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CUTE TOKYO CHARACTER GOODS STORES: KAWAII HOME DECOR, TOTORO STATIONERY & ACCESSORIES, PLUSH ANIMAL TOYS IKEBUKURO.


Japanese cute stationery, kawaii character goods, Sanrio toys. Animal head cute soap dispensers, panda and frog cups or coffee mugs, pillows with happy faces.

In my soon-to-be-released cookbook Cute Yummy Time, Basil and I journey through Kawaii-Land, a colorful world filled with adorable Sanrio-style characters. Japan’s not much different: it’s possible to fill your home entirely with cutie-faced goods. Just imagine: you wake up with your head on a fuzzy happy-faced pillow. You get out of bed, pour your coffee into a panda mug, and stir in your stevia with a matching peek-a-boo spoon. You rinse your hands with soap from a frog dispenser.

Tokyo character good stores, where to buy cute Japanese stationery and toys. Monkey bath scrub, animal laundry baskets, kids and baby designer furniture and home decor, decor kawaii hair accessories with faces.

Time for a shower. A “bubble monkey” scrub mitt exfoliates your skin. You throw your PJs into the Happy Lion laundry basket and tie up your hair with squishy farm animal elastics.

Japan buy cute Totoro Ghibli stationery, bib, souvenirs. Cute souvenir store and shopping in Ikebukuro Tokyo, plastic boxes with cute faces, kids and children's baby's home decoration, designer Japanese furniture.

Uh oh: the baby kitty is hungry. He clamors onto a happy footstool and looks up at the bear-faced treat box. As you watch him chomp his food, you wonder if you can dress him in a Totoro bib.

Japan buy cute pillows, shopping for Sanrio character goods, sleepy animal plush toys and pillows, Japanese home decoration and interior design, childrens bedroom decoration ideas kawaii.

You’d better get to work – but then you glimpse the sleepy animal pillows on the couch. You sit down and pinch the baby elephant’s cheeks. Before you can say kawaii, you’re back in dreamland…

All of these photos were taken in Ikebukuro, one of Tokyo’s best districts for cute character goods. Loft and Daiso are also great places to shop. Do you have any kawaii home decor items? Which ones are your favorites?

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  • Yue

    omg….the first top left pic, with the pillows….i just got one from my friend! apparently you can get in Chinatown, without havin to go to japan~lol.

    waaa….i wanna another one!

  • Ayame

    I have one of those cups!! :D SO adorable (:

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    I bet everything is made in China, hahah.

  • Ia

    Ah! That's the life for me – kawaii overload! <3 I bought cupcake mugs around valentine's day (Halmark had them!), now I'll need to hunt for bunny hair ties!

  • Yue

    omg….the first top left pic, with the pillows….i just got one from my friend! apparently you can get in Chinatown, without havin to go to japan~lol.

    waaa….i wanna another one!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      I bet everything is made in China, hahah.

  • Ayame

    I have one of those cups!! :D SO adorable (:

  • Ia

    Ah! That’s the life for me – kawaii overload! <3 I bought cupcake mugs around valentine's day (Halmark had them!), now I'll need to hunt for bunny hair ties!

  • http://chocolatekitty.blogg.no/ Therezu

    Waah!! Kawaiiii x3 I want all of them!! Kyaa~ <(>3<)>

  • http://www.nakasnet.blogspot.com/ Naka

    wowie :o

    i think scrubbing myself with a cute character would creep me out alittle but I wouldn't mind drinking out of a panda's brain!

    I wonder if too much kawaii can turn and make u immune to kawaiiness D:
    OMg thats a scarwee thoght T-T

  • http://www.superkawaiimama.com/ Super Kawaii Mama

    You've just described one of my ideal ways to start the day! If I lived in Japan there is no doubt my life would look like that, but at the prices I have to pay in Australia it is a slowly growing collection…although given I began collecting about 24 years ago… ^-^
    I have to say that that is one of the hidden benefits of having children, people no longer think it is odd to love such things and think they all belong to the kids! LOL.

  • http://veronicahebs.blogspot.comm/ Veronica

    How lovely!

    Haha, I did kind of a double take at “Basil” since he's the name of our black cat ;)

    Can't wait to get the book :D

  • http://chocolatekitty.blogg.no/ Therezu

    Waah!! Kawaiiii x3 I want all of them!! Kyaa~ 3

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Best name ever. ;)

    Can't wait to share the book with you!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Hahah that's the perfect excuse! I think it only benefits children to grow up in a house full of smiley-faces… :)

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    I think it DOES sort of make you immune… it doesn't seem like a novelty, at least. I have relatives in LA that cover their house from ceiling to floor with kawaii items. It's a tad scary.

  • http://www.nakasnet.blogspot.com/ Naka

    wowie :o

    i think scrubbing myself with a cute character would creep me out alittle but I wouldn’t mind drinking out of a panda’s brain!

