13/10 So easy to spend money at Tower Records...

Monday the 13th was a public holiday, so even if it was a weekday you can't expect the streets to be empty. E and I decided to take an easy day, so we had a lazy morning and then headed out to Shibuya. Our main stop of the day was Tower Records, one of the largest record chains in Japan (and the States?). The good thing about Tower is that they sell indie stuff as well as more mainstream music, and they mostly focus on Japanese music. In HMV (the other big CD DVD movies chain store) on the other hand, it's mostly Western music. As E and I listen to our fair share of Japanese music we decided to go to Tower Records.

And maaan. There's so much I want to buy! I think I can spend half a day there just combing through every shelf and picking things out. They didn't have some things I wanted to get, but I imagine you can find that in smaller, more specialized stores. I got:

1. Katteni Shiyagare + Ego-Wrappin' - Vermouth Flowers. I've been wanting this for so long! I adore the title track to bits and one can never have enough of Ego-Wrappin'. :D
2. Special Others - Uncle John. Special Others are too groovy for their own good. I want to see them live!
3. Spangle Call Lilli Line - For installation. The first Spangle album I listened to, and it still remains as my favorite work of theirs to this date. Relaxing, down-tempo mellow-pop with a dash of electronica. Urgh, I sound so pretentious...

Then we decided that it was time for some Starbucks. Shibuya's Starbucks is famous for... its location, I suppose. It's the first thing you see when you want to cross those huge zebra stripes, located at the first and second floor . It was my first time at a Starbucks and I've been swept off my feet by their mango passion frappucino! :D :D :D Oooh so delicious! I now realize why everyone's raging about Sweden not having Bucky! Come on, bring it!

E and her coffee cream (what was it again?) frappie with jellies in it. They called that bun thing a cinnamon role, but it wasn't like our kanelbullar at all. Although I have to admit that it tasted good. :D And to think that it actually came in a decent size!

My first Starbucks (I feel so grown up and sophisticated!). The sunshine was great that day.

I don't remember if we did much else that day. Probably walked around some more and got some anpan on the way home. A great and relaxing Monday, in other words!