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Tokyo, Japan: A walk and coffee in Omotesando and Aoyama

Posted on February 7, 2014 | Leave a comment

TOKYO CITY GUIDE : DISTRICT / OMOTESANDO

Omotesando

has many faces. Walk in small streets near the big avenue and you’ll discover different exciting villages: from super hype atmosphere to pastoral set and hipsters etc …

Don’t expect me tons of addresses, I am rather picky kind. First stop at the avant garde Wut Berlin, this boutique is dedicated to Berliner creation and young designers.

A small charming cafe

Japanese loves miniatures. And this Bambi family’s miniature (picture above) is a quaint detail of the Uzna Omon decoration, a small chaming café pretty confidential where you can eat too (desserts look amazing!).

Happy the ones able to find it without the help of an insider (TY N!) … upstairs in a flat with a small balcony: nice Jingumae roof top view. Plus a great coffees selection and art gallery (pictures above).

Need a NY manicure in Tokyo? Babe, you’re such a diva, go to Dashing Diva (picture above)! Tokyo girls and women are crazy about those kawaii-kawaii nails. Still, yep! Not really my style, but fun to see.

Aoyama, the trendiest district of Tokyo

High range shopping of international fashion designers and luxury brands, in ab fab architectures. Fanciful night walk between shops and art galleries: “at night, everything is more beautiful”.

I felt a bit frustrated when my camera shuts down, no more battery. What a pity! Pictures on the bottom of the board below: a kind of « Star Wars » building, maybe an art gallery?

The other colour pictures: the famous Prada buiding by the architects Herzog and De Meuron. And the black and white picture: an advertising with Queen B.

Don’t forget to check out the crazy architecture of the Tsumori Chisato’s shop and few others…

Did you go to one of these locations? Did you like them? Do you have any incredible adresses in Omotesando? Or just want to say hi : share with us and leave a comment!

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DESTINATIONS, HOTEL REVIEWS & LIFESTYLE

Tokyo, Japan: Meeting Maki Saito of Numero Tokyo

Posted on February 3, 2014 | Leave a comment

TOKYO CITY GUIDE: TOKYO BY A LOCAL

– The most important Japanese fashion magazines are Nihon Vogue, Numéro Tokyo, ELLE and Harper’s Bazaar.

When I met Maki Saito, she was the Picture Editor of Numero Tokyo. She studied first the English Art and Litterature at Kobe university and Photography in London:

– I wanted to be a photographer. I travelled in all Europe during one year. Back to Japan, I started working at Nihon Vogue and GQ. Then I came at Numero Tokyo, six months before the first issue with Kate Moss.

What are the differences beteween Numero (Paris) and Numero Tokyo?

– We do our own shooting, covers and fashion series. Different cultures, different tastes. In Japan, pictures have to be more cutter and sweeter.

What about her Tokyo?

– Tokyo is a really interesting city with lots of different areas. We have everything. Shinjuku people are different than Shibuya people.

1. I enjoy small areas: Mishuku is close to Shibuya, with small bars and used to be a big traditional place.

2. Last week-end, I went to Jyugaoka station for shopping pottery. I really like Japanese sets.

3. For fashion: Shibuya and Harajuku. I like to go to Beams. I love hats, any kind of hats. I love shoes too, but I always buy them overseas.

As a traveler:

– I feel different, more open minded. I love going to big cities. I came from country side, a small archipelago, famous for Udon (kind of Soba): the landscape and the sanctuaire of 88 temples and thousand steps to reach to one of them (Kompirasan). I enjoy calm and friendly people.

Tokyo, Japan: Exciting Shinjuku!

Meeting Sandra Gato, the Editor in Chief of ELLE Portugal

DESTINATIONS, INTERVIEWS & FASHION

Japan: Learning Japanese in Tokyo Subway

Posted on February 1, 2014 | Leave a comment

TOKYO CITY GUIDE : TRANSPORTATION

Following many of your emails, here’s an updating of my Tokyo posts : check out this useful city guide to help you prepare your trip (in a very Mademoiselle Le K’s way, lol)! Let’s start with the famous chiketatsu (subway): here are some pictures to give you the mood (lol) …

The Chiketatsu is THE safest and cheapest way to move in Tokyo.

Don’t panic, indications and station names are translated in English! It is a world with huge stations where several companies officiate on different metro routes (wide range of prices, lol).

And for the more active, you can even learn Japanese … on the wharf, decrypting the ideograms (and their phonetic) sticked on graphic cars (photo below).

I revised verbs before the train leaves.

Time is precious. Once in the train, I will be sleeply between stations like every Tokyo people. Sat, stand-up, young and old, women, children, salary men or hypesters: everybody falls sleeping!

Lulled by the sweet female voice that dis-tinc-ly announces the next station, I could improve my pronunciation, “Shin-ju-ku, Shin-ju-ku“, “Taka-dano-baba” (I love it!). Not to mention in the endless corridors, I practised the classics: “leftO“, “rightO!”! Tokyo forever …

Informations

More about Tokyo subway & trains : http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2017.html

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Tokyo, Japan: A walk and coffee in Omotesando and Aoyama

Tokyo, Japan: Meeting Maki Saito of Numero Tokyo

Japan: Learning Japanese in Tokyo Subway

The Chiketatsu is THE safest and cheapest way to move in Tokyo.

I revised verbs before the train leaves.

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