[Japan]: VERY quick shopping tour in December~
Hihyo~
As I got to go to Japan again in December, I used that opportunity to do a bit more shopping.
Yes, I've just been to Japan in November and was shopping like crazy, but ... as I was only staying in Japan for a few days this December, I had a lot of space in my luggage and I just couldn't let this chance slip!
Unfortunately, I only had a very short time for shopping, like only a few hours, but that was still enough to get all of the stuff below. (^___^;;)
.....
Considering that I'd only have like 1-2 hours for shopping in the evening, I decided to go to Ikebukuro.
I needed to go to Tokyu Hands anyway and I already saw last time that they didn't have what I wanted in the smaller stores. The one in Ikebukuro is much bigger.
As Mandarake is one of the first things that closes in Ikebukuro (well, along all of the other anime and manga related stores), I rushed there first.
I only had like 30-40 minutes, so I had to be quick. It closes at 8 p.m.
I was enjoying the Levi x Elen doujinshi so much, that I decided to get a few more.
I ended up buying more than I though I would, but I found stuff from a circle I really liked. ^^;
Not much time to browse through other series.
At least if finally got a decent looking Russian Yuri douji ....
Also wanted some "normal couple" Naruto ones (only really interested in Sasuke x Sakura and Naruto's parents) - but those are just tooooooooooo expensive. *sigh*
Somebody please hit me for being so stupid, but this was actually the FIRST time I bought my stuff tax free at Mandarake.
I could have saved soooooooooooooooooo much money the last few years, but it never occurred to me .... simply because I had been living in Japan for so long that tax free was never an option .... and now that it finally is, I usually just forget about it. T____T ....
Next, I went to Tokyu Hands because they're closing at 9 p.m. (yes, I planned this well *g*).
I stumbled upon a very cute section with FMA stuff. This was set up because the live action movie came out this month. Not sure if I really want to watch it.
Has anybody seen it yet?
I loved FMA so much back in the days (like back in 2006, it was?), I would have bought it all. XD
I ended up just buying that adorable postcard with the cats. (*__*)b
Oh, and above you see two coasters from Free! that I bought during my last trip in November.
I just found them the other day between all my travel documents, so I had totally forgotten about them. ^^;
Usually I rarely buy any merchandising and just stick to stuff I can read, but ... I made an exception for these. They were NOT cheap.
All those coasters (also from other series) were ranging from 1000 yen to 5000 yen. Crazy!
The actual reason I wanted to go to Tokyu Hands was something else, though.
On the left you see a "card reader". It can be used for e.g. IC cards, but also for WAON and many other cards like that.
You put the card in there and you can just use it like that and go through the ticket gate like usually etc.
But the really cool thing is that it will show you how much money is left on your card when you hit that button!!!
When I'm in a rush and not sure how much money I have left, I always wished I had something like that!
And now they had special versions with Sanrio, Disney, Snoopy, Doraemon etc. characters on it.
I just couldn't resist. ^^;;;;; .....................
I also got a card case. I've been eying them for years now. Glad I finally found a cute one. :)
I also got some stationary like this cute Pikachu post-it thingie.
My problem with these things is that they're usually too cute to use. XD
Last time I got this adorable cat schedule book, but I was still missing cute calendar stickers ...
It just looks too boring without stickers. ^^;
So, I grabbed some at Tokyu Hands (but mostly at Daiso, because they're much cheaper, obviously).
Zoom-in.
After Tokyu Hands closed at 9 p.m. I went to Book Off which is open until 11 p.m. ;P
Yeah, you'd think I must have been super tired by that time after such a long flight.
It's weird. Last time I arrived just a few hours earlier, also at Narita Airport, but I was so tired I fainted into bed very early and even after 9h+ of sleep I still didn't feel awake at all.
Ok, back then I was sick and took a lot of meds, but still ... ^^;
Anyway, I was able to buy some missing volumes and also started collecting new series again. Can't read those until I have all volumes, but now I have MORE than enough to read anyway.
I still haven't finished all the manga I bought in Japan last year. ^^;;; ....
Last but not least I went to Donki to grab a few snacks for my co-workers and some for my family and friends (although I think they're already sick of it *g*).
I had to give up the tax free counter as the line was way too long and I was worried that I would miss my last train. ^^;
The next day I had like about an hour of shopping in Odaiba, so I headed to Shimamura and bought this sweater.
Yes, it's totally oversized, but that's the cool thing about it. ^^
It's so comfy! I wore it during the flight back and it might just be one of my new favorite pieces. (*_*)b
And, sasuga Shimamura, it only cost 1500 yen. :3
Other random stuff I bought were those cute cat items.
The postcards I found near the Tsukiji fish market. The artist also includes famous regions e.g. Kotohira (Shikoku) or Yamaguchi (blow fish).
