The second day in Tokyo I got really sick..I guess it was some kind of flu that I got in the airplane but I wasn't about to let it interfere with my plans to show Colin the strange land that is Akihabara. So I stocked up on cold medicine, aspirin, and eyedrops (I swear I saw lychee 'flavored' eyedrops) at the supermarket by our hotel. The cracked out bear felt my pain.
Taking my shiny new drugs with water and coffee.
Cutting through buildings to avoid getting rained on..I guess you can only barely see here but I tricked out this camera with a Balenciaga strap and a BCBG studded attachment. The other camera has a vintage '70s strap from eBay..I'm not really into that cheesy black branded one that comes in the box..
Holding two drinks in one hand is one of my few talents.
Going the wrong way is fun.
So is taking pictures of anime girls in the train station.
Yeah...
But then again I also like taking pictures of the ground.
Stepping onto the streets..wearing vintage coat (children's section = very short sleeves), Forever 21 armwarmers, YSL ring, vintage Chanel backpack, vintage scarves, Topshop Unique suspender skirt, Zara henley, Target socks, and Jeffrey Campbell boots. I really like this skirt but the suspenders/garters are hopeless at staying put. I gave up the 500th time they came undone. Shot by Colin of course.
There's nothing I hate more than these machines with clumsy groping claws. Not once has one retrieved me a stuffed anything. But I had to look cause these ones were really big and complicated.
We won't talk about what was down those stairs.
Freezing. Soon soba would help.
View from inside the soba place.
A girl advertising a "maid cafe" in a fetching outfit. These are establishments where nerds can experience varying amounts of attention from females, no strings attached..not such a bad arrangement, right? Yukiko filled me in on the finer details. 
Her accomplice across the street. Points for Love A Lot being magically attached to her skirt. She and Swift Heart were my favorites.
It's easy to feel small here. 
Even when you're taller than all the cops. Undone again. And heading back to the hotel to pile on all my clothes for the next adventure.
3.24.2010
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Loving this picture tour. And the suspender skirt is gorgeous, even undone
*Nathalie
The suspenders still look good!
Love the pictures!
Awesome coat and I love the suspenders ;)
x
I want those shoes !!!!
loveeee the pictures, you look awesome as always
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i love tokyo, everybody is so orderly and well behaved. pretty as always. x
I love the suspenders too! It's the details!
you should go on trips like this more often! =D i love seeing how you sorta change your style yet keep certain elements depending on where you go.
i imagine going to japan as a really liberating fashion experience. i'd definitely wear lotsa things over there that i would never dream of busting out here in the states. gad we're boring. except you ;)
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This looks exciting, the cute layout of products and how they advertise things. The claw machines, I could never get anything I only just cheated and hoped when moving it around it would push a prize into my grasp.
I do love the look you're wearing.
love the vintage coat and suspender skirt! the pics are so cute! i love japanese packaging for just about everything...amazing that their medicine packaging is cuter than the children's medicine boxes here!
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Very nice outfit and pics.
Good job always.
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Love everything in this post!! And Love the coat!!!
i like this outfit. the coat is SO nice! i have to tell you something. i had a very strange dream tonight and you were on it. you were doing some creepy things, it was really weird! when i woke up it was like, "hey, WTF was Rumi doing in my dream???". strange...
I really like your posts about Tokyo! Makes me wanna go..
aah I know how irritating those suspenders can be!
But they do look great on you in these pictures!
I think that lychee eyedrop would burn... no? :D
Cheers!
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I so wanna go to japan! Oh so jealous :(
aww you look adorable in the first photo! and love this post!!
helen x
Very nice outfit. The best of all: your chanel backpack and the suspender skirt, risky! but classy.
I'm in love with your coat. Awesome pictures, keep them coming
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i reckon you should commentate on all your pics from now on ;) its fun reading through it all! and i get frustrated at those claw machines too sometimes.. but theyre usually programmed to actually grab on every 5th time you try.. ive actually caught on to that and now have a very large disney soft toy collection! try it next time!
also loving the garters on the skirt! but they do look like theyd fall off and move around a fair bit! also.. i really like your beanie.. where did you get it from!
