Got all my souvenirs at the Ghibli store at diver city mall on Odaiba. I really wish I knew about character street before this trip. I could’ve taken care off all my souvenir/ gift shopping in one day. Next trip!! 🎁🛍️🛒
When I'm in Japan and pop into a Donki I get overwhelmed and immediately regret it 😂 but getting big bags of matcha Kit Kats there is my go-to for souvenirs.
Whether in Japan, Europe or other Asian countries… I love visiting their supermarkets to look for local food stuff as souvenirs.. relatively cheap and unique There are many big Donki outlets in different Asia countries now.. but the prices are not as cheap as in Japan
I'd like to see some antenna shops as well. Perhaps for part 2 or a different kind of video, just exploring the different prefectures through the antenna shops in Tokyo. Thank you for sharing.
Great video ❤ Lol fellow Aussie here…we now have Daiso in most shopping centres around Australia…so if you buy a souvenir for family and friends from there, they are gonna know haha! 😂😜
I love that Loft store! I bought an awesome Japanese egg roll pan there. Also love Japanese stationary, pens, skincare, face masks, sunscreen and ceramics. Galbo sweets are a must too
The Shibuya Tokyu Hands was my favourite store. Great for tools. I bought a friend a Hanko which took some planning. She's an artist and stamps her water colors with it. Hand thrown pottery is nice. I had a competition with a friend for kitsch presents and I won with a Fujisan ash tray. When you put down a cigarette smoke came out of the top of the mountain. It was awful and he loved it.
That shichimi in the cute white tins is from Kyoto and you can get it from the maker's shop in Nishiki Market! (Speaking of Kyoto, my go-to souvenir is the Kyoto rayu furikake. Everyone LOVES it.) Also the instructions in those DIY crafting kits usually have good diagrams so that it's okay if you don't speak Japanese (plus Google Translate's camera feature can help!)
such an awesome video! it makes me miss japan so much! loft and hands are the most dangerous shops i’ve ever been in 🤣 i spent way too much money in loft on my last trip and i have no regrets! one thing i love about donki is that they’re open 24 hours. 3am snack runs have never been more fun!
I stumbled on Tokyo station character street on the day before my last day in Tokyo! Unfortunately it was closed but it had SO MUCH!!! We were looking for the Uniqlo to find Zelda shirts 😂 The station is such a massive maze!! 🛍️🎁🍵
I bought the DIY miniature unagi store and it didn't cross my mind then that instructions would be in japanese haha but thankfully there were youtube videos showing how they built it so i managed to complete it in the end
i've been to loft twice but i did not know they had all that cool stuff. looks like a great place to buy gifts. also, i need to check out the shampoo/conditioner
LOFT!!!! My early 90s Jam!!! Used to go a few times a month to Umeda store. It also had an international art movie theatre right by. Odaka had restaurants at the top of loft. One was a pasta restaurant we went to all the time. It was a chain restaurant but I can't remember the name 😮. It had squid ink, marinara, spicy with garlic slices ...so so good. Anyone remember the name? Is is at Tokyo loft? Keep up the good work S!
OOh I will def have a look in Loft when I'm there later this year...my two favourite items I would always buy several of and bring home for myself, are apparently no longer available sadly...a friend couldn't find anywhere last year...green tea chocolate yatsuhashi, the crunchy cinnamon kind dipped in green tea choc from Kyoto in a cute tin box, I only ever found it at Kansai airport...and also a solid perfume that was so cute and lovely sakura scent, used to be all over Kyoto, nothing fancy, but I loved it...hopefully I will discover something new :)
You became my new favourite youtuber, you have great energy and great content. I could seee the effort you have ade in to these videos. Can you make a video on how you are editing your videos too? I am planning to visit Japan (again) for my honey moon, any recommendations?! Such a romantic place to visit for relaxing environment?
11:07 These things are sooo good I always end up buying a ton ! It's a nice sweet honey flavored puff that has a nice crunch but also melts away at the end 🤤
i got a small build kit at donki and it came with both japanese and eng instructions, so i think there's a good chance the big ones at hands have eng instructions especially if they are marketing it as a souvenir
Loft, Hands and even ordinary chemists are all great options for souvenir hunting. One exception to that in my opinion is Donki, as I believe they're really overrated as a store when the exploration fun factor is excluded. Like, their products tend to be of cheaper quality and aren't necessarily that cheap price wise. To top it all off their typical product design is mega garish in a bad way😢 I only shop in Donki when there's absolutely no other option like when I desperately need a spare charger or something in 1am. Even in that situation though convenience stores usually offer reasonably priced stuff and are much more straightforward to navigate.
Seera fr your videos are becoming top notch in quality, info and entertaining. id love you try to make short format content too; perhaps different pace
Would like to get the square Sakura Cray Pas oil pastels as my supplier in Australia stopped stocking them and they had cheap open stock. Is a nice wooden box you can get.
I should get some kitchen supplies at loft. Aqui en USA fui a Hello Tokyo y encounter costs de Daiso, no fenian buy buena calidad. Supongo que es como el dollar tree
Go to is the 1 kilo bags of green tea 😂 i used to get it at Tsukiji Market but those shops moved are closed, last time I was in Japan was in 2017, I went back in 2023 still found the green tea but it was Ueno. I picked up some hojicha and matcha also. Do you recommend any other places?
They have those kits at some don quijote locations and at kiddie land. I bought one from kiddie land and you’re right, the directions were completely in Japanese and even with pictures and google translate it was very difficult to put together 😢
Seera, genuine question - I'm going for the second time this Fall, and did most of the "big touristy" stuff last year What is one VERY underrated thing you would recommend buying / doing / trying - cheers from DK 💪🏽
She did a video on temple stays which you could check out. I stayed with my mom at a temple in Koyasan south of Osaka. It's amazing. Great food, tatami style room, Zen chanting in morning. So great
You are very beautiful and your gifts are great. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same about myself... except that I’m also handsome😂. I lived in Singapore for 3 years and my gifts were very specific. I bought crocodile leather bags and wallets at the crocodile farm. I bought snakeskin belts and boots from Malaysian pirates, as well as tracksuits that they stole from the containers of passing ships at night.