There were others as well, but I decided to go with these.
The clear files I got at a little store in a side street near Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. :)
I grabbed some more B-Side Label stickers at Narita Airport.
I've never seen that travel version of the cat before. Usually it's always the "asobu" version. ^_^;
Starbucks .... from left to right, th first and third one were especially to my liking, but when will Starbucks start to create mugs that make sense for left-handed people as well?
Couldn't buy any of them, because there was no print on the other side (= when you grab the cup with your left hand). :( :( :(
But I did stock up on Starbucks instant coffee (the only instant coffee I drink!) - because they have some types in Japan we cannot get in Germany.
And because I got the Christmas blend, I even got a little present this time. (*___*)b
I needed a pink scarf again and I love the ones with sakura on it. Not sure about Hello Kitty, though ....
I just recently saw that Coca Cola released bottles for several regions in Japan. Totally my thing.
Never thought I'd get to grab the Kumamoto one first, but yay!~
Oh, and usually I never have free space available in my luggage, but this time I could finally take 2 bottles of my favorite tea back home with me. (*_*)b
It was just too cute to resist! And a love lucky charm won't hurt, right? ;)
And some more Daiso (100 yen store) stuff. I was hoping to grab a nice cat calendar but they didn't have any in the size I needed, so .... I ended up buying a My Melody one. ^^;
I bought some more hair products.
I think I've previously used that hair moist spray when I still lived in Japan. Not sure if it was exactly that one - but I really liked it.
Heard good things about the tsubaki hair products, so let's see if this hair cream is actually any good. :)
On the other photo you see something I'll give away as a Christmas present.
It's a little bottle with alcohol with a beautiful sakura flower inside. :)
I needed to buy one anyway .... I wasn't sure about this one. It's almost a bit too cute and thus childish, but ... oh well. :P
Somebody please cure my obsession with cups!
I love these type of cups with sakura on it .... not sure about Hello Kitty yet again, but recently she just pops up everywhere. o___O; ....
Just a random shot at the airport.
I didn't buy any of these. After all, only the packaging is cute.
I really spend too much money on stuff during those past 2 trips but as I never know when I get to go to Japan again, can you really blame me? ;)
I'm just glad I got another chance to do a little bit of shopping. I'm really thankful for that.
At least I'm almost done with Christmas present shopping now.
How about you?
Bye~chuu!~
As I got to go to Japan again in December, I used that opportunity to do a bit more shopping.
Yes, I've just been to Japan in November and was shopping like crazy, but ... as I was only staying in Japan for a few days this December, I had a lot of space in my luggage and I just couldn't let this chance slip!
Unfortunately, I only had a very short time for shopping, like only a few hours, but that was still enough to get all of the stuff below. (^___^;;)
.....
Considering that I'd only have like 1-2 hours for shopping in the evening, I decided to go to Ikebukuro.
I needed to go to Tokyu Hands anyway and I already saw last time that they didn't have what I wanted in the smaller stores. The one in Ikebukuro is much bigger.
As Mandarake is one of the first things that closes in Ikebukuro (well, along all of the other anime and manga related stores), I rushed there first.
I only had like 30-40 minutes, so I had to be quick. It closes at 8 p.m.
I was enjoying the Levi x Elen doujinshi so much, that I decided to get a few more.
I ended up buying more than I though I would, but I found stuff from a circle I really liked. ^^;
Not much time to browse through other series.
At least if finally got a decent looking Russian Yuri douji ....
Also wanted some "normal couple" Naruto ones (only really interested in Sasuke x Sakura and Naruto's parents) - but those are just tooooooooooo expensive. *sigh*
Somebody please hit me for being so stupid, but this was actually the FIRST time I bought my stuff tax free at Mandarake.
I could have saved soooooooooooooooooo much money the last few years, but it never occurred to me .... simply because I had been living in Japan for so long that tax free was never an option .... and now that it finally is, I usually just forget about it. T____T ....
Next, I went to Tokyu Hands because they're closing at 9 p.m. (yes, I planned this well *g*).
I stumbled upon a very cute section with FMA stuff. This was set up because the live action movie came out this month. Not sure if I really want to watch it.
Has anybody seen it yet?
I loved FMA so much back in the days (like back in 2006, it was?), I would have bought it all. XD
I ended up just buying that adorable postcard with the cats. (*__*)b
Oh, and above you see two coasters from Free! that I bought during my last trip in November.
I just found them the other day between all my travel documents, so I had totally forgotten about them. ^^;
Usually I rarely buy any merchandising and just stick to stuff I can read, but ... I made an exception for these. They were NOT cheap.
All those coasters (also from other series) were ranging from 1000 yen to 5000 yen. Crazy!
