Button A to Z
A new site to enjoy from Japan. Button A to Z, an alphabet catalog of button styles, button brands, and button types. For example, the horse button above comes from the letter A, as in Artid (or the...
View ArticleVintage image craft papers from Yonagadou.
Thanks to 8Tokyo, I’ve discovered the beautiful papers of Yonagadu. According to 8Tokyo, “Modern Japan Paper Reprints is a series of reproductions based on Japanese kimono from around 1910 to 1930 and...
View ArticleA Handmade Orange Cable Knit Suit? Heck yeah, hipsters.
My obsession with vintage books continues. Down the rabbit hole I go and into the “stacks” at Modern Classic. Books, magazines, cookbooks and more from a “Classic but Modern Bookstore.” I love this...
View ArticleOld Photos Japan, for the history geek in all of us.
A new site for me to love. Old Photos Japan, “a photo blog about old Japan that reads like a book and works like an archive.” As a history geek, I love that the photos are set in their historical …...
View ArticleI promise I am going to get organized as soon as I have these, from Beach...
In the ever ongoing search for perfect things to adorn my workspace, I would like this table from Beach Lumber. I am an ocean lover in a rather extreme way, and since I live landlocked, I surround...
View ArticleThe Raccoon-Dog, a creature I didn’t know existed and has now made my Wednesday.
Went down the Etsy rabbit hole this morning, and found this guy. Vintage Japanese raccoon dog Tanuki Figurine / Good Luck Charm It is believe that the legendary Japanese raccoon dog known as “tanuki”...
View ArticleChange your Mood? Change Hanako’s wig!
An incredible vintage treasure. Wow! The Hanako Japanese Doll with Six Wigs. Yup. Change your mood? Change her hair. According to the seller, this set is WWII era. To me, really, it’s the vintage...
View ArticleMy virtual Kokeshi Doll collection.
I am so smitten with these two. A set of Vintage Kokeshi Dolls, one short, one tall. My newest thought? I should start buying these every time I see them, and then, have a special shelf in my house...
View ArticleA Cherry Blossom duo for my virtual Kokeshi Doll collection.
Remember how I said I was going to start an imaginary Kokeshi Doll collection for myself? This pair of Cherry Blossom Kokeshi Dolls are my newest entry. Not sure what it is about these two that I love...
View ArticleThe newest additions to my virtual Kokeshi Doll collection!
This duo will HAVE to join my virtual Kokeshi Doll collection. And they are even cuter when you realize that they’re only 3 1/2 inches tall. From TokyoVintage26.
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