Japan Outlet Mall
Took some time out to visit an outlet mall in Machida called Grandberry Mall. Have only been to one outlet mall on my previous visit to Los Angeles and was my first time to visit one in Japan.
Zooming ahead in time in late afternoon to have some yummy Cold Stone Creamery made by a rather yummy young lady who asked her comrades to sing for us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypJkq63Ihrs
Zooming back in time - making our way by car to Machida. About a 40 min drive - took the Tomei highway.
Arrival at Grandberry. The mall was located on a hill which had a nice view of the surrounding mountains - forgot to take a pic.
Some folks singing at the entrance.
Reminds me of a shopping district in Santa Monica(?) LA.
This chap was doing a robot dance for a few hours.
Very peaceful sunny Sunday afternoon.
I don't think I've seen so many dogs in one place - there were dogs everywhere!
The mall was filled with dogs of all shapes and sizes with all sorts of clothing and styling.
Folks traveling by train can get off at Minami Machida on the Denen Toshi line - you can get there directly from Shibuya.
A dog guards its masters belongings.
Some green curry for lunch - 2,300 yen for the both of us.
I remember there being a MontBell in Seattle as was pleasantly surprised to find one in the mall - will be getting our sporting stuff from there from now on.
Some cool time pieces. Been looking for a time piece that I can stick on my armor as I loose track of time without my wrist watch.
This is FrancFranc - a Zakka [雑貨] store that sells life style bits n pieces - necessities around the house and items to enrich ones life. One of my wife's dreams is to have her own Zakka store and we are currently considering location and the sort of items that she wants to sell. Will update you on this project ^^
A lot of what FrancFranc have in stock has been imported from outside of Japan and this is what my wife wants to do too. Many Japanese folks love stuff thats been imported - just like Kaldi that I talked about the other day.
Some interesting room corner shelves that may make nice figure displays. Would look nice in glass with a light at the top.
And this is what that lovely young lady made for us - 600 yen.
Comme Ca Du Mode is one of the largest apparel chain stores in Japan who do a load of cool black stuff similar to what you may find in ZARA.
I just tried to look for their official site and learned that the CEO of the Comme Ca Du Mode is against having an official website and up until this day they don't have a web presence.
Comme Ca Du Mode have of late also been doing a load of Zakka too. Here we see the different color variations of the popular Japanese transparent brolly.
Mirror cunningly disguised as a bar of chocolate.
Stocking up on some clothes from Comme Ca - thought I'd try black for a change again.
There is a store dedicated to dogs at the mall. Here we see some k9ers getting some grooming treatments.
This dog was so cute!
Dog t-shirts.
A buyer about to make a choice.
And here are the prices of the puppies - the girls in pink, boys in blue. The most expensive being the girl costing 378,000 yen (3862 USD). Our neighbors got a dog recently and told us of how they needed to take it for an operation costing something like 300,000 yen - which meant that their plans to get a new wide screen TV went out the window.
Does buying/owning a dog in your neck of the woods cost an arm and a few toes?
Question for married men (or men with girlfriends) - do you walk into the bra shop with your partner?
Question for ladies - do you prefer your man to wait outside or don't mind (or prefer) that he comes inside the store?
No figure stores though. Figures retail stores seem to be limited to places like Akihabara, Tachikawa, Nakano Broadway, Ikebukuro and online stores.
Filling up on some Vietnamese food before heading back home.
Chicken Pho.
Me likey this pic. Dinner for two at 3,000 yen.
Stopping off at Gap on the way.
In a move to get people out n about to spend their money, discounts are in effect for using the highways. What would usually cost us 700 yen today cost only 500 yen. There are other discounts including the 1,000 yen to use as much as you want in a day - meaning that you can drive from Tokyo to Osaka and it will only cost 1,000 yen which would have cost much more before.
This is where you go "Oh Sheeeeee-it" if you take the wrong turn.
The curved sound barrier thingys line a lot of the highway.
Stuck in traffic for a bit.
And our loot for the day. 3 black tops for me and a change of style with brown trousers n t-shirt. Wifey nabs cute training stuff from the Adidas store.
That reminds me - many moons ago I was given a bootleg bag that had the Adidas logo with the word "Adidang" on it.
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wooooo Vietnamese coffee!
had some in Vietnam recently. very strong and very sweet. i'm still unsure whether i like it or not. i guess it depends on the blend. meh
Otaku
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I love it too^^
Myself-finder
yeah, and i thought the one that's in my house was some joke that my father bought from the food fair; even though he uses it often i thought it wasa kind of new thing. didn't know it really existed for use.
Unemployed bummer
hrmmm... is this the 1st comment? hehe. probably not.
in any case, seems like a great getaway from the common sights in Tokyo. wondering about the surprise on the poor chap that bites on that 'bar of choco' ^^
oh man, that sausage guard dog is cute!
PS, still lusting after that Low-Vis 1/48 Yamato VF-1A of yours. =P
Unemployed bummer
oh yeah, i enjoy shopping for lingerie with my partner. lets her know my taste. ^o^
Aircrew Resource Analyst
that's a Welsh Corgi
THIS is a sausage dog lol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage_dog
Industrial engineer
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I suppose they are popular by Cowboy Bebop
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_characters#Ein
-_- Thats something I have to add to the bittorrent download list. =/
student
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lol i think you're right,
thought of Ein when i saw the dog
student
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Haha xD same here.
