Junkgirl™ » Japan http://www.dearlindal.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:49:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Harajuku http://www.dearlindal.com/2012/02/06/harajuku/ http://www.dearlindal.com/2012/02/06/harajuku/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:26:37 +0000 Junkgirl http://www.dearlindal.com/?p=10076 the iconic Harajuku station
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gashapon
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krepu
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Hot Toys ToysSapien not far from Harajuku St
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more crepe
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it seems that the Japanese love to and don’t mind queues
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a couple of Lucky Bags left from the New Yea
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Takeshita dori
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heading back to the station
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Sakuma Drops from a little candy shop in Shibamata
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Mini Cola candy from the same shop in Shibamata
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Confectionery from a confectionery shop in Ueno
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chocolate bars on the left from Ueno, corn-flavoured soft candy and chocolate bar on the right from Niseko
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A whole year’s supply of Mintia (hopefully) in a variety of flavours at 79 yen each from a chemist in Ueno.
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Houjicha, Sencha and chilli pepper soup from a teashop in Ueno
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tea containers which the obasan nicely wrapped and even put sakura-shaped stickers on it
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rounded porcelain magnets from the teashop in Ueno, nicely and carefully wrapped with bubble wrap and square magnet from a shop in Niseko
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ginger tea from the health food section in Tokyu Hands. Discovered this at a promotion corner in Tokyu Hands Takashimaya Shinjuku during a previous trip
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Things from Daiso Harajuku. How can anyone not want to buy at least 1 item from Daiso
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Ipod case from Yodobashi
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bath salt packs from the shop in Hotel Niseko Alpen. They even gave me several bags to use for giving away as gifts. How thoughtful is that. Another reason to love Japan.
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confectionery from a shop in Niseko
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sea-salt from a shop in Niseko
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Japanese slippers was on the to-buy list but only came across a couple of rather expensive ones in Shibuya. Managed to get a pair at Narita Airport for about 1300 yen.
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didn’t get the Eams chair we wanted but this isn’t that bad looking
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]]> http://www.dearlindal.com/2012/02/04/viewing-mt-yotei/feed/ 0 Tsunami to Sakura http://www.dearlindal.com/2012/02/04/tsunami-to-sakura/ http://www.dearlindal.com/2012/02/04/tsunami-to-sakura/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:18:53 +0000 Junkgirl http://www.dearlindal.com/?p=10042 Were there about a month after the March 11th quake and tsunami struck to see the sakura. Just returned home again from a half-month visit. In a way, it is our support to Japan.
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Oyako-don

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Soba desu

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Waiting for NEX

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Damaged…
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Love this drink & packaging
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NEX arriving
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Things at the airport

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