come thrifting in japan 💫 two weeks in tokyo, hiroshima, fukuoka + more

[@KathleenIllustrated]

IT'S HERE! were you surprised by the prices of items? any favorite stops? any travel questions?! let's TALK! (full japan haul video coming next week!)

[@cloudgoose]

thank you for another great Japan vid! I do have a q! how much kanji/katakana/hiragana and spoken Japanese is helpful for navigating Japan and finding the good stuff? any recommendations for how to practice?

[@RioRav]

Kathleeen your pink shoes are so adorable! Can you tell what brand they are?

[@KathleenIllustrated]

@@cloudgoose hi! You honestly don’t need any and you’d still be able to get by, especially with translation apps for things like menus! 💕 however I found it super helpful (and fun!) to know how to read hiragana/katakana and some basic vocab so you can interact a little more seamlessly with the folks around you. I think Tofugu is a great place to learn writing/reading & Japanese From Zero (here on KZbin) for grammar💫

[@KathleenIllustrated]

@ thanks! They’re onitsuka tigers 💕💕

[@kathp.2407]

Kathleen idk if this is weird to say but you got SO GOOD at video editing, I mean ur videos were always very well executed but I feel like this one just is NEXT LEVEL well done, the music, the atmopshere, the overcutting sounds (except the coughing child lmao) I feel like I just watched a million bucks video, thank you for taking us with you! I would love to go to Japan someday...

[@aileenbell6750]

I agree 100 percent!

[@kayleejorose]

idk why but that shot with the vending machine and sunset might've been the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.. I'm finally going to japan this year and this video has made me even more excited :,)

[@KathleenIllustrated]

i'm so glad you appreciated it because it FELT magical in real life! even more so when you learn that it was actually sunrise 😭 i hope you have a blast when you go!!!

[@helenm1085]

You should check out Furrylittlepeach 's Japan trip videos - she's an illustrator and her partner is a photographer, and she makes the the most atmospheric vlogs

[@meursaultscourtroom8886]

Absolutely love when travelling and you have a weird awkward encounters with a well meaning local. In a Finnish laundromat an older women insisted that I wait while she went to get her husband who spoke English and came back with him and a couple of beers for me and my husband and we all sat around having a stilted conversation over a beer. I could tell her husband had absolutely no idea why he was there. And yes, we drank those beers asap, shook their hands and went home with clean laundry and a funny story. BTW, Finland one of the nicest places we ever visited!

[@JamieDaggers]

Japan looks so dreamy! This was such a cool window into the thrift culture in Japan, and the outro of the live guitar playing Close To You was the kind of thing I see on KZbin and think "I cannot believe this is free to watch." This was such a treat.

[@actionrat00]

how lucky I am to wake up to a new Kathleen post

[@lilgorgo]

So happy to be alive!!

[@KathleenIllustrated]

@@lilgorgo wow i love this energy, y'all!

[@stephanielundquist1675]

I think that guitarist was playing a beautiful personalization of Close To You by the Carpenters and I love it!! You really captured some of what makes Japan so special! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@bellal3167]

I’ve been meaning to say this for a while on one of Kathleen’s videos, but wow the music selections always hit the right spot. It’s probably because our music tastes have a lot of overlap, but I always feel a special joy whenever she edits in a familiar video game soundtrack or some chill bossa nova. In this upload, I especially liked how she would edit tracks under certain clips but then allow diegetic music to play and carry us over into the next whimsical scene. Just a beautiful video!! 💖

[@DirtyLittleRats]

some of it sounds like the Celeste video game!

[@altairtair]

agree so hard!!!

[@avalonjameson]

I can't believe KZbin is free. I enjoyed watching every second of your trip. Good vibes.

[@katef1384]

Same❤

[@lilsmarti7993]

Loved the video! Gus is one of the most adorable humans to exist (it seems) ❤

[@KathleenIllustrated]

a truly good boy!!!

[@gemakapy7005]

I don't know if this is weird to say, but the way Gus looks at you makes me tear up a little :,-) Such a great video AS ALWAYS!!