Loving these photos Rumi.
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love the picture on the street
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I LOVE THIS POST!
YOUR ARE GORGEOUS AND HAVE THE ONE STYLE!
ALEXANDRA
Great post, outfit any everything, but can't help but wonder "what was down those stairs?"
- Anna Jane xxx
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Trop jolies chaussures. & j'aime beaucoup ton bonnet aussi. ^^
do you get the balayage highlight done to your hair?
Awww... This photo/narrative post is so cute. Love it.
Brilliant pics- sorry to hear about the plane cold- worth the drugs and trip out- the place looks incredible- cute outfit as always :-) do you feel like you wished you could have stayed longer?
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Katie.xxx
Cold, flu and yet you wear a skirt and suspenders?
candy blog!!
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Amazing pics as always Rumi and Colin.
It's making me excited for my trip to Japan in October. I'm hoping for warmer weather!
Don't think I could trek around in heels all day like you though!
Keep them coming!
xx
I love the way you "narrated" your day. It sounds like you had a fabulous time!
xx
Wishing you a quick, full recovery!!
gorgeous!
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Great photos! suspenders just awesome...
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Uuuuh, I just love your jacket!
I love your pics and your storytelling. I've been trying to do this just for my family, and I can't even compare. Love what you do.
i was hesitating if i should by the boots or not but
im def. going back to the store to invest on those hhahahahhahaha
rumi you are so cute!
i was hesitating if i should by the boots or not but
im def. going back to the store to invest on those hhahahahhahaha
rumi you are so cute!
Such fun photo's & i love the garters...even though they didnt stay put
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You look super cute in these shots :)
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such an amazing set of pics! this is how i wanted to discover tokyo when i went, but oh well :)
of course the outfits look cool too, loving the skirt!
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Well you sure look good for an ill person, you look lovely in all of these!
I love how even the medicine packaging is cute, your trip looks so much fun!
The coat really suits you, and that's such a good idea for the strap of the camera!
x
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I love the commentary in this post, and that cheeky smile just kills me! 'We won't talk about what was down those stairs.' ;)
ah i loved this post!! so fun. and i LOVE the jeffrey campbell boots!
That seems so cool! I wish i could go to Tokyo very soon! You look amazing as always ;D
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hey rumi love your style! toyko looks awesome and so clean! you look so gorgeous in all the pics - do you have any advice for aspiring models?
:)thanks
so cool! wanna go there :(
I'm going to Japan this summer to visit my best friend. Do you have any suggestions on shops that are a must see?
Tc, Nia B
Thanks! We are really getting that Tokyo felling with your descriptions. Love those boots!!!
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Great picture post!!! <3
That was such a fun read! Your photos are gorgeous.
Makes me want to go to Tokyo
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loved this post, and LOVED that outfit!!!!
those japanese surroundings are just what's normal to me now, it's funny... I love your finds, and those maid cafés are hilarious, aren't they?! they have some targeted to females as well!!!! haha.
loved the narration, its just as fun to read your blog as it is to view it.
So gorgeous! love the jacket, and your eyeshadow is so cool!
your pictures and captions are very entertaining. i love the girl with the bear attached to her skirt...kind of creepy if a guy is into that. i really struggle liking those shoes when I see them on the websites, but you make them look SO good! I have ones from Steven by Steve Madden that are the same at the bottom just taller and I cant find a replacement pair anywhere! argh
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my favorite post of yours in ages. i miss tokyo big time..especially the food. you look like you are glowing in the last few posts. a vacation is an amazing thing.
xo
You should bring out a coffee table book:Rumi's adventures in Tokyo. Great inspirations! Hope you're feeling better by now!
Loveeeee Japan!
