Best Other Shopping around Tokyo Spot List

A progressive stationery store identifiable by a big red paperclip.

A fantastic sweets theme park in Jiyugaoka brings together many stylish shops.

A stationery store with a fountain-pen-shaped signboard and the slogan “A Hideout for Adults.”

One of Japan's biggest anime specialty shops. Loaded with DVDs, comics and original goods you can't get anywhere else.

The Pokémon Official Shop is easily accessible from Shibuya Station. You are welcomed by a life-size 2-meter tall Pokémon Mewtwo.

Sells a variety of household goods including stationery and DIY goods

Funawa Honten (Main Store) is a store selling sweet‐potato pastes since 1902. It also has a cafe where you can enjoy the sweets.

A community-based shopping mall crowded with shoppers and well-known for its Awa-Odori.

Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan, with an array of approximately 500 gachaphon machines. Various events are also held.

Asakusa Naniwaya is a sister restaurant to Ganso Taiyaki Naniwa Sohonten in Azabu-Juban and sells crispy taiyaki baked in the traditional manner.

The Gakugei-daigaku shopping district consists of six different shopping streets and areas all situated around the Gakugei-daigaku Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. It has an attractive and homey atmosphere.

Pokémon official shop accessible from Ikebukuro Station. Pokémon GO Lab. and the cafe are in the same facility.

Kakimori is a shop that doesn’t only specialize in high-quality fountain pens but all kinds of stationery items, including pen cases, business card holders, and notebooks. Among those items is a great number of genuinely unique goods, with one of the most popular and representative being the refillable ink ball pen. As the name suggests, this ingenuous pen can be filled with ink of various different colors, refillable as many times as you like. This is the perfect gift for friends, family, or just for yourself!

The Pokémon Official Shop is easily accessible from Tokyo and Nihonbashi Stations. Enjoy the original menu at the café.

An association of specialized, prayer-themed shops selling kamidana (tiny wooden personal shrines for use at home) and butsudan (tiny temples dedicated to the deceased) on Shinbutsugu Street between Ueno and Asakusa.

A wholesale store for restaurant supplies at the South entrance of Kappabashi Dougu Street. The statue of a giant cook on the rooftop of the building is the symbol of Kappabashi Dougu Street. They proudly offer a wide range tableware and cutlery for Japanese, Western and Chinese food, lacquerware and wooden products. Their original products such as the children's lunch series are popular as well. It is part of the enjoyment to find a good buy out of the jungle-like store overflowing with products.

Échiré Maison du Beurre is the world's first speciality store of Échiré butter which was opened in the Marunouchi Brick Square. Échiré butter is the fermented butter which is made in the traditional methods in the town of Échiré in France. At the store, they sell products such as the pastries which is made with Échiré butter. The butter cake and the croissant are the popular products which are often sold out in early hours. For souvenirs, Sable Échiré and Galette Échiré are recommended.

Among other clothing stores, Sugamo Maruji became very popular for its red underwear and it is always busy with people looking to get their hands on the famous garment. The 4th branch store of the world's first red underwear shop has an outstanding signboard indicating ”Japan's best red underwear” in the front so it can't be missed. The red color is considered to symbolize vitality and happiness. Thus people buy it for a gift for seniors as well as for their own daily use. Aside from underwear, a lot of red colored items, such as shirts, belly-warmers, and socks, are available as well. Sugamo's famous red clothing makes a great unique souvenir for friends and family, senior or not!