[@MrGrandpaCat]

Oh my gosh! That Salvation Army in Wada is a family secret of mine 😳 I grew up in the neighborhood, and we went every week, I still have uncles and aunties that go religiously. When you become a regular, you know all the vendors by name, and they even keep items for you in the back. I'm very glad that you found it! They have more than enough antique to go around, so more people that respectfully shop the better. 😄

[@LeaPrufrock]

Your videos are such a warm hug and a place of peace every time

[@bookymargoof]

the gasp i gusped at that tomato scale 🍅 8:21

[@KathleenIllustrated]

you and me both!!!! O_O

[@MLiesel]

I find “gusped” as past tense of “gasp” delightful 😊

[@lisa_wistfulone7957]

Totoro’s Forest!!😳🥹 The tree tunnel!!! 🥹🥰✨ I’m so happy you were there (and that this sweet place exists, and that I got to see it by proxy)! Thank You for sharing your adventures, Kathleen!!💝

[@nicolecook7383]

It looked like you and Gus had such a wonderful time, even in the rain! I can tell how much you both cherish Japan and loved getting to see some of your adventures ❤️

[@haleyjarret8162]

Kathleen, this was truly one of the most beautiful videos I've ever watched. The outro with acoustic "Close to You" actually got me choked up! Thanks for all you do. Now I gotta go find the video where you made that Howl's jean jacket! Love you stinky!

[@eggan624]

I swear Japan isn't real. So beautiful! Thank you for sharing, you seemed like you had an amazing time and looked so happy!!!

[@KathleenIllustrated]

the nature is just on a different level TT_TT

[@MLiesel]

Eeeee! Thank you so much for taking us with you! The way I experience your cinematography and editing, your awe and delight at what you are encountering really comes through in the video. I saw your wonder at the beauty around you in the nature shots, even when your expressive face was not in frame. You brought me into your joy as you interacted with a new-to-me place, and it was thrilling! Also, in every glimpse of Gus, it seems that he carries a joy and wonder at the world so similar to yours, which just feels so fitting. And the few times you filmed him across from you, he was beaming at you. Love to see it. Thank you for generously sharing your experiences with us!

[@hayleyjo_co]

The bread clip gacha is UNREAL. Laughs in the face of sustainability, but hilarious. Both you and Gus' fits were 👌The KH and Chopper glassware that was basically free??? Again, unreal. Also, that many clear Fuji days? Incredible. Hiroshima was an unexpected fav of mine for my first trip to Japan this October! I thought Tokyo or Kyoto would be my fav, but the vibes were soooo good in Hiroshima.

[@stefasence665]

i would have never thought of visiting thrift shops when travelling to other countries. this is such a great idea. and i loved that guitar music in the end. PS: that struggle to get Luffy is worth it!

[@marsnguyen9234]

i'm visiting japan this month so this is so perfect to tide me over until then 😭 thank you for coming in clutch as always queen

[@KathleenIllustrated]

aw sweet!!!! have a blast!!!

[@jessicawessler1057]

Dang it, Kathleen...how are you and Gus this freaking cool??? Thank you for taking us on your amazing adventures 🥰🥰🥰

[@chensuz]

I feel like I could have watched a half hour of just train sounds and beautiful scenery alone. Thank you for the helpful insight into thrifting in Japan and allowing us to come along this lovely trip with you!!

[@lindatholking9109]

Wait, one whole week to wait which treasures you got? Well, I guess it’s worth waiting. Definitely enjoyed this video with a little virgin aparol drink, thanks for the work you put in it! Hard to tell which store or train shots were my favourite but the cable cars? Come on that’s too cool too handle. See you next week 🌼🧡

[@acchristianson]

Kathleen, this is exactly what we all needed. A cozy Japan vlog with our favorite content creator. Love this and love seeing you and Gus. You two are so adorable, it hurts. Lots of love 😊

[@diyantagonist]

Those deer that Just Don't Care about anything have real cat energy. I love it.

