Tokyo | Ito-Ya

Filed under: Japan, Places to Shop — Katja at 3:46 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Itoya, in Ginza, is a wonderful stationery store which you can find quite easily by looking out for a huge red paperclip hanging from the front of the building! …read more…

Tokyo | Loft

Filed under: Japan, Places to Shop — Katja at 5:07 pm on Thursday, December 29, 2005

Loft is kinda like Tokyu Hands but a bit less DIY and a bit more slick and stylish…sort of. …read more…

Tokyo | Soft

Filed under: Places to Drink, Japan — Katja at 8:07 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2005

Soft might be the size of a postage stamp but it’s part of a wicked underground DJ circuit! …read more…

Tokyo | Kiddyland

Filed under: Japan, Places to Shop — Katja at 3:13 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2005

How can I begin to describe the surreal experience that is Kiddyland?

Ok, first of all, it is not an amusement park for 10 year olds. It is a multi-level toy store however that is also a complete understatement. …read more…

Tokyo | Tokyu Hands

Filed under: Japan, Places to Shop — Katja at 5:34 pm on Wednesday, December 7, 2005

It’s a hardware store…its a trinket store…it’s got the weirdest basement ever!!! …read more…

Nikko | Shrines, snow and frozen waterfalls!

Filed under: Japan — Katja at 5:47 pm on Thursday, November 24, 2005

Stunning in the snow, glorious shrines which still exude old Japanese culture and “3 shrines, 2 temples” bargain tickets! …read more…