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Great post, Rumi! You didn't look sick at all- and the tricked out camera is super cool :) You've inspired me to get a garter skirt, too!
x.S
looks really exciting... makes me wanna go to japan really bad. also love the suspender skirt!
Have you ever been to Korea? I saw u in Vogue girl Korea
I really liked what you did with your camera..adding the Balenciaga strap. Can you show us a close-up pic of how it looks? This will give me some ideas on how to dress up my camera too!
Thanks! :)
Keep trying to get something in those claw machines. A few weeks ago I won a gigantic pink fuzzy rat!
I wish I looked half as good as you do here when I'm feeling under the weather! And those jc booties are quite perfect, love them!
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xoxo E&L
The your outfit here!! Esp. the skirt :)
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Love your pictures and your outfit!
Hahaha I loved your story!!
Where did you get that backbag!!? love it
Beautiful outfit even with the unclipped suspenders.
did you know that if you go into a game center and get one of the attending guys, show him which toy/animal you want, he'll open the game up and move it to a place where it's possible to get? sometimes if he's really nice, he'll put it on the edge so you can just knock it in...
but obviously, this only works for the inexpensive, small things.
so you should go back and try, if only for the sense of accomplishment, never mind the slight cheating!
Wow those booties are awesome...I wonder if they are comfy and truly walkable too?
Nice outfit, love the coat....and everything...also fabulous pictures ...and come to visit my blog I have a nice beautiful giveaway this week.
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loved your socks and bag rumi!!!!!!
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loved your socks and bag rumi!!!!!!
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I love that coat a lot. Too bad about the skirt not living up to its full expectations. I enjoyed the commentary! xo
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Great outfit, love this post! It makes me want to travel! You are so creative with your looks!
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that's a really cute coat and
these photos were very entertaining! i love the care bear skirt, brilliant idea!
The vintage Chanel back pack is a perfect choice, I think the timing is just right.
Best!
haha dude when i was in japan i was too terrified to take photos in most of the establishments. i was afraid someone would come over and start scolding me and i wouldn't understand anything they were saying and it'd turn into one big mess.
i love this particular outfit of yours! esp the kids' jacket. looks good.
Stunning stunning pics!
So jealous. Your picture tour is quite lovely.
xx
You don't look sick at all! When I'm sick I look like a wreck!
really loving your pictures and your outfit here. those shoes are perfect!
you have shown me that i must replace that horrible camera strap on my canon with something much much cooler.
Rumi, I really really really love your outfit here!
All of these photos from Tokyo/ Japan make me want to go there so much more! Can you post more photos of the Harajuku girls? When was the last time you were in Japan? Thank you so much!! --Marina
I'm thinking something naked was down those stairs.... Do tell me what was down those fucking stairs I'm dying to know.
You look amazing and these shots are making me want to book a flight to japan right this instant!
No one should look that pretty when sick :)
wow, this coat is perfection!
These are fun photos, I really love the "going in the wrong direction" photo. Really cool.
-xo
absolutely gorgeous! love how you tricked out your strap! i feel like the biggest nerd rocking the black strap that reads canon.
awww, i really liked the way the outfit looked with the suspenders all done up, it's too bad they wouldn't stay put.
I love this outfit so much! You are such an inspiration!
Oh poor you! But you still look amazing even though you're sick ;)
i love love love this post. you should post cute things like this more often. it's lovely to see you (and colin) smile and have fun like regular(-ish) people, and yet be able to see your fabulous sense of style. more more more! :D
Love this kind of rumi's-tales-post.
Want more !
i want to go japan!
Your narration was as good as, if not better than the photos! I loved this. I kind of like the garters undone even more. And those boots!!!
xo
love this post! and I so love how you made the camera strap - I carry mine around without a strap b/c I also can't stand the one in the box. Love the outfit too.
Oh, I want those Jeffrey Campbells! :)
I love your Chanel backpack.
