Best Other Shopping Spot List

Enter a nostalgic world of music boxes

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

From workshops to restaurants

Sells a variety of household goods including stationery and DIY goods

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

Founded in 1904, this cosmetic products store boasts its primary product called Aburatorigami (facial oil blotting paper), which was born out of Kyoto women’s pursuit of and wisdom about beautiful skin. Located in Seiryu-en, which is a strolling spot in the Higashiyama area, the purely Japanese-style store creates a tasteful harmony with the surrounding landscape. You'll find the Kiyomizu store near the bus terminal.

A store carrying many unique items from Kyoto where the concept of etiquette in daily life is deeply rooted

Steamed bread, a traditional Atami favorite

A melancholy wooden roadside station built on the remains of an elementary school

This is a branch store of a nationwide sock chain. At the Nara Konishi-dori store, you can buy unique and original socks named ”Shika-chan” socks, which were designed by the store’s staff and a young designer in Nara. Various colors and designs are available, including a design featuring cute Bambi lying on the grass.

A market area located on hill kissed by the sea breeze

Nostalgic kashi-ya (snack vendors) line the cobbled-glass street. An exciting spot for both children and grownups.

Founded in early in the Edo Period in 1615, this store, which has been run by the same family for 14 generations and over 400 years, is said to be the oldest cotton product store in Japan. There, you can always find a variety of tenugui (hand-towels) with over 200 designs, such as reprinted early Showa period designs and new designs by the current 14th owner, Ihee Hosotsuji. The second floor is a free-admission machiya tenugui gallery where tenugui made from the Meiji period to the early Showa period are on display.

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 townscape with a classy atmosphere reminiscent of Edo. A shopping street where you can see the sights on its famous jinrikisha (rickshaw).

Originally an antique book district before the war, stores selling electrical appliances started to appear, and Den Den town developed into an electrical appliance district around 1950s. Nowadays there are some 200 stores that deal with household appliances, personal computers, audio devices, mobile phones, and lighting equipment. Recent years have seen stores related to pop culture such as anime and games springing up, and in response to the increased number of foreign tourists, there are now plenty of tax-free shops, too.

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

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.

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

The Pokémon Official Shop is easily accessible directly from Shinsaibashi Station. Enjoy an original menu at the café.