Ebisu のアーカイブ

Kimono is very expensive to buy.  Some are very cheap, but those are inferior in quality…But there is a way to purchase high-quality Kimono at a relatively low price: visiting an used Kimono shop.

Of course, these Kimono are not brand new, some of them have stain, but there are many chances to encounter Kimono from the 20th, 19th century, or from an even older period.  Just taking a look at the old Kimono with traditional patterns and retro coloring is exciting!
Below are a list some of the used Kimono shops in Tokyo.

Jidainuno Ikeda (時代布　池田)
Location: 5-22-11, Shiroganedai, Minato-ku
Website: http://www.ikedashigeko-collection.co.jp/pages/english/collection/c_index.htm (Eng)

Yumezo (夢蔵)
Location: 1-17-2, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku

Tansuya (たんす屋)
Location: 10-11-3, Roppongi, Minato-ku

Antique Mall Ginza (アンティークモール銀座)
Location: 1-13-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku
Website: http://www.antiques-jp.com/e.html (Eng)

 

Used Kimono are sold at some antique flea markets too. 
I hope you will find your favorite only-one Kimono!

 

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October 1st is Metropolitan Day (都民の日).
It is a holiday in Tokyo, and what is more, the admission fee of many museums, parks, and zoos are free this day!  Below are some facilities which the admission fee would be free.

Hamarikyu Park (浜離宮恩賜公園)
Location: Chuo-ku
Website: http://teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/hama-rikyu/index.html

Ueno Zoo (恩賜上野動物園)
Location: Ueno, Taito-ku
Website: http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/index.html

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (東京都写真美術館)
Location: Ebisu Garden Place, Meguro-ku
Website: http://syabi.com/e/contents/index.html

By the way, Metropolitan Day is a holiday only in Tokyo.  If your workplace or school is located somewhere else Tokyo, it is a normal weekday for you, so don’t mistake!

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Tokyo is a very convenient metropolis, everything in the reach of your hand…but there is little space for people to live in.  Many people are cramed into small rooms, often being unable to have pets.
Looking for your room, maybe you have experienced a scene like this: location, good.  size, ok.  view, splendid!  pets…not allowed…

Of course there are many rooms at which having pets are OK or negotiable, but even if you can’t have pets in your own room, you don’t have to give up having a lovely time with animals.

Have you heard of Cat Cafe (猫カフェ) ?  It is a theme cafe whose attraction is cats that can be watched and played with.  Customers pay a cover fee, generally hourly, and hence cat cafes can be seen as a form of supervised indoor pet rental.

Below are some Cat Cafes in the center of Tokyo.  Find your favorite cats, and have a great time with them!

Neko Cafe Hapineko
・Address: 3-28-2, Dougenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
・Open Hours: 11:00~23:00
・HP: http://hapineko.com/index.html (Japanese)

Nyafe Melange
・Address: 13-7-1, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
・Open Hours: 11:00~22:00
・HP: http://www.nyafe-melange.com/ (Japanese)

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Domus Tokiwamatsu 3F　【Finished/終了】

Agent Commission 50% off!

Bedrooms: 3
Floor Area: 114.01sqm / 1227.23sqft
Adderess: 22-1-3, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 15 minutes walk to Ebisu Station / Hibiya Line ,Yamanote Line,
Completion: Aug. 1982
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY380,000/month
Management Fee: JPY50,000/month
Key Money: 1 months
Deposit: 2 months
Contract: 2 years
Parking: Available
Pets: Not allowed

Domus Tokiwamatsu is a vintage mansion with rarity value.  Though it is quite old, and its exterior and interior look is quite retro, there is no worry about security: the concierge is there for you 24 hours.

For those who are curious, ‘domus’ is a Latin word, which means house or home.  The English word domestic comes from Latin ‘domesticus’, which is derived from the word ‘domus’.

Not quite close to the station, but it is only a few minutes walk to a supermarket, hospital, day-care center, and an elementary schoool.  This quiet location may be greatly suitable for families.

Entrance.

Lobby and the corridor to the room.

Room entrance.

Living dining room.  The lights, as well as the wooden walls, creates a vintage aura.

Bedroom with a wide closet.

Balcony.  Might not be much of a view, surrounded by other apartments…but the balcony is wide, 14sqm.

Bath room and toilet.

Kitchen counter is also made of woods.

Japanese style room.
Other rooms were quite western, but this room is very Japanese!  This room is connected to a Oshiire (押入れ), a Japanese closet.

物件名：ドムス常盤台
賃料：380,000円
敷／礼　：2/1
仲介手数料50％Off

Thank you for checking Domus Tokiwadai.

