Creamy Mami Signkai & Goods

Quite awhile ago, back in March, I was able to meet the lead voice actress for the Creamy Mami anime. I didn't really know the anime too well and had only seen a few episodes, but she was so cute and nice and we talked about the anime a bit before she signed a pre-selected piece of paper for me.

 Since the signkai (sign meet) I kind of accidentally became a big fan of everything Creamy Mami. After I finished watching all of the episodes, I wished I had bought more things when I had the chance at Shinjuku Maruione.

But, luckily, Maruione's online shop, as well as Lolii's online shop, have both stocked limited supplies of more Creamy Mami goods!

The hand mirror and pearl strap I had seen back in March, but didn't purchase either of them at the time.  So when I saw them both readily in-stock at Lolii's online shop I jumped at the chance!

I've been wanting a new hand mirror for awhile, to replace the W♥C Kumatan one I've had for years and years. The quality is very good and it is super sparkly~.

Angelic Pretty recently stocked more Creamy Mami collaboration jewelry as well, so if anyone is interested in ordering anything from any of the shops please check out my Japan Shopping Service details~!

And I leave you with some shots of some of the cute things I've eaten recently :D Nana's Green Tea parfait and the famous caramel Tokyo Banana (both are so delicious!) ♥

Ghibli Museum

On Monday I was finally able to visit the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. It's been on my "want to do" list forever. It was crowded since it was a holiday, but the museum was amazing and I went with my boyfriend, who had surprised me with the tickets earlier that month, so it was an amazing day nonetheless :)

The outside of the museum is covered in ivy and greenery. It's actually next to (inside of?) a forest/park in Mitaka so the atmosphere is really natural.

"Let's goooo~!"

Totoro welcomes you at the "ticket counter". But actually you have to buy your tickets in advance at Lawson (a Japanese convenience store) :P

Going towards the entrance doors. Everything covered in green.

You can't take pictures inside, unfortunately, but I'll just say that it is definitely, definitely worth reserving tickets for if you ever get the chance! There were so many interesting pieces and interactive parts to the museum. Plus there is a special short movie about Mei and Catbus that only plays at the museum.

Also a cute cafe outside with ice cream and such.

Up on the rooftop. Almost couldn't find the exit to it!

Getting darker~

There was really beautiful and detailed stained glass for some of the windows and doors.

Of course had to pick up some souvenirs before going home :)

Matching museum mascot keychains <3

Necessary updates~!

Hi everyone, this post will mainly be an update sort of post so I'm sorry about that!

First, just wanted to let everyone who didn't already know that I was in and out of the hospital last week, with my final appointment tomorrow, due to some medical issues that came out of nowhere. I haven't ever really been sick like this before so it took me off guard and I had to put all shop and shopping service orders on hold while I tried to recover. For anyone that was inconvenienced by that I am so sorry and please let me know if you would like a free gift with your next order or anything, I would (seriously) be happy to oblige so feel free to ask or tell me if you are upset so I can fix it!! :)

Second, I will be back to taking orders on Monday (tomorrow), but will not be traveling to Harajuku/Shinjuku/Tokyo area until later this week. If you have an urgent request for the Tokyo area, I'm so sorry, but right now I'm trying to stay healthy. So the Yokohama area is all I can manage at the moment.

And, I am changing the service fees again because I noticed that a lot of people were unhappy with them. So I definitely don't want that to be the case! And I apologize to anyone who was upset about them. I'll most likely do a system similar to others with the whole basic percentage thing~ the shop is still open and taking orders, however.

Lastly, the giveaway has been extended since, while I was sick, it was neglected. So now it will run until April 3, 2013. If you forgot to enter or didn't get a chance to yet, this is your last chance ^^

Okay that's it for now, sorry about that everyone but hopefully everything will be back on track now, thank you! <3 a Rafflecopter giveaway

Nagano trip

Last week, as most of my facebook followers know, I was in Nagano. My boyfriend was born and raised there, and so I went to meet his family for the first time :)

To start off, Nagano, and nearby Gifu prefecture, has some really gorgeous sights. And the weather was so nice that it was perfect out with just a jacket on. Among the places we went to visit included Takayama, shown above and below, where we shopped, ate, and made our own senbei!

I'm going to cook you to delicious!!!

We also visited Shirakawa (shown above), which is a World Heritage sight, for good reason. It was charming and showed a lot of history. I wish I would have taken more photos there!

We were also guided around Nagano city by my boyfriend's middle and senior high school tutor. She was so nice treated us to everything that day. We found out she will be coming to Yokohama soon to visit so we plan on returning the favor :)

The symbols on the temple do not mean what some of you might be thinking they mean!! :P

On the last day we stayed at a hotel in Matsumoto and visited the Matsumoto castle nearby.

They even permit visitors inside of the castle and so we, of course, took the opportunity.

It was a really unique and amazing trip. I was able to see more traditional Japanese sights, which is nice after being in the Yokohama city area for quite awhile. And my boyfriend's family was so welcoming and friendly despite the fact that my Japanese language abilities still aren't what they should be. I'll study harder this semester so I can have more conversations with them next time I visit. I was informed that they really liked me though so I was very happy about that! And I was given some really cute parting gifts before I went home to Yokohama so I'll take that as a good sign ;)

All in all a great trip! ♥

Imai Kira tights

I've been a big fan of Imai Kira ever since she first designed for Angelic Pretty back in the day. Luckily, her popularity in Japan is still going strong. Her most recent works include a special pair of tights that are absolutely gorgeous.

I don't buy tights all that often, even though most Grimoire tights taught me endlessly. But I knew I had to get these tights when I saw the pamphlet advertisement for them in Shinjuku!

The design features a lovely print with random items falling down the tights and what looks like ribbon encircling the legs. Imai Kira also has a large poster print of the girl with the moon that I was considering buying, and so now I get to wear it instead ;)

A picture from the website showing the tights in person. Mine are expected to be delivered around mid-April. So excited! I ordered a signed copy of her new art book as well, and was going to RSVP to her fan meet but then realized it was in Nagoya. Maybe next time~!

Rolianne pink made

One of my favorite stores to waste spend time in is Rolianne pink made in Shinjuku's Marui One. It is always full of the cutest and sweetest charms, jewelry, accessories, and bags!

Just recently I finally bought a bracelet that I had been eyeing since last year. It's always so hard for me to decide on what I want there, because everything is so cute, but I picked up this cute bracelet since it's very spring time colors~

Looks like gumdrop candy! And because White Day was coming soon, they included a cute little gift baggie filled with random candies and chocolates.

I tried it on with a few of the other spring-ish bracelets I've picked up recently and it matches really well I think. Super happy about my purchase and already planning what I will pick up next ;)