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Sushi Cat - Jenny's Blog
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Merging fashionable Japanese lifestyle with the romanticized American dream.
#3220 in All , #148 in General Lifestyle

Japanese Grocery Store

There’s something about foreign grocery stores I just love. Such a fundamental part of daily life. Different and universal all at once. Visited them while in Germany, Spain, France, and now Jap...

23 h ago

SANA Esteny Peel Tight Gel

Recently I finished up a tube of SANA’s Esteny Peel Tight Gel that I got in an order from Yesstyle. I liked it. I felt it was a little more effective at firming up skin than the two other SANA ...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

Magazines and Books

The magazines, books, and mooks (magazine books) I picked up while on vacation. Tried to keep it limited since just a few magazines can add so much extra weight to luggage. I Love Rinka Style ｗｉｔｈ大人か...

2 days ago 1 person likes this

Ikebukuro

Some random snaps from a rainy morning in Ikebukuro.

3 days ago

New Blouse and Skirt

Petal Pink Silk Blouse Aqua-Green Confetti Skirt Game Boy Color “inspired” iPhone case I did a little shopping this weekend. The pink blouse is from Madewell. Memorial Day sale price. I l...

5 days ago 2 people like this

Bvlgari Rose Essentielle

Bvlgari Rose Essentielle Eau de Parfum I finally purchased this! I’ve wanted it for a while, but held off on buying it since Bvlgari’s au the vert is my favorite and I knew this wouldn...

5 days ago

Majolica Majorca Peach Macaron

Recently I received Majolica Majorca’s Puff de Cheek in Peach Macaron from Yesstyle. I used the orange shade from this line all last summer. I had been wanting a subtle peach blush recently and...

25 may 12 1 person likes this

Kichijoji Snaps

A few street snaps & more from the Kichijoji area

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Lovely Japanese Barrettes

Barrettes I got while in Japan. A few are from Lepsim, others from a shop called Buona Vita, a few from other various stores/zakka shops. I love these. It’s proven somewhat difficult to find si...

23 may 12 3 people like this

Candy Show Time on Cat Street

CANDY SHOW TIME - “Sweet” and simple candy store on Cat Street in the Harajuku/Jingumae area of Tokyo. Filled with hard candies and lollipops in a variety of flavors and designs. The cand...

22 may 12 2 people like this

SANA’s Soy Milk Skin Care

For the past 2 months I’ve really been enjoying SANA’s Nameraka Honpo Soy Milk skincare line. [なめらか本舗] I was looking to replace my night cream which also used soy as a main ingredient so ...

21 may 12 4 people like this

Japan Makeup Haul

Did the clothes; now the makeup. For quite a number of months now I’ve been really obsessed with brown makeup shades. Brown mascara, brown liner, brown shadow. And right now it’s very eas...

20 may 12 4 people like this

A Few New Closet Items

Compared to my last trip to Japan, I bought way fewer clothes this time. It’s a little hard to explain the reasoning(s.) Though I suppose it’s an incredibly simple overall theme. I’...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

Rinka Recent Days Inspo

Just a quick break for some Rinka inspo. Everything she’s been posting this past week+ has really struck a chord with me. Just reminds me of the rapidly approaching summer days of casual outing...

17 may 12

Higashi Fushimi Inari Shrine

A smaller, local shrine, the overcast skies that day only made the red gates more striking. Higashi Fushimi Inari Shrine “This is a shrine that received part of the holy spirit from Fushimi Ina...

16 may 12

Kani Doraku

Mike & I ate dinner at かに道楽 one evening. It’s the crab restaurant that has the giant mechanical crab sign. There are many establishments. We ate at this particular Shinjuku one. We ordered...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

New Dishes

During the first few days I really restrained myself in purchasing dishware. Just too hard to pack and I worried about things getting broken. But near the end of the trip I had given in and made a fe...

14 may 12 2 people like this

Hara Donuts

はら ドーナツ [hara donuts] is a fairly new natural-style doughnut cafe. Established in 2009, it’s now a chain with multiple cafes, to-go shops, and cake roll shops (called hara roll.) The doughnuts ...

12 may 12 2 people like this

Some Tokyo Night Snaps

Some quick shots of Tokyo at night. Most nights it was raining & I didn’t want to pull my camera out in it. Not to mention balancing a camera and umbrella simultaneously is annoying. But h...

11 may 12

Streamer Coffee Company

Streamer Coffee Company in Harajuku [Jingumae more precisely.] The owner is a world champion at latte art. My friend took me here for a girl’s morning out (sans husbands.) We had lattes and sha...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

Japanese Beauty Products

A little break from travel photos for a look at what filled up my suitcase. Starting with firming creams then shampoos followed by hair care/perfumes and body lotions. I ditched a lot of the packagin...

08 may 12

Around Kamakura

Spent a better part of a day in Kamakura. It’s little over an hour from the Shinjuku station in Tokyo. It’s a coastal city with many shrines and beautiful attractions. It’s also jus...

06 may 12 1 person likes this

Kamakura Daibutsu

Spent a day out in Kamakura with the main objective of seeing their Daibutsu or “Great Buddha.” Buddha manjuu sweets! You can pay a small (like 15 yen) fee to go into the giant Buddha. In...

05 may 12

Meiji Dori Walking Snaps

A few walking snaps on Meiji Dori around Harajuku Tokyu Plaza. There was a comme des garcons play pop-up shop inside that was really cute. It was a glassed-in kiosk counter where you just requested t...

04 may 12 1 person likes this

Pancake Days

Pancake Days in Harajuku. A rainy day retreat with warm foods both sweet and savory. I watched the pancakes being made as we waited for a table and there’s a guest book in the powder room welco...

03 may 12 2 people like this

Home Again

I’m home now. I’m not feeling so hot; maybe I caught a small flu on the plane? Or jet lag is just being extra bitchy with me. 12-hour time difference. Anyway I start work tomorrow. I̵...

01 may 12

Be Back in 2 Weeks

I’m off soon. I’ll be back in about 2 weeks. Staying in Tokyo with a few day trips outside the city. Really looking forward to seeing Yokohama for the first time. We have a friend who is ...

18 apr 12

I’m Already Packing

I’ll be leaving for Japan in a few days and have already started packing. I want to conserve as much room as possible in my single checked suitcase. I was really happy with how things turned ou...

16 apr 12 3 people like this

Packing Realistically

  Recently I referred back to the book “Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style“ for a refresher on packing a wardrobe. I thought I’d share some excerpts from the “...

14 apr 12 3 people like this

A Cup of Birthday Tea

Received this birthday package on Saturday from a friend. Included in the wrapped Pekoちゃん tote was apple tea, ginger tea, rose petal bath, and earring studs. Maybe the tea looks familiar if you follo...

11 apr 12 3 people like this

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