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Ryowa Palace Daikanyama #702 【Finished /終了】

Agent Commission 50% off!
No keymoney!
No deposit!

Studio Type
Floor Area: 19.95sqm / 214.75sqft

Address: 4-26-2Higash, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 9 minutes walk to Ebisu Station / JR Yamanote Line, Hibiya Line,
11 minutes walk to Daikanyama Station / Hibiya Line
Completion: Jul. 1999
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY84,500/month
Management Fee: JPY8,500
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: JPY0
Contract: 2 years
Parking: Not Available
Pets: Not Allowed

Ryowa Palace Daikanyama is a cozy room, halfway between Daikanyama and Shibuya.

Entrance.

Living room.

Kitchen.

物件名：菱和パレス代官山
賃料：84,500円/月
敷／礼　：0/0
仲介手数料50％Off

Thank you for checking Ryowa Palace Daikanyama.

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Ebisu is the neighbor area of Shibuya, near Roppongi and Hiroo.
Near by Ebisu Station (Hibiya line, JR Yamanote line) is Yebisu Garden Place(恵比寿ガーデンプレイス): a compound square of shopping, offices, restaurants & cafes.

‘Yebisu’ of Yebisu Garden Place is spelled in an archaic style.
The origin of the place name ‘Ebisu’ or ‘Yebisu’ is Yebisu Beer, a product of the Japan Beer Brewery Company, which built its headquarter in this area.

Yebisu Beer, named for Ebisu(恵比寿), one of the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune(七福神) which represents agriculture and commerce, was introduced in 1890 by Japan Beer.
In 1901, a train station named Ebisu was built by the company to facilitate distribution of its beer.
The town Ebisu was founded around 1928 as a community developed around the Japan Beer facilities, where Yebisu Garden Place now stands.

Ebisu in 1938.

Japan Beer had been reorganized and was renamed Sapporo Breweries Ltd. in 1964.
After the breweries were moved to Chiba in 1988, the area was redeveloped as the Yebisu Garden Place, which opened to the public in 1994.

Speaking of Beer, there are many beer gardens in Tokyo during the hot and humid summer.

With some casual hors d’oevures, why not enjoy your beer outdoors?

Earth Beat Garden
Location: Roppongi Hills
Period: Jul.23-Aug.29
Time: 17:00-22:00 (12:00-22:00 on Sat-Sun)

Trader Vic’s Outrigger
Location: Hotel New Otani, Akasaka
Period: Jul.16-Sep.5
Time: 10:00-19:00

Starlight Beer Garden
Location: Nihombashi Takashimaya
Period: May26-Sep.6
Time: 16:00-20:00

Also, a new attraction started this year.
In Ginza, there is a bar where you can drink the probably most cold beer in Japan.
Generally, beer is served at about 5C(41F), but here, it is served at -2C(28.4F)!
This might make it easier to survive the hot and humid summer in Tokyo

Extra Cold Bar
Location: Ginza
Period: -Aug.31
Time: Weekdays18:00-23:00, Sat11:30-23:00, Sun11:30-21:30

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Ebisu Mitsukoshi(恵比寿三越）

Around Ropongi area, you will not be able to find easily the Japanese typical department store.
You can find easily the goods you want at your favorite or creditable store are already fixed around Roppongi. This condition can be the proof that you are at celebrities class.

In case that you are invited formally suddenly by your mother in law or your girfriens’s(Or boy friend’s) mother, for example, meanwhile, the situation that you cannot imagine what you have to bring as a souvenirs, what will you do?

You know well that many Japanese adore the brand.
I can say that some madame and monsieur still tend to be caught their mind by the high class department store’s wrapping paper. Even you will bring something not so expensive, department store’s wrapping paper grade up even your credit.

Even you don’t expect such a situation, you can remind that Ebisu Mitsukoshi( 恵比寿三越) locates around Roppongi（六本木）、downtown.

This department store is tiny, established by 4 floors, but so suitable to choose and everything is ready. Even with your kids those need to change the diapers, you don’t need to hesitate.

Then you can also have a chance to encounter the reasonable foods or ingredients at department store. A time to go must be around 7 o’clock, after leaving your office or school.
Department store cannot keep expired foods, so they start to reduce the price….
Well, this is also one of the way for enjoying the Japanese department store.

Sometimes department store offer the high class credit for you. Other time, they offer the reasonable and friendly for your wallet.

I cannot define this department store’s exceptional value.
Though, with the above point of view, would you try to find your style to use the department store?
By the way, Ebisu Mitsukoshi is located in Yebisu Garden Place, a compound square of shopping, offices, restaurants & cafes.

For information about Yebisu Garden Place, click here.

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