A Stroll Down Takeshita Street

One of my favorite shopping places in Tokyo, Japan! 🙂  Takeshita Street in Harajuku!  Map, check!  Shopping bag, check!

Most of the stuff they sell in Takeshita are kind of unnecessary but too cute to pass. Haha! Check out the trinkets I saw.  And this is just a very tiny portion of it.  Some stores don’t allow photos but I was getting so dizzy with all the stuff!  Sobrang aliw grabe! 🙂

There was a much younger crowd here in Takeshita.  Dante and I totally blended in.  Haha!

I was tempted to buy this shirt… Haha!

Perfect place to find your halloween costumes!  I don’t think these will suit me though.  They’re too conservative!  Haha!

When I was in a store with all the trinkets, I could hear the teens say, “Oh kawaii! kawaii!”  So cute how the kids say it 🙂

Scary looking creatures.  But they’re actually quite cute!  Kawaii!!!  Saw a lot of these in Japan 🙂

And my favorite part of Takeshita Street is seeing the teens all dressed up and ready to strike a pose for the crowd 🙂  I didn’t see any of the goth girls in red contact lenses and black lipstick this trip 😦

Parang normal lang dito yung magsuot ng stuff toy sa katawan 🙂 hehe

One of my favorite places in Tokyo, Takeshita Dori in Harajuku.  It’s like being in a street full of Gift Gates.  Haha! Always interesting to go here!  A must when you’re in Tokyo especially if you like buying “coochie coochie” things like me 🙂

Happy Sunday, my Kawaii friends! 🙂

Snackin’ in Lotteria

I am so missing Tokyo, Japan.  The place, the people and its food!  Was going through my photos and I remembered this hotdog stand called Lotteria 🙂

Here’s one snack I couldn’t forget.  It’s a hotdog in a warm and crisp baguette with the ketsup already pre-applied inside.  Pre-applied??? Can’t think of a better term.  Hahaha! Sorry, I’m a makeup artist 🙂  The hotdog guy uses this scary machine to make this perfect hotdog sandwich.  Looks like those torture devices during the olden times.  Haha!

Perfect snack during a rainy day in Tokyo!

Before the shopping begins… 🙂

What have you been snackin’ on these days???

Have a happy Sunday, everyone!!! 🙂

A Walking Tour of Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa… One of the highlights of my Tokyo trip!  Absolutely love this charming little place!  Shimokitazawa is located in Setagaya, Tokyo.  We didn’t know exactly where to go after we got out of the train station.  So we just followed the flock of young people and the shops and cafes were just around the corner 🙂

Shimokitazawa is similar to Harajuku but it’s less crowded and more intimate 🙂  A lot of the stores sell used clothing, shoes and accessories as well brand new items.  Some stores sell goods from around the globe, like India, Mexico and Africa.  Take a walk with me and I’ll show you some of the interesting things I saw .  Warning:  this post is photo heavy.  Hehe!

Most of the stores had such cute displays and made it more inviting to enter 🙂

You could also find home stuff here 🙂

Artists are welcome here! (Artist was a bar ata coz it was still closed. Hehe!)

So many cafes to choose from! 🙂

Spotted some tissue art.  Hehe!  Cute!

You’ll never get thirsty here in Tokyo.

I loved how this store looked, Fig London.  Looked like a little country home 🙂

Don’t forget to look up!  There are stores also on the second floor! 🙂

Some stores look so small from the outside but once you enter, it’s a like a cave of great finds!!!  Like this shop.  Can’t read their super faded sign though 🙂

Look at that little girl inside the shop 🙂 I thought she was a mannequin, too.  So cute 🙂

A lot of cute pet stores, too!

There are so many things I wanted to buy here just because they’re cute, even if I had no use for it.  LOL! 🙂

What a great afternoon this was! Lots of good finds, good vibes and a must-see when in Tokyo! 🙂  Thanks for taking me here, Dants! Love this place 🙂

Village Vanguard Diner

I am still going through a Tokyo hangover.  After being there for five days, it still wasn’t enough. Haha!

The first place I would like to share with you is Shimokitazawa.  I looooove Shimo!!!  Thanks so much for taking me there, Dante!  (My husband, the best tour guide ever!)

Shimokitazawa is such a charming place with cute stores that sell vintage items, used and unused and other kawaii things!!! 🙂  Will be posting the stores in a separate entry.  Hihi… It’s quite a lot.  But before exploring Shimo inside out, lunch muna!!!

Check out the sign that says: Vilids Varnga:d 🙂 Hehe love the direct translation! 🙂

What I love about travelling with Dante is, anything goes 🙂 We saw a “home made hamburgers” sign outside a resto called Village Vanguard Diner.  Done.  Lunch will be here at “Vilids Varnga!”  🙂

So excited for lunch!  I love these basement establishments.  It looks small from the outside…

But it actually is so spacious! 🙂  I love the diner vibe of this place.

All lunch meals come with a drink 🙂 We chose Iced Coffee.  I must say, they have really good coffee everywhere in Tokyo!

Their menu was inserted in a photo album 🙂

Lots of reading materials.

Dante ordered the Village Vanguard Special.  It had some special sauce inside.

And I had a cheeseburger.  I was tempted to try their specialty, burger with avocados.

But avocados are fattening right??? Haha! AS IF! 🙂  When I’m more adventurous next time 🙂

Even the buns were so good and buttery! I liked Dante’s order better because it was tastier but they were both really really good! 🙂

Time for my Iced Coffee to get me ready for exploring Shimokitazawa!!! That was a winner lunch! 🙂  You must try out their burgers if you’re in the area!  Village Vanguard is located in Setagaya-ku, Daita 6-3-1 B1.

To find out where it is exactly, click HERE for the map 🙂

More of Shimokitazawa to come! 🙂