiRD4R5hOVHNZJ5jWJyNQuJ4lrz0ULcBhsW43gHu3Ceyx_FOWiodLdVbA/s400/IMG_9081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585157997187135778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqiHd_qMd-0IGuJO2Qq2oSIRVEvOZe3bznAHWTr9Y40KAqVnVOb_AGkGn1pxial1H9eLce8GBcKmKrceBqN9QHZyh9EA25qorJLVfBGYUBByDFEnG9F4R6NgMIGv1gJssDukHF9vRPOk/s1600/IMG_9077.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqiHd_qMd-0IGuJO2Qq2oSIRVEvOZe3bznAHWTr9Y40KAqVnVOb_AGkGn1pxial1H9eLce8GBcKmKrceBqN9QHZyh9EA25qorJLVfBGYUBByDFEnG9F4R6NgMIGv1gJssDukHF9vRPOk/s400/IMG_9077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582651651844288514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwSMUl6WLKaFtvHbPYELGEARoEd_8Q0_0t1QSdVNTgWJQvVpSDYpXAeGb1H1tWBiN9kVW8KiOkbSHyzTotY2AH87Khnswo5jj0ZP3GSjrZw6lwPPiX3Owb2lpbCcslDIp2H4Crh9yhuA/s1600/IMG_9076.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwSMUl6WLKaFtvHbPYELGEARoEd_8Q0_0t1QSdVNTgWJQvVpSDYpXAeGb1H1tWBiN9kVW8KiOkbSHyzTotY2AH87Khnswo5jj0ZP3GSjrZw6lwPPiX3Owb2lpbCcslDIp2H4Crh9yhuA/s400/IMG_9076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582651644691074146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZjOp6SX6bShCr7V_kntaFtrsNsoat5kgQb_0JniwsDQ2FJDTG61nmxkNYv8yn707SHVzU_0EI5mvgKVLH8fKQyPycGeSZC10p5yBrbVrjq_FwS_QltK3ZEDlAOH1c7gtyt6CIomY44o/s1600/IMG_9071.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZjOp6SX6bShCr7V_kntaFtrsNsoat5kgQb_0JniwsDQ2FJDTG61nmxkNYv8yn707SHVzU_0EI5mvgKVLH8fKQyPycGeSZC10p5yBrbVrjq_FwS_QltK3ZEDlAOH1c7gtyt6CIomY44o/s400/IMG_9071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582648358218247746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After crossing the river I found this store which I had scene on google street view before traveling to Tokyo I originally thought it was a restaurant but it was a men's clothing boutique called, <span style="font-style: italic;">VASE</span>, they also carried handmade jewelry and handpainted bags for women, plus all sorts of cute little housewares. There was also, Tokyo Lampoon, a women's vintage clothing store.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB9MBG-ftQRjSgOg6H1WqcakKXRx_JLPzMGypKmFhQXD6fXv7j4_H9qaYUg0QKHD9NjNTdUJxv4WMs1QYHX4JOpT0kbh_NG0Nn7C7hVTK3iAHytfy5x4dSZt3Ba9-0OfdWNc0P88veqc/s1600/IMG_9113.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB9MBG-ftQRjSgOg6H1WqcakKXRx_JLPzMGypKmFhQXD6fXv7j4_H9qaYUg0QKHD9NjNTdUJxv4WMs1QYHX4JOpT0kbh_NG0Nn7C7hVTK3iAHytfy5x4dSZt3Ba9-0OfdWNc0P88veqc/s400/IMG_9113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585160247988921586" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINm5I7mhqga5aloDgHuE0zjuToSjwVg-5eCI5lczrs7jCA_kDHPbFFsE2fSQzxf8UXZ3cUQz8__jgZOh4GEiURNCYCCN-HJR3o2THr4471zscJZhxUyL3-Fsxam2kJoM9n5l_JPpL9qs/s1600/IMG_4914.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINm5I7mhqga5aloDgHuE0zjuToSjwVg-5eCI5lczrs7jCA_kDHPbFFsE2fSQzxf8UXZ3cUQz8__jgZOh4GEiURNCYCCN-HJR3o2THr4471zscJZhxUyL3-Fsxam2kJoM9n5l_JPpL9qs/s400/IMG_4914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582648333071213490" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOGFjbiYHC38gOSEvVsfB8su-tATdwg2IqHOnxLqCtJPfpj3U93N8-Jt_CRbiUTb3W7OEawlFajBHxP7juEycGvVNKwFbyoWL5FImh2NmLUlRNLdu1LhzAa2ep4t91OqVLOylsnAJTV4/s1600/IMG_4908.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOGFjbiYHC38gOSEvVsfB8su-tATdwg2IqHOnxLqCtJPfpj3U93N8-Jt_CRbiUTb3W7OEawlFajBHxP7juEycGvVNKwFbyoWL5FImh2NmLUlRNLdu1LhzAa2ep4t91OqVLOylsnAJTV4/s400/IMG_4908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585152443111458338" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6DUKaJOK1x4SDE-ww3aVnU2Y7anIKkOslSnZVI_dj4CSWHk8k1l5UAracjf6Fs1zNrXghWhFocQ1-gG3tSaa4tXuJYmpNY0wVAfeYHzadzLiF9PMcG0uINHQE12zQh5gnsReJL0SSVU/s1600/IMG_4911.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6DUKaJOK1x4SDE-ww3aVnU2Y7anIKkOslSnZVI_dj4CSWHk8k1l5UAracjf6Fs1zNrXghWhFocQ1-gG3tSaa4tXuJYmpNY0wVAfeYHzadzLiF9PMcG0uINHQE12zQh5gnsReJL0SSVU/s400/IMG_4911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585152452797167218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YbTJvoz5GNl_sXHoTJNE3EOApaokG9VK17kOxx8Ajp1q8Ezv09oehffFfR34A-Lrin5cwhaVE-xjwaCRTVtKtbvWmbz8s1JY5gkb1ckNJEk6QkM2EOFALKZpZ8h88ZL7fzXwW4ZR3Ws/s1600/IMG_4909.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YbTJvoz5GNl_sXHoTJNE3EOApaokG9VK17kOxx8Ajp1q8Ezv09oehffFfR34A-Lrin5cwhaVE-xjwaCRTVtKtbvWmbz8s1JY5gkb1ckNJEk6QkM2EOFALKZpZ8h88ZL7fzXwW4ZR3Ws/s400/IMG_4909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585152449797096930" border="0" /></a><br />If you walk along the river towards the train tracks and pass under them you will come to this Izakaya, which I wanted to try but didn't get a chance because nature had other plans for me. Anywho, if you make a left on this street and walk until you reach another underpass you will see a large ugly red brick building in front of you, this houses a few vintage stores and a cute Zakka store. Here you'll find, Attic Antiques, SIIGE, USA Sundance, Loop, and a few other places,one of the vintage stores had only wares associated with airlines and travel, plus they had a super cute dog working there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEEiZ5mGZUlqu37rEMy5CdAVWO3bH3R0agfTDxMXdFbSP7xpsQxaTbRsSfGZfdvvPSCyzpdDl6idTDKabdSemgv6QnbVxIvV1LDAXRa5oCvmeQ5ICPKQPxCb42gOxR-0WeQ1RjvT0drk/s1600/IMG_9118.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEEiZ5mGZUlqu37rEMy5CdAVWO3bH3R0agfTDxMXdFbSP7xpsQxaTbRsSfGZfdvvPSCyzpdDl6idTDKabdSemgv6QnbVxIvV1LDAXRa5oCvmeQ5ICPKQPxCb42gOxR-0WeQ1RjvT0drk/s400/IMG_9118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585160253073873650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG5MAmCGJk8xuM0QrndyIrkvmLfsOH7KpSjRFJjUOH9A-XXKOY3wzlAO3MnDT0KYZvM-UzPFtTcLiHsfJrJy1pEYBG8gI8Ys0Qf_Q-fpenPsPLglyXCYmJ65OmtUTiRtkBayEmXq_Z8Y/s1600/IMG_4923.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG5MAmCGJk8xuM0QrndyIrkvmLfsOH7KpSjRFJjUOH9A-XXKOY3wzlAO3MnDT0KYZvM-UzPFtTcLiHsfJrJy1pEYBG8gI8Ys0Qf_Q-fpenPsPLglyXCYmJ65OmtUTiRtkBayEmXq_Z8Y/s400/IMG_4923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582648344859641378" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qJ9Jr1jsGsLuKHunCUuui3O96DJDIgmHhIV_9KLm65qv1lqUPWWO8nhU_Q_H_xbS43zuR56VRHnCg4Q5ZiBIYx3oU2pJtfIHR8ls5rA9FxNLLfj4UbdfDw0j3j7dWYlKuCFpw2FBYu4/s1600/IMG_4915.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qJ9Jr1jsGsLuKHunCUuui3O96DJDIgmHhIV_9KLm65qv1lqUPWWO8nhU_Q_H_xbS43zuR56VRHnCg4Q5ZiBIYx3oU2pJtfIHR8ls5rA9FxNLLfj4UbdfDw0j3j7dWYlKuCFpw2FBYu4/s400/IMG_4915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585152455200862834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-3G_kl8sVUTwRiAakmlOWnH7TkXSP9ajFewnxGjf-yCoph7dhchgPG1PCfAfYdrsGVDvp1J1VsmBGz74xUX_xYN5JErbCYvo2-60lp-SUEQKyhLfSDI5MUiIYFo_C44HjgAbVqByhoQ/s1600/IMG_4922.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-3G_kl8sVUTwRiAakmlOWnH7TkXSP9ajFewnxGjf-yCoph7dhchgPG1PCfAfYdrsGVDvp1J1VsmBGz74xUX_xYN5JErbCYvo2-60lp-SUEQKyhLfSDI5MUiIYFo_C44HjgAbVqByhoQ/s400/IMG_4922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582648335545561106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After checking out the stores I came across I lovely cafe/bar called <a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=35.6468929,+139.699207&sll=35.64823,139.696859&sspn=0.007219,0.006899&ie=UTF8&ll=35.646896,139.699209&spn=0.007219,0.006899&z=17">Square Hedges</a> just past the underpass about two blocks. The proprietor, Marie, is a Japanese woman who speaks perfect English and her friend Chel from Arizona hangs out there all the time. They make a delicious Green Tea Latte. Upstairs she rents out to an Aussie, a New Yorker, and I think a guy from California and they have a bike shop/bar. They have total hipster bikes and at night it dubs as a bar.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFgHqhPQdX3zMS86EV4lkqZ1HkxEIq9sl1Fe3SjZ-9c0IJrx1H-ivnUCDObjmriMaT7-IKOqLsd38gm3r-tcJPzITnBAUj67NV1Pn1fw90SBYp_nSbTbewj-xySSRJrUdFVxIF81cxkE/s1600/IMG_4933.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFgHqhPQdX3zMS86EV4lkqZ1HkxEIq9sl1Fe3SjZ-9c0IJrx1H-ivnUCDObjmriMaT7-IKOqLsd38gm3r-tcJPzITnBAUj67NV1Pn1fw90SBYp_nSbTbewj-xySSRJrUdFVxIF81cxkE/s400/IMG_4933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585152462730654738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting There:</span> Take the Tokyu Toyoko line to Nakameguro, to cross the river- when coming out of the station cross the street to the opposite side of the station, then turn left and then make the first right and keep walking you will cross the river in about 5 mins.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VASE:</span> 1-7-7 Kamimeguro, Meguro<br /><br />More addresses to come.Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-9815790878377548802011-03-29T07:59:00.000-07:002011-03-29T08:01:59.652-07:00Tokyo Day 8- Shimokitazawa or bust!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1YxvCbDVecLwL7ables8TRpUXoJa9CHuXCvlJnJ6fq3zkr53SIMSPtEGPNs-pEdpUDp-GQXYBTbLm5Tle_fyuxVd_Xw12gTd6OQUkzq4Msxbq6GcpOkgNVsMhqCtSqyedXW3V0H2itQ/s1600/IMG_9029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1YxvCbDVecLwL7ables8TRpUXoJa9CHuXCvlJnJ6fq3zkr53SIMSPtEGPNs-pEdpUDp-GQXYBTbLm5Tle_fyuxVd_Xw12gTd6OQUkzq4Msxbq6GcpOkgNVsMhqCtSqyedXW3V0H2itQ/s400/IMG_9029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582070063365959858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I can't believe I've put off going to Shimokita for a week. Not because I don't love it, it's definitely one of my favorite neighborhoods. Before leaving the apartment as I was posting my last post, I felt things shaking in my apartment not enough to register immediately as earthquake, I thought "wow the wind is sure strong out today". The window usually shakes from the wind but I realized my desk and cup of tea were trembling. At that point my brain realized what was going on and I jumped up grabbed my cell phone, passport and wallet, threw on my coat and was running for the door. I was in a bad earthquake in Greece over ten years ago and it was terrifying. The one thing I learned standing in the doorway of an old building will probably get you hurt so get out of the building fast. I finally calmed down enough to realize that it was just a tremor ,but I quickly convinced myself that I freaked out for nothing and that it was probably the strong winds. When I posted my reaction on Facebook my good friend, John, informed me that there was in fact a very large earthquake in Honshu which is pretty far from Tokyo so we did feel a tremor. Panic for a second, take a breath, move on. I'm here for another 21 days so no sense in freaking out. I grabbed my cameras and bag and headed for the station. On the way to the station I walked down a block in my neighborhood that I hadn't seen yet and I met two long haired chiwas working in a store called Belage, and the older woman who's dogs they were was tickled that I love d her dogs. They were ridiculously adorable and friendly. I think the chiwa has become the official dog of Japan because they're everywhere!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3L9Qr65zs5VGLmmHMuRCdT2VjtQU2wkp0KlXveH7MDT_6nsDoAc24vmzFugn5BRuyNsORoJ56nvIRmkZ6PMU48HuUToebQiA0yCLXiKGcm9S-EPL_aj26eWn-TUslGG749h4IJi8p_8/s1600/IMG_4838.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3L9Qr65zs5VGLmmHMuRCdT2VjtQU2wkp0KlXveH7MDT_6nsDoAc24vmzFugn5BRuyNsORoJ56nvIRmkZ6PMU48HuUToebQiA0yCLXiKGcm9S-EPL_aj26eWn-TUslGG749h4IJi8p_8/s400/IMG_4838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582032512601225314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmY0Cv59H-t_0AHMi2je_kTGAOzqej61KC2XAS0USj4He0DBfSD87drZqegX8YlC4K0B0qe2erA1U5UActXomd5GWZUCqgs2J5UR6qVulLuA5Ivz7WN3_Vmxd3dchy1P-uunn0g62TXI/s1600/IMG_4839.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmY0Cv59H-t_0AHMi2je_kTGAOzqej61KC2XAS0USj4He0DBfSD87drZqegX8YlC4K0B0qe2erA1U5UActXomd5GWZUCqgs2J5UR6qVulLuA5Ivz7WN3_Vmxd3dchy1P-uunn0g62TXI/s400/IMG_4839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582032516287506306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then I took the train to Shibuya and switched for the Keio Inokashira line, which was an insane transfer at Shibuya station, it showed me the magnitude of the size of Shibuya station. I arrived in Shimokitazawa and I had to make the very important decision of north exit or south. I went out the south then backtracked to the north. I walked around just wandering into different stores. First one one I went into was a Little Trip to Heaven an amazing vintage store, I've never seen such a huge fine collection of vintage clothing, everything looked new. There was beautiful stuff from the 60's and 70's. The place had loft ceilings so the clothing went up to the ceiling. I have to go back to this place. It's next to Lotty another vintage store that was closed today that I would like to visit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOc1ID4tZseXZEYwyDQhbiv09vRE0jMCH3rGVSjP4KmZZRuiE7GbOP85rEOe7QQiR4tH_pxo9Zpw-e5X0g0d9Zy6M9WEn__SqAVrPkX-KgtoR7MLifq5E4XMb9kIumTYciCrQzPwJFdQ/s1600/IMG_8996.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOc1ID4tZseXZEYwyDQhbiv09vRE0jMCH3rGVSjP4KmZZRuiE7GbOP85rEOe7QQiR4tH_pxo9Zpw-e5X0g0d9Zy6M9WEn__SqAVrPkX-KgtoR7MLifq5E4XMb9kIumTYciCrQzPwJFdQ/s400/IMG_8996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582064890103286786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73cppYsaPR_qIUJsqKjvvEe9Abfpzvtwij7BcwbCyjEppOkFZKq-MoN3z_R0WyY3XBBcLvJjvw97JRn8GUo9KKBhNs8IoKxKvJDlyMSBUX6Cvrt1_uV8L8mihO4xanuZyMvXFvK9dCLg/s1600/IMG_8989.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73cppYsaPR_qIUJsqKjvvEe9Abfpzvtwij7BcwbCyjEppOkFZKq-MoN3z_R0WyY3XBBcLvJjvw97JRn8GUo9KKBhNs8IoKxKvJDlyMSBUX6Cvrt1_uV8L8mihO4xanuZyMvXFvK9dCLg/s400/IMG_8989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582064886782271474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpY6KaIosSdMSL-FJPvryFKN6kNfe6vG5DxIMDwSPrWb5zhEV1g4T5Tn2ZNiTKEMLH7z7Q7HyGUKPhBHvUOWQbllUUPYim668UFRz4Cbj6hWKbKLT1NDUsKgyLOtKYLWk15GHDPtiMAgI/s1600/IMG_8984.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpY6KaIosSdMSL-FJPvryFKN6kNfe6vG5DxIMDwSPrWb5zhEV1g4T5Tn2ZNiTKEMLH7z7Q7HyGUKPhBHvUOWQbllUUPYim668UFRz4Cbj6hWKbKLT1NDUsKgyLOtKYLWk15GHDPtiMAgI/s400/IMG_8984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582064878827138690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More things I saw on my walk around. This store was all lacy pretty things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yVMmsnyOlx2Iy46OclNbAv1LpZ8KDO5J_lA0CzSepJ37u-j5eR3bU1RDF_JxNtyJPzKJePO1upZuUe882XDE3U1VqOI0hRCkUEPfB60qwF8cFOGWj6odZo4J0Q9v9qN1yWIUYniEhRs/s1600/IMG_9002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yVMmsnyOlx2Iy46OclNbAv1LpZ8KDO5J_lA0CzSepJ37u-j5eR3bU1RDF_JxNtyJPzKJePO1upZuUe882XDE3U1VqOI0hRCkUEPfB60qwF8cFOGWj6odZo4J0Q9v9qN1yWIUYniEhRs/s400/IMG_9002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582066968663526482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ-NQEQcS6h9Tlefjxe3Zj9byWsTCAD4emcVwNy9dky64cemAesoNM3Jia6mMZxxGd2T0IWphKs6vXE4AYWRojB9ib-uTaGN7nzOBaJz9KLkTYx6p3D6FSiSOsJr10jgeXtuSHaWgBfg/s1600/IMG_4856.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ-NQEQcS6h9Tlefjxe3Zj9byWsTCAD4emcVwNy9dky64cemAesoNM3Jia6mMZxxGd2T0IWphKs6vXE4AYWRojB9ib-uTaGN7nzOBaJz9KLkTYx6p3D6FSiSOsJr10jgeXtuSHaWgBfg/s400/IMG_4856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582033932740902178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcWFvzt8f1TiX-2dGqyAkJkZ89rELt3fA1H4A0pdhK1eiGVmyXXtM5ojU-lwHuvTayowIcV6w1YbY8-_uekvgBCjT0VarhCAo0mYZ6z02mSgtecvS0Y-YmJn1SVfFCXH2y-VFHv1rQXI/s1600/IMG_8994.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcWFvzt8f1TiX-2dGqyAkJkZ89rELt3fA1H4A0pdhK1eiGVmyXXtM5ojU-lwHuvTayowIcV6w1YbY8-_uekvgBCjT0VarhCAo0mYZ6z02mSgtecvS0Y-YmJn1SVfFCXH2y-VFHv1rQXI/s400/IMG_8994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582064898331343954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay <a href="http://www.marble-sud.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Marble Sud</span></a> is one of my favorite Japanese brands and this is their store in Shimokita. They always have great prints.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtMxRwXjo7evZ5HVQq0HP14bApVf956YVvF9G6WlkTSF3cQX4l1SPIUBQnfXQLXaOgvTikYgb3yC5MEYvtDPIiTblEM7NWTJql1uLSy_kL4QaIBKeSRQinF2ibYp5wnzJSU3wU7cTJnw/s1600/IMG_4853.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtMxRwXjo7evZ5HVQq0HP14bApVf956YVvF9G6WlkTSF3cQX4l1SPIUBQnfXQLXaOgvTikYgb3yC5MEYvtDPIiTblEM7NWTJql1uLSy_kL4QaIBKeSRQinF2ibYp5wnzJSU3wU7cTJnw/s400/IMG_4853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582033928200361970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm2W8gkPhgmaOBbScxVpTIM5NPWYZZbRGQzLxP19wx7ZzL6LDh_E4orofSmAqxxqsVzmRq2DfanDjI7WKl7ZDiJLnA0SQt-WV8q3JZT5921UkXvz_1ceXai-GcbFLIl1eXvDxZ0RTuNQ/s1600/IMG_4852.