japanese treasure troves : from my travels

some wonderful collections and interiors from across japan

momiji doll love

i love them all but these are my current sweetest three!


blanche adoile doll

dancing girl doll


partygirl

all to be found at lovemomiji.com

momiji dolls are so cute and sweet, i'll hope you agree! I gave one to a friend at christmas and would love to collect them all :)

japanese treasure : from my travels

glass making workshop - we made lovely glass beads to put onto necklaces




yummy sashimi

vegetarian dinner at a monastery

japanese textiles : from my travels

at a festival in nagasaki


fabric panels outside a shrine


a fabric ball outside a shrine



at a festival in nagasaki

japanese origami : from my travels

In Hiroshima Paper Cranes are made and laid at the shrines, symbolic of the lost lives

japanese kitsch : from my travels

don't you just love the second pic, outside a dog parlour was a sign for various colourways they could transform your dog?!

miso noodle soup

I made a yummy japanese winter warmer for lunch:




gorgeous goyu bowls from muji were a christmas present!






aren't the colours beautiful, there's an orange one too.


yummy! perfect for snowy weather.

japanese treasure

I have itchy feet to go travelling again...its that time of year I think. Last year I went to Japan for 6 weeks, it was incredible!

Here is a collection of packaging and treasures I brought back. I could've picked up so much more but could only carry so much in my backpack.

origami sweets box






opens up to reveal sweets in individual twists of sugar paper - so simple and delicate



and a few others:

hamster eraser set


elephant charm in an inflatable package (i can't bring myself to burst it so I think he will live in there for ever!)


pretty paper bags and wrap


soy sauce from a sushi set in a little fish shaped bottle


awesome pasmo card (the same as an oyster card for the tubes in london)


and this is cheating - I actually bought this amazing graphic purse in Barcelona, but Japan is the true home of Hello Kitty so I think she belongs in the collection!

I want to go back to Japan soon!