Lots of stuff going on so I haven't made time to blog lately, but mainly I've been drawing like crazy, gaming, and celebrating New Year's.

A couple weeks ago I went to this retro tin toy shop (which appears to be another member of the Mandarake chain!) in Nakano Broadway Shopping Arcade, which has quickly become my favorite place to shop. They first objected to my taking photos because of people taking down their prices, but they let me after making sure it was just going on a blog. The sign in above of the entrance says Henya - "shop of strange things" I guess.

Also I like window shopping at the famous Tokyu Hands in Shinjuku, which is where I also buy manga tools. If I was artsy fartsy and lived in an expensive modern apartment I'd really want these clocks...