First trip to Japan next year, need some tips + advice!

I'm finally taking the plunge and going to Japan next year with my boyfriend. We're super excited about it and have started to list off places we want to go.

So far we've decided on;

The Studio Ghibli Museum

Nikko Edomura

Disneyland and DisneySea

DollPoint Akihabara (for me, he doesn't really like Dolls)

Tenshi-no-Sato (Again for me.)

Mount Fuji

Imperial Palace

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Tokyo Skytree

We've also agreed on staying in a Ryokan for part of our trip, preferably in a more rural area.

 

We'd like suggestions in where else to visit, and also on hotels and ryokans. We think we'll go for two or three weeks depending on how much we want to do and how much money we'll have.

 

Thanks in advance to everyone

Good for you to go to Japan next year, it was definitely a good place so I encourage you to go there

I already visited some of places you mention last year July-August, so I can give some tips from my own experience.

 

It's good choice if you go like 2-3 weeks, as it's quite big and require lot of energy to walk, so instead of exhausted from trying to reach all destination in short time, it's better to relax and enjoy the trip.

 

If you're going there in holiday season, I suggest buy online for some tickets if possible. As I went there with big tour, I don't know much about buying tickets but I've seen some people going home disappointed cause tickets for that day is sold, only after waiting in a super long line. This happen in Tokyo Skytree and Disney. I eat in the skytree restaurant and there is also rotating floor for it which is quite to see 360 degree around skytree.

 

For Disney, I suggest buy 3 day-pass if it in the busiest day as most queue is long, around 1-2 hours. But if you go on working day, 1 day on disneyland and 1 day on disneysea is enough. I just hoped mine was 3 days so I can ride most of the thrill rides like roller coaster which have longest queue. Also, find a hotels near disneyland. When I was there, I stay in Hilton. They offer a bus every quarter hours and drive you to disney monorail. It best to go early in morning so not as crowded as noon. But it still crowded nonetheless, especially in holiday.

 

Before going to Mount Fuji, check the weather before. Don't go unless it is sunny. I can't see the peak when it so cloudy with lot of mist, it become boring after a long trip to there with bus without fulfilling the objective.

 

I think it's good if you go to a ryokan for experience. I went to Kyoto and stay at New Miyako, a rural area which not near the town but more to mountains. It's my first time trying a spring bath and wow, that's is quite an experience. However. if you don't like to bath with other people, especially not allowed to wear clothes, you can rent an exclusive spring bath (bathtub to be exact as it quite small) room per hour rate if I'm correct. Also they have staying room which have spring bath just for the room user, so you can use it whenever you want to. But then, both of this option is making your stay more expensive. The public bath is free for those who stay.

 

The last is, just be careful. Don't be like me . I was just too happy when I went to Dollpoint and lose my phone when buying a train ticket. It was brand new and not sim-locked so even after contacting police, I don't get my phone back. I do get the DD head I want, but the loss is just too much. Also, make sure how you can keep in contact with your boyfriend. Hotels and good ryokans sometime offer free wifi. But outside is not too much, unless starbucks of course.

 

Japan do offer a sim-card that only tourist may use, it rate is per day. However, the data plan may not be worth it considering the price. But if you do think communication is important, I can help you with it.

 

Oh, you should try Universal Studio which just open last year in Japan. I hear it is more bigger than Disneyland and lots of attractions too. I haven't been there but if I have chance to go Japan again, that will be in my checklist of place I want to visit. But I suggest you go to theme parks in last days so you don't need to reserve energy for the following days.

 

I also like to suggest going at least one temple in Japan, of course not about the religion though. It just that temple is almost iconic to Japan and at least you can say 'Oh, I have been there'. Especially temples shown up a lot in manga and anime. So at least it just an experience. No need to go to lot of temples as they're practically quite similar so just once is fine.

 

And most japanese can't speak english. Even I had some difficulties in Dollpoint, luckily I have a local tour guide with me. If you have wifi in hotel, screen capture lot of things you want, like map, items, etc. So if you have difficulties, you can show your picture to them and maybe they can understand least of bit. And don't feel weird if they avoid you when you're asking question as I heard from my local guide that those people can be easily shy. But if you can some basic japanese, then it's good.

 

That's all I remember for now. Sorry to make it too long, hope you don't mind

If there any question you want to ask, just let me know

As twinage already mentioned, things sell out fast. The Ghibli Museum requires reservations in advance if I recall correctly, so you'll need to plan that.

