Tuesday, June 29, 2010

My new neighbourhood






Would you like to take a walk around my new neighbourhood with me?

You might see buildings coloured in Tiffany blue, lemon and pink! Ooo Hello Perfect Town!




Best Train Station Backdrop Ever! A must for the next portrait shot!



My first rubbish day Tokyo style.















Shimokita Muji is only 7 minutes walk away. Perfect for those furniture and stationery emergencies!



This little local cafe has an organic lunch set for ¥1100 and you can also buy organic vegies from their mini-me market.











My new closest supermarket. I love you Oozeki!



Bear Pond Espresso
for those moments where green tea is not going to cut it!



Hara Donuts.














Shimokita Station area is always buzzing! But if it's relaxation you are after, best to head over to the nearby park / nature walk. By nature I mean 1 x turtle and 1 x fish.











This park / nature walk takes you almost all the way to Shibuya.



Hmmm I wonder if they will give me a job here! That would be nice wouldn't it!

It's so so wonderful to be a 'Tokyo Resident'! I still keep pinching myself daily and even a week after arriving I can't seem to move this giant smile off my face!

Tomorrow it's furniture shopping day! Hopefully I can find some super cute retro pieces for my new mini-me Barbie-doll-size apartment!

Love Love
Hello Sando
xxx

36 comments:

  1. wow it all looks so neat! my dream is to one day visit tokyo.. have to save up some money first ; ) I'm sure you're gonna enjoy every second of it! looking forward to your next post..

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  2. They have such great advertising over there.

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  3. OMG, it is sooooo clean, Iooks exciting too! Good for you, have fun shopping.

    x

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  4. I miss it! Looks like a fun neighborhood!

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  5. Oh My God, SO EXCITING so perfect so wonderful AHHHHH. Love your neighbourhood too xo

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  6. <3 all those pictures.. Especially the one of the florist! I need to move to Tokyo now.

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  7. great neighbourhood, and really great shashins:) you are making everyone so jealous, but a super happy jealous desu ne!

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  8. heheh, I recognise those streets! I love that muji shot, just the place where I 'bumped' into you on your birthday!

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  9. nice neighbourhood =) I really like the Shimokita area too bad they are building that stupid highway right through it.

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  10. i love your neighborhood. just came back from Tokyo and i wanna come back there already. you are lucky to live there.

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  11. Wow, you are so super excited to be there. I wish I was living in a place that made me more excited than frustrated and angry (Buenos Aires). Keep speading the love and I hope to visit Japan one day xx

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  12. Hello HelloSandwich* Thank you for sending Tokyo pieces to Marseille, where i sit at my desk in my brand new studio (already filled with good old creative friends)! Sun is shining here and the fan is on, and, well... I'm very happy here, excited too, but still, i'd love to be in Tokyo too!

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  13. What a lovely and enchanting neighborhood you live in! Thanks so much for sharing all the wonderful photos. I may never get to Tokyo myself.... sigh.....but I have seen a bit of it through your eyes and can see why you are so excited to live there!
    Cynthia

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  14. Your new neighborhood, like most thing Japanese: Very cool.

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  15. I will let you know this cool gallery in Shimokitazawa.. Gallery that is upstairs and its so good. You can even meet artist in person.
    I will leave comment.

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  16. I only just found your blog and the tokyo posts are producing these sad little noises of envy from me. I love them though, please keep them coming for the less fortunate*L*

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  17. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Looks like you are in Hello Sandwich heaven! :D I'm so happy that you are all settled there and having a perfect time! Have you found the Tokyo Cafe Lunch book? Mads and I went one Osaka Cafe Lunch missions and they have the cutest cafes in them. *Sigh* I love the 1950s style of your area. KAWAII. ^__^

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  18. Ps can't believe you have a muji 7 minutes away. Mads would die! Tee hee

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  19. It looks so quaint! Do you have a job in Tokyo?

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  20. What a lovely neighbourhood, Ebony. I can't wait to get the Hello Sandwich tour in November. Also, you are so close to a Muji store. Perfect!

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  21. Even though I've never been to Japan, I can almost feel the excitement just by looking at your photos! Going to be one great big adventure for you! Have fun!

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  22. nice neighbourhood :D
    wish i go to travel there :)

    try to apply at smart design association,
    hope u get a job soon :D

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  23. miss sando! these pics are the icing on my tokyo-excitement cake! see you next week!

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  24. I always LOVE how you capture Tokyo!
    You make Tokyo look so cuuuute Ebo-chan!!
    oh and bear pond espresso is great, you can buy donuts from hara opposite and have them with the coffee there :) I don't like the bit where they say "no photos inside the cafe" though. hehe

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  25. looks gorgeous, beautiful buildings, the streets look so clean, i can't wait to come and visit!

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  26. Thank you for showing your neighbourhood. I've never been to Japan but i hope i ever get there.
    In the meantime i read your blog !!

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  27. your 'hood looks so pretty in your snaps!

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  28. It looks so charming! And that Tanabata festival looks amazing! I'm living vicariously through you...

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  29. Wow, you're pictures make me miss Japan sooo much! Must get back there asap!

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  30. There a couple of great second-hand vinyl records shops in Shimokita too...
    What about a nice second-hand japanese orange vintage record player?

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