Japan Fleamarket

Japan is an amazing country with such a mixed culture and so much to see that it overwhelms you .

 After each day in Tokyo I came back exhausted from all the impressions and all inspiration that this city gave me. I did not even know where to start writing, how to start...only to live this enormous flow of people, on their way somewhere, that line up for everything, that are so polite so friendly. Stations are great, looking at people and wondering how their life is and where they are gong.
As i love to take the subway only to look at people , Tokyo is the place for me. With trains going in all directions and lots of fun people to look at. People that wants to be seen, also a big group that just melts in to the mass. Sometimes i got lost or took the train in the wrong direction, 90 percent of the time this led to a new experience and new meetings that added value to my trip. (Once or twice it was really annoying)

So travelling,
it must be about meetings, meeting interesting people. Living different cultures.
Everyday in Tokyo and around gave me a new view.

This post is about the flea market in Kawagoe, like I said before imagine you are in heaven!
My kind of heaven.

So the flea market is every 28th of the month, lucky for me. It took me about 1 hour to get there, I did not have a map and had not much clue of where i was heading. But i badly wanted to see this market. Sometimes willpower can take you far. I was going to find it no matter what. A helpful bus driver wrote me a note in Japanese how to get there and finally i was there. For a flea market loving girl this was a great place, the whole day was about the things i like most, meeting people, interesting objects, beautiful fabrics, old knives and other tools.Explanations in  English/ signs/ japanese how these are used . Of Course i ran out of money and for those who have been in Japan you know that it is not obvious to find a place to get cash. But i walked until my feet were bleeding , got my money and went back to the market. My market experience ended with a few knives, some lovely brushes, an old japanese game for kids and a kimono.

After this i also found a little adorable vintage shop. It was about 4 square meters and so full of stuff that you could hardly enter. My day was completed!