Shopping in Kyoto

[chinabluedaze.livejournal.com]

I'm terribly sorry if this has been asked a million times before, but I tried to search for shopping guides and could not find much. Looking on the individual brand websites proved very challenging, too.

So, I was wondering if anyone knows of some good shopping places in either Kyoto or Kobe. I'm going to be spending a week in Japan and would love to know if any of the brands have a store location close by (something a silly gaijin like me could locate!)

I mostly prefer sweet lolita, such as BABY, or classic Lolita, like VM, but I'm interested in seeing as much as possible. I'm very excited, of course ^^

Comments

[kyomu.livejournal.com]

In Kyoto the store Flasco is just off of Shijodori. It carries a wide variety of classic lolita brands.
http://www.flasco.net/

Also there is an Emily Temple Cute (http://www.emilytemplecute-kyoto.com/), a and Metamorphose (http://www.metamorphose.gr.jp/english/shop/kyoto.htm)

I'm not sure about Kobe because I've never been there. If you can, it would be worth it to make a trip to Osaka and go to Nishishinsaibashi where Ame-mura is. There is just about every brand except for Moitie there. (and VM which is located in Osaka, but not in Ame-mura, it is by Osaka castle.)

[redtonic.livejournal.com]

oh do you know exactly where in osaka moitie and other stores are? my friend is there and he is looking everywhere for moitie LOL


*sorry to barge in on your post :X*

[kyomu.livejournal.com]

There isn't a Moitie in Osaka. There is only a Moitie in Nagoya and Tokyo. The majority of the rest of the lolita stores in Osaka are in Ame-mura which is in Nishishinsaibashi. Most shops have maps where to locate their major stores, since some are kind of hard to find (Innocent World comes to mind, which is actually in an apartment building)

[chinabluedaze.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! This is very helpful ^^