Shopping in Tokyo

Shopping in Tokyo

Shopping Overview
Name Category Location
 
10 Corso Como Comme des Garçons
Milanese lifestyle guru Carla Sozzani helped create this spacious...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Akihabara and Jimbo-cho
Akihabara was at one time the only place Tokyoites would go to...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Ame-ya Yoko-cho Market
Everything from fresh fish to cheap import clothing is for sale...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Aoyama and Omotesando
You can find boutiques by many of the leading Japanese and Western...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Apple Store
This very stylish showroom displays the newest models from Apple's...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Asakusa
While sightseeing in this area, take time to stroll through its...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Axis
Classy and cutting-edge housewares, fabrics, and ceramics are...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Backstreet Shops of Tsukiji
In Tsukiji, between the Central Wholesale Market and Harumi-dori...
Food / Candy, Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
Bape Exclusive Aoyama
Since the late 1990s, no brand has been more coveted by Harajuku...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Beams
Daikanyama features a cluster of Beams stores that provide Japan's...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Beishu
Colorful and often made from precious metals, the delicate dolls...
Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Bic Camera
A large discount-electronics chain in the Odakyu Halc building...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Bingo-ya
You may be able to complete all of your souvenir shopping in...
Crafts Tokyo
 
Bookstores of Jimbo-cho
The site of one of the largest concentrations of used bookstores...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Comme des Garçons
Sinuous low walls snake through Rei Kawakubo's flagship store...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Coredo
Unlike other big stores in the Ginza and Nihombashi areas, this...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Daikanyama
Unleash your inner fashionista in Daikanyama. Wedged between...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Disk Union
Vinyl junkies rejoice. The Shinjuku flagship of this chain offers...
Music Stores Tokyo
 
Fuji-Torii
An English-speaking staff, a central Omotesando location, and...
Antiques / Collectibles Tokyo
 
Fuji-ya
Master textile creator Keiji Kawakami's cotton tenugui (teh...
Crafts Tokyo
 
Ginza
This world-renowned entertainment and shopping district dates...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Ginza Tanaka
From necklaces to precious metals shaped into statues, this chain...
Jewelry / Accessories, Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Glassarea
Virtually defining Aoyama elegance is this cobblestone shopping...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Hakuhinkan
The plethora of homegrown-character goods like Hello Kitty make...
Toys Tokyo
 
Harajuku
The average shopper in Harajuku is under 20; a substantial percentage...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Hayashi
This store in the Yuraku-cho International Arcade specializes...
Clothing, Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Hyaku-suke
This is the last place in Tokyo to carry government-approved...
Perfume / Cosmetics Tokyo
 
Ichiryo-ya Hirakawa
A small, cluttered souvenir shop in the Nishi-Sando arcade, Ichiryo-ya...
Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Idee Shop
Local design giant Teruo Kurosaki's shop, located on the sixth...
Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
International Shopping Arcade
A somewhat ragtag collection of shops in Hibiya, this arcade...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Isetan
One of Tokyo's oldest and largest department stores, Isetan is...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Issey Miyake
The otherworldly creations of internationally renowned designer...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Jiyugaoka
Jiyugaoka is located at the edge of the well-to-do Meguro Ward...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Journal Standard
This is not a chain dedicated to outfitting copy editors and...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Jusan-ya
A shop selling handmade boxwood combs, this business was started...
Gifts / Souvenirs Tokyo
 
Kami-no-Takamura
Specialists in washi and other papers printed in traditional...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Kawano Gallery
Kawano, in the high-fashion district of Omotesando, sells kimonos...
Clothing, Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Kiddy Land
Commonly regarded as Tokyo's best toy store, Kiddy Land also...
Toys Tokyo
 
Kinokuniya
The mammoth Kinokuniya bookstore near the south exit of Shinjuku...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Kiya
Workers shape and hone blades in one corner of this Ginza shop...
Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Kyu Shibuya-gawa Hodo
With its avant-garde crafts stores, funky T-shirt shops, and...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Kyugetsu
In business for more than a century, Kyugetsu sells every kind...
Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Kyukyodo
Kyukyodo has been in business since 1663—in Ginza since...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
LAOX
One of the big Akihabara chains, LAOX has several locations in...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Manhattan Records
The hottest hip-hop, reggae, and R&B vinyl can be found here...
Music Stores Tokyo
 
Marui
Marui, easily recognized by its red-and-white logo, burst onto...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Marunouchi Building
Opened in 2003, this 37-story shopping, office, and dining complex...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Maruzen
There are English titles on the fourth floor, as well as art...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Matsuya
On the fourth floor, the gleaming Matsuya houses an excellent...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Matsuzakaya
The Matsuzakaya conglomerate was founded in Nagoya and still...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Mikimoto
Kokichi Mikimoto created his technique for cultured pearls in...
Jewelry / Accessories, Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Mitsukoshi
Founded in 1673 as a dry-goods store, Mitsukoshi later played...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Morita
This Aoyama shop carries antiques and new mingei (Japanese folk...
Antiques / Collectibles Tokyo
 
