Tokyo| Ueno Park and Ginza Luxury Shopping April 2023
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2023
- •In today's vlog we are having a gorgeous morning at the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan! After that it's off to Ginza for some tax free retail therapy in the luxury shops.
Here are the two bags I purchased:
•Longchamp Small Basket Tote →bit.ly/3MGEnn8
•Longchamp Le Pliage Large Tote →bit.ly/3Ab2zGB
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Apologies for all my poor pronunciation! The rice bowl we ate was Gyudon (which is what I said but a lot of you are thinking I said Udon and I need to fix the CC script) and also evidently the street is always closed in Ginza for part of the day on Sundays! I appreciate you all and your enthusiasm for this video - THANK YOU!❤❤❤
5:44 "We were humans having a human experience together" I really like this. In the end we are all just wanting to have a nice day.
Longchamp and Coach are examples of "quiet luxury!"
Your comments about people being people was very much appreciated. I love your energy!
Thank you so much!
Hi Jen I agree you don't need a tour guide in Japan. I've been 3 times and have been self-guided each time. I just didthe research before I went.
Always enjoy Japan vlogs since I hope to one day go there.
Just loving your whole Japan vlog series!
Great purchases! Japan looks absolutely lovely! Hope you and your son had an amazing time!
We absolutely did!!
Thank you for your Japan series. I look forward to seeing all the videos to come.
Hi Jen. I'm actually having a blast watching your vlog taking in the sounds and sights in your maiden tour of Tokyo and Japan. It reminds me of how i felt when I first went to Japan before I settled here. You are quite the savvy shopper and traveler. Tanoshin de kangei suru :)
I absolutely love this video. Thanks for sharing!!!
I’m so glad you liked it!
For you info, Ginza street(Chuo Dori ave.) is closed to traffic on Sat, Sun and Holiday, and shifted to a pedestrian zone from 12:00~17:00 from Oct to Mar and
12:00~18:00 from Apr to Sep.
Longchamp is my go to travel bag. I have two and I love them. When we were in Paris I ended up with a Goyard, bucket list item! But the tax savings is so helpful!
Ginza closes the road on Sunday’s so everyone can more freely as opposed to week days when there is more traffic. I love when the road closes in Ginza. Seems more relaxed
It was absolutely lovely. I’m so glad to hear they do that every Sunday!
I absolutely love to go shopping on vacation. I rately purchase anything, but lookie louing around is fun!
I fully agree, if one does a bit of homework before travelling to Japan, it isn't always necessary to require a tour guide. If anything, getting around on one's own increases the interaction with the Japanese (in comparison to one being in a "tour group"). Plus, if necessary, there are tourists centers operated by the government that will offer valuable assistance to visitors.
The main street through Ginza is Chuo Dori. On Sundays, it is closed off to vehicular traffic and becomes a "pedestrian mall" for much of the day. I assume this is when you were visiting Ginza. As an added note, for those checking out Ginza, try to time your visit just before the major department stores open (usually 10 AM). At the major entrances, you can observe the long-time opening ritual where employees politely bow to guests and open the doors at the precise time. Then if one walks through the store, the employees will bow and greet all the shoppers. My favorite department store in Ginza is Mitsukoshi, and they follow this custom impeccably.
They have one of those in the Japan pavilion at Walt Disney World. I wonder if that’s how they open that store in the morning? I’ve never been there at opening. I love shopping there.
The park looked very busy and shopping area upmarket. Don’t blame you for having a relaxing start to the day as you have done so much
Love your bags! I've bought a few Longchamp bags recently and I'm so impressed. A black Pliage that will go with me on every trip and the navy Cuir a saw on your channel. Love how compact and classic they are. I think I'd have to take an empty suitcase to Japan especially with those tax discounts!
I love longchamp,, good choice. I love the straw bag.
welcome to one of cleanest city in the world and lots of must see places....and enjoy various different taste of food too....did you enjoy? i hope so
So fun that you guys did some more things exclusive to Japan and not just stereotypical “touristy” things!
It’s a lot of work to find the less travelled places but it’s always worth it!
Love the bag purchases!
