tokyo sweets collection

About 2 weeks ago, I've stopped by Omotesando Hills where they had Tokyo Sweets Collection, where there were highly decorated models of cakes, such as the ones below:

As you know, all of these cakes are not real, just models to show the design.
Anyhow, they all look beautiful and yummy.

comme des blue

I stopped by Aoyama for an appointment one day, and I found a serene, blue building:

I've been to this area couple of times, but I didn't realize this cool, futuristic architecture.

I went inside, and I found out that it was Comme des Garçons boutique.

I don't know if this building is new, or it has been here from before, but anyhow, I thought it was kind of a nice place.

indian summer

We had several consecutive warm days, and I wore a pair of short pants that I've bought recently:

I liked the flower prints to add some colors to my autumn wordrobes.

I'm sure they will be good in the spring, too.

maniac kitty

I like Hello Kitty items, but not the popular, cute ones but little strange, funny ones like this below:

This one is actually doing a local traditional dance with a towel wrapped around her head and a coin stuck on her nose!

I admire the Kitty's gut for wearing this somewhat embarrassing costume.

There are various Kitty items only available in certain regions in Japan, so that people buy them for souvenirs.

I bought the below cell phone strap when I took a trip to Yakushima, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an island off of Kagoshima, and is famous for 7000-year-old cedar tree.

She's sleeping inside the oldest tree in Japan, the real picture of the tree is herebelow:

Recently, I found this cool Kitty below at Yahoo auction:

She's wearing a pink catfish costume, but most of all, she's sticking a middle finger!!!

marronnier gate

Two years ago, a fashion building called Marronnier Gate opened in Ginza.
I didn't think I liked the place, but for some reason, I feel comfortable there, and actually I go there quite often.

Recently the main entrance of the building was decorated for Christmas.

Inside the building are small compartments of stores:

Some of the reasons that I feel comfy shopping at Marronnier Gate are that, unlike big department stores, which control Japanese shopping scene, it is not that crowded even on weekends; the stores in it are fashionable yet reasonable enough not to be too stuck up and stay down-to-earth; and it has Tokyu Hands, a home improvement & lifestyle store, built in from the 5th floor and up.

Well, I still won't admit that I like Marronnier Gate.

deutsch bier

There are many German beer pubs in Tokyo, as you may imagine.
I think most of them are pretty good, though I don't know what real Germans would say.
A new bar has recently opened in Roppongi, and my friend and I went out to try it on our way to the nightclub on Saturday night.
The name of the place is: Franziskaner Bar & Grill.
It serves authentic Franziskaner beers on tap as well as sausages, eisbein, pretzel and other German pub foods.

The bar has a nice terrace outside where there is a screen for viewing soccer games.
It also has a beautiful wall painting inside.

HP is here: http://www.zato.co.jp/shop/shop10.html

my favorite of the season

I bought this shirt last winter at a Japanese brand, called "Viaggio Blu," and it turned out to be one of my favorite autumn shirt this year:

Though it's kind of Bohemian in form, the wavy frills around the bottom of the shirt makes it look gorgeous:



It goes nice with my Gucci shawl--then it's somewhat luxurious Bohemian.

I could add a gold necklace to make it even more luxe;)))

handmade cozy

This shawl I've knitted on my own.

This spangle butterfly brooch was also rearranged from a hair accessory.
I think it goes pretty well with this purple, bulky shawl.

Of course a simple pin like this is nice:

As well as a black cat brooch that I found in my mom's dresser;)

on a cold day like this...

We have a warm casserole.

Underneath the meat, lots of vegetables are tucked in.
Once cooked, they get simmered down.
The broth is delicious, too, and it warms you up from inside.
Healthy and hearty:)

autumn festival, kind of

Went out to Aomori Fair, an event to promote Aomori prefecture, a prefecture located farthest north part of mainland Japan.  There, they have festival every August with huge floats made with Japanese paper.

These floats parade during the festival in Aomori, but in the fair in Tokyo, they were just exhibited.  But they still were amazing.  One of them was tall enough to be higher than my apartment, which is five-stories high.

Beautiful and breathtaking.

Even a mask like this:

It was held in Meiji shrine, and the entrance of the shrine was also lit by paper lanterns.

I was out with my new shirt.

I wore an outer by Tricot Comme de Garcon.

This is 100% wool but has a mohair feel--very soft and fluffy.