January 2010
15 posts
A Web Magazine: honeyee.com (hanikamu)
“hanikamu” - http://www.honeyee.com/blog/index.html
I was first introduced to this web site, “honeyee.com”, by my fasionista friend long time ago.
The site is like a portal site of blogs„, of so many well-known artists, designers, actors and actresses, models, musisians, athletes and so on.
Each block shows a face of the blog writer, and each of them blinks...
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Twitter... another boom? or is it here to stay?
“Twitter” is really hot these days!!! A lot of media is covering the web community tool everyday.
http://twitter.com/
I heard on the news that J-wave radio station, one of Japan’s main radio stations, was requesting its listeners to follow their “twiting” on the twitter site during their program.
As everyone knows„ Japan’s Prime Minister Hatoyama and...
Tokyo Fashion Tour.com
http://www.tokyofashiontour.com/
I have found another interesting website…
I actually find it interesting to do a “people watch” myself once in a while, across from the famous “crossing in Shibuya” sometimes… to see what people are wearing these days.
Shibuya gal’s fashion definitely reflects the time’s trend.
Tokyo as new fashion center..
So I came across with this article the other day, and thought it was very interesting..
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/business/global/02cool.html
Farewell, FCUK!
I heard that French Connection UK (http://www.fcukjp.com/) is shutting down all 21 retail stores out in Japan by the end of Spring 2010 !!
French Connection UK (FCUK) is a contemporary, high street casual fashion brand from London, and has first introduced their edgy individual “real cloth” styles in Japan about six years ago.
Personally I will really miss the store because I...
Getting cold...season for scarves, gloves and...
It has gotten so cold specially during this past couple of days in Tokyo.
We see many many people are now really starting to wear gloves and knit-caps to avoid the chilly wind. The winter sales have been going on everywhere in retails stores in Tokyo right now, so maybe I should go get some warm pair of gloves myself before the sale ends !
Our executive director (now in Russia on business...
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THE GINDACO
Harajuku is a town for desert crepe with bananas, chocolate and cream.
Osaka is a town for Takoyaki. Made from flour, eggs, ginger, and various other ingredients, Takoyaki is panfried (in special pan with small “spheres”) round vegetable ball(s) with diced octopus at the center, served with vegetable sauce.
Now THE GINDACO (http://www.gindaco.com/contents/top/20091218-thegin.html)is...
my favorite shop, "Assist On"
I visited, “Assist On (http://www.assiston.co.jp/)” one of my favorite shops in Omotesando/ Harajuku area the other day. The store carries many of the latest products awarded for the design, . Because the store carries all kinds of small gadgets that are creative as well as entertaining, the store is also good to browse around if you are ever in need for gift ideas for small presents.
The store...
"Tento" exhibition at Roppongi Hills
Today, I went to see a movie with my friend in Roppongi Hills, Roppongi.
There was an exhibition, “Tento by MERRY -Show your Peace-” in multi-space, “umu” TV-Asahi in Roppongi Hills.
The exhibition was conducted by the artist unit of two Japanese women, “MERRY”. Their works are the textile design, paintings, shaping of “tents”, and T-shirt design.
These...
Kimono shop
Today, I found a Kimono shop (http://ichinokura.info/ichinokura.html) one block down to Takeshita street, which is most popular fashion area for teengirls in Tokyo.
The store has not only the usual, traditional patterns of kimono but also of modern, contemporary taste, targeting for such younger generation teenagers.
◆Hatsumoude
I went to Meiji Jingu for ‘Hatsumoude’ during the new year holiday. (http://www.meijijingu.or.jp/english/index.html)
Hatsumode is one of the widely practiced customs in Japan. It is the first visit you make to the Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine after the year turns, and people usually make the visit during the new year holiday between January 1st to 3rd of the year.
Even non-religious people...
About the Lucky Bag.....Fukubukuro
Many retail stores of each industry in Japan, from fashion to food to computers, use this promotional “shopping bag” to attract customers and try to create the first successful sales event of the year.
For fashion retail stores, for example, Fukubukuro is usually a sealed shopping bag, filled with varieties of items such as accessories, clothes, etc., and is sold at department stores or on-line...
New Year Lucky Bag at Forever 21
Forever 21 offered Fukubukuro, or a “lucky bag”, which is popular new year’s promotional shopping bags in japan, usually offered during the first day or two of the new year.
Forever 21 arranged for 3100 bags for ladies’, 100 for men’s, and even 930 more bags for its on-line store! Forever 21’s first sale in New Year’s Day was even broadcasted on TV.