I thought of getting a Welsh Corgi when I'm adult. Oh no wait, I am an adult already.. I mean when I'm living alone or something >_< And umm, err.. Hmm.. Would it be stupid to name him Ein when I get one xD
Among the evergrowing ranks of unemployed
Same here. Love that dog. lol. :)
Scientist, unemployed.
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You can probably find it pretty cheap on DVD. It came out in 1996. It's ahd 5 different editions of the DVD set. Make sure you get the "Perfect Sessions" version, it's been cleaned up a bit and has a lot of extras.
Whenever I see a Corgi, I always point and say EIN!! I guess I shouldn't since it does draw attention to me :) But $3000 for a dog?!!! Holy crap O.O Around here in the US, there's always someone you know that is giving a puppy away. I've had 4 dogs in my life and all of them were free.
former Emperor of Britannia
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The singing reminds me of the singing done by the dwarfs in Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs.
Items sold at a Zakka are really neat!
On bra shops yes dragged when i accompany her when she goes shopping. Kinda fun in a certain magical sense.
XD
Student & Working
Because it is from Snow White, here is the Japanese version:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ_K60w2JYw
former Emperor of Britannia
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ohhh...
*hits his own head on his desk*
So that's why it is familiar... Thanks ^^
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black again =/= change =__________=
i LOOOVE the Cold Stone icecreams - Always fun just watching them. Must be great for a workout
I guess the equivalent of Zakka stores here would be "that chinese variety store" at every corner of the 'asian suburbs' - Sells those odds'n'ends that you need in life at low price/quality
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The outlet malls we have in the states are pretty varied as to how they are laid out and what stores can be found in them. Some locations are extremely large such as the one thats 40km from where I live that has three seperate area's that are divided by an expressway as well as a major thoroughfare and is anchored by a walmart lowes car dealer and several hotels plus a truck stop. Originally outlet malls were locations where national and regional chain stores could open a store front to sell scratch and dent items and return items or last season items but they grew in popularity and most of the stores are now selling current items. Sony used to have its own stores in these locations selling refurbished items and scratch and dent but they had to high a return rate on the items due to failure and have since pulled out.
Conventional malls sell pets and have pet services though not all do both or even one of these. Some malls have seasonal musicians come in and some will have them for what ever reason they choose while others will host a national or international musician that tends to be popular with young kids to teenagers. The mall of America has an amusement park in it and is the largest mall in the country, the mall of Georgia which is 75km from where I live has a working carousel for the kids to ride.
mechanical engineer
If you like outlet malls you will love Williamsburg and rte 60. There are several as well as the Williamsburg Pottery which is worth a visit all by itself. Va. Beach Blvd has a bunch too.
Scientist, unemployed.
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Love outlet malls? Birch Run, just up the road, has one of the biggest. 70+ stores over something like 8 acres. It got so big, they had to put it across the street to get it all in.
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BTW - you should be able to puchi and post items now.
Student & Working
Good pictures, but I'm shocked that a dog costs that much in Japan! I managed to get a full-blood akita inu from a friend for free, but even if I had to pay for her, it would only cost around 400-450 dollars. Feeding her isn't too expensive either, she gets home made food or canned food, which costs around 1 dollar/can around here if you know where to buy it. Fortunately my dog hasn't been really sick so far, so I don't know how much an operation for a dog costs around here (an annual check-up costs about 20-25$).
In case of underwear, going in with the girl is a must, not just for sightseeing, but also to prevent not to spend all day at the mall.:)
Oh, and the girls singing in the cream shop are damn cute!:)
大学生
Ah. The Cold Stone girl is kawaii ^^
Talking bout importing foreign goods into Japan, one of my dreams is to import Japanese goods into Singapore. Anyone up for it? (:
Everyone looking pretty in Tokyo still!
Student
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I didn't know that dogs are really expensive in Japan, we bought ours for like $300. And the items in that Zakka are really nice looking. LOL at black for a change.
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Whoa! The Coldstone employees sing here too! And in Japanese! Awesome!
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You're right, it does remind me of the shopping district in Santa Monica (the Promenade). We live a block from it, so next time you're in town give us a ring ^_^.
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It totally looks like the Promenade. Without the dinosaurs...
Student
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Wow.. Another nice coverage from you Danny.
I never knew this place before until you mentioned it today. Will be going there for a visit in some other time.
As for the Bra section, I always went into it when I was going with my mum for shopping back before until today I don't sneak in one in Japan tho. ^^;;
I have blogged about how expensive it is to own a pets in Japan. It is quite insane for a price like this where back in my country it is free to adopt one. LOL!
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look like a fun place for an outing on Sunday.
College Freshmen, Otaku, Gamer, etc
LOL!! looking at those dogs remind me of BOSS coffee commercial, about the shiba dogs... by the way, my friend have one of those chocolate mirror. And that ice cream looks yummy..
well, I guess I'll have to wait before I can go to Japan.... I really want to go there
Nekophilia
Ah the question doesn't apply to me.. ^^;
How did you get the girls to sing?! They sing quite decently~ Needs to visit one of the branches of the shop when going Japan.
Dogs everywhere! But nobody can deny the fact that 2D girls with animal ears > animals themselves.
Adidang? LOL. I've seen Niki.
Maybe next time I should make an Adidas with 'Do the impossible, see the invincible, ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWAH' as the slogan.
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They said that if you make a request then they sing for you.
that "curved sound barrier thingys" reminded me how i sprained my wrist ankle when i'm playing skateboard.
That ice cream looks yummy. Cookies and cream is my favourite~
The video of them singing 'Heigh ho heigh ho' is cute too. But I think I prefer the ice cream.
