Safely in Japan, I collapsed after the flight, and in sheer delight at having an air-conditioned room and some privacy after 8 days of intense social activity, I spent the first day in Japan reading, feet up and close to the amenities of a japanese translation of a european bathroom.
Today I had a quest: I needed a new plug for Japan, as I arrogantly had assumed they would use either European or Oceania type of plugs. Of course not, theirs were American. Oh well. After that I went to paradise. Me and Helen Kennedy, who was kindly guiding me to the local designer stores with a sure eye for what we can want, but afford, ended up in Itoya, the paper store which has everything, and then some. So, if you expected some kind of flashy present after my long trip, forget it, I am sorry. My suitcase is packed with handmade japanese paper.
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I love Itoya :). If you are still looking for the plug, take the Yamanote line to Shibuya and visit Tokyu Hands (ask and people will point you up the hill). You can probably find it elsewhere, but Shibuya is fun, and so is Tokyu Hands :).
I found the plug! But I am going to visit Tokyo Hands, you're not the first one to suggest it!
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