Tower Books : TOWER RECORD’s book store

The U.S TOWER RECORDS has unfortunately gone bankrupt, but the Japanese TOWER RECORDS is still alive and well. (It is the same brand as the U.S TOWER RECORDS, but a different capital business from it).

There is a bookstore on the 6th floor of the TOWER RECORDS in Shibuya and you can get many kinds of foreign books and magazines there. I wonder if many English native speakers living in Japan would come and buy the books and magazine here? ( No doubt that many people also use the Amazon, though)

TOWER RECORDS Shibuya store is the largest CD shop in Japan. I bet you can find relatively “rare” CDs if you try there!

TOWER RECORDS JAPAN:Shibuya Store

Time-limited Ben Sherman Vending machine

Nano universe tokyo is a “select-shop” in Shibuya. There’s a cool vending machine in front of shop, until 17th February.

This is a campaign (but not free! it is rare case in Tokyo, I think) nano universe tie-up with Ben Sherman.

These drinks are all chocolate flavored royal milk tea! because Ben Sherman is a apparel brand of UK. The can designed like that wears checked shirt ;)

Ben Sherman
nano universe (in Japanese)

Board candy : Ameya Eitaro

Eitaro is a long-established candy shop. 2007, last year was the 150th anniversary!

Their Isetan-only limited candy chop is unique ;)
Many kind of beautiful candies are there… liquid candies, board candies, alphabet candies, etc.

I’ve got strawberry & almond board candies.
crunchy but melt like cotton candies!
Please try them when you come to Shinjuku Isetan!

Ameya Eitaro (in Japanese)
about Ameya Eitaro (in Japanese)

Spring has come at Balcony (Japanese fashion brand).

Balcony collaborated with the flower shop”COUNTRY HARVEST”.
There are many flowers arranged with new spring outfit in the shop.

Balcony
COUNTRY HARVEST

sale! sale! sale! 2008 winter (Tsumori Chisato)

The winter sale usually starts in January. They are my favorite stuff that I got on sale.

Tiger small bag and cashmere scarf form Tsumori Chisato.

Tsumori Chisato

MUJI ventures various businesses in Japan

by shrimpcrackerz

After MUJI New York store was opened in 2007, “MUJI” has been known internationally as much as “UNIQULO”.

In Japan, they have started as a private brand of the supermarket giant “SEIYU” in 1980’s. (Now it has become independent and been managed by“Ryohin Keikaku CO., Ltd.” )

Their first shop was opened in Aoyama, Tokyo in 1983. It is not a luxurious upmarket brand, but the fairly priced ultra simple & minimal products of theirs must have appealed to the taste of Japanese people.

MUJI OUTDOOR WEB

Flower MUJI

In Japan, they also venture various other businesses not operated overseas, including three camping sites, floral shop “Hanayoshi”, cafe & delicatessen “Cafe＆Meal MUJI”, as well as a housing business.

Café＆Meal MUJI

無印良品［無印良品の家］ (MUJI HOUSING)

They are a company that proposes customers the entire life-style and offers products for all aspects of individual lives.
But you know, people who are so dependant on MUJI are somehow looked down and called “Mujirer”.

MUJI U.S.A. Limited
MUJI OUTDOOR WEB (in Japanese)
Flower MUJI (in Japanese)
Cafe＆Meal MUJI (in Japanese)
Ryohin Keikaku CO., Ltd. (MUJI Head office)

Skull knit cap by Ralfh Lauren RUGBY : Skull lover 4

I got a knit cap with skull prints by Ralfh Lauren RUGBY. This heavyweight knit cap is perfect for snowboarding.

Ralfh Lauren RUGBY

BARBAPAPA’s Warmer Case

This is a BARBAPAPA’s Warmer Case. You can put a disposable body warmer into the case.

Barbapapa Official Web Site

It makes me warm and happy.

cardigan with heart logo （Comme des Garçons PLAY）

I got a black cardigan by The Comme des Garçons PLAY.

The concept of the Comme Des Garcons PLAY line is “design by not designing” .
The iconic heart logo designed by New York-based Polish artist Filip Pagowski.

Comme des Garçons (Wikipedia)

Pentagon Umbrella

Normally an umbrella is hexagon, isn’it? This is a folding umbrella of pentagon! By making it pentagonal shape, it uses lesser ribs thus successfully lighter and smaller.

Additionally because of the less-curved shape, it does not hide the vision as much, so you can see better.

The patterns of the fabric is nice and pretty, too!

アイデアデザインの[ idea ] : 骨を減らして、形を変えて。(Pentagon Umbrella site)