Happy Easter Everyone!

Really what better way to celebrate easter than with a packet of Screme Eggs Minis ( I freakin LOVE halloween) and a nice new bottle of Rose to try out

Nihon - Day 10

Day 10 - Shibuya

Today's plan was to stop off quickly in Harajuku and score some Hangry and Angry and a bunny hoodie then head to Shibuya to check it out. But the plan came unstuck when I discovered Hangry and Angry were closed. Blast!

So I caught the train to Harajuku and went to Richards and got my bunny jacket. The sales lady also gave me a free Patch and a half price arm band that matched the jacket. So I gave her a koala to say thanks (now I'm down to just 2).

I then walked to Shibuya, which was not far away, but headed down another street looking at all the shops and accidently ended up back in Harajuku. Oops! So I walked back to Shibuya on the other side of the road and went down another street. This time I stayed in Shibuya.

I got a little distracted from my mission by a childish delight. DISNEY WORLD! A 3-storey store with just Disney stock. I bought an Alice in Wonderland umbrella, cheshire cat ear phones and a big cuddly Scrump (lilo's doll from Lilo and Stitch).

I was then kinda lost as this was on a different street and I started heading off in the wrong direction. What kind of city guide leaves out the Disney store???

Anyway I eventually stumbled across something in my guide, Tokyu Hands, and bought some more halloween stuff (you would think they don't have halloween in australia - HAHA). I then headed to the subway via Tower Records (also in the guide), as I had had enough of the weather today and headed back to my hotel.

Now I see a lot of Lolita's and Gothic Lolitas and the like in Harajuku, but whenever I am there they are never just standing around, they are always on their way somewhere. I know that they would more than likely say yes and let me stop them and take a photo, but unless they are just standing around it seems rather rude to do so. So I have no photos of the Harajuku youth clothing culture, but you can find many examples by googling it.

Nihon - Day 5

Day 5 - Akihabara and Ginza

Well the plan was for Akihabara anyway, sort of fell apart when i exited the subway and realised I had left my printouts back at the hotel. BUMMER!

I did have a quick look in a big department store though.
On the sixth floor was thosands and thousands of Manga! Also on this floor was tower records, a cd shop. I bought a cosplay magazine and a manga called "cat shit one" with little commando animals on the cover. I wont be able to read this but I just couldn't leave it in the shop, not with a cover like that!
I also bought some JReggae and an anthems cd from tower records.

I then hopped back on the subway and headed back to Ginza.

The subway exited straight into a busy department store and eventually when I found my way out I was right on the main drag of Ginza.
This place also has all the big name shops in it, right on this street. I saw the apple store as soon as i exited the department store, another louis vitton and a Swarovksi store.

I want inside Ito-ya a multi-story stationary store and bought a few things. However, when i came out of the store the entire street had been closed off to traffic and tables and chairs where being set up in the middle of the road.

I headed back down the street, making my way to Shimbashi station and found the Toy Park. 6 floors of beeping, singing, barking, purring, laughing and music toys. The first floor was crazy! so much happy noise! and Halloween! "this is halloween, halloween, halloween".

I put some coins into this bizzare machine that photographed my face then made a little plastic copy of it. You then pick a body from the selection and take your face up to the counter and tell them the number and they stick your little face onto the little body you selected! I chose a pink panda. So strange and so cool!

The second floor had soft toys, disney merch and ghibli toys. I bought a cat bus! (I know...... I'm going to the ghibli museum monday why buy stuff now? well peeps this frees up more money to spend at the museum.) I got some tokens when i paid for my stuff which I assume was for the games part on the top level, but I never went all the way up. Too many toys!

I got some alice in wonderland stuff and a present for my bro and some halloween stuff. I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!

I had some strange, but delicious, burger with potato salad in it for lunch. Then headed back to the hotel for an early day.

They are setting some things up on the street around my hotel, which i assume has something to do with the autumn festivaties, but cannot find any info on this.

Tomorrow is harajuku part 2!