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm2W8gkPhgmaOBbScxVpTIM5NPWYZZbRGQzLxP19wx7ZzL6LDh_E4orofSmAqxxqsVzmRq2DfanDjI7WKl7ZDiJLnA0SQt-WV8q3JZT5921UkXvz_1ceXai-GcbFLIl1eXvDxZ0RTuNQ/s400/IMG_4852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582032528334324338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The last time I was in Japan and I waked through Shimokita I fell in love with Marble Sud and this vintage housewares and furniture store, <a href="http://www.amastore.jp/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A.M.A Store</span></a>. They have some of the best mid-century , 60's and 70's housewares, and at relatively decent prices. I really want to get the Seiko alarm clock in red or yellow for our bedroom. I wish I could bring a lamp back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hw_T4u9C7QpVxy3ugQZ8g8vObvShC0oFSNsYQrbcKMX4eDk_PgQ2wp0s3g4RX4wyoXlIK3_Dz7w07SHzBAoDa0ed8VCqoRraaTSkSHN3-krBdgEL2INs72QRdv8HSAyLg6RKhf6jCtQ/s1600/IMG_9000.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hw_T4u9C7QpVxy3ugQZ8g8vObvShC0oFSNsYQrbcKMX4eDk_PgQ2wp0s3g4RX4wyoXlIK3_Dz7w07SHzBAoDa0ed8VCqoRraaTSkSHN3-krBdgEL2INs72QRdv8HSAyLg6RKhf6jCtQ/s400/IMG_9000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582066962010384082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO3ZNhR4bdh3WrjnrzxZ2i6I6We65680bbLUOponnIX0BnQMjNlsKOZMKV3O5EDM88LS0sFwavTJrbVMExz2PEIngwKwjERpBRHfLJM6lVG8uHIRBmv6Gqm1lLPRycTGFrFjj2j_egQI/s1600/IMG_9003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO3ZNhR4bdh3WrjnrzxZ2i6I6We65680bbLUOponnIX0BnQMjNlsKOZMKV3O5EDM88LS0sFwavTJrbVMExz2PEIngwKwjERpBRHfLJM6lVG8uHIRBmv6Gqm1lLPRycTGFrFjj2j_egQI/s400/IMG_9003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582066975940845554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIYx26yogIqkdIg3wN49FVoUsLZHIUvvkIV_ilZ078qwYb_0zVB3WYI3hOBkvt-jNR7nC5a6VP6Bp_3gih0eFAgS5z5FG2tywhhuBvtiNPtBAnbOFkKiJk0K2MrppLwD4PFxctW6sZwI/s1600/IMG_4846.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIYx26yogIqkdIg3wN49FVoUsLZHIUvvkIV_ilZ078qwYb_0zVB3WYI3hOBkvt-jNR7nC5a6VP6Bp_3gih0eFAgS5z5FG2tywhhuBvtiNPtBAnbOFkKiJk0K2MrppLwD4PFxctW6sZwI/s400/IMG_4846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582032525919567874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After all that shopping with my eyes, my belly started to grumble so I went in search of a cafe that I read about but it proved to be difficult to find in the twisty streets of Shimokitazawa. I got frustrated and gave up and settles on Deli and Baking, I decent enough self-serve cafe. The only self-service really is that you place your ordered at the counter and you bus your own table. I had an ice pink lemonade (they give you the option of hot pink lemonade, blech!) with a pesto chicken sandwich. As with all chicken in Japan it's always hit or miss, because they don't discriminate on the parts you are eating, so it was a little gamy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLNVbKjRY3kM9VDG9safPRj2UX-wo4O6VqPGUgMXqkQRa5Ia3ayHu4ZpCUDhykOFNZ006UwZa7_qAiYREB-7mF-lvHHVpB06B5-fjX_hI6Igpah5OgJ7a5foXL_I3lC0T5q-fWQP3H70/s1600/IMG_9007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLNVbKjRY3kM9VDG9safPRj2UX-wo4O6VqPGUgMXqkQRa5Ia3ayHu4ZpCUDhykOFNZ006UwZa7_qAiYREB-7mF-lvHHVpB06B5-fjX_hI6Igpah5OgJ7a5foXL_I3lC0T5q-fWQP3H70/s400/IMG_9007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582066983567946386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After lunch I cleaned my palate and stuffed my face with a crepe filled with whipped cream, strawberries and chocolate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0ZnfEwa80kjwHuG7JIYgsGU8qKUq4PYe4bW7pczGOFEah4ZEn3mfkYDd3zBEKdJo7Mk5nIJoF48ahygPW70q2lsdLg4KJ3m-eJOwVkXPlBKmj5ruCrtlhgrm1psJDK0gm3C1O_dVJSE/s1600/IMG_9012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0ZnfEwa80kjwHuG7JIYgsGU8qKUq4PYe4bW7pczGOFEah4ZEn3mfkYDd3zBEKdJo7Mk5nIJoF48ahygPW70q2lsdLg4KJ3m-eJOwVkXPlBKmj5ruCrtlhgrm1psJDK0gm3C1O_dVJSE/s400/IMG_9012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582066988742124306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After gorging myself on whipped cream I strolled into this market, kinda like a fleamarket, but with vintage, new,and zakka (handmade wares and crafting supplies).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfL2sr6Tast7XtVVURHSa2ed0HChNqYq0TBCLketq6h6uHwlRAJrg044oHOGkaoGchOCIJe1dSuj9ovJye3wa7VlntuZX7Ax7qjFck9-QGtpMFarUv3sfEVcBeKTMRH_UXVQGbYyoIPWk/s1600/IMG_9015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfL2sr6Tast7XtVVURHSa2ed0HChNqYq0TBCLketq6h6uHwlRAJrg044oHOGkaoGchOCIJe1dSuj9ovJye3wa7VlntuZX7Ax7qjFck9-QGtpMFarUv3sfEVcBeKTMRH_UXVQGbYyoIPWk/s400/IMG_9015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582071753112038018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWd5uL3LdlCEcuCf3bBg7u3LTR5Xomz_hY3LRWet36sNaHPpU8ltj5uicyjyhwYFqpMPfy4EcE-nA0V9l8StBYEm1kR8to8xlEvid68dlxEIO1bsujxnKE6S3MkEYJf7c4GLbyxo4DMc/s1600/IMG_9020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWd5uL3LdlCEcuCf3bBg7u3LTR5Xomz_hY3LRWet36sNaHPpU8ltj5uicyjyhwYFqpMPfy4EcE-nA0V9l8StBYEm1kR8to8xlEvid68dlxEIO1bsujxnKE6S3MkEYJf7c4GLbyxo4DMc/s400/IMG_9020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582070058017819570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The last store I went to is on the other side of the tracks and it's Bana Bana, they have a lot of housewares and zakka. I met a precious pomerian named Puddin' at the store, I had spied him while we were all crossing the tracks and his mom showed up at Bana Bana to my pleasant surprise and I got to talk to this little fuzz ball. Can you tell I miss my dogs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUmy_sg1nO7xj1cPOJ_YTuCCu6TfE8zLgkmlWhyphenhyphenhF-w-10dQMxyu0_Dgqz_Qp7z9sBHlNL4o2Dqwr95VKVcoxCwY1KRibX1GXsyW-sHmO8yrT2hZV_kuHWXXejnUZrE9g6rfx-UPNPpA/s1600/IMG_9041.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUmy_sg1nO7xj1cPOJ_YTuCCu6TfE8zLgkmlWhyphenhyphenhF-w-10dQMxyu0_Dgqz_Qp7z9sBHlNL4o2Dqwr95VKVcoxCwY1KRibX1GXsyW-sHmO8yrT2hZV_kuHWXXejnUZrE9g6rfx-UPNPpA/s400/IMG_9041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582070072207850594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eTUEedluJbo7DLesKukZrNnvjkGSylqJDnFLq0d_6BCaRghNGRy_6yDvhkE9RS8QiP5Hc5iDPSdHzB-y0_zkzIk4xw5htxgvUAlQGt8bvvDSsfcCd4xHlnlAwKLZQ-Qgpg-0sY7VB6k/s1600/IMG_4868.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eTUEedluJbo7DLesKukZrNnvjkGSylqJDnFLq0d_6BCaRghNGRy_6yDvhkE9RS8QiP5Hc5iDPSdHzB-y0_zkzIk4xw5htxgvUAlQGt8bvvDSsfcCd4xHlnlAwKLZQ-Qgpg-0sY7VB6k/s400/IMG_4868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582033937687925106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the way home I stopped at the transfer point in Shibuya to take a pic of the famous Shibuya crossing. Then home to relax before going off to my delicious yakitori dinner at <a href="http://craftylove.blogspot.com/2011/03/tokyo-day-4-margo-under-train.html"><span style=""><span style="font-style: italic;">Kushiwakamaru</span></span> in Nakameguro</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7MBtYeekxnii7iHhx619B5_BTdF4LvsgsREDFIDI4YDxDIrYiD_U7t8piAR3t9byE-DHLGcjtiPq791RMw4MErnYPfPHCXWSx01-sDJjPaEm9sgJ90AIR3mg99yFbx_cx9lTSAu0sng/s1600/IMG_9044.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7MBtYeekxnii7iHhx619B5_BTdF4LvsgsREDFIDI4YDxDIrYiD_U7t8piAR3t9byE-DHLGcjtiPq791RMw4MErnYPfPHCXWSx01-sDJjPaEm9sgJ90AIR3mg99yFbx_cx9lTSAu0sng/s400/IMG_9044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582070076804062114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting there:</span><br />Take the Odayu line or the Keio Inokashira line to Shimokitazawa station.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Marble Sud: </span><br />2-27-11 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 155-0031<br />phone# 03-3481-6001<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">AMA Store:</span><br />3-34-2 Kitazawa Setagaya-ku.<br />phone# 03-3466-8530Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-17077955826088247052011-03-09T02:23:00.001-08:002011-03-09T02:23:44.828-08:00Tokyo Day 7-Gakugeidaigaku, yeah a mouthful!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2cyN5uEP4n0m_a0I1STZ2RAWTzSz3J8wF6GxQq2uoH8zyrfR1dS7uBk4WCHqK2gYyFbLOkY_g-3gJ-B3f-3oO0loFgNhyAwTMB7m1b4KiRUamiixpDNcW8SuaExmHtu0_82tYsNjPCs/s1600/IMG_8947.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2cyN5uEP4n0m_a0I1STZ2RAWTzSz3J8wF6GxQq2uoH8zyrfR1dS7uBk4WCHqK2gYyFbLOkY_g-3gJ-B3f-3oO0loFgNhyAwTMB7m1b4KiRUamiixpDNcW8SuaExmHtu0_82tYsNjPCs/s400/IMG_8947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581901575405310962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today I went back to Gakugeidaigaku to explore and take pictures but first I took another trip to the supermarket to replenish my fridge since eating out can become really expensive, I figured I should get just more than breakfast foods. The great thing about the supermarket is they have really nice prepared meals like these sashimi plates. I was looking for a small bottle of sake but instead I found sake juice boxes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M9RTCJ8Ig3CWRshA20naeme4OEjIDJCgu6x90oMRddW0JTBSEcfSR-XStpSRV-e01hpnelbOK2LXkago4X5sBP5OkQGwD2DkBBmnMZupImictX-wHvCdB5pw6zmDQd6m0y20sIgSPWE/s1600/IMG_4817.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M9RTCJ8Ig3CWRshA20naeme4OEjIDJCgu6x90oMRddW0JTBSEcfSR-XStpSRV-e01hpnelbOK2LXkago4X5sBP5OkQGwD2DkBBmnMZupImictX-wHvCdB5pw6zmDQd6m0y20sIgSPWE/s400/IMG_4817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581902936498557122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXjlQW5qh1p_stJYiPK3jB5Wj9YLLgoitKrg7Yxg5rMgdRsF0YJAmfahdeFVIuQHYJgM5Gkvx3dVQ-bjYFsxYyMlnk1WyHKVw1RwdeEHTQsXaDBkBKwVoG-PUR3IgfFS8A40IRaka55Y/s1600/IMG_4819.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXjlQW5qh1p_stJYiPK3jB5Wj9YLLgoitKrg7Yxg5rMgdRsF0YJAmfahdeFVIuQHYJgM5Gkvx3dVQ-bjYFsxYyMlnk1WyHKVw1RwdeEHTQsXaDBkBKwVoG-PUR3IgfFS8A40IRaka55Y/s400/IMG_4819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581903958899289378" border="0" /></a><br />On the way back from the market there was a clinic van and therse were slippers outside there steps. I also talked to this kitty who had a strange humane smile. She was a bob tailed kitty much like the rest of the strays.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7WEGkwDu5vpBunGvY6tNyO74YaUatdBTNkdc0-1echAydZPprzP2jYVWXuh7rXqZ938iJg6X2GPyNeTIN9aendEhyOd0EJCCbfDFeweTmvNKcr7g9zjMvVxmnjJZm7BcELTACv7C8aM/s1600/IMG_4820.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7WEGkwDu5vpBunGvY6tNyO74YaUatdBTNkdc0-1echAydZPprzP2jYVWXuh7rXqZ938iJg6X2GPyNeTIN9aendEhyOd0EJCCbfDFeweTmvNKcr7g9zjMvVxmnjJZm7BcELTACv7C8aM/s400/IMG_4820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581903966813466546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgET_u0Fhy9V5eHX6l4n-T8JSaazrs6NIBQ-LYT6gGRTMjukPyVhgBTsbl8MLE06JseR-QMy68aHaEfFk-QMmob2GZs534h6XCIHYJ_kGQ2dyDRYrDUqDrCclGxBLihHa3gx2y2wfIcolY/s1600/IMG_4816.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgET_u0Fhy9V5eHX6l4n-T8JSaazrs6NIBQ-LYT6gGRTMjukPyVhgBTsbl8MLE06JseR-QMy68aHaEfFk-QMmob2GZs534h6XCIHYJ_kGQ2dyDRYrDUqDrCclGxBLihHa3gx2y2wfIcolY/s400/IMG_4816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581902931367777586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I got home and had my lunch trying to save a little money so I had this tonkatsu(breaded pork) sandwich with strange flavored chips and a Calpico(milky lemon drink). Then it was off to Gakugeidaigaku!<br /><br />The little sleepy neighborhood is pretty much very similar to a lot of neighborhoods, I've been to right outside the station with a long street that serves as the main shopping district, which makes it very convienient for folks coming home from work. But if you walk a little further but not by much you'll find a lovely little neighborhood with sweet stores, bakeries, and cafes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CIs-fGbg7Tgvqo1xre3oosvmbgiIQcgOOeFXYu0U9D5jBKgkh-vWj21s7ywsFurFQRM42VpU0JYnKORv_PIIq1vtSSuYWn0ONND3qbRjQ2O7CXD3kdkHOu0c4FfB7btUFruN9rGP5bo/s1600/IMG_8901.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CIs-fGbg7Tgvqo1xre3oosvmbgiIQcgOOeFXYu0U9D5jBKgkh-vWj21s7ywsFurFQRM42VpU0JYnKORv_PIIq1vtSSuYWn0ONND3qbRjQ2O7CXD3kdkHOu0c4FfB7btUFruN9rGP5bo/s400/IMG_8901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581897651683325122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The neighborhood was still filled with lots of trees partially in bloom, plum blossoms, peach blossoms, and mikans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1QwOs5_HycU13mKK97YAFvAbETRRqQeSlEEEz5Abr9LWN_-188JfvnpNoG4abBobNHT5Hum7TGmLoD3SgCtZVZ2fYbKVt2itSXu7tOnaSzRlhUIy8vlDkLNlLB6qwyxYw_CM5dmrJb8/s1600/IMG_4812.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1QwOs5_HycU13mKK97YAFvAbETRRqQeSlEEEz5Abr9LWN_-188JfvnpNoG4abBobNHT5Hum7TGmLoD3SgCtZVZ2fYbKVt2itSXu7tOnaSzRlhUIy8vlDkLNlLB6qwyxYw_CM5dmrJb8/s400/IMG_4812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581902929496240386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsUiHmWHWpd9ABdFH-UrRecE-P1rwK4D2_7jsZcLqoWmQCCV8OO9Q3Xbu8f5SR4wjrKb0bhT-f6K6Fjak4BZB-ogmMPx7nNjWg4ArA7zBlAWJtODiKAeRe_wVbihRplqH3VOtDvyUTnU/s1600/IMG_8909.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsUiHmWHWpd9ABdFH-UrRecE-P1rwK4D2_7jsZcLqoWmQCCV8OO9Q3Xbu8f5SR4wjrKb0bhT-f6K6Fjak4BZB-ogmMPx7nNjWg4ArA7zBlAWJtODiKAeRe_wVbihRplqH3VOtDvyUTnU/s400/IMG_8909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581899805670512498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sm_VOUW3ZGtYw-dPLhhn_5VXrTvuMiPzHyfo0tqEpG6q4tdlouHFHiKsvKpEbzaoTWm9ClVsTIyoaTVZtFl-aKPPodBSwYLA5g4IiiO_t1AgcFfVjCEXPVwAcjKXp5NVnjSWmMd7jGs/s1600/IMG_8939.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sm_VOUW3ZGtYw-dPLhhn_5VXrTvuMiPzHyfo0tqEpG6q4tdlouHFHiKsvKpEbzaoTWm9ClVsTIyoaTVZtFl-aKPPodBSwYLA5g4IiiO_t1AgcFfVjCEXPVwAcjKXp5NVnjSWmMd7jGs/s400/IMG_8939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581901572702684514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hqaJg3qTiboPSVBvySkXU-2dxN3yznZacPkSyUPCvWFui5j0_3KP3YfSDbN2i8-okaKbyzyf24xriudu7Pes-9Hyhvf8by5iJY7iq-f4mHpRG5B5WvrevZExlnfPJVOAPGti3fo8F4Q/s1600/IMG_8931.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hqaJg3qTiboPSVBvySkXU-2dxN3yznZacPkSyUPCvWFui5j0_3KP3YfSDbN2i8-okaKbyzyf24xriudu7Pes-9Hyhvf8by5iJY7iq-f4mHpRG5B5WvrevZExlnfPJVOAPGti3fo8F4Q/s400/IMG_8931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581901566081998450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After walking around for a bit I accidently found this lovely store that I had heard mentioned on a couple of other blogs, <a href="http://www.badenbaden.jp/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Baden Baden</span></a>. I happened upon it when I was taking a picture of the house it's in and I realized it had a sign. The store carries, accessories, housewares, furniture,lighting, baby goods,jewelry and some stationery and clothing. All just sweet and beautiful. The second floor are rooms set up with contemporary mid-century modern style furniture but in min size to fit the small Tokyo apartment. The proprietor was really sweet also and spoke some English.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8Z2sfqf85KUkGowTL0bgXFQlTEhyphenhyphenKGF0ogZa1yLEW69yani7RQM_ZPlvwlxFZwYOt9-4AgqtPD-wIjkVx6F6gLHiYhPeniJKl5m5aw0FwQnT_KFEqJv7CXDiDNJtibO8ibi2OSMj4Qk/s1600/IMG_8916.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8Z2sfqf85KUkGowTL0bgXFQlTEhyphenhyphenKGF0ogZa1yLEW69yani7RQM_ZPlvwlxFZwYOt9-4AgqtPD-wIjkVx6F6gLHiYhPeniJKl5m5aw0FwQnT_KFEqJv7CXDiDNJtibO8ibi2OSMj4Qk/s400/IMG_8916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581899821657637026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNypp4IPwmhKV8C6fiTp0r62DctgWe-fyMJhFJfKl8ozaCbz3czh-Gu1lCA23c6-5_F2rEKZHjSAH8A3TjkaNvYt4_jkABwn1z49EJ-wV6vkUC0mOlVkPZTE-3WKpVb4v8CJ2TqSjAxOA/s1600/IMG_8927.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNypp4IPwmhKV8C6fiTp0r62DctgWe-fyMJhFJfKl8ozaCbz3czh-Gu1lCA23c6-5_F2rEKZHjSAH8A3TjkaNvYt4_jkABwn1z49EJ-wV6vkUC0mOlVkPZTE-3WKpVb4v8CJ2TqSjAxOA/s400/IMG_8927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581902923774160882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Xx2OC3EsysNUgLAs8-5P0wo2lKmr_C1CDWTkPFCyofBpOIZN_zBp4Gck8lPW6LxA8cU06eRQ9ukgxUW2Z89QPs68XqWkfkhPi7xL-HnCnOMDsbiQyss5_SJsQqfagOlkGRknk_0HRU/s1600/IMG_8920.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Xx2OC3EsysNUgLAs8-5P0wo2lKmr_C1CDWTkPFCyofBpOIZN_zBp4Gck8lPW6LxA8cU06eRQ9ukgxUW2Z89QPs68XqWkfkhPi7xL-HnCnOMDsbiQyss5_SJsQqfagOlkGRknk_0HRU/s400/IMG_8920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581899819801624610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp_igLxUcFYFERMAxBL7vkpS13AswuAutYLEBH_SYLgZdD8ojGn0bcT0PFH-9x7O0twZ2gIljK9tkKdmUP6zMVt6zkPDxn9Df3fcOYS06oJYRqc3B3wpFqcpJqRZCIlcLapeAlksxdnU/s1600/IMG_8919.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp_igLxUcFYFERMAxBL7vkpS13AswuAutYLEBH_SYLgZdD8ojGn0bcT0PFH-9x7O0twZ2gIljK9tkKdmUP6zMVt6zkPDxn9Df3fcOYS06oJYRqc3B3wpFqcpJqRZCIlcLapeAlksxdnU/s400/IMG_8919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581899815141223154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX35nUJGF_3_av6Kj7Y_F5qgTmneHBuyLFx5YTW6NDrvk9whZPT7P9ein6QJcSKD9Y3gzkTS3Bm7Hw2sFaeF9Q3VQorF1vgmGtilHGwX_IV1Ecb95-TimT7AMPi_r3Q1hgSvHoZvbVsg/s1600/IMG_4829.