I'd spend AGES at that Zakka-type store though. I absolutely love kitchen gadgets and cute, colourful things like shelves and teapots and those umbrellas. (Which I would likely get about five of because COLOURS! and those clear ones are very cool in a country where the black fabric umbrella is just about the only type you can find and coloured ones are even cooler.)
And hearing your wife want to open a shop like that is awesome too. I think it'd be the best type of shop to own, selling all those fun things.
As to lingerie shopping... I like opinions. Opinions make sure you don't buy something that makes you look horrid. So I'd bring the guy in, even if he was frantically trying to hide.
(I suppose having someone to ask if it looks if it's a nice fit would be handy too.)
College Student
Hmm don't get many dog grooming places in the UK. Not in 'malls' anyway.
Wow you eat a lot in one lil trip haha.
Lowlife
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looks like america
Student
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That mall looks exactly like a lot of the outdoor shopping malls in Southern California. A lot less dogs at the malls here though. Is Japan more dog friendly in public places perhaps?
Also the cost of a dog can be soooo much cheaper if people just adopt!! And you feel good by saving a doggie from eventually getting euthanized...
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Looks like a niice mall ^_^ haha
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Massive points for REAL Mini Cooper in the first road pic.
Man, dogs are really expensive in that neck of the woods. We had a pure-breed standard poodle (with papers and stuff, poodle because I'm allergic to dog hair), he was about $600 as a puppy. Maintaining the dog on the other hand was kinda expensive.
Student
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Amused by the vibrant colours of the transparent brolly. Looks really nice.
Student
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i'll wait outside.......female undies gives me a chill (like staying-at-abandon-cemetery-at- midnite chill)
hmmmm i like that black shirt........*goin to look out for something like it* XD
Photographer Wanna-be
That's another great photo spread Danny, love the food shots cause I miss that about Japan. Vietnamese coffee is killer! I agree.
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Japan sure is dog-friendly~
I'd love to taste those ice creams one day, too. They look scrumptiously deliciously delectable!
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Hmm... Danny you seem to wear black alot ^^;
If I remember correctly, a dog here in Sg cost almost an arm, leg and few toes too. My cousin kept complaining about sending the dog to grooming and stuff...
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Singing waitress, make the food more yummy~~~~
So many cute doggy in this week~~~
Ein spotted "image ID#25376"
Soon we'll see Mrs.Choo zakka chain store in Tokyo~~~~
Popular K9 species are more expensive than common one, so far the price for pet dog in M'sia is cheaper compare to Japan.
Did the lingerie stop attendance look at you when you took that photo ^^;
Harley Davidson chopper spotted~~~~
Adidang, LOL! Dang It!
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Prices of pets like dogs vary here, depending on the breed and if the dog has a pedigree but they don't go anywhere as high as those prices.
But indeed a pet like a dog will cost a certain sum, food, grooming, health care,...
This Welsh Corgi is the spitting image of Ein from "Cowboy Bebop" btw:
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1683/Japan+Outlet+Mall.html#image25376
Have one of those corners shelves actually (well a nearly identical model from Ikea). Quite nice.
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Always go in the store with my wifey :)
Never realized how much the Japanese like dogs
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a Welsh Corgi!!!! always wanted on of those.
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1683/Japan+Outlet+Mall.html#image25376
anyway I usually accompany my wife buying bra at marks and spencer. ^^
btw I love cold stone ice cream! ^^
2nd year Civil Engineering Student
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Dogs! I absolutely adore dogs. I have a shihtzu back home and we treat her like family.
Doesn't cost too much to have a dog as a pet here. Bought my dog for around USD300 when she was around 1 month old. Though dog abuse is a frequent case here, which saddens me a lot.
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That cold stone girl is definitely cute when she sing for you :D I don't think that in my local mall I will see this kind of service for the customer.
I did not know that owning your own pet can be that expensive and bring it to see a doctor can cause you a kidney or two. The upkeep for each month is not cheap also because I heard that they need to have some kind of injection for each month and checkups also.
I wonder where can I find a Zakka shop in my country I'm interested in buying those furniture because they just look gorgeous. I want use it to decorate my house someday in the future. Still below 18 can't really buy a house yet.
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Depends, if there's a shop close by that has my interest (usually computers/electronics) - I will go myself, err. let her go inside herself hehe.
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usually follow the girlfriend into lingerie sections when i am accompanying her, she usually goes shopping for that kind of thing alone though. there should be an option on the poll for that: usually get left at home :)
Eternal Dreamer
I love the pics Danny, way to go!
About the dog thing... I've had a dog for 16 years, he was very strong and never needed surgery. He just died of old age and/or maybe cancer. If he wouldve gotten sick as a young dog, we would probably have paid for surgery, but above a certain age it's just not worth it.
Also, our dog was free :) Mixed breed = the strongest kind of dog.
中学生
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black for a change lol ^^;
Spiral Knight
Wow, those are pretty expensive dogs. Our dog was only about $500AUD for a purebred cavalier.
also about the poll at the moment, 18% + 61% + 4% + 18% = 101%?
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I'd go in with her ... but then you'd gotta make sure you are only looking at her and not staring at the other girls who are shopping in the lingerie store too.
Student.
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There is no coldstone ice cream in Canada, but when I go to the states I want to try it, it looks so good.
also, replying to the poll, as a girl, I think that it is important for the boyfriend/spouse to go in the store. I mean who else is going to see the lacy-frilly goodies? :3
Student and full-time otaku
Nice pics again. I'm always amazed how clean Japanese streets are. Or was it just in this one shopping mall?
