THE RICHNESS OF JAPAN’S CULTURE VIEWED THROUGH ONE OF ITS FLEA MARKETS: TOJI TEMPLE’S. As we prefer our travels to know more about the local culture, we timed our booking in the Kansai Area right around the week there’s the famous Saigū Gyōretsu Festival in Arashiyama and the flea market every 21st of the month in Toji Temple! (Both in October.)
Kimono (for me) and kitchen ware shopping (for Dutchie). Focus on these two (!), I tell myself as I see shops that also sell stuffs we collect: how beautiful Japanese masks were, and there were also antique ceramic dolls!
Shopping for vintage is always a matter of luck. We’ve tried it many times when shopping for clothes and home decors. But in Japan, you know its authentic antique when the price is high— there’s an accompanying certificate of authenticity to it, because of the legendary Japanese honesty and integrity.
