Tips When Buying a Bra in Japan

I'm old-fashioned when it comes to bras. I like them in neutral colors and plain designs. No laces, frills and shocking colors. It's for practical reason. I like wearing well-fitting and light-colored tops. If I wear a colorful bra, it will show through. If I wear a lacy bra, it will make creases on my top. I didn't realize it's not easy to find this kind of bra in Japan.

For starters, I didn't know if I looked at the right place. I visited the Shimamura, Entetsu department store, AEON department store, Don Quijote and Uniqlo. They're considerably big stores but their bras are too girly- all lace, foams and frills. They're perfect for those wanting to look nice and cute for their men but that's not my purpose. I just need a simple, plain, white bra! They have plain walking bras but the material is too light it won't cover enough what it's supposed to cover. I don't know if Japan has a special underwear store or something but I didn't find what I was looking for in the stores.

Repost: 12 Crazy Things You Can Buy From Don Quijote

Butt Pillows at Don Quijote
photo credit: http://tokyodesu.com/2013/06/30/12-crazy-things-you-can-buy-at-don-quijote-part-1/

From tight man costumes to butt and breast pillows, from Nose Up that lifts noses to Black Man underwears that lifts penises. These are only a few crazy things you can find at Don Quijote.

For those unfamiliar with Don Quijote, here's what Wikipedia has to say:

"Don Quijote is a discount chain store througout Japan. It carries a wide range of products, from basic groceries to electronics to colothing. This store is well known in Japan and is often referred to as Donki. Distinctly, Don Quijote keep very late hours for Japanese retailing (up to 3 or 5 am or even 24 hours) and it packs its goods from ceiling to floor in a distinct merchandising strategy encouraging customer to "discover treasure" and possibly return to the store to find a remembered item."

(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quijote_(store))

Great Bathroom Cleaner and Disinfectant in Japan

Scrubbing Bubbles! 

I discovered a great toilet/ bathtub/ kitchen cleaner. It's Scrubbing Bubbles made by SC Johnson.

The Scrubbing Bubbles Discovery:

I had a girls night one Friday evening. Because we can't be too noisy, we just decided to be messy. We played a card game and whoever lose will get some lipstick marks on her face. It was fun until we had to finally remove the lipstick on our faces. (No, we didn't use Scrubbing Bubbles on our face.) We scrubbed our faces clean leaving the stain on the host's bathroom sink. Ordinary soap and water can't completely clean out the sink. The host then handed us Scrubbing Bubbles! With just a few scrubs in a few minutes, her sink was shining clean. I was so amazed (since I'm a sucker for cleanliness) that I also bought my own Scrubbing Bubbles.