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yep here in US everything is expensive to take care of a dog >.< especially health care. It shouldn't be that much...
Student
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The shopping mall is just sooo nice, me wish to go to Japan more and more ^.- , never was fond of dogs , I always scare that they will bite >.<
projectionist, artist
Loved all the dog images! The one with the poodle made me laugh because the banner behind it was advertising a McHotDog. ^O^
And the welsh corgi as I've been wanting one for a long time... not sure if I'll ever get one, because, yes, dogs are expensive. Especially pedigree dogs... and the vet bills are... insane. Sigh...
As for the bra question.. can't really answer never had a boyfriend so never really thought about it... but I'd say it depends... if I was shopping for a surprise then I wouldn't want him around, but if it was just a need a new one then it may be nice to get his opinion too, then sometimes you just want to go in and do your thing and get out...
Oh back to all the puppies! Maybe there were so many there because of the dog stuff in the mall?
三年せいとオタク
^^ The Cold Stone girls singing were so cute. As for the question I think I'd like to waitb outide I always find in akward going into those kinds of stoes. Also you really do seem to wear black a lot ^^ My parents complain about that to me ^^; Most of my clothes are black and I don't think they like that.
Student
Aawwww that corgi is so cute, but dam dogs are hella expensive over there. About the poll I've never been in that kind of a situation before but I wouldn't feel uncomfortable shopping for underwear with my girlfriend but if I was by myself on the other hand definitely not, It's just too weird.
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Dogs are expensive in just about every way you can imagine here as well. I recall your mentioning wanting a dog at some point, Danny - has that changed now? ^^;
I generally prefer to stay outside lingerie stores - mainly because I know hardly anything and can't really offer any input anyway. This suited both me and my then-girlfriend just fine, since she was too embarassed to have me go with her in any case.
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Stilwant a dog but not the right time to have one. Need more space too.
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poll irrelevant to me since it is targeted at couples.
i do believe some couples went into the changing room together as well. once i was trying out a shirt,i was surprised how big the changing room is. one can even do some catwalk inside. imgaine what a couple can do with all that space. ('~')
Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
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shopping eh danny?
are you planning for hanami?
i went to Ueno Park today, wow it was packed with ppl..
some part of the park already have the blooming while other still yet to bloom..
But i didnt expect japan to be so cold in spring... 7C in the morning =__="
I hope you can give me some tips while checking out akiba..
I cant find shops selling/displaying dolfies..
*Most likely because I cant read japanese
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Hanami - maybe this weekend.
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Do search for "Akihabara" on DC. Check out Radio Kaikan at Akiba for the dollfie shop.
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Yo buddy, since when you teleported to JP~~~~
Remember to take lots of photo back to share with us ^_^
Enjoy your trip in JP~~~~~~~~~~~
Art/Media
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Aaa~ Looks like fun!
hhm, I ever do visit Japan, I think I'll have to go there for some shopping fun ^^
Danny likey dark clothing ^^
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oohh... love zakka shops. always walk in to those when I'm out and about a mall. And Love the cold rock ice creams.
I used to always accompany my ex when she went shopping for her lingerie, she'd rather have an honest opinion rather than a sales lady's opinion hell bent on making a sale.
digging the in-door rock climbing
Student, Gamer, Part-time EFSF Pilot
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah WELSH CORGI!!! Kawaii ~desu!!!
Poodle however... DO NOT WANT. Irritanting SOB's...
Student / Software Engineer
That sound barrier reminds me of a story I heard at work...
Our company was doing some business with a Japanese company, and some representatives flew in to look at some of our product. Well it had snowed a lot before they got here; and there was so much snow on the interstate that when the plowed it, there were huge walls of snow-taller-than-the-cars the whole way from the airport to our company (about 45 miles).
So they came, they saw, and they left. Later that year, when the snow had melted, they came for another visit and were wondering where the sound barriers had gone.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
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huhu thanks for sharing your shopping experience with us ^^ I remember seeing a pet grooming/products store in Roppongi Hills? (http://www.roppongihills.com/en/) they also allow people to watch thru a glass window to see the dogs getting a hair cut etc ^^ Yesterday me and hubs went to an animal shelter, may go there again today later ^^;
As for answer your poll question, I don't mind my husband coming (in) with me but he's embarrassed haha!
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Of course I go in, I can make a lot good suggestions, and is indispensable when you want to make love.
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was just gonna say that ^0^
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I've to say that the girl in the first picture looks so cute!
Very nice pictures. I would eat way too much ice cream if served by such a yummy young lady...
I have a welsh corgi I adopted from a shelter. I paid $150 in fees for him. So far, only routine vet bills for annual checkups, shots and heartworm/tick prevention. Costs something like $100/year. Of course if he got sick I'd get hit with big bills. They do have pet health insurance here but I've never looked into it.
Filmmaker
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Coldstone sings?... nice, the pictures of the food looks great...
Navy Recruit
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always good to do something different outside of tokyo looks like you had an enjoyable time. food looks yummy as always. never tried coldstones even though there's one right down the street from the house. dogs can get expensive here. pics look awesome.
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今日は僕もグランベリーモールにいました。毎週、日曜はここで映画を観ています。
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奇遇です！今度日曜に行ったら連絡しますね！
Quality Scrutinizer
A Mini Cooper in #25368-! I'd love one...
Now you got me thinking about some pho...