 

Doll-wise, Nakano is a good place with their main Mandarake office.

 

Sight-seeing, try to make it to Kyoto if you can. The temples and such there are very beautiful.

^^ I went on a trip to Japan with my friend last September and I like trying to help-- so please excuse the extreme text wall coming up;;;

 

General travel:

If you plan on visiting several cities, buying a JR railpass is highly recommended. However, if you are going to stay in Tokyo for the most part I wouldn't recommend it as the railpass is for JR trains only... I found it much easier to just use a suica ( refillable train card ) to get around Tokyo. I used a railpass to go from Tokyo -> Osaka, and then went from Osaka to Kyoto a few times ( only 15min by shinkansen ) before heading back to Tokyo.

 

Mt. Fuji/Ryokan:

If you don't plan on climbing Mt. Fuji, you could always look into staying at a ryokan near one ( two birds with one stone :V ) If you book in advance you can stay at a cheap& nice one. Most of the ones in the area have an onsen for guests and should have a dinner option. My friend and I miscalculated the days we had left on our railpass, so we had to leave for Tokyo sooner than expected.. So on our free day we decided to go stay at a ryokan near Mt. Fuji before going to Tokyo. We stayed at the Shuhoukaku Kogetsu and booked the room thru that website. The one we wanted to stay at was booked up ( can't remember which one it was, but it had better reviews, supposedly better food and it was cheaper ww ) so I recommend taking a look -- even if you don't want to stay at a ryokan near Mt.Fuji the website Japanican has booking information & prices for ryokans in various locations to give you a better idea of what is possible to do in the areas ^^

If you do stay in the Mt. Fuji area, it's about an hour by bus outside of Tokyo and it's possible to take a bus directly to the train station there from several stations in Tokyo... Off the top of my head I do believe Tokyo station & Shinjuku station were both possible destinations, and it was possible to book& buy tickets the day of. Otherwise, you could always take the train but afaik it requires train hopping & there is a separate train that goes up to the Mt. Fuji area that costs a separate fee;;;

 

Akiba:

There is a lot to look at in the Radio Kaikan building, so your boyfriend can explore the various floors and look around while you enjoy DollPoint ^^ There is at least one floor for doujin & artbooks, several stores selling new or second hand figures and moreeee... If he's not interested in any of these, there are several arcades in the area.... Ufo catchers, how I miss thee...

Aside from DollPoint, you should definitely have Mandarake on your list of to go places. It's a bit out of the way ( both my friend and I forgot where it was, and forgot to look it up... So we decided to just peek down a few side streets near the main road until we either found it or found something else ww ) so definitely look up directions! The doll items are on the same floor as the cosplay items, unless they've moved them -- there should be a few boxes of various doll clothing near the cash register.

 

General sightseeing in Tokyo:

♦ If you are in a rush and want to visit several places... I would lump in visiting the Asakusa temple & going to the Skytree in the same day since they are in the same area... Visiting the temple in the morning& wandering around side streets ( &maybe eating delicious pudding? ) shouldn't take up the whole day... Plus there's the Solomachi mall at SkyTree & it has a Jump store ww ( and omiyage galoreeee )

♦ If you have time to spare, definitely check out the Tsukiji fish markets and have sushi there. If you want to eat at a more famous/popular place you'd have to line up at 4-5am -- if you don't really care about how popular it is... There are several emptier shops in the area. The prices are rather reasonable for the quality ( at the place we went to it was about $100USD for two people having omakase/chef choice set + 4 nigiri, prices will vary but it's all rather competitive )

♦ If you are interested in anime then I suggest checking out Ikebukuro, more specificially Sunshine City 60 street. It has several arcades along the street, it's new Animate store is down one of the side streets ( near the Uniqlo if I remember right ) and in Sunshine City there is J World -- a Shounen Jump theme park on the 2nd or 3rd floor. The Closet Child in Ikebukuro also has second hand dolly items available, located in the back of the store past their lolita items.

 

There is free wifi spots in convenience stores, and there are a lot of convenience stores. However the range is only around/within the store. I can't remember if it's an option, but you can see if you can rent a portable wifi egg? Or if you rent a place thru airbnb you can see if the host has that as an extra option?

