I’m definitely starting to feel a lot less jet lagged but I can’t seem to sleep past 7am, which is pretty frustration. My back as been hurting as well. I think the bed isn’t as comfortable as I first though…I feel like an old woman. *sigh*

Anyway…I couldn’t go to Shibuya and not visit the Vivienne Westwood boutique. Although, I don’t love her clothes as much as Betsey Johnson’s I still needed to see her shop in person because there isn’t one in NYC anymore.

You would never guess how expensive her products are by looking at the storefront and that neon sign but I almost fell over when I realized none of the bags were less than $1,000!

I was mainly there looking for a present for my best friend. She is absolutely in love with Westwood stuff and I can’t leave Japan without buying her something. I left the boutique empty handed but i realized that there are a few other stores around the city. Her Red Label shop is in the Parco in Shibuya as well and she has another shop in Shinjuku at Maruione that I still have to check out.

Yesterday my husband and I took a trip over to Harajuku. Takeshita-dori seemed much more crowded than I last remembered…so we skipped all the shops on the street and headed straight for Laforet.

If I was still interested in Gothic Loli fashion I would have been in heaven. But, that didn’t stop me from enjoying all the clothes and accessories.

One the way out we spotted Kiddy Land down the street. Kiddy Land is a multi-floored store dedicated to all sorts of toys. My husband was excited to check it out. The first floor had a few Hello Kitty items as well as electronics. There was a floor for SanX and Ghibli merchandise and another floor for anime related goods.

Once we left Kiddy Land we decided to spend some time wading through the crowds on Takeshita-dori. The street is full of punk, gothic lolita, music, and accessory shops. You can definitely find a lot of great things down there. However, it was such a cold and windy day we couldn’t spend as much time as we would have liked looking around…so we’ll have to head back there next week.