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Wow at the girls singing a variation of the 'hi ho hi ho' song from Snow White heheheh. Totemo kawaii. The ice cream looked yummy too.
Not enough shimapan in the lingerie shop. We lack it in the UK too.
I love that female dogs cost more than male dogs. Tis cos we're better! Mwhahahaahh! (Its cos they dont smell as much and dont start humping everything around them right?)
And yes... sometimes pets are costly... but I love my cat... right now its my parents paying anyways hehehe.
I love those sound barrier thingys. Very cool. But how well do they work?
lol Adidang. Adidong would have been funnier. But thats just my purile mind at work.
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Not sure - have not lived near a highway here ^^;
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When I first saw the outside of Grandberry Mall, it felt kind of small and plain to be an outlet mall... the other pictures proved otherwise though. It actually looks better to have stores spread out with large spaces. The biggest mall that I know of and visit is Eaton Centre in downtown. Granted its quite large, everything feels stuffed together.
Just a random idea for time keeping, perhaps a small hand held projector like on some alarm clocks? that way, you can flash it on your hand or the pavement and read the time. Its already lit and fits the stormtrooper costume. Not sure if it will work during the day though...
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Nice idea!
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Ahh... i only went shopping 2 weeks ago, but now i wanna go again... ^^;
Never been to an outlet mall/store/etc. though... even tho friends recommended me some.
Black for a change? Errr... yea. ;)
I wait for the day where i can see you with a rainbow coloured shirt!
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^^;
For 8 weeks im a NEET
i wanna try the ice cream.
University's Slave
Cold Stone is awesome. Every order includes a topping actually mixed into the ice cream as part of the price, though you can get more for an extra fee. I've yet to find another ice cream place that does that. Also, cheesecake ice cream is one of their standard flavors, and it's to die for, especially with Oreos as the mix-in.
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that mall looks more like Victoria gardens in in Rancho Cucamonga than the one in Santa Monica. But then i do like both malls. At least it doesn't look like an outlet store but much more like a retail mall. Here outlet malls tend to look a bit tacky and cheap. and Retail malls look fancy like that
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Wasn't a Disney tune they were singing in the Cold Stone Creamery? I think from Snow White? Wonder how much the licensing fee they paid to use it
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How much a dog costs here depends heavily on where you go and what kind you get. If you go to the pound, you can get a rescue dog (possibly a mutt) for an adoption fee of about $30. On the other hand, if you go scouting around for a purebred, you can easily spend as much as $2000, sometimes more if the breed has a hard time reproducing, as is the case for Brussels Griffons. Also, females tend to go for more than males because their temperament is much easier to deal with--no territory marking, minimal dominance issues, etc.
Of course, if you wait around until the puppies are a few months old, the stores will sell them fore less because the cuteness factor drops enough to make them harder to sell. They're usually still young enough to be easily trained and spayed or neutered in time to prevent the territory issues that come with puberty, but since they're not itty bitty a lot of people will just pass them over. That's how my mom got Fizzy, our purebred Brussels Griffon, for $300 instead of the original price of $1500. (Well, that and he had kennel cough.)
We also got a rescue dog for about $45, a golden retriever/cocker spaniel/spitz mix. He's an adorable wimp. However, after we had him for a year, we found out his knees were deformed and because of it they kept dislocating. The two surgeries cost about $3200 in total, though my grandparents paid for half of it. It was totally worth it. Now we have a bionic golden retreater!
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Danny,
I'm sure this question has been asked before, but is air pollution a big problem in Japan? I saw some people wearing surgical masks at the outdoor mall.
Cheers,
CSB
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Do search for "Surgical Masks" on dannychoo.com ;-)
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Women's underwear is meant to please men (because the sexiest pieces can be uncomfortable as hell), might as well get something your man likes.
someone should tell people in Japan that those masks do not protect from diseases or from pollution at all !!!
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Go on then.
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Haven't been to a outlet mall in a while since the first one to surface here is being built. Last one I went to was in China for a tour stop that sold "Rolo" shirts with horse emblem & "Sany Wackmans" players.
I only need to go inside lingerie shops when its fancy stuff to give my opinion. Otherwise I stay out and do my own thing
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Stay outside and do your own thing to your thing while looking in through the window at the underwear?
A Curiosity
Pho is my favorite food LOL. So many pho shops in my area. haha.
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Woah Danny! That's the first time you showed a VF-1! In the last photo!
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Hmmm... So much delicious foods =p
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My friend 's dog got hit by a car about year back. Dog is fine now, though he has no tail. She is still paying off the medical bills. Vet is really nice though, they know she could not pay for the return check-ups, etc afterwards and did the follow-up x-rays free.
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Never been to an outlet mall before.The closest one i know of is somewhere in the netherlands!
Those employees singing the 7 dawarves tune were quite cute ^^
Student
>"In a move to get people out n about to spend their money, discounts are in effect for using the highways."
Sounds like a smart decision:)
And nice shopping article, Danny:)
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I loled @ the chocolate disguised mirror and @ Adidang XD
And I'm surprised with the pool results. I thought it would be exactly the opposite.
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jeez the prices for pets are over the top.........over here we can jus pick one up off the street xP....anyway....jokes aside a really good dog with papers and that other stuff would not even cost 1/3 of the prices in japan...........but then again,the dogs in the pictures look like they're in totaly different level compared to the ones here......so the price must be a given
oh ya,and about the lingerie thing,i would only go if i got to pick what she could ware....muhaha;)
danny do you have a pet ??? or planning to have one????
