Shopping

In the nearby department stores, you can buy a full-on kimono. You choose your fabric and they'll make you something like this. The pricetag on this red one says it's on sale for about the equivalent of $2,100 -- and then you also have to buy the waist sash, the shoes, the special socks, and so on. But, isn't it beautiful?

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In another department store, we saw these pens. Holy cow, some of these cost over $1,000! They must be very, very nice pens. Personally I'm cool with Bic, though it may not be ideal for writing beautiful Japanese kanji.

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