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I love stationery, papers, Sanrio stuff and any sorts of misc. envelopes. On my last trip to Japan I went to the large stationery store in Ginza (blanking on the name) and then in Kyoto to the wonderful store in Teramachi mall. Does anyone have any other recommendations on where to get stuff? I can find most of this stuff in the Bay Area at Dasio or Ichi-ban but was wondering if there were some hidden gems I am missing overseas. Thanks!
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Hi, catwrangler -
I'm also blanking on the name of the store in Ginza - it was great! In Kyoto, I found some lovely stationary and origami paper at the Kyoto Handicraft Center, which I think was on Shijo-Dori. Enjoy!
I think the store in Ginza you're both referring to is Itoy-ya. A few stores north of Matsuya department store, on the main boulevard. Has a giant red paperclip at the entrance? A mega stationery emporium.
If you like traditional Japanese woodblock print/patterned paper, don't miss Kyukyodo, very close to the main ginza intersection.
I also found a quaint japanese paper/papercraft shop in Kamakura. Don't know the name, but along the shopping street that runs parallel to the main street out of Kamakura train station.
Bonjour Catwrangler,
A list of paper shops in Tokyo: http://home.tiscali.nl/gerard.paula/origami/japan2004/shops.html
They don't list two of my favorites, Isetatsu 1 & 2 in Yanaka http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/hot/mustsee/must_10/mustsee_10.html
and the one on the right at the entrance of Nakamise-dori in Asakusa.
Florence, I agree 100% about Isetatsu. I purchased a great mobile there. Unfortunately, I went there just before I was getting ready to go to Narita to leave Japan and, at least back in '04, they didn't take credit cards and I did not have enough yen on me to buy anything else.... ):
Thanks for posting the links!