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 by cheesecake17
....for a long time is HANETSUKI, which resembles badminton but uses no net.
The shuttlecock is made from a seed with feathers attached, and the paddle, called a hagoita, is rectangular and made of wood.
Hanetsuki dates back over 500 years. The paddles are decorated with various images, sometimes executed in relief: girls in kimonos, Kabuki actors, and so on.
While kids still like to play hanetsuki, many people simply enjoy collecting the paddles for their decorative value.
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 by cheesecake17
Shops featuring a wide variety of merchandise all uniformly priced at 105 yen with consumption tax added to total purchase.
Known for the variety of their merchandise, they sell household necessaries, food products, stationery supplies, cosmetics, sewing notions, and many other items, you will be surprise......
Shoppers are inevitably disarmed by the low per-item price and enjoy picking up one item after another, often buying more than they need. ...very often..
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.... sales in departments stores and large-scale supermarket chains have fallen off, the casual-wear apparel store Uniqlo has been growing rapidly.
The secrets to its success is low prices, simple designs that can be worn by young and old alike, good quality materials and stitching, variety of colors and sizes...
its popularity has remained strong, although some people object to the impersonality and uniformity of the brand its a great store..with great prices..
fleece jacket (1, 900 yen).
chino slacks and T-shirts,
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In recent months, it seem that the major Japaense retailers are starting to warm up to the fact that we travellers appreciate tax refunds (hey, that's your lunch money right there!)
What was foreign to alot of the sales people at the big department stores a year ago (I would ask and they would look at me blankly) is being practiced in a major way now.
A recent trip to Tokyo last month led me to discover that Takashimaya, Isetan, the Marui stores, Seibu, Tobu, etc all now give you tax refunds for purchases made on their premises as long as they total above 10,000 yen within a day. It doesn't matter if you had a fistful of accumulated receipts. As long as you claim them before the store closes at the end of the day.
What's great about this system is that:
A) The tax refund is usually claimed within the department store itself, usually at their "customer service centers". Other countries require you to claim at the airport. Ask the sale assistants at the time of your purchases for a store guide.
B) You get a full refund of every single penny you spent on tax. There is no "administrative fee" where you end up getting only a certain percentage.
Of course, this system has some way to go. I think only the major department stores are set up to give tax refunds. However, other popular retail stores (Gap Japan, Comme ca Mode, ABC Stores, etc) has yet to do so.
Some items are exempted from the tax refunds like food, cosmetics, liquor, etc.
Remember that you will need your passport though. They stick and chop the tax documents in there. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 by tompt
Probably far too much. It is a hype and you can see that in the prices. 500 Yen for a small puppet at least. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Takeshita Dori, Harajuku by naruto
Laforet is 5 floors of the coolest, hippiest, most happening street fashion anywhere else. What they have on offer surpasses even the most avant-garde in US and Europe's fashion cities. Only the most daring, most fashion-conscious will be able to carry off the clothes and accessories offer in the boutiques here.
For those that prefer it safe albeit staid, there is always the huge 3-storey GAP across the street.
Boutiques and cafe line the streets on Takeshita Dori and Omote Sando, Brahms Alley and Meiji Avenue. There are also the 100yen shops, puri-kura shops and many others selling knick-knacks and cute accessories along the narrowness of Takeshita Dori. Be prepare for crowds.
The Dojunkai Apartments along Omote Sando is a trademark of Harajuku. There are boutiques operating out of these apartments, and you can see the window displays from the streets.
Like anywhere else in Tokyo, a big fat wallet is a prerequisite as fashion don't come cheap. Then again, you can always window-shop.
A Books-off bookstore nearby sells second-hand books and multimedia. Worth the trip.
There is also Kiddy Land if you want to know what is the latest, most popular toy in Japan. All sorts of toys can be found here.
Every Sunday starting about 11ish, you can see many aspiring visual artists and cosplayers dressed up in costumes, gothic styles etc near the park. Exit out the station and turn right. Great photo op.
-This is arguably the most fashionable part of Tokyo. Clothes and accessories galore.
Depends on what you are eyeing Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Take JR subway to Harajuku station.
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 Mandarake Shibuya map by naruto
Toys, anime CDs and the almost-extinct LDs, anime cels, and expensive artbooks and phonecards can all be found here. Stationary that would have cost a bomb anywhere else are found in discount bins and selling for dirt-cheap.
I can give you directions to the Shibuya branch. But it is rather complicated becos of the nature of Tokyo's messy street system.
1. When you exit the train at Shibuya station, walk all the way to the end of the platform, for that is where you should exit at the Hachiko exit. If you get yourself swept up by the crowd and go out from the first exit you see, you are going to end up on the wrong side of Shibuya and hopelessly lost.
2. When you get out of the building, you will be at the infamous intersection of Shibuya. When you cross the road, aim for the street between Seiyu Dept Store A and Seibu Dept Store B. That street is call Inokashira Dori. Ask someone to confirm, to save you from wasting time if you're lost.
3. Walk along it. When you finally come to a V-like intersection and saw the boutique ZARA to your left and a police box in the middle of the V, you are on the right track. Go towards the right street of the V-intersection.
4. Walk down it for about 2 mins, keeping your eye out for the BEAMS buidling on the left side of the road. Tilt your head up alittle as the BEAMS big metal logo is kinda high up. Mandarake is in the basement in that building and there is a ground-level entrance facing the street.
5. More clues, there is a Haagen Daz ice-cream parlor on the ground floor of BEAMS. And a Manga Mori directly across from it.
Manga
Doujinshi
Phonecards
Toys
Unique stationary
They are mostly secondhand, mint and lower than retail prices.
Depends on what you are looking for. Leave a Comment Theme: BooksAddress: There several branches in Tokyo. See above.Directions: The three branches are in: Shibuya: one huge basement floor. My favorite branch Nakano: several stores on several floors in a mall Akihabara: 2 floor of the Rock2 building. I did not go into this one.Website: http://www.mandarake.co.jp/english/index.html Other Contact: There is a map on the website
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 good luck charms in a japanese
temple by tompt
Prices from 500 Yen and up. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 our mobile phone by tompt
As we were there for three weeks and wanted to be reachable, because of a very ill familymember, we searched for other possibilities.
A foreigner can buy a prepaid phone when he has his pasport with him and the adres he is staying (this can be a hotel).
The cheapest one we found was at TUKA. The phone was 6800 Yen, we had to buy a prepaid card of 3000 Yen with that. This card is valid for 30 days. And if you completely use it you will be still reachable, just can not call. After 30 days you have another 30 days to buy a new card (1000- 3000 yen). If you do not buy it the phone number will no longer be valid.
The TUKA phone came with an english explanation !!
the phone was 6800 Yen (less then 60 US $)
and for 3000 Yen (25 USD) we phoned from Japan to the Netherlands regularly for 3 weeks. And mailed Yuichi some times. Leave a Comment
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 by misakitaguchi
This shop's clothes are simple but good quality.
Jeans and pants are really nice and cheap.
There are so many clothes for man,woman and kids. It's like a Gap.
You can see this shop at several department store. Leave a Comment
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