Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Japan Day

 I always want what Kat is eating (in Tokyo). On New Years Day she had traditional holiday dishes; namasu and Toshikoshi Soba noodles.

I’ve been eating  noodles like a fool, sick with FOMO (The fear of missing out - an emotional response to the belief that important opportunities are being missed. FOMO can lead to feelings of unease, dissatisfaction, depression and stress) since New Years. I’ve been Soba eating noodles any which way. Finally, Echizen Tokyo TOGO, opened up after a week’s holiday. Then I didn’t see it on their menu, but got the daily special instead. What the hey. 

Next I popped into Japanese Takumi Cheesecake a block away for a framboise pastry. If you ask nicely they’ll give you a slice of their ‘nature’ cheesecake, since they only sell the entire cheesecake. They say it’s impossible to slice 🔪 
The Pyramid area and rue Saint Anne seems to be ‘
Japan town/Little Tokyo’ in Paris.
Have Takumi been dropping into librairie Junko for color inspo?
It’s more or less catty-corner to them on 18 rue des Pyramids, 75001
My favorite (and only) Japanese bookstore in Paris.

And it’s not just books, though there are plenty of those.

All manner of essential (and nonessential) accessories.

Downstairs they have a plethora of art supplies and art books

That make you feel weak in the knees like these artist’s polka dot stickers in shades of Monet, Klimt and Van Gogh. I don’t know how I resisted temptation (4+€).

By the way, polka dots are Very IN, thanks to Louis Vuitton’s collab with the wonderful Yayoi Kusama. Her moving facsimile is in all their windows worldwide painting her polka dots! George too evidently has lent his ineffable image… 
I love ❤️ This quote of Kusama’s
Moving right along - the obvious thing seemed to be to hit musée Quai Branly’s Kimono exhibit just a couple of metros away (7 + 9). 

You have until 28 May to see this.

Definitely a don’t-miss

Whether you’re mad for Japanese culture

Or love exquisite Japanese design. The poster is by the master graphic artist, Ikko Tanaka.

Or a fashionista. 


The exhibition was designed by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum

Looking back at the the kimono in all its ways, as the portrait of a resolutely modern garment, through the centuries and continents
. Anyway it’s a stunning exhibition whatever your preferences. I hope you take a ‘Japan Day’ whilst visiting Paris.
Coming home Paris was overcast comme l’habitude these days. I’m going to think about Spring. Thanks for reading and sharing Parisbreakfast. My Artwork awaits you on Etsy.
🐻💋❤️Please stay dry 🙏 PBers everywhere ❤️💋🐻

30 comments:

  1. Thank you Carol, I love living in Paris through your adventures:)

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    1. Anonymous4:44 AM

      And vice versa I love visiting Japan through your eyes ❤️

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  2. So glad you were able to see the Kimono exhibit 👘! Believe it or not I have never had the opportunity to try Japanese food 🥢, maybe in Paris 🗼❤️

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    1. Anonymous9:41 AM

      This is shocking Ga what to say? You haven’t lived? We Must get you to Paris

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  3. Anonymous8:16 AM

    This Japanese presence is new since I was last in Paris, and I would so have loved it! Thank you for this post, and for all your posts about life in the city my husband loved above all others, and which I still hold in my heart, but now from afar.

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    1. Anonymous9:41 AM

      So happy to hear ❤️ Thanks for letting me know 😊

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  4. Anonymous9:38 AM

    Thank you for explaining what the heck a FOMO is!! Too many times the letters are used but who knows what they mean. Really, ASAP is the best of the lot and says it all for most of us ;) Love your posts!!! Jean

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    1. Anonymous9:39 AM

      I am the Queen 👑 of FOMO & I had to look it up 😊

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  5. Anonymous9:48 AM

    Carol, I love your posts. Always giving me new ideas for what to see and where to eat on my next trip, and giving me a delightful dose of Paris like no other I follow. Thank you for every bit of it.

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    1. Anonymous10:54 AM

      Thank you! Music to my ears 👂

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  6. Bonnie L10:04 AM

    You find the BEST places and exhibits in Paris, Carol. I’ve enjoyed myriad places I would never have discovered without your blog. 🙏🏻 Now, go back to that shop and buy those stickers…polka dots rule!

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    1. Anonymous10:51 AM

      Polka dots do rule. Kusama is one smart cookie 🍪

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  7. Anonymous10:24 AM

    EVERYTHING happens in Paris! It must be heaven to LIVE there.

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  8. Anonymous10:52 AM

    I went to Japantown last year with Nicolas (son of Georges) who is really into anime. Jane Gabon

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    1. Anonymous10:53 AM

      To go with an Anime lover has to be the TOP ! So lucky
      At Junko they have art supplies for Manga artists…

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  9. Anonymous11:22 AM

    MY GOODNESS WHAT A LIFE YOU HAVE!!! I WONDER WHAT YOU WERE LIKE WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER!!!?? CARLA

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    1. Anonymous11:23 AM

      Maybe I am making up for not doing so much when I was young…quit sait?

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  10. Thank you for this article on Little Japan...!
    I used to live over Higuma on rue Villedo & rue Sainte-Anne.
    I also discovered a very adults only Private Club by invie only on rueTherese & rue Sainte-Anne. Over the years I lived there saw some very fancyautos & limos drop off some very fancy folks...oh-la-la.
    I think Heather Stimmler writes about it in her book "Naughty Paris".

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    1. Anonymous1:03 AM

      Sounds like you could write a book…

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    2. Anonymous1:13 AM

      Now I want to go to Higuma for Miso noodle soup Yum Yum

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  11. I love the photo of ET through the winter trees - very haunting and chill.

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    1. Anonymous1:12 AM

      Yes it towers over the Pont Alma bridge..very poetic

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  12. Anonymous1:02 AM

    There are so many authentic Japanese food in Paris with so many living there to learn! mmmm yummmmm looks wonderful! Thank you for the eye candies!! Su

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  13. Anonymous3:01 AM

    I loved the Japan art work and the poster is just fantastic. Nice tour thank you. Lynne

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    1. Anonymous3:03 AM

      You’re welcome Lynne, I’m in a constant state of needing ramen soup. I need an intervention…

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  14. Anonymous12:03 AM

    Dear Carol, I was thinking of you tonight as I was reading another blog from France. There is a place about 5 min from Disneyland Paris called La Vallee Village. Do you know it? It is evidently a shopping area that gives discounts and has many of the luxe brands. lavalleevillage.com Might be worth a look see? If you have not already been there!

    Love,
    abbie

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    1. Anonymous1:40 AM

      Yes, it’s very well known. I have never been. I think it’s for tourists…The Winter sales are on if you want a price break thru February. Luxury brands are not my cuppa tea ☕️

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  15. If I get there next fall, I think Rick and I would both like a Japan day. He's been there (Japan, not Paris-Japan) seven or eight times. Me only once but it is mesmerizing and the food is great, as you well know! Thanks for this!

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    1. Anonymous3:28 AM

      I will be your personal guide👍 Jeanie

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  16. Japanese food is good! If it’s this easy to get then enjoy it I say. I don’t know how you resisted the stationary, I still have some stationary left over from all I bought last time I went to japan 7 years ago now. Good to know I could do a Paris/Japan visit……one day.

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