Can I get it in gaijin size?

Women, how often do you go into clothes or shoe stores and come out really frustrated? This happens to me every time I go shopping. I wouldn't never have considered myself a large person (I am 175 cm tall, and thin) but in Japan, the only pants I fit into are an LL size and the only shoes I can wear are mens'.

Ibaraki doesn't offer too much for the average-sized gaijin, so I have come up with a list of shops in the vicinity that will stop you from tearing your hair out every time you go shopping.

This month I will concentrate on shoes.

The Marui department store has a small selection of large-sized shoes in its Mito store. Go up to level 6 where GAP is, and it is next to the down escalator. Other Marui stores in Tōkyō also have a what they call "model size" sections.

Original Fan in Suginami Ward sells women's shoes sizes 25 cm to 27.5 cm. They are open every day, 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., but also have an online ordering facility. The address of the shop front is 3rd Floor, Dai Nana Shimura Building, 1-9-6 Asagaya Minami, Suginami-ku, Tōkyō. Use Asagaya Station on the Chūō or Tozai lines.

Ladies' Kid has both extra-small and extra-large sizes, from 20 to 27 cm spread over three floors. They are a 2-minute walk from Ikebukuro station and the address is 1-23-7 Minami Ikebukuro, Tōkyō.

Tulsa Time has 2 shops, in Kichijoji and also Gakugeidai-mae, with very cute shoes. Their website usually has a great catalogue which shows what is available in each store, and you can also order online.

Gakugeidai-mae

2nd Floor Sugita Building, 3-3-4 Takaban, Meguro-ku, Tōkyō (use the Toyoko train line)

Kichijōji

3rd Floor, Nine Building, 1-4-10 Hon-chō, Kichijyoji, Musashino-ku, Tōkyō (use the Chūō or Inokashira train lines)

Ten sells both men's (from 27 cm) and women's shoes (from 25 cm). They have both and online and physical stores. You can find them on the 1st floor of the Dai-ni Manjukin Building, 7-8-13 Nishi Shinjuku, Tōkyō. They are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.

Model Size is an online-only shop that sells women's shoes from size 24 to 30 cm.

Seven-and-a-half sells shoes over 25 cm, but is located in Sapporo so not very helpful for us Ibarakians unless you are going there on vacation. They don't have an online store.