 

 

Universal Studios is in Osaka, and if you are headed there--- You should check out Osaka's DenDen Town! It's similar to Tokyo's Akihabara except that my friend and I found that the prices for secondhand items were a bit cheaper and more of the draw prizes were still available. Sometimes you can get things at their Volks that might have sold out in Tokyo too haha. There are also other cool things to check out in Osaka, the Pokemon center is on the 13th floor of the Daimaru shopping center which is connected to Osaka station.

 

orz Sorry again for the wall of text;;

Just a small tip; Akihabara is fun and all, but don't forget about Nakano Broadway! It's an amazing place and from my experiences they have much more interesting items than the whole Akiba.

For ryokans, I stayed at Taketoritei Maruyama. It's on the outskirts of Kobe (so not too far from Kyoto if you have a JR Pass and can use the shinkansen), in the Arima Onsen area. It's really lovely, if you're specifically looking for a ryokan with an onsen. There's the public, gender-segregated onsen that you can use any time, seven private ones that you reserve by the hour (not gender segregated, you can take whoever you want in with you), and two of the rooms themselves have a private onsen (but they cost about as much as a DD per night). If you use the gold spring, you come out covered in rust flakes.

 

It's a nice area, but not totally rural. It feels like being on the main street of a small town.

 

In Akiba, the Gundam Cafe was my favourite gimmicky cafe. It was cute, nicely decorated, and the food was alright. I really disliked the Goodsmile Cafe. The food was either flavourless, or tasted strongly of a single element, like ketchup.

 

If you can't sleep because of jetlag, go to Spocha! It's really fun, and there's a flat rate to use it at night (I think it was less than $20 per person). There are multiple floors, with different things to do. It had: an arcade, karaoke rooms, batting cages, rollerskating rinks, basketball, soccer, massage chairs, etc. Everything is included in the $20 pass. They're in a few cities, but I went to the Osaka one. Apparently they have bubble soccer now.

I'm sure you will have a huge amount of fun! My boyfriend and I just got back from our first trip to Japan a few days ago and it was incredible. We did a lot of doll and also non doll related things so here is my advice based on my experiences:

 

Akihabara is amazing. Honestly we went there probably four times on different days, just to continue walking around and seeing everything because it's so busy you miss a lot. It was only a few stops away from Shinjuku where our hotel was so often we would go after a day out since most things are open late there. It's full of anime, games, manga, art books, posters, gachapon, claw machines, themed cafés and doll items. Since you're planning on going to Akihabara I want to warn you that the big Volks building (with huge Volks posters on the outside of the building) is for all of their other items for sale (figurines, cards, and other collectables). The volks showroom and shop is actually in a different place a few buildings down (the building has a huge yellow sign it's pretty difficult to miss) the bottom floor has a gift shop full of anime themed items like chocolate, mochi, water and alcohol. There's an elevator to the right or escalators in the middle. I think Volks was on the 7th or 8th floor, the floor was split in two so we almost missed it going up the escalator. The other side has miniature trains and things that people put together themselves. It's a huge showroom and store and it is incredible so I definitely recommend it. The rest of the floors are really amazing as well so it's worth going through them.

 

Tenshi no Sato requires a reservation and you have to show your passport and fill out a form when you are there before they let you in. It's so beautiful, I definitely recommend it. They have a huge garden you are allowed to walk through, do it! It's free and they give you a slip to re enter if you leave for the garden. It was so beautiful, the air was so crisp and clean and we walked around and sat in the garden for as long as we were in the Volks building.

 

For Disneyland/sea I recommend buying your tickets in advance. You get to pass straight past everyone who is lining up outside to buy a ticket and go directly inside after they scan your ticket. When you've bought a ticket in advance you can get fast passes for the rides. I would seriously recommend fast passes, it doesn't cost you anything you just walk up to the ride and just off to the side there will be a fast pass section you scan your ticket and come back within the time written on it. Then you go in straight away and only line up with other fast pass people (about 10 min wait). If you don't fast pass be prepared to wait in line between 30 - 200 minutes per ride. Also a lot of attractions were closed for renovation while we were there so maybe try check what days you want to go as to what is open.

