Tokyo Shopping Weekend

Tokyo is probably one of the shopping capitals of the world and is definitely one of the most expensive cities to live at. Tokyo has the most fashionable people. They really spend a lot on clothes and accessories, and are very conscious about how they look so they take a lot of time grooming themselves. Girls in Tokyo walk around in full make-up with false lashes and well-made up hair. I'm wondering how they manage their time well everyday. I gotta learn from them!

One Sunday (April 29), we went shopping in 2 popular shopping places in Tokyo: Ueno and Shibuya. Ueno is a popular shopping place for cheap goods. It's also where China Town is. On the other, Shibuya is popular shopping place and is probably one of the fashion capitals of the world. This is where the most expensive brands are. What probably dictates fashion in Japan is Shibuya 109, an 8-storey building housing the best Japanese clothing brands. It's like the heaven of fashion! However, all the good stuff come with a high price. I could have bought a lot if I had more money to shop. But being the practical me, I wouldn't spend so much on clothes 'cause I believe that one can be fashionable even with cheaper clothes. It's just a matter of "mix-and-match" and a true sense of style.

So first we went around Ueno for 2 hours. I was able to buy bargain watches as pasalubong for some of my girl friends in the PI. Then we drove for an hour for a late ramen lunch. Along the way, we passed by the Tokyo Sky Tree, the tallest tower in the world. A man gave us free photos of the tower. Those were taken from his camera. I recalled when a man in Mt. Fuji also gave us some of his shots of the volcano. Anyway, we also saw a lot of people rallying against nuclear power. In Shibuya, we shopped in Shibuya 109. But since everything there was so expensive, my cousin and I just chose to shop wisely at Forever 21 where we got awesome stuff for lower prices.

 a different look of Sprite

Disney Store, Shibuya 109, Forever 21

 my cousin slash my fellow shopaholic!:))

people rallying 

Tokyo Sky Tree (view from the car's window)

 nice photographs from a random man at the foot of the tower

my uncle's grandchildren (Japanese) fell asleep in the car

At the end of the day, my 20,000 yen (Php 10,000) was gone. But for me, it's all worth it because I was happy with the stuff I got. Was so tired that I fell asleep in the car after dinner. I woke up upon getting home. Take note, that was a 2-hr drive! haha!

I just tried it on at a shop, then I regret not buying it haha!