Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Some shops I wish were opened very close to where I live

Where I live in Tokyo is not CBD but within ten minutes walk towards the main train station, there are arrays of shops. Ten minutes walk is easily tackled on a good day but on the day that it is s a chore for me to even try to get dressed..make myself looks more presentable (which is quite too often as I like), ten minutes is pretty much out of a question. I used to love walking though now I have come to realise that I love walking only when I was on a trip..seeing sights.. Walking from point A to point B for an errand in a big city like Tokyo is not as as much fun. In fact, at times, it is just stress/ anxiety inducing. I have come up with a dreamy list of shops, along with their key qualities; the shops that I wish were more easily accessible to me..they do not have to be right at my doorstep per se (the only shop right next door to me right now is a liquor store and I have an alcohol allergy) but I wish they were located within half of the time it takes me now to get to my current shops. 

A cafe - 

  • that does excellent lattes with decent latte art - preferably Australian style or ideally if they would do flatwhites 
  • with good sandwiches with good bread for them
  • that is not too big but has big enough for a couple of table seatings
  • that has glass window front and glass window seatings so we can see the outside (people watch)
  • that decorates with colors and items of understated sophistication (not so sure what I mean here but I will know when I see it)
  • that decorates with some of the owner`s knickknacks but not too much that it feels like we are in an nostalgic shop
  • that ideally plays non-mainstream music or mainstream ones that consider to be too mainstream though as long as it is not too loud, I think I can just put on my own music in my ears

A supermarket -

  • stocks good and seasonal produces; organic and non-organic
  • that must have a section for imported snacks and chocolates
  • sells wide selections of freshly made obento 
  • has a orange juicing machine like at French supermarkets or a fresh smoothie counter

A bakery - that sells freshly made bread or shokupan and a wide varieties of other flavored bread

A flower shop - This is not a must on my list but I would love to be able to get some peonies easily when they are in season

A farmers` market - This one is probably a bit far off the list and unrealistic as farmers` market is not really a thing here in Tokyo. as far as I know, there is one regularly held on the weekends but it is really far from here

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