[@LadyPotions]

30 minutes of pure, unadulterated bliss!! Can't wait to see your haul

[@baileybreeanna]

watching this while i’m cozy with my coffee on a snowed in afternoon 🥰

[@deskiyoart]

Omg this is so wild... I JUST finished watching your "Thrifting in Japan" video from 2 years ago, and wanted to see more! Yesss so excited c:

[@CultistRat]

If you're ever in Osaka, my wife and I had a blast in Ame-mura(America Town)! A lot of pricey import stores, but there was still so much variety in a relatively small area. A second-hand kimono shops is also a wonderful place to find, they usually have gorgeous pieces for shockingly low prices considering the quality of the fabrics!

[@janelte]

This was such a delight! Thank you and Gus for sharing your holiday with us.

[@RagnaN92]

It seems like you had a great trip. Japan is such a dream! I was so surprised to spot a couple of foldable rocking chairs in that last thrift store you went to, because I actually have one just like that. I bought it at a flee marked last year. It's funny seeing items you own in a completely different part of the world.

[@annemiebernaert1838]

Wow, such a cool glimpse of a country I know so little about, thanks Kathleen! And those gorgeous autumn leaves do be leafing 😍

[@rochelle2758]

Thanks so much for taking us along in your pocket! And my skin is always dry, so I appreciate you sharing the hand lotion... :)

[@aluridscarrdhart4990]

This is SUCH a beautiful and calming video! Loved getting a glimpse of Japanese culture and people's every day life there. ❤

[@brokenmolar]

Watching this and seeing you grab something you like RIGHT NEXT TO something I like… confirms we would be perfect thrifting in Japan pals! Thanks for doing all those walkies! Also love the 日本犬 Kashi pee pee 😂

[@MLiesel]

That was so cute to see a Kashi doppelgänger in Japan!

[@winterlighthome]

Thank you for a very lovely, fun 29:49! Great video! Excited for the haul video! Things I gasped happily over when they came on screen: the Marimekko pouch behind the pouch you picked up, HELLO KITTY!, how cute a couple you and Gus are, DIY inspo button shirt, the deer in the koi pond, giant animatronic crab sign, resale store art notebook selections.

[@carolinah6472]

That’s the coolest kokedama (your ”floating tree”😄) I have ever seen. Such a lovely vlog!!

[@hartpuppets]

This makes me feel like I could travel again.

[@KDraws.s]

YAAYYA NEW KATHLEEN POST!!!💕

[@concreteduck1989]

Thx for the amazing video! 😚😚It will hold me over til I can go there myself! 😊🗻

[@emilywaterman5061]

Idk how you do it every time, but your videos feel like a warm snuggle by the fire ❤ Thanks for making them!

[@greencoloredstar]

Thank you for taking us along on your journey! I've always dreamed of going to Japan ever since I was a little girl. I hope to go one day. ❤️

[@haleykirkseygraham]

ah I could have spent so much time looking thru the teapots and pottery! Can't wait to see your haul!

[@emthelibrarian]

oh my goodness BLESS you for putting all of your stops in the description! I hope to visit Japan again someday, and a thrifting trip sounds so delightful. thank you for sharing!

[@KathleenIllustrated]

So glad you enjoyed! 💕💕

[@lunarlindsaytravels]

Next time remind Gus to try the hack for those machines ! You have to wiggle the little joystick around LIKE CRAZY!! And you’ll be more likely to get it as the propulsions will throw it around haha Learned that after my last Japan trip!! Love you !! So stinky

[@fairuzahulk]

Thank you for taking us along with you on this magical trip!

[@medicinalplantsteacher]

Oh Kathleen was abroad again and I'm here in the first 16 minutes! I'm a keyboard jet setter! 😎💻🎬

[@SueB-wv6mg]

Love your video! I'm going to Korea and Japan in the fall, so this looks so fun!

[@sorfinashahfiran9194]

y’all are so cute 🥹🥹 thank you for sharing this trip with us kathleen (and gus) 🫶🏽

[@KathleenIllustrated]

hehe thanks for coming along!

[@okayheykae]

Yay I wasn't sure what to watch during my lunch break and this was perfectly timed (both when it went up and how long it is)!