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Want one but cant devote the time needed to care for one yet.
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That third dog looks like Ein from Cowboy Bebop!
I have a job
We have some outlet malls, but not all that cheap imo.
I'd like a nice one like that one, with colorful goods.
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Cold Stone has some pretty good ice cream and the girls working there are pretty cute. The price is pretty decent compared to all the other places such as Ben&Jerry's, Haagen-Daz, BaskinRobins, Brusters, etc... Though I like gelato places better.
When saying going inside when accompanying for buying lingerie, do you mean inside the fitting room or the store?
On occasion I've accompanied friends who are girls around the mall to hang out. They usually stop at Victoria's Secret to shop around while I just wait outside. I've been inside a Victoria's Secret and it wasn't so bad...though I felt a bit awkward not knowing where to look that was appropriate. I tried not to stare as well (>OO)>
Student, part-time worker
I think it's funny how amazingly popular stores like Cold Stone are when they first appear in Japan. Just a few years ago I heard you had to stand in line for hours for it and, in my opinion, the ice cream isn't even that great. :x
I can't believe how expensive dogs are in Japan. @_@;
Does Japan have animal shelters where you can adopt abandoned animals for a smaller fee like in the United States?
That outlet mall looks pretty nice. I might have to go there next time I'm in Japan (if not just for a cute colored umbrella X3)
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We have animal shelters here - will do research and report back.
Student, part-time worker
Sometimes I don't even think to type things into google. orz
I just found that a British woman actually started a shelter in the Kansai region of Japan.
http://www.arkbark.net/
It looks like the cost to adopt a cat is still a bit more expensive then it is here (I'm basing this on the cat I adopted- who cost me $90).
It looks like that animal shelter even has a Tokyo branch, so if I end up living there I could volunteer there. :D
If you find out any other information about shelters, please feel free to share it with me! :D
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FrancFranc sounds almost just like Ikea. Also here in Australia, we have something similar to Cold Stone Creamery where it's called Cold Rock Ice Creamery.
student- university servant
COLD STONE WTF? LMAO the quality is pretty meh compared to others, i think its more gimmicky
im just waiting to see a taco joint pop up in asia... that would make my day
mr. choo looking very slick and LOL at the dood in underarmour doing "the robot" the homogenization of the world?
Student
Yay! Pho ga :
For pets, it's usually preferred that people go to an animal shelter and adopt an animal, but that's if you are willing to.
The mall looks a lot like Pearl Street in Colorado. An awesome place to be.
???Confused???
I rarely go out to these shops since every thing is usually really expensive...
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Yep, raising a dog costs an arm and a leg for sure. I spent about few thousand dollars on my dogs over past 7-8 years with their food, grooming, medicines & shots and numerous operations probably. But dogs are men's best friend indeed so I won't really complain.
College Freshmen
I have to laugh at how people in Cold Ston have to sing whenever people give tip. Some of the pics actually remind me of Pasadena.
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So many comments to make, so little space.
-Outlet Malls. I live near a giant one (the Birch Run Outlet in, not surprisingly, Birch Run, Michigan) Lots of stores. But no dogs allowed. Sadly. I used to shop up there, especially at the Toy Liquidators (Great place for good deals on recent toys.) But being poor makes that hard now.
-Pets. Out of all of our dogs and cats, we've only gotten one from a store. The rest have been from places one of us passed on the way home, or were given to us because nobody else could take them. So far, we've only given away one. (Useless. But he went to a big-ass farm. And yes, that was his name, and he pretty much was. But the people who took him used him as a herding dog for cattle, and he lived for 13 years. So it worked out.)
-The Cold Stone girls. That was very cute. Thanks for that!
-Feminine underwear. Only one who asked me to go with her was Julie. As a kid, I was forced to go, though. That was fun....
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That's cool that you had some Vietnamese food because I am Vietnamese. I usually don't make mistakes, like wrong turns, when I am driving unless I do not know where I am going.
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I prefer Baskin Robbins. Danny, your wife doesn't mind you calling these girls yummy and stuff? I'd get pretty jealous if my girlfriend had a blog or something and posted up a picture of some guy she saw when we were galavanting around together and captioned it "Sexy beefcake" o_o. I'd be all :(.
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I was in Vietnam last year, but never tried the coffee D: I should really find a nice place for that next time I head up to Toronto.
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It was ironic how Japanese prefer imported goods from outside Japan and we prefer imported goods (if possible) from Japan and/or US/Europe. in fact Japanese stuff in Indonesia costs around 5-10x local goods. Nissin Cup Noodle was Rp. 27000 while Indofood PopMie was around Rp. 3000 and that's last year
oh, viet coffee, that was good :3
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Those corner shelves would be an instant buy for my figures~
I love the teal umbrella (would go great with a hatsune miku cosplay on a rainy day ^ ^)
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xD We just the Coldstone in my nearby shopping center replaced with an Asian yogurt chain. How ironic.
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That outlet mall looks kinda like the one I saw when I go visit Las Vegas. Here in the Bay Area we don't have too many of them, but we do have many malls here. In general if I were there at the outlet mall in Japan, I wouldn't be too lost.
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What's an outlet mall? never heard of that term before. What's the difference between that and the normal malls everywhere?
6th photo from top...the girl sitting on the floor wearing red boots looks cute. hahah!