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX35nUJGF_3_av6Kj7Y_F5qgTmneHBuyLFx5YTW6NDrvk9whZPT7P9ein6QJcSKD9Y3gzkTS3Bm7Hw2sFaeF9Q3VQorF1vgmGtilHGwX_IV1Ecb95-TimT7AMPi_r3Q1hgSvHoZvbVsg/s400/IMG_4829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581903983966343314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These were just lovely little stores one is a grocery and the other a bakery. Then there were these 3 little amigos who were super fiesty and über tiny and cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2tbyyiFhkNAQQIHaoEhm3wNy4kenerIhQ4z-4E1s3Bcz0QQw4EO_WErLRLTUkWExFVCg1LTCPrIc0gaZxorCyvFUv4FtYJbiHqKdobDFO30L3qaqZsa6o2OR-r414rXAD5Htn57-jJU/s1600/IMG_8906.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2tbyyiFhkNAQQIHaoEhm3wNy4kenerIhQ4z-4E1s3Bcz0QQw4EO_WErLRLTUkWExFVCg1LTCPrIc0gaZxorCyvFUv4FtYJbiHqKdobDFO30L3qaqZsa6o2OR-r414rXAD5Htn57-jJU/s400/IMG_8906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581897668761044050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNXvsZMH0T78ARdKgGqGlPMwp-qZnxUO2F7_au2CvF-prD31Uw2bSn_3GOh5YSabuYeQp2LpYeCL6U___XT4wEqL2mZPrLZnjdPk3G2l0CYxEo7lbBb-lwdMATYnsl8hHVlxF_clJqQk/s1600/IMG_8905.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNXvsZMH0T78ARdKgGqGlPMwp-qZnxUO2F7_au2CvF-prD31Uw2bSn_3GOh5YSabuYeQp2LpYeCL6U___XT4wEqL2mZPrLZnjdPk3G2l0CYxEo7lbBb-lwdMATYnsl8hHVlxF_clJqQk/s400/IMG_8905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581897664881838002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBNgEb8qNcDFgMbvDM-n4kWTqKIUlCm6akaL1D1yIvjevZdG3c5VfEDPiRWWLRZ5mfOdjH_fn-xQGjjiTjwr3R-3Yr5PltOf0qsVT6Bucg1ImvsgNl99fuLls6LeEO3L0EIfARD4-BfI/s1600/IMG_8903_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBNgEb8qNcDFgMbvDM-n4kWTqKIUlCm6akaL1D1yIvjevZdG3c5VfEDPiRWWLRZ5mfOdjH_fn-xQGjjiTjwr3R-3Yr5PltOf0qsVT6Bucg1ImvsgNl99fuLls6LeEO3L0EIfARD4-BfI/s400/IMG_8903_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581897657753107426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lastly, I know this is a sign for what seems to be a doctor's office or physical therapist perhaps, but what's up with the aching butt!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23vT5RBfvzjBj5DkH4a9_j0MWFLtjqLiYuLvvQPqrAPs3MqaeIaeF3EPxWXB5sf8ZzdKArzhob39HmfLfKMt_GHnEOoAky6R8JD1eSnQMlq27xKcVofTXZWFLKjHLoc_mZd-m0uAjzyg/s1600/IMG_4828.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23vT5RBfvzjBj5DkH4a9_j0MWFLtjqLiYuLvvQPqrAPs3MqaeIaeF3EPxWXB5sf8ZzdKArzhob39HmfLfKMt_GHnEOoAky6R8JD1eSnQMlq27xKcVofTXZWFLKjHLoc_mZd-m0uAjzyg/s400/IMG_4828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581903980846398754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting there:</span><br /><br />Take the Tokyu Toyoko Line to the <span style="font-style: italic;">Gakugeidaigaku Station.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.badenbaden.jp/access.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Baden Baden</span></a>- 2-31-7 Chuo-cho Meguro-Ku, Tokyo<br />This the best in directions I can give. It's tricky.<br />Use the exit on the left after the gates at the station. Turn right out of the station. Walk 3 blocks (landmark Minami Parlor). Bare a slight left. Walk one block. Hang a right at the corner. Walk 4 blocks (you will pass under the train tracks after one block). Then make a left, the store is mid-block on the left. Look for the orange sign.Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-7057432952419742082011-03-09T02:21:00.001-08:002011-03-09T02:22:07.913-08:00Tokyo Day 6: Snowy indoors day at the Loft<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0oNZYos7VFUJJ-p4dLrhpd4SzhtaR6ExNJcb5uLlZsJN7d2-EJzH-spcNLJqBV1Ncnr_xEW7jyXTrc50fGy9Kem1hx40VpQUR195y7h9Aupt3g5R2iSnIcqv-xjW0LjuZUNsIpHfgvU/s1600/IMG_4808.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0oNZYos7VFUJJ-p4dLrhpd4SzhtaR6ExNJcb5uLlZsJN7d2-EJzH-spcNLJqBV1Ncnr_xEW7jyXTrc50fGy9Kem1hx40VpQUR195y7h9Aupt3g5R2iSnIcqv-xjW0LjuZUNsIpHfgvU/s400/IMG_4808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581340147459812338" border="0" /></a><br />Today we had totally unexpected weather, it was snowing. It started as very heavy rain then it turned into chunky fakes of snow. I had kinda figured today would be an indoor activity day because there was rain in the forecast so I had already planned to go to Takashimaya, but that wasn't going to be an all day affair. SO, on my list for today aside from Takashimaya were Loft in Shibuya, and Yuzawaya in Shinjuku (in the Takashimaya building). Both truly amazing experiences.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KbxkUCJGxHzb1ly55vhX96JhG79bwxepYE4YdVV4IS-NG1WLVVe4UjS71o7QpoEAHZGeFRg0w1i3BmI9eOTF_SkHUs-j3rrRGIPO85PIhcIzXUnIqDEmD6ZPF-Lj-C64vbyt-fsRhjM/s1600/IMG_3969.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KbxkUCJGxHzb1ly55vhX96JhG79bwxepYE4YdVV4IS-NG1WLVVe4UjS71o7QpoEAHZGeFRg0w1i3BmI9eOTF_SkHUs-j3rrRGIPO85PIhcIzXUnIqDEmD6ZPF-Lj-C64vbyt-fsRhjM/s400/IMG_3969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581337469416232898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I took the train into Shibuya around 2pm and got a little lost finding Loft because it's kinda tucked into a back street and it was hard holding the map in my freezing hand while the other held a shaky umbrella. When I final found it I was so relived to go into a warm dry place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmT5B3RLtzW7yADpSMf8RB4IquAZaQ_eOP7EOvOnGLCQgjyFmSUQmAukCC_ExTCXBb5e_MjC9eL6pT5HVX7ACXu7FtiuHtRp2N8JuatfMm12LlniyOC8hB_nkrfauZan4O9dZV7AJp70/s1600/IMG_3992.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmT5B3RLtzW7yADpSMf8RB4IquAZaQ_eOP7EOvOnGLCQgjyFmSUQmAukCC_ExTCXBb5e_MjC9eL6pT5HVX7ACXu7FtiuHtRp2N8JuatfMm12LlniyOC8hB_nkrfauZan4O9dZV7AJp70/s400/IMG_3992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339570054829810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The ground floor at Loft is beyond amazing, it's like a stationery store on steroids. Every kinda notebook, calendar, diary, moleskein, washi tape, pens, stickers, you name it they had it in bucket fulls in every color of the rainbow. My mind almost exploded with sensory overload, everything was so kawaii, and useful to boot!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoI4pC1lXpqpf6eVFtF7-Ff17gblnppQd6aNiWy1uahl44H3z82rkHtXURy3Cco-xVFxrNYkwzKwZqN3XKv3oJOMKUUZ07tJIFXZ86qmqsmrIfskzqgTggebLLxT3D1955TTucvTLrMc/s1600/IMG_3974.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoI4pC1lXpqpf6eVFtF7-Ff17gblnppQd6aNiWy1uahl44H3z82rkHtXURy3Cco-xVFxrNYkwzKwZqN3XKv3oJOMKUUZ07tJIFXZ86qmqsmrIfskzqgTggebLLxT3D1955TTucvTLrMc/s400/IMG_3974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581337487667150722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTtrvB4FYU6BAk0uXVDIS82ongOgjUik9_H82OOQofbTIsb0VBdgLJ9POFGi8wtjkrjNnhQtD2r3BB1u8tLpsxnev2uEmkBr4BGoMv34ISpOYBOypLSzHkGazySPSfXdc7sWvBch5OB8/s1600/IMG_3978.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTtrvB4FYU6BAk0uXVDIS82ongOgjUik9_H82OOQofbTIsb0VBdgLJ9POFGi8wtjkrjNnhQtD2r3BB1u8tLpsxnev2uEmkBr4BGoMv34ISpOYBOypLSzHkGazySPSfXdc7sWvBch5OB8/s400/IMG_3978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581338258576931186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I absolutely loved these little boxes of alphabet stamps, but as mush as I loved the little wooden box ones, the fonts were nicer in the cardboard box set. There were so many stamps of every variety. Then there's the washi tape which has become my favorite I like that it can act as a little splash of fun on practically anything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6pK80UGx3XDdXswCPtU9PR5JAq-3C4_6V48OUTXb4VxE7Z5Hflcy13MZ3VVmwiqB5lSsWk4a7XLqX4WF_Y64KDuGaxApiNYRSth1e8W0PlHzswfkrjHVoIjADiFDmCVIEvVNuq5yMVM/s1600/IMG_3977.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6pK80UGx3XDdXswCPtU9PR5JAq-3C4_6V48OUTXb4VxE7Z5Hflcy13MZ3VVmwiqB5lSsWk4a7XLqX4WF_Y64KDuGaxApiNYRSth1e8W0PlHzswfkrjHVoIjADiFDmCVIEvVNuq5yMVM/s400/IMG_3977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581337502184535122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the other floors they have housewares, party goods and such, much like Tokyu Hands but not as overpriced, and cooler. I loved their extensive collection of mugs, and of course I finally got to see some engrish at work, here are these to lovelies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU8OWWKXmWzKNpvXC6auyD8JWUtaV2hJxpPHYAFMBwCQPGxg7n2SEHyFU0RVoxsiv3ZfhIzCWpSpg46du3CUxPwQG4QTsK8idt_vyBHZRdUuLqkwPd8fV5HJdaW3eGdqG91mgWPlRaKQ/s1600/IMG_3990.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU8OWWKXmWzKNpvXC6auyD8JWUtaV2hJxpPHYAFMBwCQPGxg7n2SEHyFU0RVoxsiv3ZfhIzCWpSpg46du3CUxPwQG4QTsK8idt_vyBHZRdUuLqkwPd8fV5HJdaW3eGdqG91mgWPlRaKQ/s400/IMG_3990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339052212245522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76Jw4LLo0JshRLCgER3a0ZB_Ozu86bsqXQoD176b11DklRD0nt8jizWzAyTFkVMQ142fS56lpE1QDJwAxM8KZ_WiFGO4Nk66EvTU3x_b2s5O7HvGhxUOLse2jXRe-Xtkh88_dE5s6sFg/s1600/IMG_3989.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76Jw4LLo0JshRLCgER3a0ZB_Ozu86bsqXQoD176b11DklRD0nt8jizWzAyTFkVMQ142fS56lpE1QDJwAxM8KZ_WiFGO4Nk66EvTU3x_b2s5O7HvGhxUOLse2jXRe-Xtkh88_dE5s6sFg/s400/IMG_3989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339042434106370" border="0" /></a><br />"flattely will get you know where"<br /><br />In the kitchen section, there's a couple of aisles dedicated to just making lunch. The Japanese don't be live in a boring lunch so they have a million things to spruce up their daily lunches. Like these cute onigiri boxes. Then there's the food punch cut-outs, which you can cut little faces out of nori or other thin flat food to dress up your lunch. They have toothpicks of all sorts, with little animals, or country flags. Tiny bottles to add condiments to your lunch. It's a fun lunch in Japan!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8Nn7X9C9ePUKg1OgTmAMHkn-gqT-6tgkVybPZmx92ApcEyslvIeHUX1pKCj-FifC3fvXjp9dIbFYutgFgIx-UEmwRve9J62N-dAoD1M_ZvNOPOOWRIf4zOehn2yI91qVlxMVUbwLAgM/s1600/IMG_3988.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8Nn7X9C9ePUKg1OgTmAMHkn-gqT-6tgkVybPZmx92ApcEyslvIeHUX1pKCj-FifC3fvXjp9dIbFYutgFgIx-UEmwRve9J62N-dAoD1M_ZvNOPOOWRIf4zOehn2yI91qVlxMVUbwLAgM/s400/IMG_3988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339032777135138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uG20XQgJ4D0qX4IDUOsatlIHpwo4FkdG0qx0xdqtzlRe4_miK1L6SMkzXXKNA2HWfZb7QzVKAVYTOE0LEhwrbZD-mS8gTGtS3mBBotT_qr9vVjIKzlHSqYHgm6LdUfMEocNdSASXfe8/s1600/IMG_3987.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uG20XQgJ4D0qX4IDUOsatlIHpwo4FkdG0qx0xdqtzlRe4_miK1L6SMkzXXKNA2HWfZb7QzVKAVYTOE0LEhwrbZD-mS8gTGtS3mBBotT_qr9vVjIKzlHSqYHgm6LdUfMEocNdSASXfe8/s400/IMG_3987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339018561064194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP65Yjg0Y8F6uWseb2IyEdI_KGX0G85PbsEz5jrc8NRrIxgDd086pQJ8XVrLbu497qowP5pUmzEhkQH11yO7Ki6q82nt098UA05sVMEd3Eb7-cb8_dEJzpfjKNB0-D5v4Vz0zdbOEqbY/s1600/IMG_3986.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP65Yjg0Y8F6uWseb2IyEdI_KGX0G85PbsEz5jrc8NRrIxgDd086pQJ8XVrLbu497qowP5pUmzEhkQH11yO7Ki6q82nt098UA05sVMEd3Eb7-cb8_dEJzpfjKNB0-D5v4Vz0zdbOEqbY/s400/IMG_3986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339007559762322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the bedding area, you can find a large stuffed creature to keep you warm on those lonely nights, like these sheep. All the adult sleeping animals are mega large, to accommodate a snuggle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvY1NTT5zbEkg5NNW4nlqYt8qHc7zdkt3xCVW86i9D7gkOVld3tpD985zqBVV4-yOCxETSV8tz5-0ld7EgnFt_jJI-9zFrK9Kcq7EGM2qpuN9yyj-XasGpUlv9OSkZ3ope1jPsoZ4alU/s1600/IMG_3983.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvY1NTT5zbEkg5NNW4nlqYt8qHc7zdkt3xCVW86i9D7gkOVld3tpD985zqBVV4-yOCxETSV8tz5-0ld7EgnFt_jJI-9zFrK9Kcq7EGM2qpuN9yyj-XasGpUlv9OSkZ3ope1jPsoZ4alU/s400/IMG_3983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581338299471070242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBWg4y4aqHvwyEYvTNI23L5oH5W1MfGAlyypj_-2HZvQE_SQDOqnltRhV6TypOPC-6A__eYHJkudfDlxSkqdPUDX_g__avSrtmUL74sHxgBQV0k3seidiFFtk9PN-whKeWH1DOSkQZ6M/s1600/IMG_3982.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBWg4y4aqHvwyEYvTNI23L5oH5W1MfGAlyypj_-2HZvQE_SQDOqnltRhV6TypOPC-6A__eYHJkudfDlxSkqdPUDX_g__avSrtmUL74sHxgBQV0k3seidiFFtk9PN-whKeWH1DOSkQZ6M/s400/IMG_3982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581338288670310626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was so sad when I saw the prices of these prints because Marini and Monteany are my favorite Japanese children's book illustrators and I would have loved to come home with one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKmrca_Sp5IMi3vmpfZ10Z3zRAwC6dIQRph9RruLYmZxsCmG3MHw67r7wWud7yK0rAfC6Hmg8QIFdFgyOaTMN3qkjCv6pfxXeKgdO_5Xtv_zXpYkSiGV5vHh-Mi5YVwJ3GspAGLLKzgI/s1600/IMG_3981.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKmrca_Sp5IMi3vmpfZ10Z3zRAwC6dIQRph9RruLYmZxsCmG3MHw67r7wWud7yK0rAfC6Hmg8QIFdFgyOaTMN3qkjCv6pfxXeKgdO_5Xtv_zXpYkSiGV5vHh-Mi5YVwJ3GspAGLLKzgI/s400/IMG_3981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581338282982141010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Japan has some of the prettiest umbrellas I've ever seen, this more stuff at the Loft.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM7AsF3BsxUjUVKicUJ2jWvKj6BjOmHqRS6crGDW-fht4fpnDlfpEBgARldgC7w2dby1u4gA3YXth2nQcHQP8D_foGylsRIhM7kSkEX8M7hUrUTkEEOaBdDOpaSenglswTW3J03f54ec/s1600/IMG_3979.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM7AsF3BsxUjUVKicUJ2jWvKj6BjOmHqRS6crGDW-fht4fpnDlfpEBgARldgC7w2dby1u4gA3YXth2nQcHQP8D_foGylsRIhM7kSkEX8M7hUrUTkEEOaBdDOpaSenglswTW3J03f54ec/s400/IMG_3979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581338267668775586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next stop dinner at Takashimaya restaurant park! I went looking for sushi, but they have everything, Tonkatsu places, crepes, thai food, whatever you like. I had the Nigiri set which came with a miso soup, a gelatinous tofu glue bowl, I ate some of it, didn't taste bad but the textured freaked me out, it was too mucous-y for me. The sushi was okay but I've had better, and I tried the eel since it was on my plate, I can still say I don't like it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLOCTD1q6tBlbLShPkdsODsk793m6tIGA4Di3s3yJPCxdCrPOSO6_1-S4wgma1uJm_zZBg61Vq3GNVwN5WdBUlmlXounN5YJVwhu3kj7nQcwYmF_6QHm_PvnQQ3sK41etqEjarfvCB8U/s1600/IMG_3996.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLOCTD1q6tBlbLShPkdsODsk793m6tIGA4Di3s3yJPCxdCrPOSO6_1-S4wgma1uJm_zZBg61Vq3GNVwN5WdBUlmlXounN5YJVwhu3kj7nQcwYmF_6QHm_PvnQQ3sK41etqEjarfvCB8U/s400/IMG_3996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339599661583282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38BVx6BRB27jYOGCZH-AnEyMahcKbbc7TvHhJIqmZqkjIs5rCKy-bzlK_IBs-NQXQVNMuIHjTxKtIrx_xqaBtwFMjjlsOADeMNgJwPHV1nAu3WwZitK0XJTK24TrH3SfI9HoVi_OO7k8/s1600/IMG_3994.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38BVx6BRB27jYOGCZH-AnEyMahcKbbc7TvHhJIqmZqkjIs5rCKy-bzlK_IBs-NQXQVNMuIHjTxKtIrx_xqaBtwFMjjlsOADeMNgJwPHV1nAu3WwZitK0XJTK24TrH3SfI9HoVi_OO7k8/s400/IMG_3994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339577192073266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bmjQ26a6LHSF_ZzWVk-5LLFbfCFL-1lkFkB5ayNzeTQv6EkWXWMbBtbaoQSMiwspXWUFhXXRnC9fd8y2nU6-986uZ-IlIJTLxUOAFb8EGbp9VZhqmC6p5I4p0058DmdSLyd2zT80tSg/s1600/IMG_3995.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bmjQ26a6LHSF_ZzWVk-5LLFbfCFL-1lkFkB5ayNzeTQv6EkWXWMbBtbaoQSMiwspXWUFhXXRnC9fd8y2nU6-986uZ-IlIJTLxUOAFb8EGbp9VZhqmC6p5I4p0058DmdSLyd2zT80tSg/s400/IMG_3995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339589651704514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next stop was an amazing surprise. I think I walked into heaven, at least crafters' heaven. Yuzawaya is located on the 11th floor of the <a href="http://www.takashimaya.co.jp/tokyo/">Takashimaya</a> building and, my oh my, I've never seen so much amazingness. It's a fabric, notions,crafting and art supply department store.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8zscoWjAakzexFiXCIfufisFNwj7pS0mybHehIgm3ELaiTXhj6lDe5VLu_3QY0l6JKf6bNuyBwj_uJUxb5Q_OSuxgr0p7zZoTqTmWrk0qNG-r_mNXDHzSMsybMKUcsGq_g6_JzpWmEw/s1600/IMG_4806.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8zscoWjAakzexFiXCIfufisFNwj7pS0mybHehIgm3ELaiTXhj6lDe5VLu_3QY0l6JKf6bNuyBwj_uJUxb5Q_OSuxgr0p7zZoTqTmWrk0qNG-r_mNXDHzSMsybMKUcsGq_g6_JzpWmEw/s400/IMG_4806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581340138117702642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMr9kBLQBArALTo9U91jUP4bswJOggfZJV28iL5x6T284ljdQoLpgSgU_AO89J7pNXeIt0czgrOoxzEnJogAyyrnqPhJZ9YNEOrtb6EVIe7wue19vgZXIlixKWBKXJhL1C2MkJHyDfwU/s1600/IMG_3999.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMr9kBLQBArALTo9U91jUP4bswJOggfZJV28iL5x6T284ljdQoLpgSgU_AO89J7pNXeIt0czgrOoxzEnJogAyyrnqPhJZ9YNEOrtb6EVIe7wue19vgZXIlixKWBKXJhL1C2MkJHyDfwU/s400/IMG_3999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581339610495020354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XK7axuUK3Mqi1egTHO59HnLeKuYEZnJfxQ21RxgMKUsa5ZKJXMK6vTkDZgyKb3hHiOcG282FGNrWRVSLPLCbP8PYdsFx3vfE_A3TbdxWdFg7On9Y1TYZtC-EYaG8iDKFFgmhLgS4oQM/s1600/IMG_4804.