January 10, 2015
So after I left the Iwasa's, I went to Shinjuku in order to do a little bit of shopping. I primarily wanted perfume, since I was running out of mine. Yoshiki and Shuko helped me find the store that would carry the most perfumes, which was called Isetan, and whose closest location was in Shinjuku.
Now I had been told that prices in Japan were lower during the holidays, so I wanted to take advantage of that. But with lower prices come... PEOPLE. It was quite an experience to walk through the streets with every inch completely filled with people. The store was even crazier. I was able to ask directions without many problems, which helped me soo much in this chaos.
One of the salesmen explained to me the hot products, as well as helped me smell some of them. As my nose would get tired, he would pass me coffee beans to change the smell. I must have smelled over 60 perfumes that day, and each one over 4 times to make sure of my choice. I ended up getting two which I thought had a unique image to them and would also bring out my personality.
I also wanted to get a small back pack, but once I looked at the price, I gave up on that one. In Japan, image is very important, therefore brand power in terms of prices can be pushed to pretty ridiculous standards.
I was out of there after about 45 minutes. I ate a meal in a small hamburger shop, since I was in Tokyo after all, and then I was back off home.
Not quite Boxing Day or Black Friday, but I'd say it was a calmer version of the two.
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