Colorful plastic samples are displayed at Ganso Shokuhin Sample-ya. On the second floor of the Kappabashi Showroom, you can experience making food replicas using wax. Based on a program designed by artisans, the staff will teach you the traditional techniques. You will make two kinds of plastic tempura and a head of lettuce in approximately one hour. A reservation by phone is required. Please note that the instruction is available only in Japanese.
Don quijote is one of the largest discount retailers in Japan, known for its focus on convenience, discount, and entertainment. Stores offer a vast selection of products, with around 40,000 to 60,000 items available, including food, everyday essentials, clothing, home appliances, and brand-name goods.
Don Quijote Korakuen store is located just right infront of Tokyo Dome LaQua city mall. There is a restaurant on the 3rd floor and a hotel on the 4th floor, we support all visitors both from overseas or domestic to come. A comprehensive discount store with the store concept of ”convenience + discount + amuse”. We have 40,000 to 60,000 items including food, daily necessities, clothing, home appliances, and brand-name products.
Don Quijote Shinjuku is the largest Don Quijote in Shinjuku, located between Shinjuku and Shin-Okubo stations. There is a variety of not only Japanese cultural products, but also Korean and other Asian items, and the store has a large amount of support, especially from locals and nighttime visitors. The store has an exotic atmosphere, and many customers who visit the store take pictures, making it a tourist spot. 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 food, daily necessities, clothing, home appliances, and brand products.
This shopping spot called mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashi makes use of Manseibashi bridge, which was built in 1912. Taking advantage of the quaint atmosphere brought to life by the bricks and arches of the bridge, a lot of shops gather here like general stores, restaurants, and craft beer stores, among others. There are also a multitude of Japanese goods and sweets stores, so you might want to go here if you're looking for a souvenir.
Gekkoso is an art supply store with a retro atmosphere located along the Hanatsubaki Street in Ginza 8-chome. It was established in 1917. A lot of foreign people come here, too. There are about 90 kinds of cute picture post cards with paintings and poems of modern artists in the basement floor. You write an address and your message on the card and then post it in Gekkoso in-store post. Afterward, the store will have it mailed. You can also use Gekkoso's original watercolor paints to write your post card. Why not send your message with your memory of Ginza from Gekkosho to an important person in your country?
Located in Keyaki-zaka, a bookstore called TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI carries not only Japanese books and magazines, but also many art books and magazines from across the world. There is also a Starbucks inside, so you can relax on a sofa and choose an art book to peruse. CDs and DVDs are available on the 2nd floor. The great thing about this store is that it is open until 4:00 a.m.
At the souvenir shop ”Rakuza” on the fifth floor of the Kabukiza Tower, photos of kabuki actors, tenugui (Japanese thin cotton cloth), and many other kabuki-related goods are available. At Kibikicho Square, on the second basement floor and directly connected to the subway station, there are plenty of stationeries and Japanese goods with kabuki motifs reflecting the beautiful stage! Even if you don't have a ticket, you can drop by and buy souvenirs of Japan.