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XK7axuUK3Mqi1egTHO59HnLeKuYEZnJfxQ21RxgMKUsa5ZKJXMK6vTkDZgyKb3hHiOcG282FGNrWRVSLPLCbP8PYdsFx3vfE_A3TbdxWdFg7On9Y1TYZtC-EYaG8iDKFFgmhLgS4oQM/s400/IMG_4804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581340127907230402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoC3a8JXpwiaTRLQXpXFslb9b4QzPK2jGEyVbzSzYa7eSHgSU6VISupOG7WN1VwC1GcMjbnNs2F8TdR7eFn83rxZ7Ge_G0_PdHxxlUWThe2Hr5WmaMeuU3c2ScBYo1g-EcPPXPVJzINE/s1600/IMG_4802.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoC3a8JXpwiaTRLQXpXFslb9b4QzPK2jGEyVbzSzYa7eSHgSU6VISupOG7WN1VwC1GcMjbnNs2F8TdR7eFn83rxZ7Ge_G0_PdHxxlUWThe2Hr5WmaMeuU3c2ScBYo1g-EcPPXPVJzINE/s400/IMG_4802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581340126024984850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since it's rainy and I know there will be more nights of staying home I figure I get some little craft projects to occupy my time , so I got these two cute felting projects at Yuzaway and some stationery supplies at Loft. I started the elephant, it's super time consuming.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4buNCkSVynI-suFQiPKFqCW70vN1iW7jAkHo74tA0zE2cSI790RDosqxN4GoFrOzCxO9D2Rq0fCy0tCntUsjdl7b513g5oKZy-J_PTgkmTDA4rd70yO_asrKFBg5mtdrvOnBZzHPB76M/s1600/IMG_8884.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4buNCkSVynI-suFQiPKFqCW70vN1iW7jAkHo74tA0zE2cSI790RDosqxN4GoFrOzCxO9D2Rq0fCy0tCntUsjdl7b513g5oKZy-J_PTgkmTDA4rd70yO_asrKFBg5mtdrvOnBZzHPB76M/s400/IMG_8884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581342195308641410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJjojEgIy_1vgw01tRvQtY6yT-n5mtjFymprp_q4Ea7YDYfn4WE505X9_y2Cn0nMoxUzKpslVT5Ius-L_C_oh7IkasMI4z0RjvHVL1VbISe-RHsucwvjF1Igl8opi1vPwDLbz5-n92SM/s1600/IMG_8882.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJjojEgIy_1vgw01tRvQtY6yT-n5mtjFymprp_q4Ea7YDYfn4WE505X9_y2Cn0nMoxUzKpslVT5Ius-L_C_oh7IkasMI4z0RjvHVL1VbISe-RHsucwvjF1Igl8opi1vPwDLbz5-n92SM/s400/IMG_8882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581342186436546530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the way home I stopped in at the 7 Eleven and bought myself a beeru and a chocolate bar. I have to try these strawberry sandwiches that I keep seeing too, maybe tomorrow. I'm in for the night, with a movie, beeru, and felting mascot! Konbonwa!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosExlkup5XUL5jXyrtVC1-uUPnnxIi9xgMDWtnBqpbBMnNUHe-lewP7_uEwhQOjN9HjtKrZKpErABgCLJz-7_ijwomTf-xKSi6m1rUxEoNsFxcicROTC7StSD-ISUeuB_GmxMBb4foxk/s1600/IMG_8885.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosExlkup5XUL5jXyrtVC1-uUPnnxIi9xgMDWtnBqpbBMnNUHe-lewP7_uEwhQOjN9HjtKrZKpErABgCLJz-7_ijwomTf-xKSi6m1rUxEoNsFxcicROTC7StSD-ISUeuB_GmxMBb4foxk/s400/IMG_8885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581342204424970786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRmkz7CnYQ3BcULviVVwUINsAusWqvejZ6jxplor0v9A0zfxPPPyjnDOf_PYA_Z2zzoixiiUw-Dw1wOVWBDLGHbVjtM_En6zFoF8t9dLPFNmclKececGf483HhRabGCwMantKrn6Ps0Q/s1600/IMG_3971.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRmkz7CnYQ3BcULviVVwUINsAusWqvejZ6jxplor0v9A0zfxPPPyjnDOf_PYA_Z2zzoixiiUw-Dw1wOVWBDLGHbVjtM_En6zFoF8t9dLPFNmclKececGf483HhRabGCwMantKrn6Ps0Q/s400/IMG_3971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581337479003597410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting there:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Shibuya-</span>Take the JR Yamanote Line, Tokyu Toyoko line, Keio Inokashira line, Tokyu Den-en-toshi line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Tokyo metro Fukutoshine line, or the Metro Ginza Line to Shibuya. Exit the Hachiko Exit.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Loft</span>-21-1 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-KU (map below)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Shinjuku-</span>Take the JR Yamanote,Chuo main, Chuo-Sobu, Shonan-Shinjuku or Saiko Lines. Or the Odakyu line, Keio Line and Keio New Line, Marunouchi Line, Toei Shinjuku or Toei Oedo lines. For Takashimaya, exit the New South Exit.<br /><a href="http://www.takashimaya.co.jp/tokyo/"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Takashimaya</span></a>-n 5-24-2, Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xgXQK5cfm6DclU-1Uvqva5l9PtBCOj1GblKa5EO7lW5Hgs8KcPUn6P1DE6gvkGkULyJKtsRJu4Quy8AkyxF-42D_VNx7vqJKk3zymu7ipuY5MWXS_ywuQG732C9DGwgtuQZRHG-IBgc/s1600/3007_map_01.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xgXQK5cfm6DclU-1Uvqva5l9PtBCOj1GblKa5EO7lW5Hgs8KcPUn6P1DE6gvkGkULyJKtsRJu4Quy8AkyxF-42D_VNx7vqJKk3zymu7ipuY5MWXS_ywuQG732C9DGwgtuQZRHG-IBgc/s400/3007_map_01.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582022852975019842" border="0" /></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-85407603746702412862011-03-07T17:26:00.000-08:002011-03-07T17:29:28.969-08:00Tokyo Day 5: We meet again Harajuku<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2ayz4721UUCBf5jpWrcV7Yp3_MGPD-omCajo9w57ACML3OBH33G_JH3CUtwLbA9RiwVW_Q4faMKhKZBJGXJHmiYGUg8e96owyghbQLJNp3ntibvPAhzMBqvDduS4a5bN8jgvoBegx64/s1600/IMG_8852.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2ayz4721UUCBf5jpWrcV7Yp3_MGPD-omCajo9w57ACML3OBH33G_JH3CUtwLbA9RiwVW_Q4faMKhKZBJGXJHmiYGUg8e96owyghbQLJNp3ntibvPAhzMBqvDduS4a5bN8jgvoBegx64/s400/IMG_8852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581186346418088706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I spent the whole day in Harajuku, which is completely exhausting on a Sunday because practically every young person in Tokyo is there to shop, to be seen, or just to watch. So it's the perfect place to just hang out and photograph people. My favorite part about Harajuku or more exact the kids the come to hang out in Harajuku, come dressed in outrageous costumes to hang out with their friends in a very touristy neighborhood (because of the shopping and the Meiji shrine), and they get pissed at people that try to take pictures of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNw_BV5slus7gxtr-W6NrHHwSRs1ezOOjvhuKL34HMUYAR-D2VylaoxaD2C7Ts8mjD6jclK9ycj5nNclTtUBZvqfefQEInhj2cxWLzvZP18PzTFuMhMHGZYKJ0tROJkNur25Ot4vmdBM/s1600/IMG_8776_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNw_BV5slus7gxtr-W6NrHHwSRs1ezOOjvhuKL34HMUYAR-D2VylaoxaD2C7Ts8mjD6jclK9ycj5nNclTtUBZvqfefQEInhj2cxWLzvZP18PzTFuMhMHGZYKJ0tROJkNur25Ot4vmdBM/s400/IMG_8776_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581181539276851154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaI6ob-fQelJwN59Kov4OTietisvDN_ss4YMWwk583xAZPAtqmYqd02_TFiY3qX9qaJQXwIYKlwjJbyahJfK90z-644FGQOHEGBHS-IZgYwvdsvyZ9JVC9YQXhPvzMvEGIgocTDrakqw/s1600/IMG_8786_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaI6ob-fQelJwN59Kov4OTietisvDN_ss4YMWwk583xAZPAtqmYqd02_TFiY3qX9qaJQXwIYKlwjJbyahJfK90z-644FGQOHEGBHS-IZgYwvdsvyZ9JVC9YQXhPvzMvEGIgocTDrakqw/s400/IMG_8786_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581182933897772130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE8BOF9ZL3aa4LF_Zm7VsWTQtwO3HhfQyZEo6be5vYmbknBLfF19r-xGR6BrdkFxJrS_Pa-OF4FL6xpWURG7t3HkWJsQKrxmXtFutU_iOirbnOH-iTXkdf4xwuXE-uAqMKozcbpmayao/s1600/IMG_3941.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE8BOF9ZL3aa4LF_Zm7VsWTQtwO3HhfQyZEo6be5vYmbknBLfF19r-xGR6BrdkFxJrS_Pa-OF4FL6xpWURG7t3HkWJsQKrxmXtFutU_iOirbnOH-iTXkdf4xwuXE-uAqMKozcbpmayao/s400/IMG_3941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581187806721299746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgQG67SXbtjGardBOMuK7p3bSewOwc3sCmsPKADNOK4R22HzZwlvvIE8w4YF0WYG4xUPrMM6S4UbQqpfnbBH3fQeN2Mv7U7O-YKr7j02fb7pif3e-zO9G57yjATNW2zveX0PUGKWe22k/s1600/IMG_8810.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgQG67SXbtjGardBOMuK7p3bSewOwc3sCmsPKADNOK4R22HzZwlvvIE8w4YF0WYG4xUPrMM6S4UbQqpfnbBH3fQeN2Mv7U7O-YKr7j02fb7pif3e-zO9G57yjATNW2zveX0PUGKWe22k/s400/IMG_8810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581183754593813410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I walked on Takeshita street in a sea of people, and I popped into the doggy clothing store, omg, they have the cutest things, I wish Francie liked wearing clothing. I also went into the Angels Nest harajuku, which is a store with just Super Dolfie dolls and all sorts of accessories, they were amazing but a little creepy because they are huge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVe9Nvr3k_tR8gXGLw_xdrjmva4sQ5HFtHuq6mFRVfkTsBywXHyU1oGjlCyoBb5diqK_rwUaoFkWbaj6ocjckxzDQWHlI0gNEVkCliTJIenVslVki4hNvSK6Acbk_AXSW0ZG5_GRgoY4/s1600/IMG_8795.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVe9Nvr3k_tR8gXGLw_xdrjmva4sQ5HFtHuq6mFRVfkTsBywXHyU1oGjlCyoBb5diqK_rwUaoFkWbaj6ocjckxzDQWHlI0gNEVkCliTJIenVslVki4hNvSK6Acbk_AXSW0ZG5_GRgoY4/s400/IMG_8795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581182940584321394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a couple of hours of shooting and getting the evil eye from teenagers I was hungry so I went to Bio Ojiyan Cafe. The cafe is housed in the old Opatoca building which is really distinct in the middle of square box buildings. Opatoca was a sweet bakery chain. Bio Ojiyan's specialty is a type of Japanese Risotto made with what looks like barley, probably egg and dashi. These are just some guesses. There was also shredded scallion, sesame seeds, prociutto, some nori sheets, a tiny food colored frank carved into a flower, and a piece of sugary fried bread. I was stuffed and ready to move on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTdvlcvxfdtMrF_hfOSHAR0YTP7ohO3KKdv3cYJdD4emv-KjqzzJn84w2iMxQVqggCjyn24Dik5C7saXBXwujBqrWnLikwTX4aaceYj5iU_h5jSC8W7vkfoRB822Vgl4UwjWp4gDncjw/s1600/IMG_8802.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTdvlcvxfdtMrF_hfOSHAR0YTP7ohO3KKdv3cYJdD4emv-KjqzzJn84w2iMxQVqggCjyn24Dik5C7saXBXwujBqrWnLikwTX4aaceYj5iU_h5jSC8W7vkfoRB822Vgl4UwjWp4gDncjw/s400/IMG_8802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581183739640808930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkjnJGdPni-qlJkRmfK3lxgbOSlhh65a036g1j7w1zLWZBGiKVWhvZYc_XmdD-0epCMxCZuWAbPB0TQMcR38B4-0uSDAkCBw1i1YKMAhg5KJJu79HlLMifrrefG7qYMPUr1l97lRvjGY/s1600/IMG_8803.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkjnJGdPni-qlJkRmfK3lxgbOSlhh65a036g1j7w1zLWZBGiKVWhvZYc_XmdD-0epCMxCZuWAbPB0TQMcR38B4-0uSDAkCBw1i1YKMAhg5KJJu79HlLMifrrefG7qYMPUr1l97lRvjGY/s400/IMG_8803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581183747304905778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I spent more time shooting people on Cat street then I headed into the new and temporary location of Kiddyland, a toy store that houses mostly character toys like Hello Kitty, Miffy,etc. It was probably worse than any other time I've been but Harajuku in general was insanely packed today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBazUCuv9P9KpHUNYmU7U2XUUnJGQWRQ7YS0EGdQBO5Xg0VTMF2qPlCHmAWrBHVK02fS_raFlwjQynoDeZ354ukP-PTYGjDZhKV0M99G57jN43QaHOD6dXKRVs5B-z6Z3so94lRYjmqQo/s1600/IMG_3951.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBazUCuv9P9KpHUNYmU7U2XUUnJGQWRQ7YS0EGdQBO5Xg0VTMF2qPlCHmAWrBHVK02fS_raFlwjQynoDeZ354ukP-PTYGjDZhKV0M99G57jN43QaHOD6dXKRVs5B-z6Z3so94lRYjmqQo/s400/IMG_3951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581187812164128210" border="0" /></a><br />After that insanity and buying a couple of Hello Kitty Rement boxes I parked myself on Cat Street for sunset light and shot some more film.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtOvovas9Ne2ycH2YLQ7utEBxAdnhc5EgFVNyGPzaeVO_RWlZkst6wXlOuQ5naDSpa8DI6V92-rpd9P4-5F8HYBi8CS80bUrviN4l_006ChnwJoTBWU1R9vrBq7PcuUuLM5I0QbiPvJ8/s1600/IMG_8820_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrk27PWw_B7ds3snzMlqTEbPlFewBCKOrvIvDXkapSiUt44bW7Vv6AVSDTmEiTjdkrdO_IIb6q1LeNRNUY-BNlmeHkOocWqLDbncv8Gls-wkX_K6vA-igwKH4UFCvAIYvuLpNKwI5IQeg/s400/IMG_8836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581185698101836370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBADReaBK_6IAT2bhezmZEsfEok-HaWEA_uZL5GpqnE72j-5TYOPbr25R0H7t3pCeQ7Ae0LeK4W_XfffLkT-iFjx9b4WTxBoHJT4IZrp87DFpW8URs_pko3jz4rWfD3mQ2KzCvK0Pvcs/s1600/IMG_8843_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBADReaBK_6IAT2bhezmZEsfEok-HaWEA_uZL5GpqnE72j-5TYOPbr25R0H7t3pCeQ7Ae0LeK4W_XfffLkT-iFjx9b4WTxBoHJT4IZrp87DFpW8URs_pko3jz4rWfD3mQ2KzCvK0Pvcs/s400/IMG_8843_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581186334820036242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Time to go home to get ready for dinner with a new friend. I took some of the back streets to get to the train station to avoid the crowds and enjoy some of the tiny quieter blocks. But I had to eventually get back onto Omotesando-dori, and I went for a quick peek at Meiji Square where all the Lolita's and other kids hang out. It was pretty empty except for a group of gaijin lolitas and a crazy drunk with a sign that read "ask permission to take picture", regarding the girls and he would shove it in the face of anyone who dared to take a picture. I took several anyway, posed pictures are no fun. I got to my train station and as my train pulled out I saw a pigeon get trapped on the electric wires desperately trying to get out and as it released itself and flew away, a million lights and alarms went off in the station and the trains all came to an abrupt stop. Platform guards ran back and for on the platform freaking out not knowing what set the alarm off, I knew but I don't speak Japanese to tell them it was a poor bird stuck on wire.<br /><br />Dinner. I met, Jennifer, a friend of a friend, for dinner at Iwao Izakaya,in Shibuya, it was totally decent and the staff was nice including Hawaiian guy named Robert who helped translating the menu for us. Getting in the restaurant was interesteing because the door was about 3.5-4 feet in height so you really had to bend to clear your head. We had a few beers, some tuna sashimi that was like butter, steamed thin slices of pork and a delicious Japanese fried rice with ginger, shiso, scallions, and ground chicken. It was really nice making a new friend in Tokyo and not having to sit alone for dinner, and Jennifer saved me because she was kind enough to bring me a hairdryer and frying pan!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6HKjKzKLebBc2wY5cnH9zYhr883LwyG7L27dZ7rJidaB7OxdQ9Ph-YehBiBe5DSeNlJzzQ_L72tDCAGNFp8zxioZxyOwrTdy5t63RDWxigk1DvuTnCpPrljleoONRwvDQz2IQHte7OM/s1600/IMG_8856.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6HKjKzKLebBc2wY5cnH9zYhr883LwyG7L27dZ7rJidaB7OxdQ9Ph-YehBiBe5DSeNlJzzQ_L72tDCAGNFp8zxioZxyOwrTdy5t63RDWxigk1DvuTnCpPrljleoONRwvDQz2IQHte7OM/s400/IMG_8856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581187803418102242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6-jVovApbCJdvoKBjYGjR5TIctnOXclgLBWDcii4hUopAorWsWcNrgv4ZGjSwqnjex5aKYxcBnGFiX-pjwqSSYDiv2E1xw-1Oh6dj0oo4jTJm7oN0NBBt_Sdsgl53kkgzTdy8j4n9Z4/s1600/IMG_3963.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6-jVovApbCJdvoKBjYGjR5TIctnOXclgLBWDcii4hUopAorWsWcNrgv4ZGjSwqnjex5aKYxcBnGFiX-pjwqSSYDiv2E1xw-1Oh6dj0oo4jTJm7oN0NBBt_Sdsgl53kkgzTdy8j4n9Z4/s400/IMG_3963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581187816761129282" border="0" /></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-11361416735661365432011-03-05T17:24:00.000-08:002011-03-05T17:25:52.227-08:00Tokyo Day 4: Margo under the train<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ap2MGM9iDksxfu5VvZitsKaJUf1UHqenZxhSbl8GSfCLqKmBN4VuHWS_7DwUepg9l5NydwJ3_rjoH7EYrJtXgVRZEesNxe_D8aSa7BsOKqbfh36gDTSg4vMnXHCx59Xdm9a0m4hvIDE/s1600/IMG_8577.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ap2MGM9iDksxfu5VvZitsKaJUf1UHqenZxhSbl8GSfCLqKmBN4VuHWS_7DwUepg9l5NydwJ3_rjoH7EYrJtXgVRZEesNxe_D8aSa7BsOKqbfh36gDTSg4vMnXHCx59Xdm9a0m4hvIDE/s400/IMG_8577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580735740469742354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />-A Walk in Yutenji and a sneak peek at Gakugeidaigaku.<br /><br />Today I made my way from neighborhood into the two neighboring areas, Yutenji and Gakugeidaigaku, mostly Yutenji. It's a sweet neighborhood where people were really friendly, one woman made a huge effort to speak to me to find out why it was so interesting to me to photograph Yutenji. Luckily, I have a million apps on my phone to get me through a baby conversation. I was able to tell her "I'm an artist and I live in nakameguro for one month", not that smoothly though, nor with that much sentence structure. Yutenji has a two main shopping streets, one runs parallel to the train.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-Jhiibi82Wz1olJn5hOo0o0A06LxXEgE-onj6YALajoWBZ7qYM_VFP6DWZygNWu7PelPMVHXgXABZ0wRcaRwClC1jietLWuVdPAkA_skrT4PZopBqctR2Q3CzTCXMsGhyYJSbqkc39w/s1600/IMG_8590.