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Hard to believe it's a kids coat. Its the first thing I noticed on you! I should consider putting a playful strap on my camera too. So creative. I need to get out of my bubble and travel...
love this post...very much what tokyo is like. the "maid cafe" is what a lot of americans refer to as juicy bars. where the girls juice you for drinks...lol. a lot of GIs are really susceptible to this practice. love this outfit, and totally feel you on being taller than most of the cops in the country..lol. can't tell you how many times i went the wrong the wrong way on a train! but that's how you find all the cool stuff!
that jacket is amazing...
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Hey Rumi! I'm Japanese and those lychee flavored eyedrops are actually a brand called lychee! i love looking at these pictures.. it brings back so many memories i lived in tokyo and visit every summer :)
love these photos. great.
Love the pics! I bet you felt like a giant! Most of the Japanese are sooo petite, even I will be tall to them..I'm only 5'4"!
Cindy xox
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When you carry your camera when you go out, do you put it in any type of camera bag or do you just carry it? If so, what does your camera bag look like?
Cute photos...
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i don't like the original camera straps either, i have vintage ones on all my cameras that i've found at thrift stores over the years. i like your balenciaga idea too♥♥♥
you look to cute to be siick!!
FEEL BETTER
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Fun post!! looks like you guys made the best of the cold and sickness.
I liked the skirt's garters (despite their inability of staying in place hahaha) and the hat. They kept the outfit from looking maybe too serious, I think.
these pictures are awesome, I love the outfit of the girl on the street, so sweet! and your stockings look great!!
kiss
such a good idea for the camera straps...you're right, the branded black ones that come with the cameras are ugly. Again...love the chanel backpack!
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oh my goodness, I have the same problem with suspenders :( they never stay right and always look so good before you leave! but you look so cute with yours undone!
LuvLux
xxx
p.s. this is my fave post EVER of yours!
love seeing your tokyo experience its fascinating and i love that coat!
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Love this post..The pictures are so cool ^^
People don't stare at you because you're tall. They stare because you are half naked in the dead of winter.
How offensive to Japanese sensibilities. Way to promote American ignorance abroad.
Lychee flavoured eye drops?! Weiiird.
Beautiful photos and outfit.
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I love all your photos. and your Chanel bag is perfect, is a dream.
Hey,
Im a student who is studying photography and I was wondering if you could show us how you made your camera strap, I really like it.
thankkkkks
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i love the whole outfit, and the candid photos!
Best trip ever, I would guess! Just from watching your pics, we definitely want to be there. Experiencing, living, breathing it.
Japan is so on my top list. Thanks for sharing.
whoa anon... the one who wrote about american ignorance. you obviously haven't seen they way a lot of japanese girls dress. she was wearing a skirt, which many japanese women wear in the winter. i have lived here for 2 years and i have seen MANY japanese women dress with way less than this. she totally rocked her outfit. and since when does the way you dress have anything to do with ignorance?
great outfit, as always !
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Love the suspender skirt, especially when undone. Looks messy chic. Great bag, too!
Great pics! Love your coat!
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love your black socks!
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oh I wish I was able to not care of all the peeps looking at me when i wear over the knee boots ,high heels and stuff!i would wear it day long (if my feet were superfeetwoman too)
love your look
xxx
Tokyo looks so cool and different! Everything looks so cutely packaged. And you look great like always!
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Hmm, the Lycee eyedrops might be some pink-packaged eyedrops by Rhoto. My japanese friend just sent me one. It's very cute. ^_^
Wow, what a amazing pics!
I live in Tokyo,but I've never been to Akihabara...ha ha.
Akihabara is more popular with foreigener than Japanese.
wow you look amazing! you beanie in the last picture makes you look so amazing!
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cool shots! interesting
You've got a seriously cute hat there lady. And I can hold 3 drinks in one hand, so I guess you'll have to stand on your other talents instead, like your awesome style. Bummer, huh? ;)
First, you look fab as usual. Tokyo has the cleanest streets I have ever seen.
