travel guides

where i shop, thrift, and explore when i travel: tokyo's best secondhand neighborhoods and japan exclusives, new york, mexico city, portland, seoul, taipei, and europe.

home base is san francisco — my local guides are on sf & the bay area.

japan

video cover: why finding location-exclusive pieces in japan is so much more fun2.8M views · 5.6% engwhy finding location-exclusive pieces in japan is so much more funjan 2024 · instagram + tiktok video cover: your guide to finding japan exclusives from global clothing brands!1.8M views · 15.4% engyour guide to finding japan exclusives from global clothing brands!jan 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: jiyugaoka — tokyo's underrated secondhand shopping neighborhood1.7M views · 12.6% engjiyugaoka — tokyo's underrated secondhand shopping neighborhoodjan 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: did i pack too little or too much for japan?1.5M views · 4.2% eng · partnershipdid i pack too little or too much for japan?mar 2025 · instagram video cover: 3 travel tips for your next tokyo trip (with expedia)1.2M views · partnership3 travel tips for your next tokyo trip (with expedia)oct 2025 · instagram video cover: converse tokyo — the japan-only stores worth a visit1M views · 10.5% engconverse tokyo — the japan-only stores worth a visitjan 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: kichijoji — another underrated tokyo thrift neighborhood599K views · 12.7% engkichijoji — another underrated tokyo thrift neighborhoodmar 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: where to shop in tokyo, neighborhood by neighborhood599K views · 9.2% engwhere to shop in tokyo, neighborhood by neighborhoodjan 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: muji house tour: muji base teshima511K views · 2.1% engmuji house tour: muji base teshimajan 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: introducing family mart’s japan exclusive clothing line490K views · 3.2% engintroducing family mart’s japan exclusive clothing linemar 2024 · instagram + tiktok video cover: tokyo day vlog in pursuit of my first type-1 denim jacket474K views · 6.5% engtokyo day vlog in pursuit of my first type-1 denim jacketfeb 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: everything i bought in japan, as a guy who likes fashion405K views · 11.8% engeverything i bought in japan, as a guy who likes fashionmar 2025 · tiktok video cover: biking the shimanami kaido, japan's coolest cycling route367K views · 8.0% engbiking the shimanami kaido, japan's coolest cycling routejun 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: l.l.bean japan edition & their tokyo flagship247K views · 6.3% engl.l.bean japan edition & their tokyo flagshipmar 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: teshima island — for art lovers (or anyone who needs some quiet)236K views · 10.9% engteshima island — for art lovers (or anyone who needs some quiet)dec 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: nagoya's underrated secondhand shopping scene196K views · 5.9% engnagoya's underrated secondhand shopping scenejan 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: oakley's japan-exclusive collection173K views · 5.1% engoakley's japan-exclusive collectionmar 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: 12 hours alone in tokyo — my first day-in-my-life138K views · 3.7% eng12 hours alone in tokyo — my first day-in-my-lifedec 2024 · instagram + tiktok video cover: oao — a cool shoe brand out of tokyo121K views · 3.8% engoao — a cool shoe brand out of tokyofeb 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: a stop at the midway point of the shimanami kaido86K views · 6.4% enga stop at the midway point of the shimanami kaidomay 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: koenji — where to secondhand shop in tokyo77K views · 2.8% engkoenji — where to secondhand shop in tokyojan 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: usagiya in tokyo — the best dorayaki i've ever had56K views · 2.1% engusagiya in tokyo — the best dorayaki i've ever haddec 2025 · instagram + tiktok carousel cover: a very good day in tokyo: design, hospitality, and caffeinecarousel · 3K likesa very good day in tokyo: design, hospitality, and caffeinemar 2025 · instagram

europe

video cover: shopping milan? hunt the designer outlets305K views · 9.3% engshopping milan? hunt the designer outletssep 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: where to shop in berlin: german-based brands295K views · 8.3% engwhere to shop in berlin: german-based brandssep 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: where to shop in florence209K views · 9.0% engwhere to shop in florencesep 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: where to secondhand shop in berlin (after 20+ stores)168K views · 11.4% engwhere to secondhand shop in berlin (after 20+ stores)oct 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: outfits I kinda wore in copenhagen161K views · 2.6% engoutfits I kinda wore in copenhagenaug 2024 · instagram + tiktok carousel cover: the louisiana museum — one of the most aesthetic museums in the worldcarousel · 5K likesthe louisiana museum — one of the most aesthetic museums in the worldaug 2024 · instagram carousel cover: a 24-hour layover in londoncarousel · 1K likesa 24-hour layover in londonaug 2026 · instagram

new york

video cover: where to secondhand shop in nyc: 2 bridge mall464K views · 11.0% engwhere to secondhand shop in nyc: 2 bridge malljun 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: on the hunt for cool clothes in nyc: south asian designers120K views · 10.9% engon the hunt for cool clothes in nyc: south asian designersoct 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: hunting for cool clothes in nyc: lower east side designers56K views · 7.5% enghunting for cool clothes in nyc: lower east side designersoct 2025 · instagram + tiktok carousel cover: a week in nyccarousel · 2K likesa week in nycjun 2025 · instagram

portland

video cover: a portland shopping guide406K views · 10.8% enga portland shopping guidedec 2025 · instagram + tiktok video cover: exploring cool clothing stores in portland: japanese brands163K views · 9.3% engexploring cool clothing stores in portland: japanese brandsdec 2025 · instagram + tiktok

korea & taiwan

video cover: where to shop in seongsu, seoul478K views · 10.4% engwhere to shop in seongsu, seouljun 2026 · instagram + tiktok video cover: where to shop in taipei, taiwan69K views · 12.5% engwhere to shop in taipei, taiwanjan 2026 · tiktok

mexico city

video cover: the craziest eyewear store, in mexico city (colima 112)122K views · 5.0% engthe craziest eyewear store, in mexico city (colima 112)oct 2024 · instagram + tiktok video cover: where to shop in mexico city: boyfriendshirt97K views · 2.2% engwhere to shop in mexico city: boyfriendshirtoct 2024 · instagram + tiktok carousel cover: a wonderful week in mexico citycarousel · 6K likesa wonderful week in mexico cityoct 2024 · instagram carousel cover: reasons to visit mexico citycarousel · 4K likesreasons to visit mexico cityjun 2026 · instagram
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