The actual reason I wanted to go to Tokyu Hands was something else, though.
On the left you see a "card reader". It can be used for e.g. IC cards, but also for WAON and many other cards like that.
You put the card in there and you can just use it like that and go through the ticket gate like usually etc.
But the really cool thing is that it will show you how much money is left on your card when you hit that button!!!
When I'm in a rush and not sure how much money I have left, I always wished I had something like that!
And now they had special versions with Sanrio, Disney, Snoopy, Doraemon etc. characters on it.
I just couldn't resist. ^^;;;;; .....................
I also got a card case. I've been eying them for years now. Glad I finally found a cute one. :)
I also got some stationary like this cute Pikachu post-it thingie.
My problem with these things is that they're usually too cute to use. XD
Last time I got this adorable cat schedule book, but I was still missing cute calendar stickers ...
It just looks too boring without stickers. ^^;
So, I grabbed some at Tokyu Hands (but mostly at Daiso, because they're much cheaper, obviously).
Zoom-in.
After Tokyu Hands closed at 9 p.m. I went to Book Off which is open until 11 p.m. ;P
Yeah, you'd think I must have been super tired by that time after such a long flight.
It's weird. Last time I arrived just a few hours earlier, also at Narita Airport, but I was so tired I fainted into bed very early and even after 9h+ of sleep I still didn't feel awake at all.
Ok, back then I was sick and took a lot of meds, but still ... ^^;
Anyway, I was able to buy some missing volumes and also started collecting new series again. Can't read those until I have all volumes, but now I have MORE than enough to read anyway.
I still haven't finished all the manga I bought in Japan last year. ^^;;; ....
Last but not least I went to Donki to grab a few snacks for my co-workers and some for my family and friends (although I think they're already sick of it *g*).
I had to give up the tax free counter as the line was way too long and I was worried that I would miss my last train. ^^;
The next day I had like about an hour of shopping in Odaiba, so I headed to Shimamura and bought this sweater.
Yes, it's totally oversized, but that's the cool thing about it. ^^
It's so comfy! I wore it during the flight back and it might just be one of my new favorite pieces. (*_*)b
And, sasuga Shimamura, it only cost 1500 yen. :3
Other random stuff I bought were those cute cat items.
The postcards I found near the Tsukiji fish market. The artist also includes famous regions e.g. Kotohira (Shikoku) or Yamaguchi (blow fish).
There were others as well, but I decided to go with these.
The clear files I got at a little store in a side street near Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. :)
I grabbed some more B-Side Label stickers at Narita Airport.
I've never seen that travel version of the cat before. Usually it's always the "asobu" version. ^_^;
Starbucks .... from left to right, th first and third one were especially to my liking, but when will Starbucks start to create mugs that make sense for left-handed people as well?
Couldn't buy any of them, because there was no print on the other side (= when you grab the cup with your left hand). :( :( :(
But I did stock up on Starbucks instant coffee (the only instant coffee I drink!) - because they have some types in Japan we cannot get in Germany.
And because I got the Christmas blend, I even got a little present this time. (*___*)b
I needed a pink scarf again and I love the ones with sakura on it. Not sure about Hello Kitty, though ....
I just recently saw that Coca Cola released bottles for several regions in Japan. Totally my thing.
Never thought I'd get to grab the Kumamoto one first, but yay!~
Oh, and usually I never have free space available in my luggage, but this time I could finally take 2 bottles of my favorite tea back home with me. (*_*)b
It was just too cute to resist! And a love lucky charm won't hurt, right? ;)
And some more Daiso (100 yen store) stuff. I was hoping to grab a nice cat calendar but they didn't have any in the size I needed, so .... I ended up buying a My Melody one. ^^;
I bought some more hair products.
I think I've previously used that hair moist spray when I still lived in Japan. Not sure if it was exactly that one - but I really liked it.
Heard good things about the tsubaki hair products, so let's see if this hair cream is actually any good. :)
On the other photo you see something I'll give away as a Christmas present.
It's a little bottle with alcohol with a beautiful sakura flower inside. :)
I needed to buy one anyway .... I wasn't sure about this one. It's almost a bit too cute and thus childish, but ... oh well. :P
Somebody please cure my obsession with cups!
I love these type of cups with sakura on it .... not sure about Hello Kitty yet again, but recently she just pops up everywhere. o___O; ....
Just a random shot at the airport.
I didn't buy any of these. After all, only the packaging is cute.
I really spend too much money on stuff during those past 2 trips but as I never know when I get to go to Japan again, can you really blame me? ;)
I'm just glad I got another chance to do a little bit of shopping. I'm really thankful for that.
At least I'm almost done with Christmas present shopping now.
How about you?
Bye~chuu!~