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Ten Best Stocking Stuffers From Japan!
10. SUSHI SOCKS
Because who wouldn’t want their feet to look like two slabs of raw fish? (Seen at Loft in Shibuya)
9. DIY CROSS STITCH PHONE CASE
Because: needlepoint phone case! (Seen at Loft in Shibuya)
8. ANIMAL SKELETONS
Yes, Real animal skeletons. In pretty decorator colors. (Seen at Tokyu Hands in Shibuya)
7. DEVIL WAX
Hair products of overwhelming cuteness. (Seen at Loft in Ikebukuro)
Conquer those crow’s feet with this handy piece of workout equipment for your face! (Seen at Tokyu Hands in Ikebukuro)
5. EMOJI EYE MASK
The one on the left says, “I came to Tokyo!” (Seen at Kotobuki, on the street where the maids pass out flyers in Akihabara)
Eating this candy supposedly makes you smell like roses! (Seen at the Tokyu grocery store)
3. NINJA SNACK PICKS
For stealth appetizers. (Seen at Village Vanguard in Shimokitazawa)
2. THE STATUE OF TOO MUCH LIBERTY
Lady Liberty takes liberties in these WTF gacha-gacha toys (From a gachopon vending machine in Loft, Shibuya)
1. PIGGY ZAPPER
Lights your smokes and shocks your stalkers too! (Seen at Don Kihote in Akihabara)
And of course, if there are any book lovers on your list, you can get your shopping done in a flash, because the Only In Tokyo mystery series is finally out in PAPERBACK!
The first book in this series set in Tokyo is Nightshade:
A young woman dressed as a Gothic-Lolita is found dead in an abandoned car, with a pair of strangers old enough to be her parents. Their suicide note apologizes for a disaster that hasn’t yet happened. And someone is stalking the websites where lost souls go to make a date with death…Read more
…or watch the trailer! (0:52)
I’ve lived in Japan so long that these items and the others in your other blogs seem natural to me. Thanks for reopening my eyes and removing the scales. I now look more closely at items in stores and think to myself, “Ah, only in Japan.”
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The same thing happens to me! Being on the lookout for stuff to write about regularly on this blog helps me keep my eyes open for little daily oddities, but often when I look back at the stuff I posted about at the beginning, I think “How could I have though that was weird?” heh. I’m so happy our paths crossed – it’s always great to meet a fellow enjoyer of Japanese life!
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