    I wonder if too much kawaii can turn and make u immune to kawaiiness D:
    OMg thats a scarwee thoght T-T

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      I think it DOES sort of make you immune… it doesn’t seem like a novelty, at least. I have relatives in LA that cover their house from ceiling to floor with kawaii items. It’s a tad scary.

  • http://www.superkawaiimama.com/ Super Kawaii Mama

    You’ve just described one of my ideal ways to start the day! If I lived in Japan there is no doubt my life would look like that, but at the prices I have to pay in Australia it is a slowly growing collection…although given I began collecting about 24 years ago… ^-^
    I have to say that that is one of the hidden benefits of having children, people no longer think it is odd to love such things and think they all belong to the kids! LOL.

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Hahah that’s the perfect excuse! I think it only benefits children to grow up in a house full of smiley-faces… :)

  • http://veronicahebs.blogspot.comm/ Veronica

    How lovely!

    Haha, I did kind of a double take at “Basil” since he’s the name of our black cat ;)

    Can’t wait to get the book :D

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Best name ever. ;)

      Can’t wait to share the book with you!

  • http://bastionscall.blogspot.com/ Saint

    I love all of Passport's goods! Thanks for sharing the photos!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    My pleasure! I have many more Tokyo store photos coming up… :)

  • http://bastionscall.blogspot.com/ Saint

    I love all of Passport’s goods! Thanks for sharing the photos!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      My pleasure! I have many more Tokyo store photos coming up… :)

      • anon

        In the future, could you list the stores the goods come from? While I recognise Passport’s goodies, I might go a bit mad if another post shows some kawaii I don’t know and can never find :D

  • Dragonswyng

    omg the mug/spoon sets and the hair scrunchies I absolutely could not resist!
    and yes I definitely have some cute mixed in with the dark. from my HK appliances and body pillows to frog body scrub poufs and plush keychains to my metal worked bubble-faced kitty plant stand (my current fave piece). I grab whatever catches my eye!
    lol that's actually the only rule I have

  • ♡ ナミ「SILLY Bitch☆Z

    I must have that panda cup! @_@

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Kitty plant stand = amazing.

  • Dragonswyng

    omg the mug/spoon sets and the hair scrunchies I absolutely could not resist!
    and yes I definitely have some cute mixed in with the dark. from my HK appliances and body pillows to frog body scrub poufs and plush keychains to my metal worked bubble-faced kitty plant stand (my current fave piece). I grab whatever catches my eye!
    lol that’s actually the only rule I have

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Kitty plant stand = amazing.

      • Dragonswyng

        it is lol I was shopping in TJ Max with my daughter and I saw it and it made me giggle everytime we walked by so I just had to get it!
        I’ll take a pic and link ya to it so you can share in the giggling

  • ♡ ナミ「SILLY Bitch☆Z

    I must have that panda cup! @_@

  • Dragonswyng

    it is lol I was shopping in TJ Max with my daughter and I saw it and it made me giggle everytime we walked by so I just had to get it!
    I'll take a pic and link ya to it so you can share in the giggling

  • Dragonswyng

    omg the mug/spoon sets and the hair scrunchies I absolutely could not resist!
    and yes I definitely have some cute mixed in with the dark. from my HK appliances and body pillows to frog body scrub poufs and plush keychains to my metal worked bubble-faced kitty plant stand (my current fave piece). I grab whatever catches my eye!
    lol that's actually the only rule I have

  • ♡ ナミ「SILLY Bitch☆Z

    I must have that panda cup! @_@

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Kitty plant stand = amazing.

  • Dragonswyng

    it is lol I was shopping in TJ Max with my daughter and I saw it and it made me giggle everytime we walked by so I just had to get it!
    I'll take a pic and link ya to it so you can share in the giggling

  • anon

    In the future, could you list the stores the goods come from? While I recognise Passport's goodies, I might go a bit mad if another post shows some kawaii I don't know and can never find :D

  • http://oohsocute.com/ AstroGirl

    Wow!! They are so cute! I used to live near Ikebukuro. Loft is one of my favorite place to look around=)

  • http://oohsocute.com/ AstroGirl

    Wow!! They are so cute! I used to live near Ikebukuro. Loft is one of my favorite place to look around=)

  • http://oohsocute.com/ AstroGirl

    Wow!! They are so cute! I used to live near Ikebukuro. Loft is one of my favorite place to look around=)

  • kirsty

    I just want to ask where is this shop? The things are so cute and i want to get them? Is it in Tokyo? Or somewhere else?

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Ah, all of these stores are in Sunshine Plaza in Ikebukuro… I don’t know the exact names. You’ll find them if you wander around the lower levels! :)

  • kirsty

    I just want to ask where is this shop? The things are so cute and i want to get them? Is it in Tokyo? Or somewhere else?

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Ah, all of these stores are in Sunshine Plaza in Ikebukuro… I don't know the exact names. You'll find them if you wander around the lower levels! :)

  • http://www.raincollection.com/ Home Decor

    Wow, these things are really looking just mind blowing. And they are really the best of home decors forever. Thanks for the sharing some great of thing for the home decoration.