Never been too fond of black colors for shirts. I'm kinda like the opposite...I have soo many white shirts! would be nice to see a pic of your closet danny. I imagine it all black. hahah
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Outlet malls are supposed to have cheap stuff bit I dont notice much difference ^^;
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I obviously own a dog (pictured as my avatar). ^^
The prices for dogs don't really seem that expensive. Pure bred dogs, especially the smaller breeds, can fetch anywhere from $500 - $1000 for common breeds, well over $2000 for exclusive designer ones (check out the prices for a Coton de Tulear for example). That's the going rates in Portland.
I have health insurance on my dog, and it covers a substantial portion of my pet's health bill. I bought it when he was 2 when I started to notice that those $50ish trips to vet were adding up. Cost me $360 / year but worth it for the peace of mind it brings.
Strangely, my wife and I went to Cold Stone this evening. No kawaii singing girls for us. It was two college aged guys singing the exact same song that was on your video. My wife liked it. :P
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Dogs can be so expensive. X_X
My last dog was around $3000, he was a pure-bred chihuahua.. and he got run over by a reckless driver.. T_T
Black clothing rocks. my wardrobe consists of mostly black shirts and over-shirts, and pants. Both my guitars are also black. :P
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ICE CREAM!!! WOOOO!!!!
Student
I have a german shephard and luckily I didn't have to pay anything for it. One of my fathers friends gave it as a present when it was a few days old and we all just love it.
As for the underwear thingy, even if I'm to enter a female underware/lingerie shop even alone, I don't mind I'm not embarrassed LOL.
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have u been to the Gotemba Premium Outlet? was there with my wifey early this month, they hv FrancFranc too i think. they even have a Bandai store next to all the other luxury brand shops! the bandai store sold the usual Gundam figures n other toys like One Piece figures. i think they r a little cheaper than the ones in shinjuku.
they also had a Casio G-shock shop there but my wifey (she reads a little japanese) told there's a sign that says the watches there MIGHT have a slight defect.
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Drove past it but didnt go in. I think thats the biggest one in Japan right?
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yah, think that's wat it says in the brochure, Gotemba Premium Outlet. Got our bus ticket from keio at shinjuku station.
anyway, we ended buying stuff from Gap, i got a t-shirt from Beams n wifey got a pair of cole haan shoes. didn't buy from the big luxury shops. ;)
Student
make me want to go to japan
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Cold stone Creamery huh. We have a shop just like that one, called cold rock icecreamery in perth. does the same stuff really except the Japanese one looks more creative should i say.
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Danny, you may opt to check out casio´s up coming Protrek 2000T which is a watch with compass etc..
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The girls in the shop singing was so cute!!
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awesome pics yet again! I wish there were more zakka stores in the US. everything is just plain and dull....
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Once had adidas bag with adicdico, no idea what that meant was in Doitsu at the time.
Always love looking at how clean Japan is, my biggest hate in the UK espeacially London. Bins to difficult to figure out?
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Cold Stone creamery in Japan? O:
And i would love to go into the bra shop if i had a girlfriend or
wife. What's so embarrasing about a guy going in the bra shop anyway?
And by the way that image of the bra shop reminds me a lot about the
episode of Kannagi where Nagi buys a bra. xD
Student/Part-timer
CHICKEN PHO!? WHAT!? I've never heard of that, ever. It's always been beef and beef innards, no chicken or pork or anything else. Well, I do bet it was delicious, makes me want to get some pho soon... Anyways, this was an interesting post to see how much different Japanese outlet malls are from American outlet malls. The outlet malls here are total rubbish and are usually regarded as so. They're just "trashy" I guess.
I don't like outlet malls, however other people do for the prices on stuff that's out of season, etc. My main problem is the sizes that are found in them. Did you find the right sizes at that outlet mall? Seeing that you bought ALL BLACK CLOTHES (YET AGAIN, as I am betting that the other articles of clothing are for your wifey, no?), you have found your right sizes. But seriously, why all black? :'( Why not try some blue jeans or a gray shirt, just not black? Just a little suggestion. :D
Your posts always make me want to live in Japan, but I'm so hesitant because of their strict, xenophobic "gaijin-rules" and the current world economy. You really do try to make Japan look as beautiful as it is, no? Well, keep up the good work Danny.
(Dang, it's been a while since I had time to comment...)
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OMG they sing the same song in America! I have a friend who works at the Coldstone by my school and they made her sing during the interview to get the job lol ^^
Coldstone is so yummy but goes to the thighs oh my >x3
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the "Adiddang" was win danny XD
The outlet malls are great to go and see some nice stuff once in a while (considering we're not figure/anime deprived ^^;)
And the welsh corgi is cute as well! Gets me nostalgic over Cowboy Bebop :D
As for the question of liking to shop ligerie, yes I like doing it with meh hubby :)
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Hmm.. for some reason I thought the Japanese cold stone girls would sing a little better of a song than they do here in the US, but it seems like they're stock songs for all locations. A little disappointing, but I bet the ice cream is still good!
It'd be interesting to see some posts on your wife's plans to set up a Zakka shop. Partly because I'd be interested on how you would go about setting up a business and partly because since there are no photos of her she's very mysterious!
Student / Sneakerhead & Otaku
It seems like Cold Stone is popular overseas too ~ By the way, I'd never really hear any of the workers
sing in San Francisco, Lol ~
My favorite outlet store will always be Nike ~ Nike FTW !!!
