Best Other Shopping Spot List

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

Packed full of nutrients from plants from Japan and China

Refined, high-quality Japanese stationery and incense

Various kinds of stores are lined up together, making a unique scenery

A huge offering of fresh seafood. Perfect for meals and souvenir-hunting

Experience how the locals lived during the Showa period

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A restaurant popular for its three kinds of gyoza dumplings: pan-fried, boiled and steamed

Shop at the market where locals flock

This is a chic cafe that offers delicious galettes. Misobuta galette dog, which uses pork preserved in Chichibu miso (soybean paste), is a popular item.

A brewery of miso and soy sauce boasting a long history

The longest shopping street in Japan, bustling with around 800 stores

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

Enjoy the tasting of sake from breweries in Echigo

A select shop with a wide selection of books and goods

“Iira manju,” traditional steamed buns with four types of fillings

A bakery that makes additive-free bread using natural yeast and sells Japanese-style breads and pastries.

A progressive stationery store identifiable by a big red paperclip.

Daily necessities, stationery, and more. There’s also a theater!