The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
100 Seria is a 100 yen shop that seems to be the epitome of every DIY enthusiast or Japanese school girl’s dreams: a …
One of the most common questions I hear in Japan is “What’s your hobby?” I don’t have a hobby. I’m an undergraduate …
Uniqlo is my go-to store for affordable, chic clothes, mostly because it’s one of the only clothing stores in …
The Ozeki Supermarket branch in Shimokitazawa is not huge, but unlike the Peacock Supermarket on the other side of the …
One of the surprises when I first arrived in Tokyo was discovering the alternative universe of snacks, chocolate and …
Japanese food is delicious, don’t get me wrong, but as an American living in Tokyo, I occasionally get these cravings …
The most difficult part of living in Japan is the fact that everyone looks so presentable, all the time. And by …
More than a few hours in Tokyo’s fashion central (Harajuku) or hipper locales (Koenji and Shimokitazawa) will give you …
Harajuku is great for any seasoned or upcoming cheapo planning a day out shopping. If the thrift shops and gift stores …
If you live near a Y’s Mart, you’re a very lucky cheapo. I used to live near one and didn’t realise …
When I’m not downing buckets of beef jerky while wrestling a grizzly bear, I like to get in touch with my sensitive …
I don’t know about the rest of you, but if it weren’t for the 100yen shops around Tokyo, I probably wouldn’t have made …
Finding a job in Tokyo was rough being fresh off the boat and not knowing a lot of Japanese. I was that foreigner at …
As a member of the male sex, I have no idea what constitutes as fashionable. If someone tells me I have to dress nice, …
There’s a butcher shop at an open-air market in Bangkok that is invariably fronted by a whole pig’s head …
I wish someone much cooler than myself had told me about Shimokitazawa when I first moved to Japan, because the novelty …
Let it be said that this post is motivated ninety-three percent by personal interest–because at Mirror Fashion I …
Jimbocho is to books what Akihabara is to electronics, what Kabuki-cho is to sleazy hijinks, what Shibuya crossing is …
While home electronics mega-stores like Bic Camera, LAOX or Yodobashi Camera are a great way to check out all the …
To each season its traditional stockpiling. Around New Years’, you get the grab bags filled with assorted items and …
Buried on the basement floor beneath three stories of used books, DVDs, CDs, and video games, this outgrowth of the …
The last time I had short hair it was 1996 and the cut was what’s called “the mushroom”, which is somewhere south of …
From this room on the third floor you can watch the Yamanote Line turn loop-de-loops and browse used, but beautifully …
We’ve recently covered some of Tokyo’s cheapest supermarkets but we have some more gems to share with you …