A Visit To Karuizawa Shopping Plaza

Me and my wife got married on December last year, and spent our honeymoon in Japan. One of our destination was to a town of Karuizawa. One of my mentors at Footurama told me that Karuizawa is one of the must-visit destinations when you're in Japan, so Me and my wife put the town on the list. It was a cold winter in December~January, so we know it would be beautiful for its snow, but we didn't expect how the view is even better than what we've expected. That feeling when you stepped out from the station was amazing. You can see the ski resort, the shopping plaza, and the town itself on the other exit of the station.

The main stop was Prince Shopping Plaza. It houses almost all the brands you want to see, all in their Outlet shops. I'm talking :

A Bathing Ape Pirate Store, 

Margaret Howell A.G.O., 

and the other outlets of :

United Arrows Outlet 

(Including Beauty & Youth, Green Label Relaxing line
and their collaboration with Jalan Sriwijaya & such)

BARNEYS New York

BEAMS

Ships

Cole Haan

Nike Factory Store

Adidas Outlet
Ralph Lauren
(including Double RL / RRL line)

Salvatore Ferragamo Company Store

L.L. Bean

Tomorrowland

Belle (Balmain, Kenzo, Carven, etc.)

Me Le Ze (Loewe, Celine, Givenchy, Valentino, etc.)

Eddie Bauer Outlet

Cath Kidston

Harrods

Furla

G-Shock

Kate Spade

Laura Ashley

Jun Men

Anya Hindmarch

Stussy

GAP Outlet

Burberry

Journal Standard & Edifice

and So Much More.

Other than the shoppes, the food section they are offering are also a real mouth-watering threat & treat (treat for you belly, threat for your wallet). From Japanese traditional ramen & curry house, to Godiva Belgium Chocolate shops (that got THE HOT CHOCOLATE), to the food trucks offering many kinds of fusion burgers, waffles & pancakes, to Japanese street style skewers, Yakitori.

Karuizawa is situated not that far away from Tokyo by Shinkansen, so I really do recommend Karuizawa to be on your list when you got a chance to visit Tokyo.

I'm gonna share more recommended stops including its photos from my trip from Japan. So make sure you check back to this blog often. 


See you again soon

-R-

Mark McNairy for Inventory Items Bucks Shoe

Mark McNairy bucks shoe, quite similar to Jalan Sriwijaya for Beaty & Youth, but this one is more expensive and made in england. It is tagged $350 for a pair.

Jalan Sriwijaya for B&Y United Arrows

Remember Jalan Sriwijaya ? They are making another awesome step by collaborating with Japan's Beauty & Youth United Arrows in Japan. The collection is now available online at Zozotown.

"The Loafer and the Plain Toe model are both using a Goodyear welt construction, a technique of attaching the sole of the shoe to the upper. A method, which is rarely found this days and it is a characteristic of high-end footwear brand."

Source : Whiteboard Journal

JALAN SRIWIJAYA @ RAKUTEN.CO.JP

we Indonesians should be proud about this one. Fortuna Shoes, known as Jalan Sriwijaya, is one of the finest shoes ever made by Indonesian shoe maker. located somewhere in Bandung (on Sriwijaya Road maybe?), Jalan Sriwijaya is becoming bigger and bigger. now, you people can find them at the famous japanese online store, http://www.rakuten.co.jp/ . feel proud?well join me and the rest of the gang.