I've been really turned off by shopping here because they have everything and that is all there is to do. When I put that aside and embraced shopping I enjoyed myself. My adventures always start with physiological needs. usually along of the lines of "I really need to pee..." and then I find myself in a shopping mall. There are tons here!!! It's truly an experience. You get immersed into these individual worlds in these micro boutiques which spare no detail to really absorb whatever style they represent. Specifically Paraca (I'm going to have to get back on the exact name) mall in Shibuya.
Upon one of these little adventures I discoveries something spectacular. In Omotesando Hills (main shopping mall in Omotesando) I came across a Magazine Library. And it is what the name suggests. You walk into this dimly lit area with all these black bean bag sofas aligned perfectly. The room is lit up by a series of lanterns on the ceiling. You can buy yourself some nice Italian (illy) coffee while you're there. In between these little black sofas you have these boxes with an array of international fashion and art magazines, but the more underground ones, which you can pick up and read. I spent an hour there. This is only going on for a week though.
Check out the site: http://www.magazinelibrary.jp/
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