there's a couple of different places i usually go to. (:

for one, when i'm in tokyo, i always stay the the ryokan kangetsu. it's a little out of the way (not so much that it causes problems), but there's a fabulous one-man italian restaurant nearby, the outdoor bath is lovely, and i found out later it was where they filmed a scene in tvxq's tokyo holiday drama thingy. XD

there's a fan goods shop about halfway down takeshita-dori, on the left and up some stairs, that always has a ton of used jpop goods. i've picked up a bunch of older w-inds. con stuff and photos there even though they mostly carry je things.

in osaka there's a idol photo shop that i've been to enough that the owner recognizes me and shows me the new w-inds. photos when i go in. ^^;

i also like to try to go out to chiba and eat at the chinese restaurant run by aiba's family. the food is yummy and his mom is super sweet.

every time i walk by the osaka shinsaibashi apple store i laugh. :x

and for some reason i end up going to the subway in the mall underneath kyoto station every trip whether i'm actually doing something in kyoto or not. mmm, potato wedges. i keep hoping the boulangerie on the other side of the mall will have strawberry pan again but i'm always disappointed. ;~;