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-Jhiibi82Wz1olJn5hOo0o0A06LxXEgE-onj6YALajoWBZ7qYM_VFP6DWZygNWu7PelPMVHXgXABZ0wRcaRwClC1jietLWuVdPAkA_skrT4PZopBqctR2Q3CzTCXMsGhyYJSbqkc39w/s400/IMG_8590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580745797611137202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWl1QTx-_TRUZOpB8U__d4tUC-IZphir4PHMvNH1YcGKygEZizwwisAIVbIICwTQVSGoKDzpeF6m5aCjj3aW-ateVTGnYEX9cTOj-4nvP2mWMlAlt73-HlYeqrxZEEIaTo-pAxAVnMqM/s1600/IMG_8582.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWl1QTx-_TRUZOpB8U__d4tUC-IZphir4PHMvNH1YcGKygEZizwwisAIVbIICwTQVSGoKDzpeF6m5aCjj3aW-ateVTGnYEX9cTOj-4nvP2mWMlAlt73-HlYeqrxZEEIaTo-pAxAVnMqM/s400/IMG_8582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580745793552967986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the street I found <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.margo3020.com/2008/05/shop-info-map.html">Margo</a>, a tiny adorable restaurant, run by one woman. Again, I was lucky that her English was amazing and she was able to run the lunch set menu down to me. I settled on the pancakes, that came with two teeny-tiny saugages, a tomato quarter, a slice of daikon radish, three potato slices, a smear of what seemed to be mustard seeds in a vinegar, and a teeny carafe of syrup. The pancakes were just plain pancakes with a slab of butter, but the sausage and tomato were heavenly. The tomato might be the most delicious tomato I've ever had, it actually tasted like fruit which is what we have been told tomatoes are. The set came with english tea served in a beautiful glass cup with a stone bowl filled with finely ground brown sugar with a small wooden spoon to serve. The most amazing thing about Margo aside from the decor and food, is that the owner is the wait staff and cook all by herself, and she's lovely to boot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k-Dr1CaDtaVbM6pqKbmXxZjwonsPN8j1BhEmaCqkgIoGiWg0Gwu5Bv2YQneyFQdANghdcZfr8u6aHEtaTG1gEVHqEHOiggQN4ByaRCsOyd3ZtTZlrsKCfHFkCoKofvsiAN2NkPEh6kI/s1600/IMG_3908.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k-Dr1CaDtaVbM6pqKbmXxZjwonsPN8j1BhEmaCqkgIoGiWg0Gwu5Bv2YQneyFQdANghdcZfr8u6aHEtaTG1gEVHqEHOiggQN4ByaRCsOyd3ZtTZlrsKCfHFkCoKofvsiAN2NkPEh6kI/s400/IMG_3908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580758126294874706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanObYpLccEaU5y1uqwSZDwEriPVxP_ar6HXdtdvQZskD-K92g0r8CXi1ecSqW1TS6b76o_pUoMphfbWe1MsJsFGqcQWyLeSJNYfyk6GMiVc9kPAQcTV7atwHmzYGQSO5_RqyClzj4O1g/s1600/IMG_8611.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanObYpLccEaU5y1uqwSZDwEriPVxP_ar6HXdtdvQZskD-K92g0r8CXi1ecSqW1TS6b76o_pUoMphfbWe1MsJsFGqcQWyLeSJNYfyk6GMiVc9kPAQcTV7atwHmzYGQSO5_RqyClzj4O1g/s400/IMG_8611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580746534000479922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHwSOvUoCyHQO0khWPfr2c17cdbrZpFVBOqhHyM3pj3CF3MBdk_-ZVvEcvNl5VNzGn_Q-nbmEb1AgsxdHZpH0VBA1_syVa6_xWmtwK5bsxwYhxJwjVlgFQw-6Gwhyphenhyphen0sLkGPvVRUjXWWA/s1600/IMG_8616.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHwSOvUoCyHQO0khWPfr2c17cdbrZpFVBOqhHyM3pj3CF3MBdk_-ZVvEcvNl5VNzGn_Q-nbmEb1AgsxdHZpH0VBA1_syVa6_xWmtwK5bsxwYhxJwjVlgFQw-6Gwhyphenhyphen0sLkGPvVRUjXWWA/s400/IMG_8616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580748298286703602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjpOVzqVIECjBYN-aoneny6OlA2rjl8mAs57JmMjIiAuy2836Ok31i8CeKhqxrGoijNARNVmz3W1-fovI17MK-aj0wwMD9VzHUDiZUy66Y1IUV0Sm2HIQN7K9htyDq59VZ_4WOlpVq-U/s1600/IMG_8614.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjpOVzqVIECjBYN-aoneny6OlA2rjl8mAs57JmMjIiAuy2836Ok31i8CeKhqxrGoijNARNVmz3W1-fovI17MK-aj0wwMD9VzHUDiZUy66Y1IUV0Sm2HIQN7K9htyDq59VZ_4WOlpVq-U/s400/IMG_8614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580748293581834530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I spent the rest of the afternoon in Yutenji just walking the streets and hanging out at busy spots like the train station getting shots of people. I sat in front of a supermarket for about half an hour, people kept looking at me funny, but I shot them anyway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2s2u2W1wfcA-jt_K97pH66IjWkwVWO880OKRigAoHWCJtUQSpk-pl5f-OowCQYYRExaBgSCVQqufJqgmMOIFn0BJyL9ShTpHPgMuR7PyzWXKxHNmSGHJwHe-hYx05G5W7FrJVBhtWBM/s1600/IMG_8594.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2s2u2W1wfcA-jt_K97pH66IjWkwVWO880OKRigAoHWCJtUQSpk-pl5f-OowCQYYRExaBgSCVQqufJqgmMOIFn0BJyL9ShTpHPgMuR7PyzWXKxHNmSGHJwHe-hYx05G5W7FrJVBhtWBM/s400/IMG_8594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580746527239867538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAZwC0_yWUe9UfldVXWllR5vgtA3nlOP2PKsis9IZfrfODt1qy8I5VN6Uaw_Bg_GPEHHySgqGDTuuvwWcBlcizSbU9NF_Q2F9GPZvH4iCXWxYkhOGoYpo9lAhGVDjKI4rzrpwUweFWIg/s1600/IMG_8631.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAZwC0_yWUe9UfldVXWllR5vgtA3nlOP2PKsis9IZfrfODt1qy8I5VN6Uaw_Bg_GPEHHySgqGDTuuvwWcBlcizSbU9NF_Q2F9GPZvH4iCXWxYkhOGoYpo9lAhGVDjKI4rzrpwUweFWIg/s400/IMG_8631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580751826110455826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBOdRpmIO9vtyOZQEk6tpsM91qNOe7g2E-OKHMSjEplYRzpqco9EsZIn1NbXDwkjTuM9g0-mCusRtOqVywVPyivjYafqt7KEOwkVIvpjtjq3rF08lJeL71YMWe56nYcJid_qtUZF2o2Q/s1600/IMG_8626.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBOdRpmIO9vtyOZQEk6tpsM91qNOe7g2E-OKHMSjEplYRzpqco9EsZIn1NbXDwkjTuM9g0-mCusRtOqVywVPyivjYafqt7KEOwkVIvpjtjq3rF08lJeL71YMWe56nYcJid_qtUZF2o2Q/s400/IMG_8626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580748306346135442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When I was done in Yutenji I meandered along the streets near the tracks so I wouldn't lose my way while I headed into Gakugeidaigaku (yes, it's a mouthful). I realized I must be in Gakugeidaigaku because I was nearing the next train station along the Tokyu Toyoko line. I stopped in this really cute store called modern pets has nothing to do with real pets, they basically remade Dream Pets which is are stuffed animals from the 60's, they also carry all sorts of Astroboy stuff. I picked up to tiny creatures super cute.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBV9vhLvLWwFPoJBOLHwR5uD7cn43ZY0WlZrf6TWLX6JHUND22TMCg8tprOpOVnJGKkqnOk1ZTnT8HWp9oqgqaaItsVsG0p94mMJFGKUsNYNOKAg5yhq_NUmp0lU2mo4dZHlbCb9UsN4/s1600/IMG_8646.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBV9vhLvLWwFPoJBOLHwR5uD7cn43ZY0WlZrf6TWLX6JHUND22TMCg8tprOpOVnJGKkqnOk1ZTnT8HWp9oqgqaaItsVsG0p94mMJFGKUsNYNOKAg5yhq_NUmp0lU2mo4dZHlbCb9UsN4/s400/IMG_8646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580751832706092978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqcsU8ZWbNPS2qP20u5tLWWzQomGKC2JPgU_LOsgqfoVmCJDrQb2cZGzKWOzPeFZmdvJ3RC_yhllC52nmk-6QrIW0QXdjt7C6emvmE1k34TeC6nH8s-jDEURm1Wr4Wk1c7v9IirVf0sU/s1600/IMG_8658.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqcsU8ZWbNPS2qP20u5tLWWzQomGKC2JPgU_LOsgqfoVmCJDrQb2cZGzKWOzPeFZmdvJ3RC_yhllC52nmk-6QrIW0QXdjt7C6emvmE1k34TeC6nH8s-jDEURm1Wr4Wk1c7v9IirVf0sU/s400/IMG_8658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580754306765896146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6z0sRVJvYZgtuiyjS6yHcA-nzoKhhUHPdAcrmSMLp65esltryh4zj0AuosK0ywYAjtalf2qFTVEzZexalevsPbtdsVk51q3lxJZFSOwuQ5lmS0wsX_dZNLpcKaZD1HHESm_RnhJv_xTs/s1600/IMG_8659.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6z0sRVJvYZgtuiyjS6yHcA-nzoKhhUHPdAcrmSMLp65esltryh4zj0AuosK0ywYAjtalf2qFTVEzZexalevsPbtdsVk51q3lxJZFSOwuQ5lmS0wsX_dZNLpcKaZD1HHESm_RnhJv_xTs/s400/IMG_8659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580754310821681106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfpNp5Or3UqbDl84cvhr37MEVwXgR7FJaBUKiCbscR0QUWEkwwQa0R08sXMzoSQsFdXjTHPSE_xmKxkvnja4MphyphenhyphenEMRbHKdTzWa_bUtGEo65Zg5bM60_uliM0uuhUJv9pv4D_29cqCL8/s1600/IMG_3910.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfpNp5Or3UqbDl84cvhr37MEVwXgR7FJaBUKiCbscR0QUWEkwwQa0R08sXMzoSQsFdXjTHPSE_xmKxkvnja4MphyphenhyphenEMRbHKdTzWa_bUtGEo65Zg5bM60_uliM0uuhUJv9pv4D_29cqCL8/s400/IMG_3910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580758132200404322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloZm9z_Ct8ycJXGh0keEo6HZNbIcuROZFi9gn-XSFOMSqjNcOQq2S4P01pUP51perBgDAk9ll-E6mShkPB7HD_HMf7VgAb1WVlViT5e8Pv-2_IAfb9mcIoRR-N3vXtbmivw6CqVWsBZA/s1600/IMG_8684.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloZm9z_Ct8ycJXGh0keEo6HZNbIcuROZFi9gn-XSFOMSqjNcOQq2S4P01pUP51perBgDAk9ll-E6mShkPB7HD_HMf7VgAb1WVlViT5e8Pv-2_IAfb9mcIoRR-N3vXtbmivw6CqVWsBZA/s400/IMG_8684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580754317995629170" border="0" /></a><br />These two tinies came home with me, so kawaii!<br /><br />I made an attempt to go to a gallery opening this eve but I was unsuccessful. After taking three different trains and getting on two wrong trains, and navigating some dark alleys the place was closed! The gallery is in Ryogoku(pronounced Yogoku) which where the Edo Museum is so I got to see the building it's pretty impressive looks like a giant spaceship. All that traveling took 2.5 hrs! I got back to my hood and went to a delicious izakaya, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.bento.com/rev/2908.html">Kushiwakamaru</a>, that basically makes yakitori of all sorts and serves mega size beers. I had a quart of beer, I kid you not. As an appetizer they brought out a bowl full of pureed daikon radish with teeny fish sprinkle on top, I tried it, it tasted as bad as it sounds. For dinner, I ordered entirely too much, because I was basing it on the size of yakitori we get in NYC, but it's all mega size at this place. I ordered two screws of beef with peppers, two chicken with scallion, one scallop with salsa, two asparagus with bacon. Let's just say, I would like to stick a finger down my throat because I ate so much. This place is super gaijin friendly the whole menu is translated into English and you will see plenty of gaijin faces. 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About a 5 mins walk from station.<br /><br /><span style=""><span style="font-style: italic;">Kushiwakamaru</span></span> in Nakameguro- Take the Toyku Toyoko line or the Hibiya line to the Nakameguro station. As soon as you get out of the station cross to the opposite side of the street, make a left. Then make a right at the next corner, and one more left at the next corner. The building says YAKITORI in the front. Put your name down on the list and number in your party and take a seat.Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-7023316173904889902011-03-05T14:55:00.000-08:002011-03-05T14:56:27.540-08:00Tokyo Day 3-Nakameguro, Daikanyama, and Beeru!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguVr8KILwWm2JmBAPCkb6YFLEmqDGmfcxJ_60xtj4EYffrRbcRSOIidNMexKprtmgkXKgRg7aCdSfIfDDOco51kf1y-l1NAgg_l50RkvNrI9rhetTHMXbsT_Lc8HT-dsnkx8j2Y8209w/s1600/IMG_8445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguVr8KILwWm2JmBAPCkb6YFLEmqDGmfcxJ_60xtj4EYffrRbcRSOIidNMexKprtmgkXKgRg7aCdSfIfDDOco51kf1y-l1NAgg_l50RkvNrI9rhetTHMXbsT_Lc8HT-dsnkx8j2Y8209w/s400/IMG_8445.JPG" border="0" height="400" width="266" /></a><br />I spent the day trolling around Nakameguro and Daikanyama with my Canon and Nikon hanging from my neck. I walked along the meguro river in Nakameguro into Aobadai where I had a delicious lunch set at <a href="http://www.aoya-nakameguro.com/">Aoya</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpS9IVtIXUSDY80rJSvgMcLipo5fwLOURHf69iigb1cIrK4LWilD6VQxcOoNW3UnArRfryD0LYGtqL-5WyIE9XB9qwzoGi0JrppqybghoM-pikmALxF-aiLZlOTXul12BFbjFEBORUVWQ/s1600/IMG_8415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpS9IVtIXUSDY80rJSvgMcLipo5fwLOURHf69iigb1cIrK4LWilD6VQxcOoNW3UnArRfryD0LYGtqL-5WyIE9XB9qwzoGi0JrppqybghoM-pikmALxF-aiLZlOTXul12BFbjFEBORUVWQ/s400/IMG_8415.JPG" border="0" height="400" width="266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEhg6DxGgCOBubh7lQMlornAbAxmHViMPLoTB3iuzUIjnF_ztZeOyR5n56zQsofKm_qsRJ-YXtS9bIzkZohS9Ic5DIo0rL0cN__VpMiAoOWegamx2O20kycCxpwzXJMMZMNc1A2CRaic/s1600/IMG_8428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEhg6DxGgCOBubh7lQMlornAbAxmHViMPLoTB3iuzUIjnF_ztZeOyR5n56zQsofKm_qsRJ-YXtS9bIzkZohS9Ic5DIo0rL0cN__VpMiAoOWegamx2O20kycCxpwzXJMMZMNc1A2CRaic/s400/IMG_8428.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Aoya is located in a sweet Showa era house tucked away from the street with a lovely narrow garden path to it's wooden sliding door. The only way you know it's there is by a tiny lantern at the entrance. I was really fortunate that the young man who seated me spoke English so he explained the three options on the lunch set after showing me to the counter where I took a seat and I could watch them prepare the meal. The restaurant prepares Kyoto based food, and my choices where a one-plate Kaseki style dish with lots of veggies and a fish, a curry bowl, or a Korean inspired tofu spicy stew. I went with the Korean tofu stew and it was delicious. All the meals come with side dishes, mine had a bowl of 5 grain rice and a salad.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_Z2Vk4Nsh36KSW26p3Fa8Br87u9Yix9KdhWOnH3mE6Imq2kre00wn2Bbo6VuHScjlwcW1BMV8NxoZmLJiOcnJprkBMQEzmjslBsuN0q7-RMDgXHf5qLdU7Op1gUzwkVfgEw5EtwA7i4/s1600/IMG_8447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_Z2Vk4Nsh36KSW26p3Fa8Br87u9Yix9KdhWOnH3mE6Imq2kre00wn2Bbo6VuHScjlwcW1BMV8NxoZmLJiOcnJprkBMQEzmjslBsuN0q7-RMDgXHf5qLdU7Op1gUzwkVfgEw5EtwA7i4/s400/IMG_8447.JPG" border="0" height="400" width="266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1CahSVvhJQb4iOVH7FNhOTdBGieSpeugbvFgA2u_eecVtgbhyxUWI2NhVrBr20p5y1cYY7UKogmfDtz0_IeLAW5Tb8w1ir1gF2DrsEpXeulrnoNybB64We3zGKhy5MDD_eq9wUgfOj4/s1600/IMG_8449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1CahSVvhJQb4iOVH7FNhOTdBGieSpeugbvFgA2u_eecVtgbhyxUWI2NhVrBr20p5y1cYY7UKogmfDtz0_IeLAW5Tb8w1ir1gF2DrsEpXeulrnoNybB64We3zGKhy5MDD_eq9wUgfOj4/s400/IMG_8449.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8bYgWKaBH3z-s_cF0piZHpPP2k2yowvMZq8kA-Ds2Twz_WZqa1yZRs8M8IF2-ef6zDhyphenhyphenAEMbJTolqpBxyqPxz3DmfRTjjlR0iFqUOld-JxPBcI76QNRTE3r3kCeEtOLwgKt_7k1PGiM/s1600/IMG_8448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8bYgWKaBH3z-s_cF0piZHpPP2k2yowvMZq8kA-Ds2Twz_WZqa1yZRs8M8IF2-ef6zDhyphenhyphenAEMbJTolqpBxyqPxz3DmfRTjjlR0iFqUOld-JxPBcI76QNRTE3r3kCeEtOLwgKt_7k1PGiM/s320/IMG_8448.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCJtfMnf_XHkPM5TBAMIN4w-rkcNBeQpB0thnZ9J1WoLdXP-ODzO2W3EFzvMhpadgahgP3VtidToDvRlVQzDPvFC9to4Dpbcjj_XtlnAaV5GlMZ5kEc9Hx998ei9foq4QW3UoAKC5B78/s1600/IMG_8452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCJtfMnf_XHkPM5TBAMIN4w-rkcNBeQpB0thnZ9J1WoLdXP-ODzO2W3EFzvMhpadgahgP3VtidToDvRlVQzDPvFC9to4Dpbcjj_XtlnAaV5GlMZ5kEc9Hx998ei9foq4QW3UoAKC5B78/s400/IMG_8452.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9szLlIUXkJaAci7bYJwlKYsMqxTWjTGa1Yj3roHiosFDHAY5lw94Fga0HL4e7Z8t6x7lMJDph4ErQbTmNqTWxEgvKvV0UBemzW0PCTD0EoVZF-8Iizp4pD5omijMp4xHQYhyphenhyphen1HJr30ms/s1600/IMG_8453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9szLlIUXkJaAci7bYJwlKYsMqxTWjTGa1Yj3roHiosFDHAY5lw94Fga0HL4e7Z8t6x7lMJDph4ErQbTmNqTWxEgvKvV0UBemzW0PCTD0EoVZF-8Iizp4pD5omijMp4xHQYhyphenhyphen1HJr30ms/s400/IMG_8453.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><br />After my meal I headed out and walked some more around Nakameguro, I went to stop in at Nill style/Bonill cafe which is on the corner from Aoya but they were closed, it's one of my favorite stores/cafe.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7ulHlXa_CAIxjzl5XUh-SY2N_Z1niClZmF24j50sFfRMKFV1w0PHU-UdQrXdDrPyK-PE4BfJt51LzWxOrpA0pdqdeWurjLKPmaJJaL2M6svVkLwaGo4X7CyiS7XyVJjJlajePJ2qpLw/s1600/IMG_8465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7ulHlXa_CAIxjzl5XUh-SY2N_Z1niClZmF24j50sFfRMKFV1w0PHU-UdQrXdDrPyK-PE4BfJt51LzWxOrpA0pdqdeWurjLKPmaJJaL2M6svVkLwaGo4X7CyiS7XyVJjJlajePJ2qpLw/s400/IMG_8465.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi1k68sXGDiV8hFOZVaFPqEdOGSJj2XoNTiz0b4Py6U1SDvdGK3Cjx0uHDlBnQL1J8BB9amKR2t6RY8AklqWQvsahU0VeAFJFmmY4LNQTjiml_Gkc5Wg-I0ME18oRr7vv4GgSS4pqJ38/s1600/IMG_8461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi1k68sXGDiV8hFOZVaFPqEdOGSJj2XoNTiz0b4Py6U1SDvdGK3Cjx0uHDlBnQL1J8BB9amKR2t6RY8AklqWQvsahU0VeAFJFmmY4LNQTjiml_Gkc5Wg-I0ME18oRr7vv4GgSS4pqJ38/s320/IMG_8461.JPG" border="0" height="400" width="266" /></a><br /><br />Then I trekked up a very steep hill into Daikanyama where I saw the Egyptian embassy which is a very strange sight in the middle of Tokyo with all it's gold and Egyptian sphinxes and such. I walked a little fer onto the side streets filled with tiny stores and I went shopping for socks at <a href="http://kutsushitaya.com/">Kutsushitaya</a> where they carry all the Tabio socks which are made in Japan. I scored, they had 60% off all the winter socks! Then I went into CA4LA (pronounced Kashira), a hats-only store hoping to replace some of my older winter knit hats from here, but alas they were onto spring.