 

For hotels we always stayed near a station for easy transportation. We went to Kyoto and stayed near the subway that was only a short walk or one stop away from Kyoto station (main station). In Shinjuku we stayed about a 5 minute walk from Shinjuku station and it was SO handy. They go almost everywhere,the trains are colour coded and written in English and Japanese so it's quite easy to navigate after the initial culture shock and rush of lots of people. You can google directions (I.e. "Shinjuku station to Akihabara") which will bring it up straight away on google, and then press the train symbol and it will tell you which lines to catch. Or just look on the signs, the trains run constantly (most every 5 minutes or so) so it's easy to navigate when you get the hang of it.

 

I would also recommend a JR pass if you are travelling on a Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Kyoto/Osaka/etc. We bought a 7 day one each for just under $300 AUD per person. The bullet train to Kyoto and back alone will cost you as much as the JR pass so you might as well get one (you can only get them outside Japan so you have to order it) and then you can ride all JR lines for free while your pass is valid. We just got it mainly for our trip to Kyoto and Osaka but the start of our trip we spent in Tokyo and Disneyland so we just used a Pasmo card that you get from the train station at a small ATM like machine. You fill in your details then put money on it and you can just swipe it at any gate and it will take the fare off automatically.

 

 

In Akihabara there is a shop called DOLK. It's a bit out of the way but I 100% recommend it. We spent over an hour in their tiny shop because it is PACKED with awesome doll things for all sizes. They have DD and DDdy clothes, wigs, shoes, accessories, backdrops, etc. The layout is strange, the bottom floor is the one you walk into but there IS a second floor, you have to walk outside and follow the building around the left for a few steps and there are stairs to the second floor (it also has a DOLK sign). This is where most of the DD items are. It was my favourite doll store, they have amazing things I have no idea what company it's from but they also stock crobidoll, nine9style, littlemonica, dollheart and many more.

 

Would definitely recommend going to gardens, shrines, etc. They are so peaceful and it gives you time to take a step back and really appreciate everything after all the hustle and bustle of such a big and busy city.

If you have a spare day in Kyoto I'd recommend the Nara deer park. They have open land, forests, a big pavilion over water and blocks upon blocks of adorable deer walking around in the open parks (seriously there's even a sign that says not to hurt the deer, all people must work around them if they go on the road. They are free to roam anywhere). It was an amazing experience and you can even buy crackers to feed them. It's located near some temples and shrines as well. You just take a train ride and then walk or take a bus to the actual park.

 

Just some general tips for Japan. When you go on escalators if you're standing you stay on the left and if you're walking up them you go on the right (for some reason it's the opposite in Kyoto). And on trains you when you're waiting people line up in two lines. When the train arrives the lines split (people on the left walk further to the left and the right further to the right) to let people getting off walk out the middle, and then when everyone's off they start entering.

Also when you pay for something they have a small plate like thing on the counter. You're supposed to put your money on that when you pay.

 

There is usually free wifi in hotels and sometimes at Starbucks and things like that but we pre booked pocket wifi and it was definitely worth it. They send it to your hotel and you pick it up when you check in, then you can give it back to reception the day before you leave and they will ship it back for you. It was a lot faster than the free wifi and meant we could always go on google maps or search things when necessary. It also meant we didn't have to use our phones and pay a lot for messages or an international SIM card as we could message people on facebook if needed.

 

They have vending machines everywhere. I miss them already they are amazing and cheap. The people are so friendly and they are always polite. You are greeted every place you go and if you are getting food in a cafe or something you will always be given water when you enter. It's amazing how organised and friendly they are especially since we could only speak minimal Japanese.

 

Sorry for the long post ~!

 

All in all it is an amazing place to visit and I am sure you will love it! Just relax and have fun

There are a couple things I'd suggest you decide on in order to help frame your trip to Japan, which will aid in the rest of the planning.

 

*When do you want to go? (For a first-time I'd suggest mid-May to mid-June, as it's not too hot, not too rainy, and not overlapping JP travel holidays. I live here year-round, and that is the most comfortable time of year to be outside a lot.)

 

*Do you want to spend the whole time in Tokyo, or go to Kyoto/Osaka too? (For the former, skip the JR Pass and buy a SUICA+NEX package at the JR counter when you get off the plane. For the latter, get the JR Pass.)

 

No matter when you come to Japan, bring the following things, guaranteed:

 

*A water bottle / thermos, large size, that you can carry with you. Can fill with drinks from the conbini or water.

*A hand towel for drying your hands at bathrooms. This is the cultural standard.

*A larger face towel for wiping sweat off your brow and neck, as needed. The Japanese keep even interior buildings hotter than you are probably accustomed to.

