
8tokyo’s contributing writer Ako as necocoa will participate “LOVE handmade” event on this weekend.
Come and enjoy a showcase of lovingly handcrafted items created by local Etsy sellers and their friends!
Make some crafts with the Etsy community, find gifts for your valentine (or for yourself!) and talk with the artists about their inspirations and techniques.
It’s a …weekend to celebrate our LOVE for all things handmade!
Free to attend!
January 21 (Sat) – 22 (Sun), 2012
Hours: 11:00~17:00
Reception: January 20 (Fri), 2012
Hours: 19:00~21:00
FREE
Gallery 7
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I got a black leather & suede bag, ‘Claras Day Bag’ from see by Chloe at Ikebukuro Seibu department store.


The leather is very smooth and soft, and it is not very heavy.


I really love the two front bows with golden edges, and also I like its
rectangular shape with the flat bottom because I can put a lot of my staff in there.
SEE BY CHLOÉ (Japanese)
SEIBU (Japanese)


Amadokoro Akane serves delicious Japanese sweets in Kamakura.
Especially their “ni-azuki”, sweeten boiled azuki beans are so good!
Ni-azuki with baked rice cake was a menu for new year.

Amadokoro Akane (Japanese)



I had a special lunch course at Ginza Aster in Shinjuku with my friend.
The Ginza Aster is a very famous fancy Chinese restaurant in Japan.

The course was started with the appetizer, stir-fried chicken with some vegetables, stir-fried white fish with some root vegetables, braised pork belly, noodles and almond jelly with fruits for dessert.

I really enjoyed the Chinese foods that were very good and not greasy.
Ginza Aster (Japanese)



I went to the ‘Tsurugaoka hachimangu’ at Kamakura also after I finished to wash my money at the ‘Zeniarai benzaiten ugafuku-shrine’.



I went there for just visiting, however, fortunately I was able to see the Shinto-style wedding. It looks very traditional Japanese style! We seemed to be transported back in time to the Edo era.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū


Great news, everybody in Tokyo!!
Let’s have a meetup at Ikebukuro!
A successful meetup requires good people, good conversation, good music and good food. I think we can manage all four, don’t you?
Saturday January 28, is what we are planning. We will meet at 12:00 PM at Music org near Ikebukuro station. So please fill out the form set on Monday if you plan to join us. but need to know as soon as possible to do so.

(photo:8tokyo.com Meetup in Singapore)
8tokyo.com Meetup in Tokyo
DAY:28 January(SAT)
Time: 12:00 – 15:00
Location:Minamiikebukuro Music org (minamiikebukuromusic.org)
Ikebukuro dai-5 building B2, 1-20-11 Minami ikebukuro, Tosima-ku, Tokyo
ADV entrance fee 1000yen(at door 1500yen) FREE with 1drink 500yen
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Live performance:OPQ

music category:experimental music
OPQ (Takafumi Suzaki) guitar,key,Xaphoon,etc
aritan-bo (mayumi arita) as live member toy piano, accordion,etc
Hostess & host
8tokyo.com editors and contributors:
yo-ko (in chief), Ako (necocoa), takako, Yamada & Hayase

Food
もぃもぃけ食堂(Moimoike Restaurant)
Present
We plan to bring a kawaii present for guests.
Reservation (restricted admission 50 people)
Please, fill out the form below for ADV entrance fee reservation. We’ll re-send email for confirmation. We are looking forward to meeting y’all!


Komeda’s Coffee is a chain company of coffee shops, but they are very famous of “Shironoir”.
Soft serve is on hot danish pastry. Simple and kinda nostalgic sweets!

My friend ordered “Cream soda”, the vivid green soda reminds us when
we were children!
Komeda’s Coffee (Japanese)



I went to the Zeniarai benzaiten ugafuku-shrine at Kamakura in Kanagawa pref.




The shrine has a religious faith that money will be returned in multiples if we wash the money with the clear water….
Zeniarai Benten Shrine
Zeniarai Benten Shrine (Japanese)
