Yamada (Again)

Yamada Stationery again it's rare for me to do a second post on the same place but I do love this shop so. I know it has only been six weeks since my last visit but I do love the fact the displays have been changed and there was new stock. They had a really cute medical theme from syringe pens and surgical kidney shaped bowls to Petri dishes for paper clips. The main kokeshi display had been replaced by kids arts and crafts as well  a variety and I hadn't seen or just weren't there last time.

The weather was much better when we visited this time and we went earlier in the day so we were able to check out the cafe properly. Their cafe looked really good and on my next visit I will definitely check it out. Another thing I like about Yamada is that the prices do vary so there is an opportunity to pick up a few little things on the cheap. It's worth mentioning they have a website but it's a bit of hot mess and difficult to navigate and of course in Japanese. So if you are lucky enough to be in Tokyo it's better to go in person, I'm not even sure if they do international shipping.

〒 181-0013, Mitaka, Tokyo 3-38-4 Shimorenjaku
www.yamadastationery.jp/
TEL 0422-38-8689
Fax 0422-49-0008
MAIL info@yamadastationery.jp

Yamada Stationery

I didn't do a post on meeting Yen Fong of Tabiyo which was great. We ended up going to Bunbougu Cafe or the Stationery Cafe. However, I was particularly underwhelmed by the Bunbougu Cafe they had a few nice things but in my opinion overpriced as was the coffee Maybe the bad weather and my tooth ace made has coloured my opinion. So ye not really blog worthy. 

But this month I was able to meet Vivian another IG friend visiting Japan. We've exchange postcard and other mail for a while was it was quiet nice to finally meet. We went to Mitaka we had intended to go to Kichioji. We ended up Yamada Stationery. So much stationery and postally goodness. Yamada is great as it didn't just have the usual zakka and stationery goods but a few postal related things.

They stock old Japanese unused stamps some of which I assume can be used. And of course the usual packets of used international stamps. I also picked up some postcard with postal or stamp themes. By the way you'd probably be better of taking at look at Vivian's blog she'll have much more and much better pictures than me if she does a post on it. But her a few pictures form the shop and my spoils! 

  

   

At the till