*Several credit cards with no-foreign-transaction-fees. (check yours).

*A coin purse for the mountains of change you will use.

*A bag to carry these things in. Whether you're a boy or a girl, everyone needs one. There's no stigma against guys carrying bags here.

 

Regarding things to do...

 

*Ghibli Museum - buy the tickets in advance from a travel agent in your home country. When you show up, come at 15 mins past an odd hour (11:15, 1:15, 3:15, etc). This will allow you to avoid most of the crowding by being opposite of the times the Japanese are allowed inside. Only foreigner tickets let you do this. You will have a much better experience and be able to see the exhibits without fighting crowds.

 

*Disneyland - Unless you are a glutton for punishment or a really REALLY a big fan of Disney, skip this on a first visit to Japan. It's exhausting (meaning you'll get less out of the rest of your trip) and there are more interesting ways to spend your time if you are here for only 14 days or so.

 

*Mt Fuji - not worth it to try and climb it, due to crowds and trashiness. It's much dirtier than everywhere else in Japan, when you're actually on the mountain. Instead, you can visit the general area around Fuji Five Lakes for birdwatching and see Fuji from a close distance, or Aokigahara Forest at the foot of Fuji for some gorgeous hiking and a little spelunking through an ice cave.

 

The other things you had on your list are interesting and worth seeing. No problem. Some other ideas:

 

Harajuku - Tenshi-no-Mado, ta-ke-shi-ta (filter avoidance) Street, Omotesando Street, Meiji Shrine & Garden.

Shibuya - Scramble Crossing, Hachiko statute, trendy clothes shopping if that's you

Asakusa - Kannon Temple and its Nakamise shopping, plus Skytree

Ueno - Ueno Zoo

Akihabara - Dollpoint, Mandarake, Dolk, so many good stores, just browse everywhere.

Nakano - Nakano Broadway (Mandarake, Lashinbang, etc)

Takao - Mt Takao is a closer and prettier mountain to climb, if you want to hike up one.

Osaka - Den-Den Town, Kaiyukan Aquarium, Tempozan

Kyoto - Gion Town arts center, Kinkakuji, Kiyomizu-dera

General - Cat Cafe, Owl Cafe, Lolita fashion stores

 

There's much more that could be said, but I don't know what interests you so that's enough for now. Once you decide on a time to come, check to see if anything event-wise is happening - Dolls Party, Wonder Fest, Comiket, Touhou Reitaisai, Anime Japan, or shows by your favorite Japanese bands.

 

Good luck!

Having just been there, here's my advice (which may be repeating stuff above),

 

• Get a Pupuru. Its a personal Wi-Fi hotspot (MiFi) and is absolutely invaluable.
  
• Google Maps on your phone connected via Pupuru. It will guide you through transit systems and tell you the fares (although I didn't rely on that). It can make some dumb routes at times, so it's best if you tell it the target/destination train stations, rather than the target/destination address (start with the target/dest addresses, find the closest train stations, then get the route between train stations). Google Maps is also helpful because you can watch the progress on the map via GPS as you travel from station to station
  
• The Google Translate app can take photos of Japanese text and translate it into English. This is invaluable for figuring out restaurant menus.
  
• Tokyo Rail Map by Urban-Map is also handy (I'm sure there's an Android version too)
  
• The Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook & Dictionary (see Amazon) is very helpful if you don't know much Japanese. I had a very old edition and decided to get the new one before going, but then I wondered how useful it will be now that I have Google Translate and stuff. It's still very useful for giving you a selection of quick & useful sentences, and telling you the basics of Japanese grammar and stuff.
  
• The SUICA+NEX package doesn't exist anymore, the closest thing they have is a one-way combo ticket. Regardless, make sure you get a Suica card, which is a chargeable credit card thing for use with public transit. Otherwise you'll have to stare at route maps when you get to a subway station to find out which station you're going to and how much it's going to cost. This gets a lot harder when some stations don't have maps with names in roman letters!
  
• The Suica cards can be refilled in Kyoto as well. I was having a problem using the Suica card (it was getting rejected every time I used it, even though I was sure that it had credit on it). I asked someone and she said that it's from a different system, so it can't be 'charged' in Kyoto but I should be able to spend it. Later I found out that apparently I 'entered' a train gate but didn't 'exit' it (at which point it's supposed to debit your card), so the Suica card still had an 'active trip' on it and was giving an error when used elsewhere (I'm guessing this happened at Tokyo station, for some reason with the way the gates are, it's possible there). They cleared that up for me and I was able to spend & charge the card fine. But until that was fixed I was stuck having to manually calculate fares and use change to buy tickets (×_×#
  
• If you go to Kyoto, go to a Sizuya bakery (there's a bunch of them).
  
