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Rilakkuma store opened at underground of Tokyo station around the end of February 2009, if I was correct. But I do not go to Tokyo station or Marunouchi district so often as I do to Shibuya, Harajuku or Shinjuku. I really had no chance to visit the store until recently.

Maybe it was because of the time I stayed in the store, but there were so many people shopping at the store, as you can see from the photos. Some were from other parts of Japan, some were men after work, and some were from other Asian countries. There were old ladies in their 60′s or even more than that, too. Actually I was quite surprised to see there were middle-aged men seriously shopping Rilakkuma! That’s so cute! They may choose souvenirs for their kids or wife, but they may be buying the goods for themselves. Who knows? I like that.

I heard some chatting like “I wish I were living in Tokyo…” who might be from somewhere far from Tokyo. Then I knew I found one of the reasons Rilakkuma store should be located in Tokyo station. That’s a terminal station of bullet train (Shinkansen) and also is connected with a lot of other lines. Literally, Tokyo station is the center station. I was almost forgetting about that, since that part of Tokyo is not my place to shop. I’d shop at south-west part of Tokyo (Shibuya, Harajuku, Aoyama, Meguro, Roppongi, Ebisu, Shinjuku…for example) than others, because that’s closer to my house. :p