So I have an awful lot of days out to write about, but I think I’ll start backwards and do today, Sunday 6th October 🙂
Bekah, Sam and I went for a trip to Ikea, mostly for bedding for Bekah and I but also because; who doesn’t like Ikea? It took about an hour and a half to get there, it was near Shin-Misato station in Saitama so we met up and went by train; as one does for nearly everywhere in Tokyo! We didn’t expect to see what we did when we arrived though, as we just thought it would be another place but with Ikea. Wrong! Here is what we saw:
A shopping plaza!!!
And the place we had come to had the most amazing name:
We went to La La Land >.<
Rather than go straight to Ikea we decided to check out the massive shopping mall which was even more HUGE than we thought. It was sort of mental. We headed for the Muji we could see the signs for, and it was aaaaalll the way at the back so we got to see the whole mall. Muji in Japan is more like a mini Ikea than anything else; in England all they sell is stationery and furniture really but here they sold food and electrical stuff, had a huge clothes section and bedding and beds and even had the fake rooms set up!
On the way to Muji they had the BEST thing I have seen in Japan so far! Thomas the Tank Engine Land!!!
Why did I not come as a child?!?!?
Once we had bought our stuff we had a quick mosey into Loft and got some folders and stationery. Then on to Ikea!!
Best day out ever!
It was exactly the same as Ikea in England apart from the book shelves had Manga on them! How cool 😀 It was lovely to wonder around something so familiar. And of course we got meatballs 🙂
Lots of Manga
After we had bought all our stuff (Bekah bought the shop… xD ) We headed back to Muji for Bekah’s futon and then to Stick Sweet Factory, mostly because they advertised a drink called a ‘swinkle’ and we needed to know what it was. It turned out to be pretty much just a frappuccino but it tasted amazing!
White Chocolate Maccha ‘swinkle’!
And finally we moseyed home, Bekah with her backpack, 2 Ikea bags and a futon! I just had the suitcase I’d brought in prep 😛 Here’s what I bought! My favorite is the rainbow pillow 😀
Today’s swag
Maisy In Japan 
Comments on: "Ikea!!" (5)
Sounds like a very very long walk.. Do you get to keep your bed or do you have to buy one? I am a bit confused about this bedding rental.. If you have till 23rd to get your own, what do they do with the bedding from 23rd onwards?
It was good fun! I like walking; I live in big cities now so I have to like it 😛 So The rental, they’ve given me sheets and a duvet and blanket and pillow so I guess I just hand it back after the 23rd. Don’t know what they do with it though! But I now have swanky Ikea sheets 🙂 I hope I get to keep the mattress though!
OMG! I went to this Ikea with Omar to get our bedding a few weeks ago. Love Ikea so much! We didn’t have time to go into the big shopping mall but next time we will. When you were leaving did you see the big Costco there? Apparently it’s really good for bulk buying cheap fruit xox
I know right!!! It was such a fun day 😀 I did see the Costco! Do you have to get a membership card like in England? I want to go back and do more shopping 😀 xxx
I’m not sure if you have to get a membership… I might get one anyway in the future just in case! We should all go together and bulk buy from Costco!! 😀 xoxo