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnUWiWVeREeXSu02-bDQHbu6W4yf1utHPrY0Prr9kl1YTItQl977b_jTIeKl9Ixjz2-5IT_pq7K9WmOeS4vYIIVb1uiVDxqS1V72DI6oHlZP2TsecnQV_ZqJstPruAughoMuu8Ikxejk/s1600/IMG_3893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnUWiWVeREeXSu02-bDQHbu6W4yf1utHPrY0Prr9kl1YTItQl977b_jTIeKl9Ixjz2-5IT_pq7K9WmOeS4vYIIVb1uiVDxqS1V72DI6oHlZP2TsecnQV_ZqJstPruAughoMuu8Ikxejk/s400/IMG_3893.JPG" border="0" height="400" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8n7kodEmwp3SEkv_f_BO8ysw5Wjj6kZhn8YUCoVKP5j40RiAxzQNI-mvKxpDt84H7jretqhpBtrBmIKHRK4h_rZJO-z07QgZHYiDFOoerIF4uSaE4hhdQMj2MZjBFohJMtGvImzRDbk/s1600/IMG_3894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8n7kodEmwp3SEkv_f_BO8ysw5Wjj6kZhn8YUCoVKP5j40RiAxzQNI-mvKxpDt84H7jretqhpBtrBmIKHRK4h_rZJO-z07QgZHYiDFOoerIF4uSaE4hhdQMj2MZjBFohJMtGvImzRDbk/s400/IMG_3894.JPG" border="0" height="400" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy63Kw621n60aR3NcUouhtVAVlxNrkEbSNTtiG6eLlgxLqZVqVj013xgCmnz8cn-8vvPGDEpLDtzop-WNQp48-5RfCDor1Q_WBnTt0xyHZX5TEYq-WSM9uR1ciFtEyez75MccfzWZ-iA/s1600/IMG_8531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy63Kw621n60aR3NcUouhtVAVlxNrkEbSNTtiG6eLlgxLqZVqVj013xgCmnz8cn-8vvPGDEpLDtzop-WNQp48-5RfCDor1Q_WBnTt0xyHZX5TEYq-WSM9uR1ciFtEyez75MccfzWZ-iA/s400/IMG_8531.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><br />Next stop, Chez Luis, a patisserie, where I had me a sit-down with a cup of tea and a yummy custard filled pastry.<br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNmnZwZQ6kAZKIi39i_nQkR4eaG0p-wKpjgTLGhIfJNR-BmN0EqoRR5vlXNxZyNfolK-AqyM2wpSMmB5gHrkZhGGJ6h62VFoHBfca7Gg00e53HKNnYnFZyFjuBrhprwrHOtZ6OSaFuLw/s1600/IMG_8499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNmnZwZQ6kAZKIi39i_nQkR4eaG0p-wKpjgTLGhIfJNR-BmN0EqoRR5vlXNxZyNfolK-AqyM2wpSMmB5gHrkZhGGJ6h62VFoHBfca7Gg00e53HKNnYnFZyFjuBrhprwrHOtZ6OSaFuLw/s400/IMG_8499.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><tbody></tbody></table><br />Time to head back to the apartment to relax for a bit before heading out for the evening. On the way back I stopped at the cutest looking take-out window from the restaurant <a href="http://mahakala-nakameguro.com/">Mahakala </a>which seems to serve squid and chicken dishes including okonomiyaki and chicken sashimi, but the take-out window has a refrigerator filled with yummy puddings and custards in adorable containers. I picked up a matcha flavored pudding for after dinner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjFtO0T5MJHxiYDXIqxkUXtdbcWThNCMwprJR1f2QGvJJOIcfMyH1HUyLBfXSKi1x22XGAID9TFnbCF60EahKaaMl3q8fHdMHTGEMjDe2V3-rUyfzaOUiHhu7cBFcfEuK75GoXBjw0nE/s1600/IMG_3873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" com="" jc3zgbonyqg="" txf1t6i0kti="" c="" ceshxqepauc="" s400="" jpg="" border="0" height="400" width="300"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_yoVS2JLnIFoo7eyFcq7UGWIM2sCbX5x8XVaKGtnS_wa3G0UIKWSXDV5uKp64tGGH27efzHB31vXfICH9bRnf49Zjy5LGh8229K-ycq7DO6nAhgrcMA5OYH8l2eb5rGR6FyncNhMJ1w/s1600/IMG_8433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_yoVS2JLnIFoo7eyFcq7UGWIM2sCbX5x8XVaKGtnS_wa3G0UIKWSXDV5uKp64tGGH27efzHB31vXfICH9bRnf49Zjy5LGh8229K-ycq7DO6nAhgrcMA5OYH8l2eb5rGR6FyncNhMJ1w/s400/IMG_8433.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjFtO0T5MJHxiYDXIqxkUXtdbcWThNCMwprJR1f2QGvJJOIcfMyH1HUyLBfXSKi1x22XGAID9TFnbCF60EahKaaMl3q8fHdMHTGEMjDe2V3-rUyfzaOUiHhu7cBFcfEuK75GoXBjw0nE/s1600/IMG_3873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Went home relaxed, then got ready to head over to the Taproom, a beerhall with twenty-something beers on tap, including a really good imperial stout which is what I had, I paired that with a nakameguro burger which was very seasoned and had onion rings inside. They definitely need to learn to make their fries better, they were steak-cut potatoes that were limp and wet with grease, yuck, left those alone. I sketched while I was there, not many people to sketch since it was early only 7pm, but there were interesting faces around including a lot of gaijin (foreigners). Around 8pm I strolled back to my place had my pudding and got to bed by 10pm, I know lame but I'm still jet-lagged.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpDCgRFhqpg_VZXXpFH0y4jD-xxJCpodrm89ethgtR0Wi5fQCnqCkVngZgxvZxIiMSm9lbUVddcz7QnPYQLstrVjDmlWidNF-x5Gtefe3G_9i1VoAIloIGHnGGbl4jXKQSOuw93oO8pA/s1600/IMG_8541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpDCgRFhqpg_VZXXpFH0y4jD-xxJCpodrm89ethgtR0Wi5fQCnqCkVngZgxvZxIiMSm9lbUVddcz7QnPYQLstrVjDmlWidNF-x5Gtefe3G_9i1VoAIloIGHnGGbl4jXKQSOuw93oO8pA/s400/IMG_8541.JPG" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZQw40-r80NPyGHfWGwLYzOrv8o5PfVALee3fGtGbN1tHy5tMrPDY0y7mseH_sx3wuxDAX4wDLcQ-qwIHcLbrbYGGPFp-v6zOOvt4-uRYjrYooMEM6PDcbpLuqe0YkEz8FZ6vhzFBuiI/s1600/IMG_8542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; 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width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_67ReHHFRs4O3tyw6g5EFCZzMzKKNJ7uqxcR7KvCuBJyifoPTxCnLBdoTaTFUpNXUXBvleckmQ6Wwc0QvupHAQ7mruBkWPgLR1PJ2Y_nLApgkoRtnCM1duzJjEWj2BAPfhvSbfkM9Hqc/s400/IMG_3846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580009315087898146" border="0" /></a><br />Shibuya<br /><br />I waited to take some pics of my apartment until the morning because in the evening it's slightly depresso because there's only flourescent lighting, but in the morning it's sweet. Although most of the apartment is freezing the tatami mat area is warm because the heating unit is in here and the shower is super hot a big plus in my book. Neighbors are all quiet too, thank god, I thought the screaming baby was going to be a regular, not so.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuV3givJyxwQRHWZXR4yPH7cjEYirI2jqiAfVIQ41wrwYquXi3kjjoy0mH2mbJqz8Qr0TA-KT6l7BvUZZmZGj5nKxeY4e28KkFnBpEekA5QS-yS_n_hSGKqMOKPDtPZkThZzCoTvtWIg/s1600/IMG_3799.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuV3givJyxwQRHWZXR4yPH7cjEYirI2jqiAfVIQ41wrwYquXi3kjjoy0mH2mbJqz8Qr0TA-KT6l7BvUZZmZGj5nKxeY4e28KkFnBpEekA5QS-yS_n_hSGKqMOKPDtPZkThZzCoTvtWIg/s400/IMG_3799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580012334189762930" border="0" /></a><br />I'm upstairs you can't see my door it's in the little nook<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hOzOicfqNPHpbFpU3ZcxGr1_9OaiSbSyRzGLi30lp7Bt9TzpSBLbvXPndXMW5vD2LhQ40z9R8XEBQIkQhAGjoQ-0M5AgMNSKXsmB4K-fN6JXWoksOhu_dOW8MtYJHbd3-LQOx9l0Foo/s1600/IMG_3870.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hOzOicfqNPHpbFpU3ZcxGr1_9OaiSbSyRzGLi30lp7Bt9TzpSBLbvXPndXMW5vD2LhQ40z9R8XEBQIkQhAGjoQ-0M5AgMNSKXsmB4K-fN6JXWoksOhu_dOW8MtYJHbd3-LQOx9l0Foo/s400/IMG_3870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580012325061543698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDPxANfIr_7cfg9xE7RPW72rPLbofIZnv-LtNd5mEZzLE3Wl3wQG1hXX46EPJO8RPRn0htb-DWT4oUP5eK1hJT4gH_zdTgfmsBZ5Tvuu6MyRs-PhdPmgvPa2gnFuewDDIQ46n6RZKiE4/s1600/IMG_3789.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDPxANfIr_7cfg9xE7RPW72rPLbofIZnv-LtNd5mEZzLE3Wl3wQG1hXX46EPJO8RPRn0htb-DWT4oUP5eK1hJT4gH_zdTgfmsBZ5Tvuu6MyRs-PhdPmgvPa2gnFuewDDIQ46n6RZKiE4/s400/IMG_3789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580012318311804338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ7UVLlzdrr1Q-iaWBZqI6QXotF9PhQ2JxsG18uvpV88JscjXaVTIehN6SE_8_UoNQ32UKykZbNvlsId1uYzpI44fjEdMyLPmgIau_cipmtx-uY-n4GdH4kRp-XLo26JCBNNZOpv5bQU/s1600/IMG_3787.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ7UVLlzdrr1Q-iaWBZqI6QXotF9PhQ2JxsG18uvpV88JscjXaVTIehN6SE_8_UoNQ32UKykZbNvlsId1uYzpI44fjEdMyLPmgIau_cipmtx-uY-n4GdH4kRp-XLo26JCBNNZOpv5bQU/s400/IMG_3787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580012323959361890" border="0" /></a><br />OMG! So they just stuck a toilet seat ontop of an old Japanese style toilet, thank god!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnTK8qGClNLRSY7rzMjiiS5y0FcsnLay9ZEU5yllVueA6CL1LH8XrjNBElUdvgWPYKB5FALuLQndsrPRjpJPHu8kNluADyyVKQNan8K0pzfaPo_VCYV4UkYYCoWimp9qAFWHiPranujM/s1600/IMG_3794.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnTK8qGClNLRSY7rzMjiiS5y0FcsnLay9ZEU5yllVueA6CL1LH8XrjNBElUdvgWPYKB5FALuLQndsrPRjpJPHu8kNluADyyVKQNan8K0pzfaPo_VCYV4UkYYCoWimp9qAFWHiPranujM/s400/IMG_3794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580012341343962882" border="0" /></a><br />My block<br /><br />My first full day in Tokyo started at 3am, yes that early I got a total of 4hrs sleep because of the jet lag. I had to wait until things started opening to get some breakfast and go to the supermarket. I was a little confused when I got outside with my map because although I saw one thing on google street view it was another view in real life, so I decided follow all the folks going to work, they must be headed in the general direction of the train station, turned out I was right. On my walk around the corner I ran into a shrine which is so amazing to have these traditional structures just around the corner. Then I got my bearings and found the supermarket, Life, but it was too early and it was closed and I had no idea what their ours were, it was 9am figure 10am things would open.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4XsVkO_b0QOtz1LzN0WPkZxKq-kxUl3kAkZGWd9Y5XGHHaGnCL4pFC5z8-mFIPKRABexCVApG_xJFgEjwas22QS1ZZ1mbw6ycNMzsOkaQUytRAzZypYpudGWv8X4X8NhPmP7h55Qd18/s1600/IMG_3800.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4XsVkO_b0QOtz1LzN0WPkZxKq-kxUl3kAkZGWd9Y5XGHHaGnCL4pFC5z8-mFIPKRABexCVApG_xJFgEjwas22QS1ZZ1mbw6ycNMzsOkaQUytRAzZypYpudGWv8X4X8NhPmP7h55Qd18/s400/IMG_3800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580013731756449586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I set off to find my breakfast, if nothing was open my next choice would have been the 7 Eleven, they have tons of prepared foods. I found Cafe Doutor open, they're a chain link Starbucks but with tastier and weird food options, they are right by the train station and around the corner from the supermarket. I had a yummy macha latte and a breakfast egg sandwich that had ham, peppers and other veggies. When I went to sit down I realized that there's smoking and non-smoking here and the smoking section is actually and enclosed area and it was the only place with available seating. I sat there for under 5 mins before I saw I women get up from the non-smoking section and I ran for it, I got smoked out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_2ijzHHsnCQPi62oRbq6LFE4paIE1qbDzr0NeiEQHVK3wiQuTZHcpIf2hGfpkr1lAAk4mrCkXhMRdQpTi5na3lASSU4jA2s6Wvg42NhEu8Y4cw1e7T0q6VH3s274AwhhhDbEgN-MZDQ/s1600/IMG_3805.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_2ijzHHsnCQPi62oRbq6LFE4paIE1qbDzr0NeiEQHVK3wiQuTZHcpIf2hGfpkr1lAAk4mrCkXhMRdQpTi5na3lASSU4jA2s6Wvg42NhEu8Y4cw1e7T0q6VH3s274AwhhhDbEgN-MZDQ/s400/IMG_3805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026308011657330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the delicious breakfast I headed back the supermarket, and it was still closed and so was the 100 Yen store that I needed to go to, so I just wandered to check out this part of the neighborhood. Lots of neat little eateries, plenty of after-work places to get sake and fried or grilled goodness. In my little wanderings I found a bakery called Transparente, it had mostly savory treats like the one I bought with ham,cheese, and broccoli. The bakery itself was lovely, super designed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64Y5lNg_F7WMteR9RsFkc-gtbef2kCX6BXnY9eTmJS0Iqly-y8mqxHJkfoSpWqG4wIERW6sas1y-tQmRiMW9MgQiHuhJFGs2C_x4H7meq-wu4jTuTgw2eL6taE85YEFg8K00BgBmgffk/s1600/IMG_3814.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64Y5lNg_F7WMteR9RsFkc-gtbef2kCX6BXnY9eTmJS0Iqly-y8mqxHJkfoSpWqG4wIERW6sas1y-tQmRiMW9MgQiHuhJFGs2C_x4H7meq-wu4jTuTgw2eL6taE85YEFg8K00BgBmgffk/s400/IMG_3814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580017417258910562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBzQpCeDQT61p2rQYin4vbrYzz1mOAzg69P_OtD4-VCCIohitplu8_IbeDyxt3wTA9bTZGEqNPyZwpk77CXSwl4QVcFsNdosu5aDhofvf7mlqvc5RbmVHJJHcj_OOFOLICyI6amxIFuk/s1600/IMG_3812.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBzQpCeDQT61p2rQYin4vbrYzz1mOAzg69P_OtD4-VCCIohitplu8_IbeDyxt3wTA9bTZGEqNPyZwpk77CXSwl4QVcFsNdosu5aDhofvf7mlqvc5RbmVHJJHcj_OOFOLICyI6amxIFuk/s400/IMG_3812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580017404442404450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MMWoUHv7Is8e-1-F_YwiY2QMa9nKp4T2sjDOYRqysT-til7NrT79N2KO8vV3SYfA6nwx8u59zkXmChcDuZg8kQQaz5UHTxAiFGc7GwyysCXOJtHrYVhAAyG-eIo0Hp_4_7-ywVl6v7E/s1600/IMG_3811.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MMWoUHv7Is8e-1-F_YwiY2QMa9nKp4T2sjDOYRqysT-til7NrT79N2KO8vV3SYfA6nwx8u59zkXmChcDuZg8kQQaz5UHTxAiFGc7GwyysCXOJtHrYVhAAyG-eIo0Hp_4_7-ywVl6v7E/s400/IMG_3811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580017398572945122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I headed back to Life supermarket and went shopping they have two floors upstairs they have non-food items including cheap clothes. I got the basics including some snacking nori and tofu, I'm sure the bread and the nori have MSG but here you just have to pretend it doesn't exist because it's just part of their cooking. They have an amazing pickle aisle that I know three people who would freak out over it, because they love pickled stuff so much.There meats and fish section are also pretty amazing as well as they pre-prepared foods with bento boxes,sushi bentos, onigiri and much more. I went upstairs to get cleaning supplies, kitchen towels, and other necessities and had no idea you had to pay on each separate floor but the girls at the register forgave my stupid gaijin ways and let it slide this time, at least that's what I got from the miming. Popped into the 100 Yen store (99 cent store equilvalent, except with the exchange rate it $1.22) I bought stuff like clothing dryers,towels, kitchen utensils,and a bunch of other useful things. I was off, back to the apartment to drop off my spoils and eat my lunch which I bought at the supermarket a sandwich pack, that comes with egg salad, potato salad with tomato, and ham&cheese. They're tiny little finger sandwiches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihP3MrLOQegiN008mVQtRemwHH5RGHeLAyLsgq-sVRbqaa7irSJOM-2Ma1p-8Zk-W1LENHECXX-feFHcCVfmwmQ-Emj_a8XywLPUAzfX5yXH-26QJX7TON1k1Z95dN3SKDGkuX4SYnTM8/s1600/IMG_3816.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihP3MrLOQegiN008mVQtRemwHH5RGHeLAyLsgq-sVRbqaa7irSJOM-2Ma1p-8Zk-W1LENHECXX-feFHcCVfmwmQ-Emj_a8XywLPUAzfX5yXH-26QJX7TON1k1Z95dN3SKDGkuX4SYnTM8/s400/IMG_3816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580021918588371458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-SeNZqgxeJxsIZQIgwbjX0DJ1cyxMSlqkAvsG5lYGu7Tn0_tzi-0utKnqhwAYYVKFq4tu1TXxN9TfnE0-oaucmho5tuqgE-QaNl3smWY-iHK__Ar__oTkvW4wD82oCMuxIc_5_E0FK0/s1600/IMG_3817.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-SeNZqgxeJxsIZQIgwbjX0DJ1cyxMSlqkAvsG5lYGu7Tn0_tzi-0utKnqhwAYYVKFq4tu1TXxN9TfnE0-oaucmho5tuqgE-QaNl3smWY-iHK__Ar__oTkvW4wD82oCMuxIc_5_E0FK0/s400/IMG_3817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580021920642281250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After lunch I ran into a local drugstore to by some hand soap and paper towels then I took the train into Shibuya which is only two stops on the Tokyu Toyoko line and 120 yen each way. My main goal was to head over to Tokyu hands department store to find a hair-dryer to replace my non-working one, a tea ball, and a few essentials I was missing. I just hung out exploring all the floors in Tokyu Hands, lots of amazing stuff especially in the kitchen section.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59iCg_yxi8jLP8lGQD-4trE_tMVUsctzEGFNeMrhcW7KYJae2yEBDfcI4ejromNiJAA4Vw9SLf5wphZpg9lUwXJINBM3mPN3mbn1Pdz1GaYThXwivC9LJijS-2FZ_5EKaIdXtAhL15m8/s1600/IMG_3825.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59iCg_yxi8jLP8lGQD-4trE_tMVUsctzEGFNeMrhcW7KYJae2yEBDfcI4ejromNiJAA4Vw9SLf5wphZpg9lUwXJINBM3mPN3mbn1Pdz1GaYThXwivC9LJijS-2FZ_5EKaIdXtAhL15m8/s400/IMG_3825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580021934151494242" border="0" /></a><br />Nakameguro train platform<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4a-LRLLtWEQmkisP3P2rx8uRfCZD_pbJFz_d6GOsq0q2YRasKuxLtPvcEmngPNyH3ifNj6Q6PiVY7mnmlyilB0By6FGkZYknc5tAuUcGidRFrC-fLv8EPeYVztfaMeMMAsP1yUDhYGk/s1600/IMG_3831.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4a-LRLLtWEQmkisP3P2rx8uRfCZD_pbJFz_d6GOsq0q2YRasKuxLtPvcEmngPNyH3ifNj6Q6PiVY7mnmlyilB0By6FGkZYknc5tAuUcGidRFrC-fLv8EPeYVztfaMeMMAsP1yUDhYGk/s400/IMG_3831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580021937680946194" border="0" /></a><br />girl at Shibuya station<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGa0WM1zhvt3-A9E4ymTuQGXUxE2CWCHqWr32RDHhC9AqL3nIxJoy_EhR8HVVxmDwxwSYduDGDg_v-nbmatn4lHQY7iH8NFAL4lahxTqDcTnUAY9jfikkNoIZjl7Frszjpxl7hIXyhgEo/s1600/IMG_3836.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGa0WM1zhvt3-A9E4ymTuQGXUxE2CWCHqWr32RDHhC9AqL3nIxJoy_EhR8HVVxmDwxwSYduDGDg_v-nbmatn4lHQY7iH8NFAL4lahxTqDcTnUAY9jfikkNoIZjl7Frszjpxl7hIXyhgEo/s400/IMG_3836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580024944587198866" border="0" /></a><br />Tokyu Hands ketchup and mayo lunch pack containers<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1y_0KyhWwb3ykJLB16xqRVRB7DOn13Ia7CbrQlnwnMiO9FpkPHhwpOcPfXXTl-74N1CZsymXTfSqcVz0uoyk7nuZXeYHfQqhdmWrkKKDK7vuVdl2v3ZypVVDJoBIqG93HXHnIHaKd-o/s1600/IMG_3833.