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She’s not only very pretty, she’s also famous in Japan and overseas for being a great Street Fighter player. She is more commonly known by her gaming pseudonym “Kayo Police”.

Kayo Satoh revealed that she had been born as a male last year. I’m sorry to bring up old news over here. I was reminded of her again when my friend wrote on her Facebook that her husband just discovered Kayo Satoh while watching Street Fighter videos.

When I first watched Kayo Satoh’s videos and viewed her pictures, I was amazed that a guy can be so beautiful and feminine.

She has been injecting herself with female hormones since she was 15. 

Here is Kayo-chan without any makeup! (スッピン suppin: no makeup)

She has also released her photobook on 23 June 2011, baring her story to all her fans and supporters.

I read that she shocked many of her male fans and some of them were upset because she made them confused of their gender preference… -___-”

I think she’s very brave though.

Anyway, I’ve wanted to do this for a very long time… introducing Japan’s cute idols and celebrities on TKE. I hope you enjoyed this post! I will write about another cute and popular girl soon if you like it!

Do you all know who Kayo Satoh is prior this post? What do you think about her? Do you like her? I find her so feminine and pretty! ^^ I think, so far, after revealing the truth about her gender, she has more positive comments and support than negative reactions, so I feel happy for her!  ＼(^o^)／

Kirin’s opinion:
Thank you Apple! I always enjoy your post, but especially posts about Japanese idols are nice. That’s what I cannot write by myself. It may sound weird but I think you know such topics better than I do. ^ ^; I didn’t even know Kayo Satoh well. lol Thanks!

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It’s at the North exit of JR Nakano station, and at the end of Sun Mall shopping arcade. I personally don’t like such a narrow place, but there are many interesting shops. If you like Japanese snacks, “okashi no machioka” is a good place to buy them with discount all the time. I have one of their branch stores in my station, but I don’t eat snacks that often, and so I never make the best use of the store. Haha!

There is a Tofu shop. They carry Tofu, soy milk and some Tofu related snacks and etc. You may find it interesting.

But I don’t like Tofu so much, so…I just passed there. :p

A fabric shop seems nice. I will check it out when I have a chance to remodel used clothing or something. I’m afraid I don’t think I can make something new from scratch when it comes to sewing. >_<

Some cosplay shops, but pictures are strictly prohibited. I took them from the angle where the shop staff cannot see me. :p

Oh, here’s the Nakano Broadway mascot, Pipi. Japanese people like to prepare a mascot character for anything. ^ ^;;

I noticed there are so many shops named Mandarake. But each one is special at one specific item. For example, one is specialized for figures and dolls, the other one is for plastic models, then the next one is for cosplay outfits, and also there is the one for manga and books…you know, it’s just like that. There is a place where you can bring your old toys or books and have them purchased by Mandarake. But when I was trying to take that picture, I was asked if I needed to be served by the staff. Oh no, I had nothing to sell. ^ ^;;

Strange T-shirts. Of course, a big sign of “No photo”. ^ ^;; I only want to share with TKE readers what we have in Tokyo~~. (T_T) The shop carried more fun/strange T-shirts. But the good thing about the store is that they never mistake Japanese printed on the T-shirts. lol I had to laugh at the Japanese-printed T-shirts I see people wearing abroad because the Japanese printed there is so strange and just funny! Sometimes it just doesn’t make sense at all. I know you see the similar thing to find us wearing a T-shirt with strange English printed. ^ ^;;

This is a Mandarake book store. Men are busy reading manga there. ^ ^;;

I think my husband and I enjoyed these retro toys and vintage toys. There are some shops and Mandarake that carries old dolls, toys, signs and etc. which are priced so high because they are considered vintage and limited. But of course, “No photo” again…

I was talking with my husband that we could have kept all the toys, plamodel (plastic models) and the gamewatch that played when we were kids. We were excited to find the toys that we played when we were little.

Nakano Broadway and Mandarake shops will be interesting especially to foreign tourists visiting Tokyo. As for me, one time is enough, but I may go back there if I find some things from my parents house that I feel like selling to Mandarake. lol

Have you been to Mandarake shops or any interesting shops in Tokyo?

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The zoom-in pictures tell the difference of the bristles.
You can see how they make their brushes through some artisanal process. Normally mass-produced brushes are cut with scissors, but Hakuhodo never uses them. They use a special tool that naturally makes the brush shape round. More than 50 people are needed for the creating of 1 brush.

Makeup artists often like to use Hakuhodo’s brushes. Color stays beautifully and makeup doesn’t take time. Hakuhodo’s brushes are very useful and they are perfect tools for some makeup artists because the brushes put color not too much, not too little, but it’s just adequate and perfect.

Takemoto-san, the president of Hakuhodo inspects every single brush (1000 brushes per day!) before it is shipped out. “I want to bring the perfect products into the world. That’s why I want to check all of them by myself before they leave my hands. I put my soul into every single brush before it goes on the market”

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Kirin’s opinion:
I think the most impressive part to me was what the president said at the last scene. This represents Japanese working philosophy. Basically we all have this sort of way of thinking against working. We are proud of our work and what we create. His speech actually game me quite a start. I’m forgetting a healthy Japanese soul. I feel that I’m losing this spirit.　　

Now I see why their brushes are expensive. They deserve the price! Today more and more people end up with low price and OK quality including myself, but I hope such long-established brands can survive in a deflationary recession and their quality and pride should be succeeded to the next generation. Oh, do I sound like an old lady? (lol)
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What did you think of this episode and Hakuhodo’s brushes?

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