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I'm guessing there's more to it than just the peanuts. XD
Musically inclined Pervert
Adidang!
will be my next expression XD
adidang it danny! you're trying black ..wow what a change
College Student
Keep up the good work. The shopping center looks just like a shopping center in Atlanta,Ga. What kind of ice cream was that from Cold Stone it looks good I might try it next time I go?
broadcast producer, composer
the mall kinda looks like the Santa Monica Promenade. Here's their link: http://thirdstreetpromenade.org/visitors/index.html
I enjoy your website very much, was introduced to it just a couple weeks ago. Great look into Japan, would love to go back for a visit one of these days. . . . . . sigh. . . .
Student trying to get BS in Comp Sci
Nothing is more fun than going out and blowing away precious money on things.. =)
Student
i believe a few of the omiyage i got from a friend was from Machida, mini gachapon sized figures though but i'm sure they have it there too =)
student
i don't really think it matters you get in and get out pretty quickly when your shopping for this stuff anyways.
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Argh !!! so many Pink stuffs !!! I thing what makes me wanna live in Japan cuz they have almost EVERY SINGLE PRODUCT in PINK COLOR over there !!! while in Singapore is very rare (sometimes hard to find too...if can find also it's imported from Japan lol) T_T i dont think i can resist any pink household items... Pink its like in my blood [now I know why I have a 'thing' againts Pink-haired girl anime characters]
Thanks for sharing this, Danny !! I always love ur post about Japan ^_^ so I know where to go & what to do when I go Japan again next few months~ XD
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Oh! I can't wait to go to Japan I LOVE TOKYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Food looks GREAT and the Mech model on last pic too, what is it?
Summer school skipper
God bless their sanitary.
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People still buy dog clothes in a recession?
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I totally love Cold Stone Creamery ice cream!! Gotta have more!! :D
Pirate
For whatever reason I clicked on this post expecting something radically different. But I guess no matter where you are all strip malls/outlets are the same, even in the land of the rising sun. >_<
student
I tend to only buy underclothes when shopping alone -- very shy ^^;
I love those transparent umbrellas, though! I've only seen them for ridiculous prices here in the States. I'll probably buy one of every color when I visit Japan in the future, haha.
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LOL So Danny, did you go "Adi-DANG!" when you realised it was a fake?^^;
If I had a girlfriend, I would definitely go into the bra shop with her... Then I'd probably get scolded by her for getting a nosebleed...
Cute video, never gonna see cute girls singing here in Singapore... And was that you giggling throughout the video, Danny? You sounded really... Erm, happy^^;...
2300 yen for lunch for two?! Including drinks? It's been awhile since I've ate green curry...
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the girl serving ice cream in the first photo is cute ^^
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I would go into lingere shops with the girlfriend...It just looks strange when you're the only guy inside with their girlfriend or wife.
As for the singing video that is amazing! I've only been to a burger shop that used to sing your order to oldies music here in Toronto, but now they don't do it anymore.
Corporate IT management drone
My wife doesn't care if I go into lingerie store with her or not. And, I don't care if I go in or not. If she wants me to go in with her, I will. These days, since we have two little girls, it's easier for everyone involved if I stay out with the kids and keep them entertained.
Among the evergrowing ranks of unemployed
My opinion Danny, you can't go too far wrong with black clothing. It tends to go well with everything(every other thing I own is black with a skull somewhere on it). The only down side is they tend to show lint too easily. Coincidentally I've thought about switching to brown colors myself. Great article as always. :)
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Since I'm going to Japan in the summer with only short amount of time and cash looking at your blogs Danny make me want to go everywhere now. *sigh*
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reminds me i need 2 go buy something
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I heard some petshop shopkeeper in Malaysia said if you can export dogs to Japan,
you'll be a millionaire in few month. The dog in Japan price are almost double to triple of Malaysia price.
Slacker
A millionaire in Yen, maybe. ^^
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I miss going to Cold Stone, I should try to make it out one that's less than a mile from my house.
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All that nummy food :D
Puppies and kittens are really expensive over there!
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Did you notice the picture of the white French Poodle in front of the McDonalds, with the sign of the McHotDog right behind the dog? I thought that was kind of humorous.
Retailerz
cold stone is yummy...does canada have one 0_o i dunno other provincs have stuff we dun have.
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"A dog guards its masters belongings."
that's Spike's dog, EIN, of Cowboy Bebop, i thought its was unreal XD
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ADIDANG! LOL!!!
part time student, full time Otaku
here in australia we have a place called cold rock ice-creamery where you pic an ice-cream flavour then you can pick any 2 choices of sweets eg m'n'ms and gummi-bears and mix them up its pretty good actually
and just aout of curiousity danny but wy do you take your kagami figma with you when you go out alot?
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Here in the U.S. I live in Charleston, W.Va and everyone here is told that to buy a dog or cat, we should not buy one from the pet store. Why, I have no reason but I think it has something to do with the way the animals are treated or something like that. We are told the best place to buy a dog or cat is from the animal shelter because they take better care of them there.
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Thanks Danny - had a look at the Grandberry website when we were last in Tokyo but it looked like a fairly soul-less place eg looks like a mall in the US. Much prefer the dirty little back streets of Tokyo to places like this - although wifey might disagree with me and your pics make it look like it's worth a shot.
The other outlet chain I found at the time was called Mitsui - http://www.31op.com/index2.html
Builder of Future
ahh, Grandberry Mall at 南町田, Wife and I pleasantly found this place while heading to Nitori furniture store. When I got out of the train station I was like, "Wow! We're back in America!" LOL.
Also, it's REI in Seattle, don't know if the whole chain went out of business but I doubt it, probably just here in Japan.