
Harajuku Fukubukuro Pictures 2014 – Lucky Bags Everywhere!
Japan's 2014 New Year's fukubukuro (lucky bag) sales are coming to an end. That means it's time for us to share our final photos of this year's fukubukuro madness. Our previous report was on Shibuya 109's New Year's Sale. Now

Fukubukuro / Lucky Bags 2014 – Shibuya 109 & Shibuya Pictures
For many around the world, the beginning of a New Year can mean reflecting on the past, looking forward to the future, and celebrating with friends and family. But in the shopping districts of Harajuku and Shibuya, it means one

Harajuku Fukubukuro Pictures 2013 – LaForet, Takeshita Dori, Cat Street & More
New Year's Day is Fukubukuro sales time in Tokyo. That means shopping districts around the city are packed with people hoping for a chance to score a lucky bag from their favorite brand or store. From the glitz of Ginza

Fukubukuro / Lucky Bags – Shibuya 109 & Shibuya Shop Pictures 2013
It's the start of a new year. This means many things to many people, but to those of us in Tokyo it means one thing above all else - Fukubukuro! In the Japanese Fukubukuro (literally "lucky bag") tradition, the first

Fukubukuro in Shibuya Pictures & Video 2012 – With Shibuya 109, WC, Center Street, Grimoire, Spain Zaka, Parco Shibuya, BAPE & More
Fukubukuro sales in Japan kick off on New Year's Day. We've already published a massive report on the 2012 Lucky Bag shopping fun in Harajuku. Now it's time to turn our sights toward Shibuya. Whereas LaForet Harajuku opens on the

Harajuku Fukubukuro Pictures 2012 – With LaForet, Spinns, 6%DOKDIOKI, Takeshita Dori, Cat Street, Ura-Hara, Street Snaps & More
New Years is a really great time to be in Japan. Yes, most Japanese people leave the big cities to visit with their families and friends in their home towns. Yes, the first few hours of the year are usually

Fukubukuro Pictures – Shibuya 2011
It's time to experience the craziest shopping day of the year in Shibuya - and the grand finale of our 2011 Tokyo Fukubukuro and New Year's Sales coverage. Just after midnight in the early morning of January 2nd, people start

Japanese Lucky Bags 2010 – Lots of Pictures!
The days following New Year's Day are huge shopping days in Japan. One of the biggest reasons for the shopping frenzy are the fukubukuro (Happy Bag, Lucky Bag, Mystery Bag, etc.) that many stores offer to kick off the New

Harajuku New Year’s Day 2010 Sales & Lucky Bags
New Year's Day is a day when many - maybe most - of us think of sleeping in to recover from the hard partying that we did the night before. But, in Tokyo, it's also a big shopping day. Some