Tokyo Day 4

I spent day 4 by myself while Love got ready to go to a hairsalon to get his hair braided. (thanks to our Japanese friends! trying to find a salon in Tokyo that braids hair is a challenge)
The sun was shining, so perfect for fabric shopping. The train took me again to Nippori station, but this time i walked to the right, instead like the day before, left to Yanaka. With my tokyo shopping guide and the signs on the streets i quickly found it.

My heart skipped a beat seeing all the fabric stores and i missed my mom. I know she would have loved to be walking there with me.
I think i spent most of my money on fabrics. Just couldn't help myself. There were so many great designs to choose from! Will show them off in a later post for all you fabric-a-holics!
These adorable fabrics i saw in the main location of Tomato.

Tomato rules the fabric street with several storefronts. My two favorites were the large one with 5 floors of fabric and a smaller one with lovely trimmings, sewing accessories and other craft supplies.
Like many places in Tokyo, it's cash only. And be aware, not all ATM's take international cards. Find a postoffice or a 7-11 store, their ATM's will give you your money (and don't worry, they all have a button to use them in English!)

I went in and out of many of the little shops and bought fabrics here and there. I was totally happy and in my element!
On my way back to the trainstation i stopped at the Lemon store (at the start of fabric street) where i picked up some cute notebooks and sweet small towels.

After all this shopping i had to go back to the hotel to drop off my purchases. All that fabric was getting really heavy! I was lucky to find my Love still at the hotel, but ready to get out. So i refreshed quickly and took the train out with him.
Next stop: Electric Town in Akihabara! Like the day before, my afternoon destination was again a huge difference from my morning. Fabric Street was so soothing, calm and i was surrounded by mostly native ladies with the same love for fabrics as me. Arriving in Akihabara i soon realized this was less for me. I love electronic gadgets, but all of a sudden i was back in hectic Tokyo, loud sounds and lots of tourists looking for a bargain.

But i was on a mission. And i found what i was looking for: Gashapon machines galore!

After using most of my 100-yen coins and turning a lot of knobs i knew i had to move on. Step away from the machines.
(more on these gashapon machines later)

The very Kawaii Nikes i saw in Harajuku on our second day were still in my mind, so i knew i had to go and get those. Jumped on the train, walked down Takeshita Dori again and the Nikes were mine!

Since i was in the area, i walked over to Omotesando, the main shopping street of Harajuku to finally go to Kiddy Land! I have been dreaming about this store. And let me tell you, it was even better than in my dreams!
So much so that i will have to do a seperate post on Kiddy land. It deserves it.

After this it was back to the hotel to let my hip rest, meet up with my Love and inspect his new braids.