It’s Halloween weekend or, as my Japanese friend recently dubbed it, Hallo-weekend, and Japan is a place where Halloween is definitely not done by halves! The place to be at Halloween is Tokyo, and it’s the famous Shibuya Crossing which sees all the action with massive street parties, road closures and incredible costumes. Tokyo Fashion … Continue reading
After returning from my Mount Shosha adventure on 18th December I decided to explore Himeji a bit more, and went in search of some kind of reward for my morning’s efforts. I soon found what I was looking for: Jidai Cafe. Jidai Cafe is a tacky tourist trap of a cafe serving ninja themed food, … Continue reading
It was my birthday yesterday and my mum, who clearly knows me well, decided to bestow upon me a whole heap of Hello Kitty! I got a Hello Kitty apron, chef’s hat, oven gloves, tea towels, cookies and cookie tin, mug with hot chocolate and a hand warmer! Everything’s so pink – seeing these cute … Continue reading
Continuing my Japan adventure, after spending a couple of nights of Kyoto I headed to Hakone for a night. Hakone is somewhere I’ve been wanting to visit for a while now, and I can’t believe it was never on my list whilst living in Japan. One night there would probably have been enough if I … Continue reading
I love to wear bows in my hair, especially when I’m dressed up for an event, so I was delighted to receive this fabulous Hello Kitty hair bow from my friend for Christmas: I know what I’ll be wearing at the next Hyper Japan! The bow seems to be made by a company called Moon … Continue reading
Introducing… Chihiro! Chihiro is the latest addition to my Japanese doll family. Rather than being a traditional kokeshi (こけし) doll, Chihiro is a modern Momiji doll, and she’s a bit of a Hello Kitty fan if this fabulous Sanrio collaboration is anything to go by! I also got a Chihiro keyring and a Stella badge. … Continue reading
This coming year (as always) I’ll be keeping Japan close beside me as the months pass by. One of my Christmas presents was this cute Hello Kitty calendar: The calendar is simple, and very, very pink! Kitty wears a cute ballerina outfit, and she’s in a different pose each month. Kawaii! This is an official … Continue reading
Whilst Christmas shopping the other day I came across these Hello Kitty ‘Sprinkle Cupcake Treats’ from America and couldn’t resist treating myself. I should have known better! Had they been Japanese hello Kitty sweets I’m sure they would have been quite nice, but these American sweets were sickly sweet and quite disgusting! (>_<) No wonder … Continue reading
Miss Kitty White sure is a popular girl here in the UK, and recently I’ve been spotting her everywhere! Here are a few places I’ve caught Kitty-chan recently… She was in the window of the Build-A-Bear Workshop in Covent Garden, and I have to confess I was tempted to build a Kitty! Aren’t they cute? … Continue reading
Hello Kitty is still really popular here in the UK, and she seems to be a regular feature in the supermarkets now. I spotted a few different Kitty-chan Easter eggs this year… There may well be more varieties available – I didn’t really go looking for these ones, I just happened to see them. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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