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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.10,0:00:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music plays]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.40,0:00:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Helloooooo!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.42,0:00:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, we just walked right into the sun.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.62,0:00:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, we're so sunlit!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.30,0:00:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: [singing] Into the Sun!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.12,0:00:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Ooooo!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.63,0:00:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a car behind us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.09,0:00:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh no.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.77,0:00:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: Hey. Annika: Hey.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.07,0:00:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: We're in Shimokitazawa.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.46,0:00:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: We're in Shimokitazawa!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.20,0:00:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: It's the coolest suburb in the whole\Nof Tokyo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.54,0:00:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Mmhm!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.04,0:00:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: It's where all the coolest people go.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.04,0:00:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Uh-huh! It's true.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.04,0:00:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: I'm saying that like I'm being sarcastic,\Nbut it actually is.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.62,0:00:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: It is.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.62,0:00:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughs]\NLuci: It's all vintage shops, cafes, live-houses...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.66,0:00:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Live-houses are places where you see\Nbands -
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.24,0:00:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: Places where you - yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.24,0:00:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: But the - the thing that I'm going\Nto show you all is the vintage stores, coz
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.92,0:00:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [gasps]\NLuci: They're amazing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.82,0:00:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: - guys - it's amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.68,0:00:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music plays]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.67,0:01:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the thrift shops in Shimokitazawa,\Nwhich are more commonly known as USED or RECYCLED
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.82,0:01:12.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stores, are located on the NORTH and the SOUTH\Nsides of the suburb, if you divide Shimokitazawa
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.82,0:01:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up by its train lines.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.10,0:01:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that there are at least 100 thrift\Nstores in Shimokitazawa.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.78,0:01:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spent 2 and a half weeks staying at an AirB&B\Nin this suburb, and I don’t think that I
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.95,0:01:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even found all of the thrift stores.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.97,0:01:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily, I also travelled to Japan with basically\Nan empty suitcase, because I knew that I wouldn’t
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.09,0:01:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be able to help myself at all of the thrift\Nstores in this glorious suburb.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.17,0:01:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: So, what Annika's demonstrating here\Nis that if you get lost, you can come and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.83,0:01:47.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find this thing, which is the "Shimokitazawa\NIchibangai Guide", which is like an interactive
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.89,0:01:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- completely interactive - map of the town.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.94,0:01:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can turn it into English, and it has a\Nlisting for pretty much every shop, every
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.42,0:02:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pub, every everything - like, it lists all\Nthese categories of different things and you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.33,0:02:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,press it and it goes to the map, and it gives\Nyou the opening hours and a description - it's
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.15,0:02:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just - this, um, map is in a thing called\Nthe "i-park" which is just like a little parking
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.40,0:02:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lot, which is just off Sakae-dori street,\Nthe south end of Sakae-dori street -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.94,0:02:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Good description Luci!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.62,0:02:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you! [laughs]\NLuci: Annika was demonstrating like the person
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.88,0:02:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the game show who demonstrates the washing\Nmachine that you can win...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.50,0:02:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: [laughs] thank you Luci for the description.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.72,0:02:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, because the sheer number of thrift stores\Nin Shimokitazawa is pretty overwhelming, I
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.09,0:02:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put together a little guide of all of my favourites\Nstores.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.94,0:02:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you only get a day in Shimokitazawa, these\Nare the places you definitely should visit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.16,0:02:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My number one recommendation to visit is a\Nplace called “The Garage”, located on
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.96,0:02:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the North side of Shimokitazawa train station.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.08,0:02:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shimokita garage is a collection of vintage\Nand handmade stores run by small designers,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.19,0:02:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all located in this one large warehouse space.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.54,0:02:57.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My favourite shops in this garage are: number\N1, the Marco Polo Thrift Shop.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.83,0:03:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This shop features high-quality, flattering,\Nstylish and timeless pieces, for very reasonable
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.78,0:03:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prices.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.07,0:03:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another favourite is this store, where most\Nof the items are 648Y – and this price hasn’t
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.56,0:03:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changed since I was last here 5 years ago,\Neither!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.04,0:03:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly, I know this isn’t secondhand,\Nbut it’s worth mentioning because it’s
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.17,0:03:22.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so cool – on the right-hand side when you\Nenter the garage, there is a whole section
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.15,0:03:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of handmade items, mostly jewellery, by hundreds\Nof designers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.76,0:03:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s like wandering through Etsy in real\Nlife, and it’s a great place to pick up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.75,0:03:30.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gifts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.75,0:03:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s just a couple of the items that I\Ngot from there!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.64,0:03:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stick out is a store located on the South\NSide, and inside it, every item of clothing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.73,0:03:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is 700Y.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.73,0:03:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn’t allowed to film inside, but visit\Nthis store on a weekday – it is extremely
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.89,0:03:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crowded on the weekends!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.54,0:03:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: [gasps] This place here!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.57,0:03:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.57,0:03:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need to show you guys this place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.58,0:03:55.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is called "Grand Bazaar Mega Store" and\NI know lots of you following my youtube channel
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.75,0:04:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really like lolita fashion - it has a whole\Nfloor dedicated to secondhand lolita fashion,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.34,0:04:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,um, brands like... where was it... brands\Nlike Jane Marple, Milk, Emily Temple Cute,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.08,0:04:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Angelic Pretty - and it's all secondhand so\Nit's cheaper, um, yeah and it's like the whole
