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I finally got a haircut this weekend! I hadn't had one since I arrived in Japan. My hair had a bunch of split ends and no more layers, so I knew it was time to find a salon. I ended up making an appointment at Sin Den, an English speaking salon in Harajuku that I had heard some good things about. It was slightly pricey, but I'd say it was worth it. I wanted to find a salon that spoke English because I've never formally learned any haircut vocab in Japanese and I didn't want to chance fucking something up by trying to say what I wanted in Japanese. My stylist was a younger Japanese woman who spoke English well. She gave me a cute haircut and my hair feels so much lighter and healthier now. And as an added bonus, the salon also gives head massages after they shampoo your hair. Very nice. I think I'll go back to Sin Den then next time I need a good haircut.
After my haircut, I met up with Leslie in Harajuku. Poor Anna couldn't join us because she was sick again. We decided to have lunch at Hideaway, a treehouse cafe that we stumbled upon a couple weekends ago. It's not exactly a treehouse, but it's treehouse themed. It's on the second floor of a smaller building and the inside of it looks like a treehouse. There's even a tree growing through the floor and out the roof! The atmosphere inside was very chill and comfy. There was reggae music playing and a bunch of nature books on the shelves. They also had yummy lunch sets for a reasonable 1,000 yen. I had a pork stew bowl that was pretty good. I'd like to go back to the cafe again.
My new haircut. Taken at Hideaway.
Bonus picture of our lunch at Hideaway.
On Sunday, Leslie and I met up again, this time in Shinjuku. We ended up browsing clothes at Alta. We didn't have the intention of making major purchases, but the new spring clothes are starting to appear in stores, so we decided to check them out. Based on what we saw in Harajuku and Shinjuku, I'm going to guess that Easter egg pastels and deconstructed sweaters are going to be "in" this spring. I'm digging the deconstructed sweaters, but not a huge fan of the pastel colors. For lunch, Leslie and I ended up splitting takoyaki and we each bought taiyaki for dessert. My taiyaki was cookies & cream flavored, a bit of an unusual flavor for taiyaki, but pretty good. I'm pretty sure there were Oreos inside it. We went over to the Marui One after eating. It's always fun to check out the goth & loli clothes, even if they are pricey. There was a cute shirt and skirt set at h.NAOTO that I've got my eye on. The skirt's a little more frilly that I've been going for recently, but I like it. We'll see if I decide to go back for it. Leslie and I did end up getting artbooks by Yoshimi Ohtani though. I really like her illustration style. The colors and the patterns are lovely. When then decided to go to Closet Child after the Marui One. I ended up getting a shirt from h.NAOTO's Dark Red Rum line because I fell in love with it and they were selling it for a pretty good price. It's this awesome black deconstructed shirt with really long sleeves. Definitely the gothiest piece of clothing I own. I can't wait for a good opportunity to wear it.
In addition to the usual teaching, this week is mostly going to involve me making the upcoming final exam. A bit time consuming, but I've already got somewhere between a quarter and half of it done. It'll be nice when I've finished it though, at least it will be until I have to grade all the exams. xD
After my haircut, I met up with Leslie in Harajuku. Poor Anna couldn't join us because she was sick again. We decided to have lunch at Hideaway, a treehouse cafe that we stumbled upon a couple weekends ago. It's not exactly a treehouse, but it's treehouse themed. It's on the second floor of a smaller building and the inside of it looks like a treehouse. There's even a tree growing through the floor and out the roof! The atmosphere inside was very chill and comfy. There was reggae music playing and a bunch of nature books on the shelves. They also had yummy lunch sets for a reasonable 1,000 yen. I had a pork stew bowl that was pretty good. I'd like to go back to the cafe again.
My new haircut. Taken at Hideaway.
Bonus picture of our lunch at Hideaway.
On Sunday, Leslie and I met up again, this time in Shinjuku. We ended up browsing clothes at Alta. We didn't have the intention of making major purchases, but the new spring clothes are starting to appear in stores, so we decided to check them out. Based on what we saw in Harajuku and Shinjuku, I'm going to guess that Easter egg pastels and deconstructed sweaters are going to be "in" this spring. I'm digging the deconstructed sweaters, but not a huge fan of the pastel colors. For lunch, Leslie and I ended up splitting takoyaki and we each bought taiyaki for dessert. My taiyaki was cookies & cream flavored, a bit of an unusual flavor for taiyaki, but pretty good. I'm pretty sure there were Oreos inside it. We went over to the Marui One after eating. It's always fun to check out the goth & loli clothes, even if they are pricey. There was a cute shirt and skirt set at h.NAOTO that I've got my eye on. The skirt's a little more frilly that I've been going for recently, but I like it. We'll see if I decide to go back for it. Leslie and I did end up getting artbooks by Yoshimi Ohtani though. I really like her illustration style. The colors and the patterns are lovely. When then decided to go to Closet Child after the Marui One. I ended up getting a shirt from h.NAOTO's Dark Red Rum line because I fell in love with it and they were selling it for a pretty good price. It's this awesome black deconstructed shirt with really long sleeves. Definitely the gothiest piece of clothing I own. I can't wait for a good opportunity to wear it.
In addition to the usual teaching, this week is mostly going to involve me making the upcoming final exam. A bit time consuming, but I've already got somewhere between a quarter and half of it done. It'll be nice when I've finished it though, at least it will be until I have to grade all the exams. xD