On the Road: Tokyo Trip—Fashion World Tokyo 2014 & Venus Fort

Fashion World Tokyo 2014, October 20-22, 2014

Fashion World Tokyo is one of the biggest Fashion Trade Expo on earth. For wholesaler, importer, retailer, manufacturer, boutique owner or any apparel addictive, Fashion World Tokyo is a wonder museum for treasure hunt. Held in spring and autumn, in 2014, there are over 500 companies attending, from Taiwan to Portugal. I start to prepare the articles, items, photos, texts and the paper works this mid-September at Helsinki studio; after nearly a hundred of emails, finally, on October 3^rd expo staff confirm that our booth construction, electrical service, rental furniture and interpreter fully stand-by. At Tokyo Big Site, I work averagely almost 10 hours for 4 days, from the decoration, reception, packing-up, contacting and replying up-coming emails. It’s a challenging duty but still a perfect chance to get to know new clients and encounter the possibilities. The only problem is that I become thirsty and starving extremely easily after work, yes, all the time, straight to midnight.

Going shopping and trying Japanese food are always the best remedy to solve my both mental and physical desires. In 2002, my high school mate and I were then backpackers, encountered Venus Fort, while at that time not seeing Yurikamome Line fully completion. 12 years later, it only takes 15 minutes to Venus Fort from Tokyo Big Site by taking monorail. I target Venus outlet (3^rd floor) and check Vanessa Bruno, Marni and moussy, very luckily I found bargain apparels and happily checkout. Venus Grand (2^nd floor) has Roman fountain and church plaza to take lovely photos. I hang around at Venus Fort until the closing-time song jingles.