You need a (free) ticket. Reservations open 18th March at 9am Japan time (be quick as it's first come, first served) www.mint.go.jp/eng/enjoy-en...
There'll be more cherry blossom events in this week's video, out on Thursday at 6pm UK time. 🌸✨
This 500m cherry blossom path in Osaka isn't usually open to the public, apart from 1 week a year! 😍 This year it's 9-15th April 2026.
There are SO MANY food stalls too. 🏮🍡
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It's Japan Travel News!
So much Pokemon stuff this time, lots of cute character shops coming to Osaka, the world's largest fountain & much more: youtu.be/uJGnsTJEH0U
Counting down the days!!
Shout out to everyone with my Japan calendar! 🙌
It has to be sakura for March. 🌸🌸🌸 This year it's sakura dango, one of the many seasonal snacks of cherry blossom season. ✨
Thank you! Tokidoki's actually a US brand (although the designer's from Italy, & lives in Japan now 😝). I'm sure you'll find some cool caps in Japan for sure!
It was a few years ago so it might not be available any more. Getting hold of Tokidoki caps can be tricky as they don't always ship to UK, and when they do, shipping is £££
😂😂 You should see him at karaoke...! 😜
It's by Tokidoki (my fav designer & a big inspiration for my designs!)
Star Seller badge on Etsy for March - with perfect stats: 😇
It'd make me smile every time I see it at least 😂
Very happy to see someone recommending my Japan book on Reddit when someone asked for "Travel advice book that isn't junk".
Might have to put that quote on the cover... 😝
✨ I have sample dresses! ✨
They're 90% cotton (feels like a t-shirt). The lucky cat dress sleeves feel tight, so I'm seeing if it's possible to fix that.
What do you think?
The plan would be to restock the CirCatBoard dresses, and if it goes well, I'll work on a new design.
Not many Llamageddon hoodies left!
Unisex/mens sizes:
🦙 Small (last one!)
🦙 Medium
🦙 XL (last one!)
cakeswithfaces.co.uk/product/llam...
Honoured that a sushi chef would buy my sushi recipe book! 😇
Also great Tokidoki collection! 😍
(From my Etsy reviews)
Kabukicho's often called the "bad area" of Tokyo. In today's video, we go for a walk around there at night, so you can see what it's really like: youtu.be/jb4E7M7b7Bg
Small businesses have already had to deal with IOSS, GPSR... feels like there's something new every year that makes things harder.
It's on any parcels from outside the EU, with a value of less than €150. No idea how it's going to work yet 🙃
Arg, more bad news for small businesses. 😭 France is introducing an extra €2 customs charge, to discourage parcels from Temu, Shein, etc - but also harming small businesses that sell online.
The EU's planning to implement a €3 charge from July. 💀
US tariffs are currently still being calculated the same from my shipping company (so books are still zero tariffs!).
It says they'll be updating them "once final guidance is issued", so who knows when that will be... 🙃
I've put together some bundles for planning a Japan trip! This one includes one of everything for £46 (about $62.30 / 52.75 Euros).
You can even choose which stamp book you want: cakeswithfaces.co.uk/product/comp...
Have fun planning!!
An easier way to plan your Tokyo itinerary! My Japan Trip Planning Deck helps you easily match cards in the same locations, so you can save travel time - and not miss anything close by. cakeswithfaces.co.uk/product/japa...
Updated my list of pop-up theme cafes in Japan with lots of new cafes coming up over the next couple of months:
cakeswithfaces.co.uk/japan/pop-up...
US tariffs are changing to 10% from tomorrow.
Hoping books are still exempt (the rules are pretty unclear). 🤞🤞🤞
This actually means dresses, hoodies & t-shirts will have much lower tariffs than before.
However it says they'll be increasing to 15% on ✨ unknown date ✨🙃
In Japanese folklore, kitsune are fox spirits. They’re intelligent, magical messengers who provide protection, but some are mischievous, and can be tricksters! ✨✨✨
🦊 cakeswithfaces.co.uk/product/kits...
Arg, Etsy's now showing prices including shipping, making everything look more expensive than it actually is. 😖
Please know that if you're buying multiple items, the shipping will be less when you get to checkout.
(or just order from my main shop...!)
Enjoy!! Happy birthday!!
I stayed in Akihabara for the first time - here's my video about whether it's a good place to stay, how safe it feels at night, what's nearby and how easy it is to get around to other areas on the train: youtu.be/HCkkWkotFWY
Hope it's useful if you're deciding where to stay in Tokyo!
The Japan Trip Planning Deck has handy icons to show you where's good for a rainy day (it can rain any time of year in Japan!), where's good for food, and what to do in the evening: cakeswithfaces.co.uk/product/japa...
