Shopping
mont-bell Japan Prices vs US, Best Buys & Tokyo Stores
mont-bell costs 40-48% less in Japan than on the US store for 7 models. Down, rain jackets, packs and umbrellas with prices, plus Tokyo and Osaka stores.
Shopping
Standard Products Japan: Best Buys, Prices & Store Locations
Standard Products, Daiso's 330 yen brand: how it differs from Daiso, best buys like Seki knives and Tsubame cutlery, and stores in Tokyo and Osaka
Travel Guide
Umeda Half-Day Itinerary: Kuchu Teien, Parks & Shopping
A half day in Umeda, Osaka, in the order I actually walked it: Kuchu Teien at 9:30, Umekita Park, Grand Green Osaka, Osaka Station shopping, then Hanadako.