Best around Tokyo Spot List

This museum was established in March 2003 with 3 designers, Issei Miyake (fashion designer), Taku Sato (graphic designer), and Naoto Fukazawa (product designer) as its directors and Noriko Kawakami, a journalist and editor, as its associate director. Not only does it offer exhibitions, but it also offers various programs such as talks and workshops with a concept of ”becoming a venue where day-to-day perspectives and views can be proposed.” The building with a symbolic roof created with an image of ”one sheet of fabric” was designed by Tadao Ando, an architect.

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.

If you come to Shibamata, the Tora-san Museum is an absolute must-visit. As explained earlier, it is all about the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo that revolves around the wandering salesman Tora-san and his sheer eternal story of his unsuccessful love life. Running between 1969 and 1995, it holds the world record for the world’s longest-running movie series starring a single actor. As such, Otoko wa Tsurai yo and its endearing main protagonist, played by Kiyoshi Atsumi, has a large fandom not only in Japan. The museum itself was opened in 1997. Even if you have never heard of this show up until now, the Tora-san Museum is well-worth the visit. The dumpling store and print shop of the series have been faithfully recreated, offering not only a nostalgic paradise for fans of Otoko wa Tsurai yo but also a very authentic glimpse into Tokyo’s 60s and 70s. Other parts of the museum take you even further back: beautiful dioramas show how Shibamata has looked back in the 1930s when Tora-san was a child. There even is a life-sized wagon of a man-powered tramway as it was used decades ago! For fans of Otoko wa Tsurai yo, we highly recommend also visiting the Yoji Yamada Museum, dedicated to the director of the series and many other movie masterpieces – it’s right next to the Tora-san Museum.

Ubukeya is a ”Uchi Hamono” shop established in 1783 in Osaka. It was located in Edo during the Bakumatsu period, and is still around now. The store name came from the praises that their products ”can cut your ubuke (soft hair), can cut and remove”. They sell a range of products, from tweezers to Japanese knives, to scissors, western knives and other knives. If you take care of them meticulously, they can even be passed on to your grandchildren's generation. Apart from that, you may also find it interesting to see the wooden, quirky architecture of the shop.

Kamaasa is a cooking equipment store founded in 1908. Inside the store, various utensils are lined up, starting from kitchen knifes and Nambu ironware, other professional tools like pots , the Yukihira Pot (a pouring pot), frying pans, bamboo draing baskets, graters, but also ordinary daily house utensils. There is a wide variety of carefully selected beautifully designed products with great quality which will fit in your hand better the more you use it. We recommend you to come and try to hold the products for yourself and make a choice based on that.

The Don Quijote Kabukicho store is located at the entrance of Kabukicho, the largest entertainment district in Japan, with a concentration of restaurants, amusement facilities, and movie theaters. A general discount store, based on the concept of ”convenience, discount, and amusement”. The store offers approximately 40,000 to 60,000 items on offer, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, daily necessities, clothing, home appliances, brand-name products, cigarettes, and alcohol. 32 Must-Buy Items at MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya: Gadgets, Cosmetics, Snacks & More (+Bonus Coupon) https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo/in-shibuya/article-a0005325/ Don Quijote Discount Coupon : How to Save at Don Quijote (Donki): 10% Tax-Free + Extra 7%OFF for Tourists in Japan https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0005736/

Ueno Park, one of the best flower viewing spots in Japan, and Yushima Tenjin, the god of learning, are located here, with the JR Yamanote, Ginza Subway, and Chiyoda Lines nearby for easy transportation. A general discount store based on the concept of ”convenience, discount, and amusement”. Supplying Japanese goods, pharmaceuticals, brand-name products, and other popular Japanese souvenirs.

A general discount store based on the concept of ”convenience, discount, and amusement”. The store offers approximately 40,000 to 60,000 items, including food, daily necessities, clothing, home appliances, and brand-name products.

Don Quijote Picasso Akasaka store is a well-accessed store within a 5-minute walk from the nearest stations which is Akasaka Station and Akasaka Mitsuke Station. It is close to the popular spot Akasaka Sacas, and there are many business hotels nearby. A comprehensive discount store with the store concept of ”convenience + discount + amuse”. We have around 20,000 items, mainly food, daily necessities, clothing, and home appliances.

A 2-minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Toei-Asakusa line, Asakusa Hotel Hatago offers free WiFi and a dining lounge with sweeping views of Tokyo Sky Tree. The simple air-conditioned rooms have a flat-screen TV, a fridge and an en suite bathroom with a bathtub, a shower and a toilet. Toiletries, yukata robes and a hairdryer are provided. All single rooms feature a small double bed (120 cm wide). An on-site massage parlour is available at the hotel. The on-site observatory lounge Yui can be accessed for free from 15:00 until 23:00. Breakfast meals are also served there. Hatago Hotel Asakusa is 7 minutes’ walk from Kaminarimon, 9 minutes’ walk from Senso-ji Temple and 20 minutes’ walk from the Tokyo Sky Tree.