17:31:53ByErikEastmanviaUpslashYouvebeenmeaningtogettoTokyoforawhile,,alltherumoursaretrue:Japanainandahotelroomsellforthepriceofapackofcigarettes,Tokyointimid,its;thriftatweekendmarketsandShimokitazawainsteadTokyohasnoshortageofshoppingmal,womenclutchGuccibagsmoreexpensivethanyouryearsrastationacouplestopstothenowfamousShimokitazawaarea,wregoingforthatvintage90slook,verypopularinthispartoftheworld,makeyourwaytotheGarageDepartment(forwomen;2-25-8,Kitazawa,Setagaya-ku),NewYorkJoeExchange(3-26-4Kitazawa,Setagaya-ku)or2ndStreet(multiplelocationsthroughoutthecity).It’snotthecheapestthriftingintheworldtobesure,butyoucouldeasilygetaone-of-a-kindsweaterforaround150RMB,whichischeapbyT,hipsterneighbourhoodHarajukuwilladdcolourtoyourlifewithitemsthatlookliketheyweresnatchedfromAndyWarhol,everycreviceanonspokenno-fucks-givenzonewhereyoucanflirtwiththelimitsofwhatyoucanpulloffandgetthenoddingapproval(ordisapproval)(B1,OlympiaAnnexBldg,6-31-21Jingumae,Shibuya-ku),Flamingo(1F,Junkyard,4-26-28,Jingumae,Shibuya-ku)andPinNap(3-26-10,Jingumae,Shibuya-ku)aregreatplacestostart,inthatorder,butthebeautyreintownfortheweekend,checkoutoneoftheoutdoorfleamarkets�Cth,(behindtheMetropolitangovernmentbuilding,whereyoucanalsogetaviewofTokyoforfree)hasover200vendors,,ad,AsChinahasbeenthrustheadlongintocapitalCcapitalism,andforsome,,aperfectbalancebetweenform,swidelyvariedpopulationhasshoppingspotstomeetanyshoppersneeds,,,it,anumberofShang,eachfloorisgivenanamesuchasSexy,slongestescalator,BeijingssecondAppleStoreandMuji(JapansversionofIkea).Threeofthetopfloorsaredominatedbyavarietyofeateries."Weusuallybuyclotheshereandhavelunch,"saidXiaDie,ayoungwoman."[Thismall]isagoodplacetohangoutwithfriends."Othervisitors,suchasZhang,onlyvisitoccasionally."Itsabitexpensive,buttheresalotofstuffhere...Sometimesitsnicetojusthavealookaround."AtDongzhimen,RafflesCityisoneofBeijingsmor,twocurvedglas,itsstructureisquicklyapparent:ringsofstorescirculatearoundacentralatrium,,ng,olorforme,,preferablywhenitsnottoobusy."Forpeoplelikeus,ourincomeisok,butherethingsarestillabitexpensive."AyoungwomansurnamedLiagreed."Someofthebrandsarequiteexpensive,butabouthalfofthestoresareokay."Shepausedbeforeadding,"It"Everyholidayseason,inadditiontosportingtheusualthematicdecorations,RafflesCityinvitescelebritiesforChristmasperformances,generatingasurprisinglevelofhype."Youcanfeelitintheatmosphere,"considerablywiththemallsabove,,ThePlaceoffersmuch,,000squaremeterLEDtelevisionscreen,whichhov,clockiswhentheshowbegins,whenthescreenswitchesfromstaticadvertisingtoafull-oncomputeranimationshow,basedonathemesuchasouterspace,,butitsworthnotingthatthecourtyardunderthescreenhasbecomeBeijinghouseclub,,,theresTrendsLounge,anavant-gardecafewithoneofBeijing:JoyCity(Dayuecheng))FromXidansubwaystation,((Laifushi))FromDongzhimensubwaystation,((Shimaotianjie))FromYonganlisubwaystation,walktenminutesnorth.。