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.29,0:04:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,third floor of this place, is dedicated to\Nthat.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.52,0:04:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci: And that secondhand thing is a big deal,\Nbecause lolita fashion is very expensive if
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.03,0:04:20.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you buy it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.59,0:04:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Yep.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.09,0:04:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music plays]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.52,0:04:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the trendiest thrift stores in Shimokitazawa,\NNew York Joe exchange is a place where you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.12,0:04:35.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can bring in secondhand clothing, and you\Ncan get store credit for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.01,0:04:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also buy pieces without bringing in\Nyour old clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.71,0:04:40.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I loved this store, and I visited it a couple\Nof times.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.43,0:04:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keep an eye on their Instagram page for weekend\Nsales where everything is 50% off – although
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.98,0:04:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beware, it becomes extremely crowded when\Nthese sales are on!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.02,0:04:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Puchikoshon”, which google translate\Nwants to translate to "Petit Coconut" in English,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.08,0:04:59.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a gorgeous vintage store stuffed into a\Nsliver of a building on the South side of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.03,0:05:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shimokitazawa.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.03,0:05:02.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Definitely worth a visit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.20,0:05:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eco Wear is high on my list of recommendations,\Nbecause it’s both very cheap and very well-curated.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.33,0:05:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For $5-$15, they sell high-quality used clothing,\Nand I even saw pretty high-end Japanese brands
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.30,0:05:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being sold for about 5% of what they originally\Nwould have cost.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.30,0:05:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This store is a great place to find retro\Ntoys!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.45,0:05:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inside is a mix of vintage and new toys, and\Nbeing right next to the station, it’s well
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.38,0:05:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worth a visit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.24,0:05:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grapefruit Moon is a bit more on the expensive\Nside, but it’s still worth a visit: because
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.07,0:05:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you don’t buy anything, the interior\Ndecoration is just gorgeous – And it’ll
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.43,0:05:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give you a lot of styling inspiration as well,\Nwith styles from the 70s being very prominent
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.97,0:05:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I visited this time!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.29,0:05:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Undoubtedly one of my favourite stores, because\Nit exactly matches my current style, inside
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.36,0:05:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a mix of both vintage and new pieces that\Nblend really seamlessly with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.80,0:05:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also found this one reaaaaally good, cheap\Nthrift store called M’s Collection, but
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.26,0:05:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sadly it was only a temporary pop-up store!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.10,0:06:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the items here, apart from a couple\Nof coats, were 400Y each, which is $4, including
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.88,0:06:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this handpainted cardigan and cute white satchel\Nbackpack that I picked up.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.25,0:06:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The shop space, however, often holds pop-up\Nstores like these, which is the reason I’ve
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.38,0:06:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still included it on my guide.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.60,0:06:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A little tip for going clothes-shopping in\NJapan, to save you some embarrassment – you’ll
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.21,0:06:23.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be expected to take your shoes off before\Nentering any change-rooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.57,0:06:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In some places they also gave me this little\Nbaggie when entering the change-room, which
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.77,0:06:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn’t for the life of me figure out\Nwhat it was supposed to be used for.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.59,0:06:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, it's like, too small to hold my clothes...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.03,0:06:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I’m coming to you, youtube.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.70,0:06:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is this for?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.03,0:06:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s also a couple of other stores which\NI loved – but they are a bit more on the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.76,0:06:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pricey side, so I didn’t buy anything from\Nthem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.19,0:06:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I’m putting them on my guide because\Nthey’re just SO pretty inside, you HAVE
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.73,0:06:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to visit them and just look around.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.40,0:06:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These include the Flamingo stores, of which\Nthere are 3 in Shimokitazawa, and can be recognised
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.44,0:07:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by their distinctive neon signs; the iconic\NHaight & Ashbury, which has been running in
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.82,0:07:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this one place for almost 25 years now; and\Nthis one smaller vintage shop called Rainbow,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.20,0:07:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is just opposite Haight & Ashbury, and\Nit had some really gorgeous vintage pieces.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.09,0:07:25.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another really cool thing about Shimokitazawa\Nis that, um, if you like night-time shopping,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.93,0:07:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like I do, all of the vintage stores are open\N'til 9 o'clock on a Monday night, or up to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.26,0:07:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,midnight if it's the weekend - which is awesome,\Nyou can go out for some dinner and a drink,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.46,0:07:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then go shopping.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.02,0:07:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is really cool!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.02,0:07:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to leave you with one last really\Nimportant tip for shopping vintage in Shimokitazawa
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.31,0:07:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,– put your explorers cap on!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.82,0:07:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make sure you’re looking in nooks and crannies,\Ndown tiny side-streets and also make sure
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.49,0:07:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you LOOK. UP.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.49,0:07:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of the thrift stores are located above\Nstreet level, or up teeny tiny little staircases
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.68,0:07:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.48,0:08:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's it for part-one of my thrifting\Nin Tokyo series!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.20,0:08:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next videos in the series will include\Na lookbook and a haul of all the things that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.04,0:08:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thrifted, AND a guide to thrifting in Harajuku!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.28,0:08:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you can't wait to see what I thrifted,\NI've posted a couple of the items, styled
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.14,0:08:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into outfits, to my instagram page which you\Ncan find here.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.49,0:08:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much for watching, and I'll see\Nyou all next time.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.23,0:08:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bye!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.38,0:08:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Hey Luci.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.28,0:08:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: Can you move out of the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.66,0:08:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Annika: [laughs] Thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.34,0:08:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you to all of my supporters on Patreon\Nfor making these videos possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.74,0:08:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To become my patreon supporter, go to patreon.com/annikavictoria!