[@sarahconnors8909]

absolutely gorg video!! loved the mix of vlogging with the cinematic/scenic bits :)

[@alynicrespilho7934]

Such a nice relaxing video! Beautiful trip

[@rebeccawilliams1069]

I’m so glad you got to visit Hiroshima. My family is from there and I would spend every summer there as a kid 😊

[@minnellow]

Oh my word, Kathleen. This was one of the coziest videos I have watched in years. It made me want to go to Japan with my boyfriend and explore. Such beautiful videography and Editing. This was so lovely :)

[@sacrefrenchie2132]

argh this was so perfect, I miss Koenji and thrifting in Japan so so much.

[@xingcat]

SUCH nostalgia! I was lucky enough to be sent to Japan to work back in 2006 and even though so much of it changes much more quickly than in the US, the general feeling of the buildings, the shops, the cafes....I shall get back there again someday, I hope!

[@clemmytinelyday6536]

I retired as a flight attendant. Said i would not go back after this im going back this summer......thank you for motivating me . Love Japan.... Great thrift in Narita and Osoka, a town called numba and we love the 100 yen store .....

[@kimsdewi]

NO WAY I bought that seagull jacket you showed at 0:50 for like a tenner at a vintage kilo sale here in the netherlands 👀 prized possession ngl

[@Signe-p3m]

If you want cool Japanese stuff, go to the flea markets and the small independent second hand stores.

[@Toaster5786]

This was absolutely beautiful, thank you for taking us along!

[@julierosemodelproductions]

so much cool stuff aaaa the first thing you showed? the snakeskin jacket? THE TOMATO WEIGHT!?? adorbs

[@Metal_maiden86]

All those lil second hand shops were so cool!! Hope you had a wonderful time in Japan!! 🥰🥰

[@Rcj12]

I know it’s not your *typical* style of video, but I would die for a travel/japan trip planning video, cause girl all of the food in this video looked insane 🫡 do you guys preplan all of your days, stores & restaurants you want to visit or do you find it all candidly? I need to know!!

[@skeingamepodcast5993]

I loved this so much. I love seeing you guys together.

[@katef1384]

Been waiting all day to sit down and watch this 😊 beautiful vid!!

[@hannalayne2963]

This vid came just at the right time for me!

[@euryale5015]

second hand shopping in korea is similar! a lot of places stock imported goods at a price I can't accept (having come from the land of Goodwills-a-plenty) or the vibes are, as you put it, "hype beast-y". but after 3 years I've found my own gems here and there and there's always flea markets, too. hope you will come to seoul someday for a taste!

[@klaraandersson5240]

waaah, I stopped so many times to just look at everything and take screen shots, super inspiring!

[@moda78z]

What a wonderful trip! See you next week! ❤️❤️❤️

[@KathleenIllustrated]

see ya then!

[@KarenOBrien-f9r]

Yay! Happy new year! I'm at work but I'll watch after ❤

[@jasminelam784]

KATHLEEN i am ITCHING for a japan trip i love your japan vlogs sm

[@KathleenIllustrated]

uh oh! don't get too itchy!!!!

[@cloudgoose]

I love the view you show of Japan in your videos! 🌟 I’m fully convinced the recycle shops are the way to go. I’m planning a trip to Japan in late 2025, and I’m definitely going to make a list of Kathleen recommended spots! ❤ also the person at 24:04 picking individual leaves off the street 😭

[@taniasprout7102]

Happy New Year! Looks like you and Gus enjoyed your trip to Japan. Glad you found so many second hand stores. Looking forward to your hall next week.

[@sasabtw]

what a joy to watch! im going to japan this year by myself! im beyond stoked to finally visit again and this video really amped it up even more. I really enjoy your vlogs! it feels like im just hanging out with my bestie! thank you for uploading auch beautiful content for our peepers to see ;-; ♥︎

[@lozfozlks]

How beautiful is Mt Misen in Autumn/Fall. Unforunately the day I went was very windy and they closed the cable car. Don't recomment the climb up unless you're a very experienced hiker. Thankfully it opened again for our journey back down. Loved revisiting some of these places through this video.

