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Day 1 in Japan part 1: Tokyu Hands, Shibuya

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After a cramped 11 hour flight from SF, I finally made it to Tokyo and I couldn't wait to check-in to our hotel (I'm here with my mom).  We're staying at the Niwa Hotel in the Kanda district.  The rooms are small but clean.

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For the first day I went to Shibuya and Ginza to get all my omiyage (souvenir gift) shopping out of the way (and of course I did some shopping for myself too)!

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Got there super early so there weren't that many people and some of the shops weren't open.  But thankfully one of my favorite department stores was open: Tokyu Hands

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There's 7 floors and 3 connected buildings of all kinds of random goods.  It's everything you can think of except clothes and shoes.

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So you can keep track of all the calories you're burning while shopping.

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One of my favorite floors: stationary and pens!

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Every coffee utensil you can think of.

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Extensive crafting sections

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Leather for making your own leather goods.

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I list my other favorite shops in Shibuya in part 2!