Comments on: Where to Shop

By: jenny

jenny — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:52:59 +0000

is there anywhere to shop for cheap funky Harajuku stuff online??? I don’t have the money to actually visit japan, but LOVE fashion there. Especially these mittens: http://www.japanesestreets.com/photos/data/media/184/71113-1122.jpg
Does anyone know where there are some like this? Any help would be great. Thx.

By: na-chan

na-chan — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:24:15 +0000

funny…it sounds just like Germany – no signage.

katakana is easy to learn and sounds worth it…if it helps to find things.

By: Strange_Phenomeon

Strange_Phenomeon — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:05:22 +0000

Wow! I don’t think I would find any shop like the 390 yen shop in Switzerland… This is one of the reasons why I really would like to go visit Tokyo!
I wouldn’t mind if the names of the shops were in katakana, because it wouldn’t be very exotic if all their names were in English…!

By: leggie

leggie — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:40:57 +0000

Hmm… do you still know the directions of that 390 yen shop?

By: Chidade

Chidade — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:05:58 +0000

I never said that the annoying thing is that the signs are in Japanese, I said that it’s annoying to find things because they’re often tucked away into buildings which otherwise look like office or even apartment blocks and the only hint you may have is a small sign in a bunch of other, also very small signs, telling you what is in the building and on what floor.

The annoying thing is the lack of signage, and the places where these businesses hide, not the language that they’re in. The whole task is made more difficult by being in Japanese but of course you can expect that in Japan.

By: bim

bim — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:38:04 +0000

“one slightly annoying thing about japan is that all the signs are in JAPANESE”?? no way!! that’s ridiculous, what are they thinking? they should change everything to english to accommodate lazy foreigners who won’t even bother learning katakana!!

By: Chidade

Chidade — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 05:20:02 +0000

Oh yeah, completely walkable. But make sure you have comfortable shoes because there’s a lot to see :)

By: Deekay

Deekay — Sat, 27 May 2006 02:42:18 +0000

Hey there, i was just wondering if most of the Harajuku stores are in “walkable” distance of the station. I’m looking forward to going to Tokyo this summer!

By: Wessel

Wessel — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:15:26 +0000

I never had much trouble finding any clothing stores in Osaka/Kyoto. When I saw a big sign outside which mentioned 1F xxx 2F xxx and etc. it usually meant there were several “interesting” stores in the building.
But yeah, it is kinda hard to find the cheaper/funky stores. In Kobe I had to walk into scary small sidestreets to find them, but it was worth it.