Japanese Artist : YUMIKO HIGUCHI

I discovered a lovely artist that I thought I would write about. I can’t remember how I found her but her work is marvellous. She is an embroidery artist.

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Japanese Fashion: Forest Girl

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Sometime ago I wrote an article showing some items in the gothloli style. There are some adorable things that go into that particular look. Here is another corner of Japanese fashion. It is called Forest Girl – Mori Girl. 森ガール

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My Re-ment Collection- Part 3

Well, it has been quite awhile since I have put up a post, but finally I have got around to it. We had a bunch of travel and construction going on, and only now are things starting to get back to normal. And as they did, I started thinking it was really time for me to put my Re-ment back up. (I had put it away for the construction.)And I was thinking how nice to share it with others who enjoy cute things from Japan =)

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Review: Marceline Smith’s Kawaii Japan

A while ago, Marceline from askingfortrouble.org kindly sent us a couple of her guides she has developed from her visits to Japan. In finally getting around to reviewing it, I discovered it had already been replaced by a new guide. Marceline kindly sent me her newer one for me to review. And while she has sent me a couple to review, you know I have to start with “Kawaii Japan.” (Thanks for the updates Marceline and sorry it has taken me so long to review.)

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Japan Crafting Catalogue: Couturier

As you perhaps are very well familiar with, I adore Japanese craft. So when my friend, Asami sent me a Couturier Catalogue, I was thrilled to bits.

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Book Review: 100えんｸﾞﾂｽﾞでｾﾝｽのいい

Here is another review of one of the books/magazines I purchased while in Japan. This one also came from Book-Off (link) for only 105 yen.

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Cute Stuff from Japan: My Re-Ment Part 2

It has been awhile since I wrote of my beloved Re-ment. Please don’t think my lack of posts on it suggests a lack of love!

I still adore it!

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Shopping Japan : Seria

I love a deal. So I loved shopping Japan’s hyaku yen stores (dollar stores). I found that they had an awesome selection of things, from household to crafty things to food items. I also found that they were generally really good quality for the price you paid (105 yen generally).

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Bookoff Craft Section

One thing I didn’t mention in my article earlier were the sections I perused in the book store. So if you are interesting in crafts you may want to look for the sections that say:

手芸 (,手＝hand、芸＝skill)
Pronunciation: syugei しゅげい
or
kurafuto クラフト
(craft)

Just a little note that may make the bookstores a little easier to get around.

Places to Shop in Japan: BookOff

I like books. A lot. You might have noticed that =) And as I have mentioned over and over, I like books as mementoes and souvenirs. And I specifically like craft books or magazines. Trav had heard about a second hand book store in Japan, so we decided to check it out.

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