• Go to Kyoto.

wow, nice and complex list

All IC cards are interchangable throughout the different regions now... more or less...

 

hiroshima is the only major city I think that is still not suica friendly, but I believe if you get the icoca card in kansai (same thing as suica but issued by JR central) it will work and charge in hiroshima just fine. BUT, you really only need the tram to get to most of the interesting stuff in hiroshima... a day pass i s 500-600 yen. Well worth it vs cash fare or IC card payment. 3 rides on the tram make back the cost of the day pass.

 

IC cards now work on kyoto buses. BUT... the kyoto inner city day pass is only 500 yen. Also a no brainer as almost all the major temples are covered in the inner city bus system. 2 rides = 500ish yen.

 

All cards can be charged outside their region of issue. I was able to put money on my suica card (JR east) in himeji (I think JR central or maybe even JR west).

 

Don't go to the osaka aquarium on a sunday unless you like crowds.

 

Never turn down a tout handing out flyers and a pack of tissues. Cause the older public toilets don't have toilet paper.

 

If you're hard up for a toilet and don't know how to use the squat toilet or don't have those handy packs of tissue, the handicapped bathroom has a western throne that's usually well stocked. Failing that, a convenience store.

 

A small compass. If you are from the west and are accustomed to flow of traffic on the right side and not the left... you will get turned around. Being able to quickly determine which way you're facing will save you tons of time and your feet will thank you. Even if you are left side traffic familiar, it's very hard to get your bearings coming out of the subway, and even more difficult navigating underground.

 

Being able to read hiragana is very helpful. Katakana is pretty helpful as well, even if you don't speak much japanese. Station names are written in hiragana for the kids, so if it's not in romanized japanese, it will be in hiragana... super handy for the burbs if your adventures take you out that far... the ghibli museum is out pretty far.

 

Eat lots.... food is so good there. Even the cheap food is good.

 

If you go to a maid cafe in akiba, I recommend the granvania. It's more of a maid themed rpg restaurant than a maid cafe... the food is actually good and well priced.

 

In Akihabara there is a shop called DOLK. It's a bit out of the way but I 100% recommend it. We spent over an hour in their tiny shop because it is PACKED with awesome doll things for all sizes. They have DD and DDdy clothes, wigs, shoes, accessories, backdrops, etc. The layout is strange, the bottom floor is the one you walk into but there IS a second floor, you have to walk outside and follow the building around the left for a few steps and there are stairs to the second floor (it also has a DOLK sign). This is where most of the DD items are. It was my favourite doll store, they have amazing things I have no idea what company it's from but they also stock crobidoll, nine9style, littlemonica, dollheart and many more.

 

 

DOH. I didn't know there was a 2nd floor until I got back.. there was no indication on the 1st floor that there was even a 2nd floor to the place. I'm so bummed I didn't get a chance to see what was upstairs.

DOH. I didn't know there was a 2nd floor until I got back.. there was no indication on the 1st floor that there was even a 2nd floor to the place. I'm so bummed I didn't get a chance to see what was upstairs.

IMO the second floor was pretty small for DD-specific stuff (I had just come from a Dolpa too, which didn't help). If you have several dolls of different sizes I'm sure it's more of a wonderland.

DOH. I didn't know there was a 2nd floor until I got back.. there was no indication on the 1st floor that there was even a 2nd floor to the place. I'm so bummed I didn't get a chance to see what was upstairs.

IMO the second floor was pretty small for DD-specific stuff (I had just come from a Dolpa too, which didn't help). If you have several dolls of different sizes I'm sure it's more of a wonderland.

 

 

it's not so much that I expected there to be lots of DD stuff... I am a bit saddened that I didn't get to look at all in the chance that what I needed would've been there. My search was not exhaustive and there was one more place I could've gone... same with nakano broadway... we were 2 stops away and it totally slipped my mind to look there for stuff as well. It felt I left things undone.

 

Though leading my friends into closet child was fun... lol.

not a big fan of nakano broadway, that place is stuffy!