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1y_0KyhWwb3ykJLB16xqRVRB7DOn13Ia7CbrQlnwnMiO9FpkPHhwpOcPfXXTl-74N1CZsymXTfSqcVz0uoyk7nuZXeYHfQqhdmWrkKKDK7vuVdl2v3ZypVVDJoBIqG93HXHnIHaKd-o/s400/IMG_3833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580024938487019234" border="0" /></a><br />Tokyu Hands, Ladies facial apparatus', I know it looks like other stuff but it's really for skin toning, Tokyu Hands would NEVER carry naughty things.<br /><br />I headed back to my neighborhood when I was done around 4:30pm and went back to Life to see if they had a hair-dryer, no dice. So now I have to sit under the heating unit to air dry my hair. Picked up dinner at the 7 Eleven, tuna salad onigiri (riceball) and a variety of soups including little packets of miso which what I had with my onigiri. Watched some more Vampire Diaries and went to sleep at 7:30pm (remember I was awake at 3am), super jet lagged.<br /><br />A few things I saw on the way home<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqg7FfTgU0uvoiEOQ0nDB5BKgjrQG9kn1yTPSE7NoFG_vb6kD7Z3sRMM0g4WSd-lK3SkOsuk8aekpdJF7V3aK0bHQEs7PEL4Zjab1sZ16Z-z5hfxzh1LtwORq3SJ0CQkHw3XcLfxKToY/s1600/IMG_3822.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqg7FfTgU0uvoiEOQ0nDB5BKgjrQG9kn1yTPSE7NoFG_vb6kD7Z3sRMM0g4WSd-lK3SkOsuk8aekpdJF7V3aK0bHQEs7PEL4Zjab1sZ16Z-z5hfxzh1LtwORq3SJ0CQkHw3XcLfxKToY/s400/IMG_3822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580021925609164322" border="0" /></a><br />A scared doggy with dreads<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnOrRkrUIsRYYQ7kX_VdU3KUpNhffL3aU7mZCBSpvQG8QluWCO3SbSbXiq02-63WPAQiQQvTduclX8S4RRPqnrqdy2uUwo0rquJO4qlrCGcmDaVkFso6SOjdLiW2IeZQZqTFKEK6DrQ/s1600/IMG_3858.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnOrRkrUIsRYYQ7kX_VdU3KUpNhffL3aU7mZCBSpvQG8QluWCO3SbSbXiq02-63WPAQiQQvTduclX8S4RRPqnrqdy2uUwo0rquJO4qlrCGcmDaVkFso6SOjdLiW2IeZQZqTFKEK6DrQ/s400/IMG_3858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580024959562759906" border="0" /></a><br />A restaurant with interesting sea creatures for dinner<br />including this salted shark head .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BcE9Wkw8S7oLSFXQZHlwk7kfvLMs9ZtdcILeR6xMErsLGd_E7CHTqI9d3Xxhh37Y1JIZl89fyN5ZP7Y_INpoEbgxE2qCxF2nPmLwFhQkaZysVfFKGZt_CkxPcyoVmaVfEkm9N6DOuf4/s1600/IMG_3856.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BcE9Wkw8S7oLSFXQZHlwk7kfvLMs9ZtdcILeR6xMErsLGd_E7CHTqI9d3Xxhh37Y1JIZl89fyN5ZP7Y_INpoEbgxE2qCxF2nPmLwFhQkaZysVfFKGZt_CkxPcyoVmaVfEkm9N6DOuf4/s400/IMG_3856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580024947112389458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYTqu_A2BaMzLCN9KM0dGnizASeM8NtdCh3h6QsIRZ0y8FI4THyIi1mKlGV_rSVVjjOY2HSlMRpxdKxEY9nMqCKWy4DkPDvOUD4pjcJylex_WEvA7AAVjx4-dakDff0P477I65CcFrqw/s1600/IMG_3865.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYTqu_A2BaMzLCN9KM0dGnizASeM8NtdCh3h6QsIRZ0y8FI4THyIi1mKlGV_rSVVjjOY2HSlMRpxdKxEY9nMqCKWy4DkPDvOUD4pjcJylex_WEvA7AAVjx4-dakDff0P477I65CcFrqw/s400/IMG_3865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580024967871768338" border="0" /></a><br />my dinnerJannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-48601584015020936522011-03-02T21:08:00.000-08:002011-03-02T21:09:16.333-08:00Tokyo Day 1-The marathon *cross post*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHxLcQJ4VJKM0cPGqpQ0c8nWo63R-WoplINEUWVTmET6n_zD04Zgzl-CM01LIsIL09MctT7v5VG4zpbXNGuPIg0LdEyUs63jDxwBOS0x8Dm9GRvGirNorz1Q1FNhqAzuteYyEtdouXhs/s1600/IMG_3778.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHxLcQJ4VJKM0cPGqpQ0c8nWo63R-WoplINEUWVTmET6n_zD04Zgzl-CM01LIsIL09MctT7v5VG4zpbXNGuPIg0LdEyUs63jDxwBOS0x8Dm9GRvGirNorz1Q1FNhqAzuteYyEtdouXhs/s400/IMG_3778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579714261266083282" border="0" /></a><br />On Narita Express<br /><br />Yesterday was the day from hell starting with my cab being late to get to the airport, but then I got a little good kharma and there was no one on line at the ticket counter, nor at security. The flight was perfectly acceptable but I was miserable the whole time 14hrs without sleeping and insane cramps, by hour four I was about to jump out of my skin. I watched three movies, four vampire diaries, and played pacman, majong,space invaders and then pretended to sleep.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyMk-d5IDj6xAi4msBYTk40f-nLSPCM4AiAjhJ2vdlJIZbndJzmCUfxjphiTxc3lIKZsQwGr29-ynZ84xTbwkUsPbiyOCp0mj8j-4aTJPoS_Je4UJOrysUAlFUw7qgTNGOBtpKEHlLgU/s1600/IMG_3764.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyMk-d5IDj6xAi4msBYTk40f-nLSPCM4AiAjhJ2vdlJIZbndJzmCUfxjphiTxc3lIKZsQwGr29-ynZ84xTbwkUsPbiyOCp0mj8j-4aTJPoS_Je4UJOrysUAlFUw7qgTNGOBtpKEHlLgU/s400/IMG_3764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579714242625581586" border="0" /></a><br />On JAL flight<br /><br />After 14 hours of torture, the plane was half an hour late arriving at Narita which meant I was going to have to be a speed demon if I was going to get to the Sakura house check-in by 8pm. Immigration went smooth hardly any gaijin (foreigners) checking in, but my suitcase of course was practically last because out of a massive plane only 13 rows were economy the rest were premium or first class and they get their baggage first, bastards!<br />Then I raced to the ATM machine and behold my card didn't worked in the HSBC atm, my bank of course, so I tried Citibank, bingo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDSRxlvQ2JjhI2soyBmE6UR-6xBaxYyi7JPGVA07FxAeURe9l2tVLdXm-ab2x_5tx54dCDD92LSsl3Z6MoHR91OLEtZCX_I2C6orUJizj7sLgTbHN49R-jd01aSYjBnsqOIp2VrIPxLo/s1600/IMG_3772.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDSRxlvQ2JjhI2soyBmE6UR-6xBaxYyi7JPGVA07FxAeURe9l2tVLdXm-ab2x_5tx54dCDD92LSsl3Z6MoHR91OLEtZCX_I2C6orUJizj7sLgTbHN49R-jd01aSYjBnsqOIp2VrIPxLo/s400/IMG_3772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579714254450522130" border="0" /></a><br />Got Money and ran to the JR Narita Express ticket counter on the B1 level, unfortunately the only non-stop to Shinjuku wouldn't arrive for another 40 mins so I had no choice, at this point I've called the Sakura house folks to tell them where I am and to please wait for me and not close the office. Got to Shinjuku station at quarter to 8pm (they close at 8pm) and Shinjuku station is the biggest train station in the world, literally so I had to quickly navigate through the tunnels with a massive suitcase, a giant knapsack filled with camera equipment and my smaller backpack. Finally got outside the west exit and then I have to fight with the tiled streets to get my bag to roll do the street. I made it! 8pm on the dot! Checked-in my credit worked fine which was my other worry. Grabbed a cab, I'm sick to my stomach at this point, haven't slept in 24hrs and haven't eaten in a while. I mimed to the cab driver with my map where I needed to go and after ten minutes of staring at the map he punched the address into the GPS and found my apartment, yay! Now for some more fun, I have to lug a 60lb suitcase up very narrow steep metal staircase. I'm home! It's freezing in the apartment, it takes me about ten minutes to figure out the kanji on the remote for the heating unit it never really warmed the apartment just a small section. I got my futons ready, I went down the street to some vending machine for a bottle of water and another of green tea, then off to the shower and bed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDSRxlvQ2JjhI2soyBmE6UR-6xBaxYyi7JPGVA07FxAeURe9l2tVLdXm-ab2x_5tx54dCDD92LSsl3Z6MoHR91OLEtZCX_I2C6orUJizj7sLgTbHN49R-jd01aSYjBnsqOIp2VrIPxLo/s1600/IMG_3772.JPG">≈</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_eHjjlfeCZYDWzctShfyBqBnkEFjj1bBfK0UcgpR9InLDZvOK3jnNYMmvv18cRgXFThDerNTXDB_4AHFZtRxhgi-09DTb11cotg-x8z_gXqXCNd65wYoEVtc3lqJ23dUh5kjpuWdDdw/s1600/IMG_3765.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_eHjjlfeCZYDWzctShfyBqBnkEFjj1bBfK0UcgpR9InLDZvOK3jnNYMmvv18cRgXFThDerNTXDB_4AHFZtRxhgi-09DTb11cotg-x8z_gXqXCNd65wYoEVtc3lqJ23dUh5kjpuWdDdw/s400/IMG_3765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579714250031990338" border="0" /></a><br />Gross chicken teriyaki with unidentifiable sweet things on the upper right.Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-20972063209520732492011-01-25T11:32:00.000-08:002011-01-25T11:33:09.753-08:00Tokyo: A Certain Style *cross post*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMoSWMZq2iNfHOMQVbyujmicC-juJsiQ9IXuI3ewpEMky-rqzsXHUjc7OPNrTy2dKjdoFe7XFigXSQfmuD7TjpRVB9ehz7lId7AGG-fk6ocVgS0kR77i9F4Q6xDJDbUyRCr45VY9t2xE/s1600/cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMoSWMZq2iNfHOMQVbyujmicC-juJsiQ9IXuI3ewpEMky-rqzsXHUjc7OPNrTy2dKjdoFe7XFigXSQfmuD7TjpRVB9ehz7lId7AGG-fk6ocVgS0kR77i9F4Q6xDJDbUyRCr45VY9t2xE/s400/cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566207492846957746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Certain-Style-Kyoichi-Tsuzuki/dp/0811824233">Tokyo: A Certain Style</a>, by Kyoichi Tsuzuki, I've had this book for about 6 years when my partner told my sister that I loved this book and didn't have it, so my sister gave it to me for my birthday. I have poured over the pages a million times since. Recently, I pulled it out for three reasons to look at the small spaces especially those apartments that are tatami style apartments since I will be one of those people soon enough and wanted to get some temporary decor tips. Then the second reason is I find that I enjoy sketching things and rooms much more than I use to when I was younger so this is a perfect book to sketch from, just to get my hand moving. Lastly, I am planning to build my photography portfolio in Japan so I was using this book as a jumping off inspirational book of photography which Kyoichi Tsuzuki photographs make it breathtaking. The book is sectioned into different kinds of apartments, like, "Beauty in Chaos", "The Fancy Fetish", or "Kiddie Kingdoms" with a brief note about the person living in the apartment and what they do. Anyway I want to share a few of the photographs from this book which I highly recommend you add to your library.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhVjf16rpk2JAqGdiAEX-RM2R4vdu5YhQa2pHumwVHe3y_ekNrsCqpuJneRVGaFDYShQWRltNi4plAgx3pH0CwfblkJ2RbGwnb92DxmXvOr8bgQWCxF-TGmc7MeIjeScC4QrGRt8aYKo/s1600/artist+apt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhVjf16rpk2JAqGdiAEX-RM2R4vdu5YhQa2pHumwVHe3y_ekNrsCqpuJneRVGaFDYShQWRltNi4plAgx3pH0CwfblkJ2RbGwnb92DxmXvOr8bgQWCxF-TGmc7MeIjeScC4QrGRt8aYKo/s400/artist+apt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566207484239667538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjympDpcjag3nFuno50VpNS7tfQuk61KK-FlPGEaW_V9c0HFYMnftx2FYwB1c5bhyBe-eugj7WFdgANMqbVSWH04nj84ejp8EzE5K7d1AI377wxqkHNLSqwav9LSwgcaPU79SUE1DQqS_U/s1600/tatami-room.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMnN4U4p-h66hWuL1FDxQUXquwkZA5motJcJkjlLOy2ys4Ln2dhPjAkE55Zwv673WbQ4QYan5_K2C9XehTlmof5lT86ejrvnyKAJODJ8ZptKHaLqrWz4DXWyewHA7rNtOkEcE9VZiiKo/s400/sink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566207643172204018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKtkOIw3dVJ0RkKluFEsmpTX_3vwWoOpUuRBYhbMdyIGKIAszK_-sEYSYtDTJCNrVeLa65Bu8H5eQW3SzmGcjM-NVyg-06VjWYM80kjyIyRgSrhknXqL1Vxv8G7jYTNdCVLT6-HrUsac/s1600/sewing-mach.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKtkOIw3dVJ0RkKluFEsmpTX_3vwWoOpUuRBYhbMdyIGKIAszK_-sEYSYtDTJCNrVeLa65Bu8H5eQW3SzmGcjM-NVyg-06VjWYM80kjyIyRgSrhknXqL1Vxv8G7jYTNdCVLT6-HrUsac/s400/sewing-mach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566207637812981154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EpERIfMT21mYsNKD-hf_nMA9fim7PSnb7XOOAyzSfDF48YQE9awayfTLJshTzTEjZCIZ4rSYwtqS4P3rYcqHvlVmD9qRix3RsdXDMMQ_tdMNLSdVUS7MWmb3XjWZ3EET2zWGF43jZbI/s1600/frig.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EpERIfMT21mYsNKD-hf_nMA9fim7PSnb7XOOAyzSfDF48YQE9awayfTLJshTzTEjZCIZ4rSYwtqS4P3rYcqHvlVmD9qRix3RsdXDMMQ_tdMNLSdVUS7MWmb3XjWZ3EET2zWGF43jZbI/s400/frig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566207498717788866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMa65e5WSO1lWJKYXKJ2NQBXpW5-a4eK6jUbgReFijw5znMVcaCAKTG1_HtWCoeNVjMOwvekMNNft12q77GyNcAuanHDLQofEVb7OGadeRffHw0uNf6Po2JJm3Oc0ZbHdPRkIxjoI9bg/s1600/apt+ext"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMa65e5WSO1lWJKYXKJ2NQBXpW5-a4eK6jUbgReFijw5znMVcaCAKTG1_HtWCoeNVjMOwvekMNNft12q77GyNcAuanHDLQofEVb7OGadeRffHw0uNf6Po2JJm3Oc0ZbHdPRkIxjoI9bg/s400/apt+ext" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566207480752239986" border="0" /></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-70827709692462430362011-01-21T12:29:00.001-08:002011-01-21T12:29:32.331-08:00Sunrise Mart Soho-Japan in New York *cross post*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMj4ZZ_3lI-7utR9R-ZXaKihKzepmZn5_ph-IxwotGcGiOmaBLnrqU9yL8Cmb0tEFC3l_zB5EbrWgproBAzH3uSnN2eigQ5_2OD2HojA051QuN2vbcHNRkLOFl8oPgKA2NXlSftn8bFU/s1600/IMG_2686.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMj4ZZ_3lI-7utR9R-ZXaKihKzepmZn5_ph-IxwotGcGiOmaBLnrqU9yL8Cmb0tEFC3l_zB5EbrWgproBAzH3uSnN2eigQ5_2OD2HojA051QuN2vbcHNRkLOFl8oPgKA2NXlSftn8bFU/s400/IMG_2686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564728958240496578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since I wrote about Panya in my previous post I figure I can write about Sunrise Mart which is where I got my lunch today and it's a great Japanese supermarket, this is the Soho Branch. Sunrise has a couple of locations but this one has an eat-in seating section which is nice. This is a a small but real supermarket, you can get all your ingredients to make any Japanese meal. Of course there is all the fun candy and treats, they also carry Panya treats, like curry pan and yummy fluffy bread loafs, I bought one to make french toast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBDlCQJ2jds118fyfWXqlRYWdc8Fv86UbqTDu62bfmrU2zGw_V2TjSpyz3IHBjHyxtOFS_vCGrAslTxI3VFdIkc0s517hX8OFqqQrmbfBcSR-LQX3AV72EuGbiCks4_P9lTWnECGmZIE/s1600/IMG_2692.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBDlCQJ2jds118fyfWXqlRYWdc8Fv86UbqTDu62bfmrU2zGw_V2TjSpyz3IHBjHyxtOFS_vCGrAslTxI3VFdIkc0s517hX8OFqqQrmbfBcSR-LQX3AV72EuGbiCks4_P9lTWnECGmZIE/s400/IMG_2692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564729397719572450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F2II9KB0E1JUYdvdFWQV2EzlfGv9T37YkRKq31FkM8Av1_zeEcDS1AwaW69cQBjg4qopQr7a7VlZhZy0wRHOT8koOnCQlYjHziT6EEQGXRQ2jOwnNC5BUbbB2AwMxOmRF93Sw0hlpZo/s1600/IMG_2696.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F2II9KB0E1JUYdvdFWQV2EzlfGv9T37YkRKq31FkM8Av1_zeEcDS1AwaW69cQBjg4qopQr7a7VlZhZy0wRHOT8koOnCQlYjHziT6EEQGXRQ2jOwnNC5BUbbB2AwMxOmRF93Sw0hlpZo/s400/IMG_2696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564729416846789218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30c6zofe0XCSSlc55ERvPdwl86vTyMom5kJLoJBPB1nsLIn7z3MZW9AIRs5wNMJxOja8FCOoZnyLsfGeP4Hw7tpuv_OwmS7QEx2u_BS9os7Sq1TWavwYVysGz6rm65P442IujAPW7Jac/s1600/IMG_2695.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30c6zofe0XCSSlc55ERvPdwl86vTyMom5kJLoJBPB1nsLIn7z3MZW9AIRs5wNMJxOja8FCOoZnyLsfGeP4Hw7tpuv_OwmS7QEx2u_BS9os7Sq1TWavwYVysGz6rm65P442IujAPW7Jac/s400/IMG_2695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564729410111154146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L52sjucwfjpttPa4E1R-q216sWy11auvPlWy-u1_3JUWvVU41aElf27A_6bwFu7N90nztfn8xurLbNlAM5jClIlHCol_wE15qSvVBvGT796o61P-XNkkvn6nUGzFrBK4KJlHd9TpdTk/s1600/IMG_2694.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L52sjucwfjpttPa4E1R-q216sWy11auvPlWy-u1_3JUWvVU41aElf27A_6bwFu7N90nztfn8xurLbNlAM5jClIlHCol_wE15qSvVBvGT796o61P-XNkkvn6nUGzFrBK4KJlHd9TpdTk/s400/IMG_2694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564729402271101922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's a whole section were you can get hot take out or just take it to the eat-in section. The have Ramen noodles, in Shoyu (soy sauce), Miso, or Tonkatsu (pork). I got the Miso Ramen, that's usually my favorite and the safest bet anywhere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJmrZp6NQC5JOCQYkdjAW_ZVh71TSILuhbOoo9Rsaurnoq-ZSHVvrlwO8Y6LsG9JWhLOiap3JtNKqyseQhJCd4MCcNfsn2w5DXAI4QSCwnqDPBaDI6DQJReeF2ng6mnJYhB_KAt39iQc/s1600/IMG_2701.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJmrZp6NQC5JOCQYkdjAW_ZVh71TSILuhbOoo9Rsaurnoq-ZSHVvrlwO8Y6LsG9JWhLOiap3JtNKqyseQhJCd4MCcNfsn2w5DXAI4QSCwnqDPBaDI6DQJReeF2ng6mnJYhB_KAt39iQc/s400/IMG_2701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564730507218852370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the hot food section you can get all sorts of Donburi (rice bowls). There's chicken katsu don, Tonkatsu don (pork) and shrimp don. Haven't tried theirs yet only Panya's and theirs is yummy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxfbn2h4yOIDyvFZWRn2Y4rrpJOwAMAgNJgwuRZkjEMCzUmrm-x6vXaQlztgc8GScYwayNNuRsNcZ_a0kgkZ33jXYvFUNoDMyHulcfhK2O8JiEbmHtQ4zASy5HlLX78kuV6ZDj63a1iY/s1600/IMG_2690.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxfbn2h4yOIDyvFZWRn2Y4rrpJOwAMAgNJgwuRZkjEMCzUmrm-x6vXaQlztgc8GScYwayNNuRsNcZ_a0kgkZ33jXYvFUNoDMyHulcfhK2O8JiEbmHtQ4zASy5HlLX78kuV6ZDj63a1iY/s400/IMG_2690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564728981726224562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can also get the prerequisite onigiri (rice ball with filling) in many flavors. My favorites are the spicy tuna, tuna mayo, or plum, although I really have to be in the mood for these.