$25 to ship a light weight button down shirt or a cropped cardigan from California to anywhere in the USA?!?!?!?!? $30 international? You need to fix your shoptoast shipping prices... unless you are over-nighting everything with delivery confirmation, insurance and signature.
To Anon above: Those aren't the shipping prices, those are the prices of the items with shipping included!
Wow that is a great adventure looking forward to your future trips and as always looking stylish...
You look absolutely fabulous and this looks like my dream place to be. I wish I could teleport there now!
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GORGEOUS pics! Love your coat, can't believe it's a kid's coat! Love the shorter sleeves...
xx
Love it!!!!
lol@ the anon commenting on Rumi's attire. Is it really that serious? American ignorance? Really? Get a grip....it's not that serious.
You might not read this but...I really wanna know...what was down those stairs?? The suspense is killing me! haha
These pictures are amazing. I love your boots :)
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i love the outfit , especially the vintage bag.
it's all so enticing! makes me want to hop onto a plane and roam the streets of tokyo!
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Great coat, love it!
xoxox
I love this post.
What you wore is so lovely!
I always look in the little girls section of opshops/vintage stores. wearing girls long dresses and coats as mini length is genius (you just need to be able to fit the waist band over your shoulders haha).
Love all the photos on the streets.
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Amazing suspenders! xx
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How nice! I also love touring and roaming around, shopping, etc. :-)
It's hilarious that you're taller than the cops... aren't you like 5'1?
12th picture down of you is one of my fave i've seen on your blog! beautiful girl!
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Loving your boots
I am not going to say much about the hostess bars, only that I went to one in Akahabara, there was "magic" everywhere, and it was all very interesting ...
you're gonna walk down through electric avenue
;p
this is my first time visiting your blog. Who is taking the pictures of you? Love this Fashion BLog
I Lovve your pics
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Aw, poor Rumi. At least you looked cute!
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Love the first pic, how do you pull off looking so beautiful yet so cute at the same time?!haha
Love the first pic, how do you pull off looking so beautiful yet so cute at the same time?!haha
U re amazing girl! stunning and all what is nice :)
and U re so pretty! :)))
xx
In love with the shoes and vintage coat. But overall, I just simply admire the way you pull off looks. Plus the fact that your amazing legs puts you at a major advantage. hehe
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Only in Japan do cartoon images mark train stops, municipal government buildings and cold medicine! Gotta love it! Love the outfit by the way, as always.
Lovely photos, enjoyed reading :) I've actually won on those claw machines a few times!
love these pics and your other posts...living in japan vicariously through ur pictures ;)
some of you people are retarded. she made the camera strap from a purse strap and hooked it on to the camera. how hard is that? why do you want to do everything exactly like rumi? it's cool you idolize her but get your own style.
Your outfits are amazing. Where do you recommend I shop for vintage inspired clothing?!
so interesting and beautiful !
You always have lovely photos!
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I want to live in Japan! Great pics.:)x
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Love the garters! I do know how hard they are to keep on... such a pain in the ass, but totally worth it!
x
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WANT your bag! and shoes! and everything else! so great.
You and Erika are the cutest bloggers who know how to rock KNEE SOCKS the best way possible. ;)
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Your Japan posts are making me nostalgic. You and Colin have captured it and all its wacky goings on perfectly. And goodness - for someone with the flu, you're looking immaculate.
Love your ankle boots, they look so good with the tights and contrast well with the garters. The garter don't actually look weird coming undone, looks good either way to me. Hope you'll get better soon so you can have more fun!
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OK, Rumi.
I'm sorry, but I have to know.. what was down those steps?? LOL.
xx
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Love your outfit! I disagree with the anon commenter who said you're "half naked" HELLO do they know nothing about Japanese fashion?! Girls are everywhere dressed just like this!!
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I usually like your style but all your Tokyo outfits have been some of your worst...shame really I expected so much more it being Tokyo!
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