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ABOUT TOKYOTIQUE

tokyotique is run by michelle nagisa, a half japanese half british tokyoite who loves thrifting and antiquing and shares her sourcing adventures on youtube. she is also a tour guide.
michelle has been reselling domestically on mercari for several years and now, by popular request, has opened the tokyotique shop to cater reaching beyond japan. all items listed are either vintage, antique, pre-loved, or handmade CRAFTS And artwork.
thank you for stopping by and hope you enjoy perusing the shop!

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View fullsize A friend suggested using vintage Sandanju boxes (three-tiered food boxes ) to keep accessories, demonstrated here with a Kamakura-bori box from the Showa Period. Nice idea. Definitely can be used for purposes other than a food container. I store tea
View fullsize What are the chances I find a second Tobeyaki vase at the same flea market, different vendor, 3 months apart?😊Both picked up at Sugamo Flea, a small market held every 4, 14 and 24 of the month. #japaneseceramics #tobeware ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ *Thrifted
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View fullsize Swung by Jimbocho yesterday and picked up some more local matsuri-themed woodblock prints by Takumi Ito. Printed in the mid-90s, these were originally part of a calendar series. #japanesefestival #sousakuhanga ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ *Purchased Location* Ya
View fullsize Picked this “ranma” up at Yamato Antique Market. Would’ve originally been placed horizontally above a shoji screen/paper sliding doors. I like it upright as a backdrop for photographing items😊 ［Not for sale］ #creativereuse #antiqui
View fullsize Simple yet expressive. Showa period Sousaku (creative) kokeshi by Murakami Kenichi. #simplicityisbeauty #vintagekokeshi ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ *Thrifted Location* Mottainai Flea Market at Gotanda TOC Bldg ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ #thetokyotique #tokyotique #こけし #ja
View fullsize Sometsuke landscape bowl with double foot. Landscape painted in the interior and three sides. Dates most likely to late Edo/early Meiji Period. It’s quite roughly painted but I love it! ［Not for sale］ #reused #sustainableliving ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
View fullsize Found this Showa Period cabinet at a tiny antique market by Ebina station (Kanagawa Prefecture). Thankfully light enough to carry back to Tokyo by train. The batik print was gifted by the seller to line the top shelf with. Most households had cabine
View fullsize Gorgeous woodblock print of orchids by Yogo Hanada (花田陽悟). Born in the year Showa 5 (1930), Hanada was a school teacher up in Aomori Prefecture and only took up printing seriously after retirement from teaching in around 1980. So I guess he was arou
View fullsize Some “hangi” (woodblocks for printing) picked up from Arai Yakushi Antique Market. Dated Showa 38 (1963) and signed Y. Shimizu. Not a recognized artist name, but the block with the kanji characters 散歩案内 九州平戸, “Walking Route for Hi
View fullsize Interesting what can draw us to an item. Sometimes it’s the weirdest thing🤣Scroll⬅️to see why I couldn’t leave this behind while thrifting last week. ［Not for sale］ #japanesepottery #personaltouch ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ *Thrifted Location* BOO
View fullsize Despite some paint damage to a couple of her flowers, this tall girl, Usaburo’s Sousaku (creative type) kokeshi, did find a new home and the buyer was super happy with her purchase!☺️ With all our earthquakes, extreme humidity in the summer and

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