Muji
This chain features generically branded housewares and clothing...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Naka-ya
If you want to equip yourself for Senso-ji's annual Sanja Festival...
Gifts / Souvenirs Tokyo
 
Nippon Token
Wannabe samurai can learn how to tell their toshin (blades) from...
Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Nishi-Sando
Kimono and yukata (cotton kimono) fabrics, traditional accessories...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Noritake
The Akasaka showroom of this internationally renowned brand carries...
Ceramics / Glassware Tokyo
 
Omotesando Hills
Architect Tadao Ando's latest adventure in concrete is Tokyo's...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Oriental Bazaar
The four floors of this popular tourist destination are packed...
Crafts Tokyo
 
Origami Kaikan
In addition to shopping for paper goods at Yushima no Kobayahi's...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Ozu Washi
This shop, which was opened in the 17th century, has one of the...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Parco
Parco, owned by the Seibu conglomerate, is actually two vertical...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Roppongi Hills
You could easily spend a whole day exploring the retail areas...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Savoir Vivre
In Roppongi's ultratrendy Axis Building, this store sells contemporary...
Ceramics / Glassware Tokyo
 
Seibu
Even Japanese customers have been known to get lost in this mammoth...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Sempre
Playful, colorful, and bright describe both the products and...
Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
Serendipity
Alessi products and other Western brands are sold at this spacious...
Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
Shibuya
This is primarily an entertainment and retail district geared...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Shibuya 109
This nine-floor outlet is a teenage girl's dream. It's filled...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Shimokitazawa
Arguably Tokyo's hippie bastion, the twisting streets and alleyways...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Shinjuku
Shinjuku is not without its honky-tonk and sleaze, but it also...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Shinjuku Watch Kan
Standing a full seven stories, this watch emporium has just about...
Jewelry / Accessories, Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Sofmap
One Akihabara retailer that actually benefited from the bursting...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Sony Building
Test drive the latest Sony gadgets at this retail and entertainment...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Sukiya Camera
The cramped Nikon House branch of this two-store operation features...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Takashimaya
In Japanese, taka means "high"—a fitting word for this...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Takeshita-dori
Teenybopper fashion is all the rage along this Harajuku mainstay...
Shopping Centers / Malls Tokyo
 
Tansu-ya
This small but pleasant Ginza shop, part of a chain with locations...
Clothing, Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Tasaki Pearl Gallery
Tasaki sells pearls at slightly lower prices than Mikimoto. The...
Jewelry / Accessories, Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Tea-Tsu
Some people ascribe Japanese longevity to the beneficial effects...
Food / Candy, Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
Togo Jinja
One of the city's biggest flea markets—where you can often...
Antiques / Collectibles Tokyo
 
Token Shibata
A tiny, threadbare shop incongruously situated near Ginza's glittering...
Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Tokiwa-do
Come here to buy some of Tokyo's most famous souvenirs: kaminari...
Food / Candy, Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
Tokyu Hands
This housewares chain is dedicated to providing the do-it-yourselfer...
Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
Tower Records
This branch of the U.S.-based chain carries an eclectic collection...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Tsubaya Hochoten
Tsubaya sells high-quality cutlery for professionals. Its remarkable...
Local Specialties Tokyo
 
Tsukiji
Best known for its daily fish-market auctions (which will have...
Shopping Neighborhoods Tokyo
 
Tsutaya
Ikebana (flower arrangement) and sado (tea ceremony) goods are...
Ceramics / Glassware Tokyo
 
Under Cover
This stark shop houses Paris darling Jun Takahashi's cult clothing...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Uniqlo
Uniqlo offers customers a chance to wrap themselves in simple...
Clothing Tokyo
 
Wako
Wako is well-known for its high-end glassware, jewelry, and accessories...
Department Stores Tokyo
 
Y.K. Musen
Welcome to a world that would truly be Maxwell Smart's dream...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Yaesu Book Center
English-language paperbacks, art books, and calendars are available...
Books / Stationery Tokyo
 
Yamada Heiando
With a spacious, airy layout and lovely lacquerware goods, this...
Gifts / Souvenirs Tokyo
 
Yamamoto Noriten
The Japanese are resourceful in their uses of products from the...
Food / Candy, Household Items / Furniture Tokyo
 
Yasukuni Jinja
Every second and third Saturday of the month, from sunrise to...
Antiques / Collectibles Tokyo
 
Yodobashi Camera
This discount-electronics superstore near Shinjuku Station carries...
Cameras & Electronics Tokyo
 
Yono-ya
Traditional Japanese coiffures and wigs are very complicated...
Crafts Tokyo
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