[@cassidyelem7531]

So excited when you found that seagull jacket! I have the same one - I thrifted it and love it do death c: Thank you as always for your videos - they're really something I look forward to and are a big comfort watch for me c:

[@EileenMeehan-q4g]

I have always wanted to go to Japan, now I feel like I have!

[@MoxieMcMurder]

This was such a nice way to start my morning. That forest by the sea was so beautiful! Happy New Year Kathleen. ✨️

[@KathleenIllustrated]

It was TRULY magical! Thanks so much for watching 🥰🎉

[@GinnyEvergreen]

I looooove your voice of music for this vid!❤

[@Epicpiggyeverything]

Ugh I love your Japan vlogs! I wish I could subscribe a second time!!

[@k1tkat-kate]

Ahhhh another adventure! I love rewatching your last Japan trip video, I'm so excited for this one! Was immediately in love with all those teapots in the Super 2nd Street store (say that 5 times fast!)

[@kywire._]

Wonderful adventure

[@KathleenIllustrated]

wasn’t it so cute? I could have picked through those chopstick rests for the rest of my life 😭 & so glad you enjoyed it! 💕💕💕

[@oniredudalle]

SO GOOD! I wanted it to go on forever ❤️ and I'm also sooo jealous of gus' trex shirt

[@mandeliongardens]

Happy New Year, Kathleen!

[@ConnieMW10]

Cute hat! Looks good on you. We want to go to Japan for the cherry blossom festival now for years. Subject just came up again this week. Someday…

[@Pyrites24]

The shirt at 14:36 - please look up Pearly Kings and Queens! I would love to see you do a DIY taking this shirt and Pearlies as inspo! I knew I had to save this video for when I could properly sit down and savour it, and I'm glad I did. It's also confirmed that I need to revisit Hiroshima next time I go, it had such a lovely vibe and I didn't get enough time to explore it.

[@emiberri8916]

Thank you for linking all the places in the description!! I’m going to Japan in March and I definitely want to check out some of the thrift stores :-)

[@dnzozt]

🧡💛💚 this video made me smile all the time

[@mar.v.]

was waiting for this video so bad!! THANK YOU for blessing us

[@beebedoe]

my need to go to japan just intensified

[@catfuture4934]

Your video was so beautiful and awesome keep doing what you are doing

[@KathleenIllustrated]

wow hey thanks!

[@catfuture4934]

@KathleenIllustrated your welcome

[@lauramayer4896]

Oh, yay! A Japan video!😃

[@Jo-in6xu]

Man I love the Kakariko Village tune you are using! When I was in Japan I went to the Euro-American vintage stores for styling inspiration and just stuck to Japanese second hand resale stores for Japanese designers, because those are REALLY cheap in comparison. 20.000 yen for that Issey Miyake jacket is nothing!

[@KathleenIllustrated]

Yesss that’s a great way to approach it! (I know, watching back I was laughing at myself for being so skittish about buying that shirt. Like, MA’AM that is a STEAL)

[@Ana1347]

Loved this! I’ll be in Japan in 3 days and definitely doing some thrifting!

[@sofiaedgar6080]

wow such a lovely relaxing vlog I thoroughly enjoyed it!!!

[@KathleenIllustrated]

So glad to hear it! 💕

[@nymeria941]

The collection of little porcelain and ceramic items at the Salvation Army place was adorable! Were they for something specific or just decor? I guess I was kind of surprised by the prices, but at this point I’ve come to accept thrift shop prices are inflated, especially when you’re in a city. I love seeing that there’s plenty of awesome crochet items wherever you go!

[@coconutpanda]

If you're referring to the table full of small ceramics at 27:45, most of those things were hashi makura or chopstick rests (hashi = chopstick, makura = pillow).

[@nymeria941]

@ I was! Thank you, that makes a lot of sense.

[@Stephanie-px5jf]

Wow! It’s beautiful, thank you for sharing.

[@KathleenIllustrated]

[@Stephanie-px5jf]

@@KathleenIllustrated my pleasure.

[@monawat3587]

bro that carpenters cover???? out of this world

[@reginanapolitano8101]

my heart stopped for the Hello Kitty electric kettle