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Retail therapy… Japanese style

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Beautiful stone shop sign

Just thought I’d share a glimpse of a couple of the lovely shops around here – this handmade wooden stamp shop and gorgeous washi paper shop in the Teramachi arcade have had a few of my Y1000 notes recently…

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This shop, which has been around for decades, sells exquisite Japanese paper and hand made books (no photos allowed)

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Hand finished postcards

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All sorts of dreamy writing instruments

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Hundreds of handmade stamps (I am now the proud owner of many of them!)

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