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yohO_DaUT89bjwg0SAMWPvvb-NYGkdjSBw3KA2GjpoxYhbGkydG6FAkIcOTBV7aulgeEV7mgZl3JqCburJ9oj7RSS4qM-gJJNG3W3Mb0Tm8NBub2XSxyTZW4C_BSB41j_VPonn7cnt8/s1600/IMG_2689.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yohO_DaUT89bjwg0SAMWPvvb-NYGkdjSBw3KA2GjpoxYhbGkydG6FAkIcOTBV7aulgeEV7mgZl3JqCburJ9oj7RSS4qM-gJJNG3W3Mb0Tm8NBub2XSxyTZW4C_BSB41j_VPonn7cnt8/s400/IMG_2689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564728975447072626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This packaging just had me rolling,it's the first thing saw when I walked in, What kinda spaghetti? huh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIox8m68rpEk8P2hoFRGvhjuyDML2SW89sGOkbp9iluZWV4CS9VN13pSDp1IZK6DL8li_RWmzPKm6K03HES7K4PnLvCRml13OIkQLvYMsB4HHF6BXlGOb3hIbJOr6JsqvW_ifyJ01tYI/s1600/IMG_2687.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIox8m68rpEk8P2hoFRGvhjuyDML2SW89sGOkbp9iluZWV4CS9VN13pSDp1IZK6DL8li_RWmzPKm6K03HES7K4PnLvCRml13OIkQLvYMsB4HHF6BXlGOb3hIbJOr6JsqvW_ifyJ01tYI/s400/IMG_2687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564728962847371474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm having a little crafty get together this weekend and I thought these party toothpicks would be fun. This is just some of the cute stuff they have there. Super cute animal toothpicks, but what's the brown guy a Squid? My favorite though is the faces toothpicks, there are some questionable emotions on some of the faces, and who really wants a dead guy face on their tea sandwich (is it a warning like the skull and crossbones on a poison bottle) or the weeping face (this food is so bad it made me cry, what? huh?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCU1UnFLhtjXGcA6mBCIggHKO-E7Jdvl7zwk_qmPgxl20cZQ4bFL8ZHC5545YvXNJGeIA0tk2_qW_p4Ae3Wi7Kf4TSgrKwkMJwDeN7IvZZURXmGXcU1g05yo2chOIJIlSUCudShoewNo/s1600/IMG_2700.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCU1UnFLhtjXGcA6mBCIggHKO-E7Jdvl7zwk_qmPgxl20cZQ4bFL8ZHC5545YvXNJGeIA0tk2_qW_p4Ae3Wi7Kf4TSgrKwkMJwDeN7IvZZURXmGXcU1g05yo2chOIJIlSUCudShoewNo/s400/IMG_2700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564730502997892242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0ym6IQ871W6PN8xRaMCK-crg33nDf5b2H-Rom9JI5Jzv9YuecYLlpo12OnqzcFuldfMMLYIrZxF4FQZOMOymPSylOxSIbJ5LLLasRmOn9gQ-6p1bC2elNIYurBlGQLo2l1iHY490pt4/s1600/IMG_2699.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0ym6IQ871W6PN8xRaMCK-crg33nDf5b2H-Rom9JI5Jzv9YuecYLlpo12OnqzcFuldfMMLYIrZxF4FQZOMOymPSylOxSIbJ5LLLasRmOn9gQ-6p1bC2elNIYurBlGQLo2l1iHY490pt4/s400/IMG_2699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564730492817534354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFv_2p_Zr0Uh6zzsLjuc6jPp1F6QnCTFLHj19yoTqF8XNkwuYo-2F7VYjGRJj7b03OdBsZhDVbELsLdM7ZGpOhaXJf4EhST2b5YjxW5gLIzVXR-QABhVeEXgdWtvtpwDh2rRlxetsOACc/s1600/IMG_2698.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFv_2p_Zr0Uh6zzsLjuc6jPp1F6QnCTFLHj19yoTqF8XNkwuYo-2F7VYjGRJj7b03OdBsZhDVbELsLdM7ZGpOhaXJf4EhST2b5YjxW5gLIzVXR-QABhVeEXgdWtvtpwDh2rRlxetsOACc/s400/IMG_2698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564729423868024066" border="0" /></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-44820860148159423812011-01-21T11:41:00.000-08:002011-01-21T11:42:39.340-08:00Dinner at Panya-Japan in New York *cross post*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2zEy5Tb4bMfX80hqkd_AU8J4iBdfxpAckH44WSp4VwfK9QrX-q-8_pzHp0gUIB2OtnHJvQsFkRwvoWF5k5PvoLNrt_yw2rfoe9KU_8uUgK0Hibb-uktiCgRCWDjr3G2JqyDVbCPIte4/s1600/IMG_2683.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2zEy5Tb4bMfX80hqkd_AU8J4iBdfxpAckH44WSp4VwfK9QrX-q-8_pzHp0gUIB2OtnHJvQsFkRwvoWF5k5PvoLNrt_yw2rfoe9KU_8uUgK0Hibb-uktiCgRCWDjr3G2JqyDVbCPIte4/s400/IMG_2683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564723170763360226" border="0" /></a><br /><center><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jannese1970/CraftyLove?authkey=Gv1sRgCNju8JTXrd2mTw#5564650736767838354"><br /></a></center><a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/m/place?gl=us&client=safari&source=mog&q=panya&hl=en&latlng=5888995115838410996&cid=5888995115838410996&bl=/m/search?gl%3Dus%26client%3Dsafari%26source%3Dmog%26q%3Dpanya%26hl%3Den&ei=qZw5TYiADYakNfGL4s0D&ved=0CBYQnQIwAQ">Panya</a> is one of my favorite Japanese comfort food restaurant and sweets bakery. They have everything delicious and cheap! Some of the savory treats from their kitchen are Chicken katsu don or sandwich, traditional Japanese Breakfast set, curry rice and many more yummy dishes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2lkSyx_-ldk8CKDs6571CfGIhCDepPwu67BwrNL_oujAvIOloCsiEatOzjv0LSTSI2fO8PEDvk9aF8p6QY68qeNu7d11ARIexySAfLOYc5yKW7RWYvIAgwpz2OR5xBoSqEtMw5KSbu8/s1600/IMG_2679.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2lkSyx_-ldk8CKDs6571CfGIhCDepPwu67BwrNL_oujAvIOloCsiEatOzjv0LSTSI2fO8PEDvk9aF8p6QY68qeNu7d11ARIexySAfLOYc5yKW7RWYvIAgwpz2OR5xBoSqEtMw5KSbu8/s400/IMG_2679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564723378062864770" border="0" /></a><br /><center><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jannese1970/CraftyLove?authkey=Gv1sRgCNju8JTXrd2mTw#5564650766213509378"><br /></a></center><br />You can pick up from the refrigerated section more yummy goodness, like onigiri, 4 kinds sandwich set (like the ones at a Lawson or 7 Eleven in Japan, sans the tonkatsu), sushi, salads, and bento boxes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxchebwUeAL4arnm7EMNi-SrFmZoPB4-bznyXhKobDXdE3PFOMlvQe2NuIBKUpcGq2YtFhC1-vXV_uCm4KD4C1wYbVww0zmh2jQg3hXqW9V8s0DKuZjuQcHeMNcDxe4mgJtt1-D3S7wM/s1600/IMG_2682.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxchebwUeAL4arnm7EMNi-SrFmZoPB4-bznyXhKobDXdE3PFOMlvQe2NuIBKUpcGq2YtFhC1-vXV_uCm4KD4C1wYbVww0zmh2jQg3hXqW9V8s0DKuZjuQcHeMNcDxe4mgJtt1-D3S7wM/s400/IMG_2682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564725568568161554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They have an amazing bakery section too, some of the treats I've tried and loved are the macaroons, the green tea and rose one are my favorites. I also love the green tea tiramisu, cream puff, and curry pan, I'm told the pear danish is outrageous! They have lots of beverages aside from coffee drinks<br /><br /><center><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jannese1970/CraftyLove?authkey=Gv1sRgCNju8JTXrd2mTw#5564650803640527746"><br /></a></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoUnUa4msB7BjUyW-ulZ8AbEMmUxep54rFcwiEhv7s2ycNQuP87s6dHGzRxOt07O1r8DwMuFWGSBWimLdiTnRUJH4BwJAZHO7wtjn4Xs6G4HxTIyiQ-Xgt-SMP9MMjie2iVmpMfTxif4/s1600/IMG_2681.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoUnUa4msB7BjUyW-ulZ8AbEMmUxep54rFcwiEhv7s2ycNQuP87s6dHGzRxOt07O1r8DwMuFWGSBWimLdiTnRUJH4BwJAZHO7wtjn4Xs6G4HxTIyiQ-Xgt-SMP9MMjie2iVmpMfTxif4/s400/IMG_2681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564726076725827026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aside from all those delights they have a small section where you can pick up dry goods like green tea cookies, big fluffy loaves of bread baked in-house, all sorts of chip-like snacks, pocky, wasabi peas and all sorts of candies and sweets.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_ZGT7p6IcRtj0X5-zRwUA69PiG8vybniHwbfuwYYI5lsHDtUIPfQ1ruIcw5PDZjRRdfKbjhk7rJJX1xMUVCds00HeUsHLZALOB8B4gIsTz8K7K5ZhFiDgWO0jsqAxloL63m7WOLRDBc/s1600/IMG_2685.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_ZGT7p6IcRtj0X5-zRwUA69PiG8vybniHwbfuwYYI5lsHDtUIPfQ1ruIcw5PDZjRRdfKbjhk7rJJX1xMUVCds00HeUsHLZALOB8B4gIsTz8K7K5ZhFiDgWO0jsqAxloL63m7WOLRDBc/s400/IMG_2685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564726082515244354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was my delicious Chicken Katsu sandwich for $6.50 plus an Oi-cha (green tea) $2.50 total of $9 for dinner pretty good deal and there are tables so you can have your meal or treat there.<br /><br />- Posted by misskitty1970Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-90237419412316912592011-01-18T10:18:00.001-08:002011-01-18T18:14:43.497-08:00My New Neigborhood in Japan! *cross post*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UkKMJwmhEWx3jp686Z4yJ8C4F7yCLPqFS0FFmdyXghl1wled9p_6PDFVvLeXi1XF4G_3rE7Iy5Pt5tvwUP1SnbLBJ8bYDvLAiGpySk0YuVZnKUGi2CztlgM04AydUsCFRaSM2IFe3N4/s1600/naka+block.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UkKMJwmhEWx3jp686Z4yJ8C4F7yCLPqFS0FFmdyXghl1wled9p_6PDFVvLeXi1XF4G_3rE7Iy5Pt5tvwUP1SnbLBJ8bYDvLAiGpySk0YuVZnKUGi2CztlgM04AydUsCFRaSM2IFe3N4/s400/naka+block.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563574901262876738" border="0" /></a><br />OMG! I was able to locate my new place in Nakameguro, Tokyo, Japan via <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%202-28-17%20Kamimeguro%2C%20Meguro-ku%2C%20Tokyo%20153-0051&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl">google maps street view</a>. This is so cool, look how cute the neighborhood is! So the place is the one with the green awning 3 houses in from the corner on the right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3pZd1pYtRESJHpKE9GglAAXD9a63OCbd30yw663fR9hAmu_zhP4k1_J6brADsoQ0LwrbdTtQXNXXggD1RF4rJVAfSjnli9lovb6OLyArKptPi6e8auvf9t-YAiaRcjQeadmInzchL8k/s1600/naka+old+lady.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3pZd1pYtRESJHpKE9GglAAXD9a63OCbd30yw663fR9hAmu_zhP4k1_J6brADsoQ0LwrbdTtQXNXXggD1RF4rJVAfSjnli9lovb6OLyArKptPi6e8auvf9t-YAiaRcjQeadmInzchL8k/s400/naka+old+lady.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563576253635491746" border="0" /></a><br />A view of the streets by the corner<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L5EIVYuql5w6faP1n7J_7Y5W-WnlXRtPrRv2RBN1dBLXimMhIjzyNMb06JMUFO05X7qVz-3X5MLydGYRXQiYbV8W8UceskxqXABAJ9xmw7YJPq6p7yd-TLp5bYvAGyoAvG4HvWN7s_U/s1600/naka+down+the+block.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L5EIVYuql5w6faP1n7J_7Y5W-WnlXRtPrRv2RBN1dBLXimMhIjzyNMb06JMUFO05X7qVz-3X5MLydGYRXQiYbV8W8UceskxqXABAJ9xmw7YJPq6p7yd-TLp5bYvAGyoAvG4HvWN7s_U/s400/naka+down+the+block.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563576226647583986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFH9ihIwhXAYTinofXw0ejGGRGlj3ehgbdTXa9Mor552QFnTePpDRKGZvDhc5N9fTwN2dzBmOZF7FLaUOEiQBtyVXY3fT4ow1WUAzS27qcTQv8NqhgozvULmH_htnt9TEK5IbZzS0JAgM/s1600/naka+corner.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFH9ihIwhXAYTinofXw0ejGGRGlj3ehgbdTXa9Mor552QFnTePpDRKGZvDhc5N9fTwN2dzBmOZF7FLaUOEiQBtyVXY3fT4ow1WUAzS27qcTQv8NqhgozvULmH_htnt9TEK5IbZzS0JAgM/s400/naka+corner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563576194756839266" border="0" /></a><br />The corner house<br /><br />Then these are pics of stuff three blocks up walking towards the train station<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicO5xF3VUdYwH-vSXtbsirOmP11RFaDqIc9t1jCPB4Li-2r42GwauHrJJ-YWwIPgeV35xyOTRdesW_b-ZWTOPL432kFw1AalyuIor9MRbaWYJy18MAMz9KhuiiMsYJNQ5CeAJf5yemL4c/s1600/naka+familymart.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicO5xF3VUdYwH-vSXtbsirOmP11RFaDqIc9t1jCPB4Li-2r42GwauHrJJ-YWwIPgeV35xyOTRdesW_b-ZWTOPL432kFw1AalyuIor9MRbaWYJy18MAMz9KhuiiMsYJNQ5CeAJf5yemL4c/s400/naka+familymart.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563581356560362706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjula9KVdz7xxCuBwlSMPPXQQ24SBQb2gMgvrChtqpJOmRF6C6P-RgjItQWXF3Xv8sJBUnJzL7jrvvb7ix0X5iuFlQgKCP12_BiY6xzQJdEkQk3tEWIRGhaOKtTBrQiBqrkkYmTWzjf_Gc/s1600/naka+3bl+corner.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjula9KVdz7xxCuBwlSMPPXQQ24SBQb2gMgvrChtqpJOmRF6C6P-RgjItQWXF3Xv8sJBUnJzL7jrvvb7ix0X5iuFlQgKCP12_BiY6xzQJdEkQk3tEWIRGhaOKtTBrQiBqrkkYmTWzjf_Gc/s400/naka+3bl+corner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563581332783228370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dSfr1AgZUCIhx3_G2p86Jw8-IlS_pPMtU1N-p-kcml6W8TnmBXtEoB_el2GPLBUFfj4ZL_NGQ6bWorUARat4c_SkZk2K-VIq_LtURTwzDpkoKVg2uhIWEc8o34_jGGGyZqhrUO402gU/s1600/naka+3+blocks.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dSfr1AgZUCIhx3_G2p86Jw8-IlS_pPMtU1N-p-kcml6W8TnmBXtEoB_el2GPLBUFfj4ZL_NGQ6bWorUARat4c_SkZk2K-VIq_LtURTwzDpkoKVg2uhIWEc8o34_jGGGyZqhrUO402gU/s400/naka+3+blocks.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563581305170400450" border="0" /></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015982540797659753.post-11816537905028872782011-01-12T11:33:00.000-08:002011-01-12T11:40:31.091-08:00All Set for Japan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcABxUMXpG5Tdo7bK-BNyx_n0IlExkCqfM4qtAF2y-tffUpJ3J8Zt2z6FrrOg38T-F1x9h4R8CuPoutED1xsnQLrAtmweiFP89OEcjB8fuqVCRfiodVwvW3JtUxL5nWJEzDxlEe89wsKI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.34.49+AM.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcABxUMXpG5Tdo7bK-BNyx_n0IlExkCqfM4qtAF2y-tffUpJ3J8Zt2z6FrrOg38T-F1x9h4R8CuPoutED1xsnQLrAtmweiFP89OEcjB8fuqVCRfiodVwvW3JtUxL5nWJEzDxlEe89wsKI/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.34.49+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561364560086314146" border="0" /></a><br />Bonill/ Nill Style Cafe, Nakameguro<br /><br />Yay! I have my plane ticket and today I confirmed my apartment in Nakameguro, a super cute neighborhood in Tokyo! I'm staying in a Japanese style apartment with Tatami mats and futon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyKnaGGo4WK4n-4rdmnb2i_tJTYzlr_Trg_N_0SpqgeUCNlX57CAKQ2lADVeOkNdMLHttaiX3rIAsv5ZgVRpyCNEhCZhbB5GhATME0Z8XL7b5PedSUhbCzyaolLHh_G9mQIJdBYNk6Z8/s1600/naka+apt.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyKnaGGo4WK4n-4rdmnb2i_tJTYzlr_Trg_N_0SpqgeUCNlX57CAKQ2lADVeOkNdMLHttaiX3rIAsv5ZgVRpyCNEhCZhbB5GhATME0Z8XL7b5PedSUhbCzyaolLHh_G9mQIJdBYNk6Z8/s400/naka+apt.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561364812520490658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay rewind, I have been posting I'm my other blog about the state of affairs and totally forgot no one has any idea here. So I gave notice at my job as a designer at a big clothing company this week. My plans are to work on my real art career as a photographer and painter, so that's where Japan comes in, I'm leaving in March for a month to work on my portfolio. I will be cross posting here all my adventures during my stay, but you can also visit my other blog at <a href="http://www.craftylove.blogspot.com/">craftylove</a>.<br /><br />So back to the apartment I'm renting. Luckily, I'll have a washer in my apartment but no dryer. Have to figure that out, guess I can buy a small clothes line. The train station is about 7 minutes away according to Sakura House, the agency that helps foreigners with rental apartments and guesthouses. It's going to be weird living by myself, no partner and no dogs, kinda a little sad, but I know its just a month. I leave March 1st the day after my birthday.<br /><br />Nakameguro is filled with super cute stores, cafes, and music venues. The area is known for its vintage stores and hipster residents. Its like Williamsburg but without the toxic waste and better train line. The pics of the area are from my last trip in 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G81-i1-0YWpEO1M09zHtmKW2PFusyF0_rSRsojeURZAeptmlgWQEgpbpE-qSYK52Pd26O_0_232Hg2Z0nzu82bHpnnAz1KEZuCZHNGJJEC3YAFEWco4XGMzFm7C9Z-0xlfio8nzI4zw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.34.37+AM.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G81-i1-0YWpEO1M09zHtmKW2PFusyF0_rSRsojeURZAeptmlgWQEgpbpE-qSYK52Pd26O_0_232Hg2Z0nzu82bHpnnAz1KEZuCZHNGJJEC3YAFEWco4XGMzFm7C9Z-0xlfio8nzI4zw/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.34.37+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561365065403311410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1GtGhVdBqYKoqv5HyNNhw7auPRAqMTfAwIpGEtc2fv9O2Jiv_vLaQEHMnLbqoB09XvZ6xkyAC0KVYStJZaELgUfWNA6XsE0x132iYxh3edh59cNQ1PicpLt05SMWACT5axcJ8WepC1Q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.35.01+AM.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1GtGhVdBqYKoqv5HyNNhw7auPRAqMTfAwIpGEtc2fv9O2Jiv_vLaQEHMnLbqoB09XvZ6xkyAC0KVYStJZaELgUfWNA6XsE0x132iYxh3edh59cNQ1PicpLt05SMWACT5axcJ8WepC1Q/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.35.01+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561365059517545890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRhyphenhyphenPC5xDdazgU3ZK_5rRisVO05nFa3beyVXhHzp7InSIzYBHK6rSLeL9IqrpF928xi6N0AbOgg9pZ6q5ID55sfBypbwBTSg2ELLlyXlweXwQUbLRJdqr2sSGqISPPDeOufEHg7E5HLI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.35.10+AM.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRhyphenhyphenPC5xDdazgU3ZK_5rRisVO05nFa3beyVXhHzp7InSIzYBHK6rSLeL9IqrpF928xi6N0AbOgg9pZ6q5ID55sfBypbwBTSg2ELLlyXlweXwQUbLRJdqr2sSGqISPPDeOufEHg7E5HLI/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-12+at+11.35.10+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561365050340628418" border="0" /></a>Jannese (crafty_love)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10887604333870953245noreply@blogger.com3