I Heart JapanLA

What a kawaii and all round awesome shop JapanLA is! Described as a unique pop culture shop, it stocks cute products inspired by Japanese and L.A. pop culture. The shop itself is located on Melrose Avenue, L.A., and carries a wide range of brands, as well as having a gallery area showcasing art from all over the world.

Of course, I wouldn't know anything about JapanLA if it wasn't for their website. Having little money to spend on pretty things, I've only browsed the site, though they do deliver internationally if I ever wanted to splash out.

I'm almost certain we have nothing quite like it in the UK. I can't think of any shops, online or otherwise, that have such an immense product range. JapanLA stocks clothes, jewellery, CDs, books, DVDs, art, beauty products, toys and much more besides. UK kawaii store artbox comes close, but just doesn't have the same range or amount.

There's just far too many bits and pieces I want to show you all, for just one blog post. So, over the next few days I'm going to share a selection of JapanLA items in individual mini-posts. Today is just an introduction!

Kawaii Time!

When it comes to stationary, I can't get enough. But, of course, it has to be kawaii!

Top kawaii stationary picks of the day

Super kawaii Sanrio frog Keroppi address book

Hello Kitty calculator will make maths fun!

Pack of five cat highlighter pens from Paperchase

Make your writing kawaii with this Chococat multi-colour pen

How adorable is this Kutusita Nyanko A4 folder??? Extremely is the answer!

Let the Care Bears keep you organised with this kawaii A4 folder

This Crux tin contains 12 coloured pencils to create your own super kawaii characters with. 

                                            

Even glue can be kawaii! Who knew it?! The Sugary Tea Party glue by Crux features a pink diamante on top of the lid. And the pandas on the Q-Lia glue stick simply scream kawaii!

This happy fellow by artbox makes me chuckle. It may have to be a future purchase. 

How about this Mameshiba notebook to practice your kanji in?

This meku-ribbon makes licking your finger to turn a page a thing of the past! And the silicone bow design makes them kawaii as well. Bonus!

Kitty Love

My current favourite website is artbox. A Japanese shop that sell all things kawaii, now in the UK.

I first came across artbox whilst shopping in Camden a few years ago. Since then, a few more shops have popped up and they now sell online. Hurrah for me, as I hate real life shopping! And the website stocks much more than the shops too.

In case you hadn't realised, I'm a huge Hello Kitty fan. Artbox supplies fantastic Hello Kitty items, along with a host of other Sanrio characters. Their own artbox products are damn cute too. Actually, I pretty much want one of everything they stock. Just browsing the products on the artbox website keeps me entertained for hours!