I’ve used them all a lot since I got back - I’m all about the pretty but also the practical!
If it is luxury to you then it is luxury. Love the content.
Yeah. That's the Coach bag I would have chosen. Similar to my Pompom London crossbody bags. Loving adventuring with you. 😊
The last part cracked me up. Gyu in gyudon means meat, so it's funny how the worker just gave you basically sauce, rice and cheese. I guess it would be like asking for spaghetti without the pasta with a language barrier. You would only get marinara sauce and parmesan cheese.
Love this vlog so much, the park looks great, I also have the blue Tote Bag (it’s great), but I must admit I would be very tempted to shop in the electronic stores like your son. I love gadgets!😂❤🤣❤️🤍🖤
I love the coach bag.
love to see your Japan vlog, 🙏👍🏻
🫶🏼💕 enjoyed your vlog 💕👍🏼
I think you meant “donburi”, rice bowl, udon would be a noodle bowl, I think, love these videos though especially seeing how happy you are!
Nope said Gyudon meant Gyudon but I’ve heard donburi is good too! So glad you’re enjoying the videos!
I loved loved loved this video. Loved the shots loved the voiceover loved everything. And of course I want to see what you got cuz I said “that straw bag with the horse on it is amazing!!” When you showed it in the store. Loved all those bags so much but straw bag is chefs kiss.
It’s truly not only cute but super practical - holds just the right amount of stuff and I love that it has a snap closure so it’s not just open
@@JenLefforge I seriously don’t understand how all totes don’t have a snap. It’s essential
What a wonderful day! Would love to see what your son's shopping haul was. TBH I'm not so into purses and such. :-)
There’s a food hall & shopping inside Tokyo station!!
Fun!!
Love the Coach bag. 😘❤️
Yeah it’s getting a ton of use! It was the right bag for me for sure.🥰
Ginza shopping area street blocked off for traffic at weekends according to our guide
Jen, during my travels, I discovered that when we make an effort to meet our host country or state half way, all goes well. If we also attempt to communicate in their country's language, regardless of how small the effort, this goes the extra mile too. They love it.
LOVED the Longchamp bag💖
So glad you and your son had a marvelous time. Loved being included.
Oh, you found the Tory Burch shop???? That doesn’t surprise me, Jen!😂 Btw…emotional & sappy isn’t so bad!💕
Finally a luxury shopping vlog that isn’t some ‘influencer’ that we all know is going to return the item the next day
Love that coach bag
Ha! Yes! Or pull the ‘I would’ve bought this but I forgot my passport’ 🐂💩
A rival to the D"orsay? I'm in. Hope to go to Japan in the fall.
You really should go to Harajuku. Emotional- Sando street
So learning moment for me....I actually stopped the video to look it up because I saw The Thinker and I was like wait, it's at the Rodin Museum in Philly. How is it there? There are apparently a lot of casts of it and the Philly one is just a cast, as well, since the original is in Paris and I had no idea. Yay for learning new things!
I love to hear it!!!!
wow
Hi this Sam I saw u in Disneyland in California!!!miss u!!
Hey Sam!!🥰🥰🥰
Hi Jen! May I ask if you’re enjoying your Longchamp straw bag? Really contemplating getting one but it’s an investment😬.
Of course! Yes! I use it all the time and I love it.
I'm guessing that the shops checked for your visa stamp. I live in Japan and think they'd probably give me no "duty free" discount based on my passport 😂 .
Oh, Gyudon (G-you-don). (Gyuniku is beef in Japanese) I thought you'd said Udon which is a bowl of noodles.
I did not say udon sorry it sounded that way! Gyudon was what I said.
いいね👍️日本🇯🇵から
LOVE your videos. I must confess I couldn't watch your post about anxiety and perimenopause. I'm older than you are, post menopause, but also would wake up at about 2:30 every morning and experience extreme anxiety. I'm on progesterone (again!) and melotonin.You've convinced me to visit Kanazawa next Japan trip!
Longchamp is my go to travel bag. I have two and I love them. When we were in Paris I ended up with a Goyard, bucket list item! But the tax savings is so helpful!