Tokyo Retail Zen
Tokyo shopper by Sivan Askayo
Experience the refined simplicity of the Japanese aesthetic where you would least expect it: in the bustle of Tokyo’s shopping districts.
“Place your handbag in the basket, remove your shoes, step onto the raised platform, pull the curtain, cover your face with a face cloth. These are the steps involved in trying on clothes in a Japanese dressing room. Shopping protocol is a ritual of polite behaviour in which the garments – and ultimately the next person to try them – receive their due respect.”
From Mercedes-Benz magazine.
This story won a Travel Media Association of Canada award for Best Cultural Feature.
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