Tokyo Shopping
Our Tokyo shopping guide will show you some of the best places to shop as well as sharing some insights into the range and breadth of goods on sale. If you want fashion, Tokyo has a multitude of answers for you. If electronics are your thing, we'll tell you where to go to make the most of your duty free status. If you're on a budget see which shops give the best bargains - and don't forget your souvenir shopping.
Tokyo Shopping Areas
- Shibuya Shopping - famous for Tokyu Hands, 109 and the eternally funky Loft. There's also a supersize version of the bargain shop Don Quijote. Just be ready to put your head down and go for it as you join the hordes that love a good old rummage here. Open Hours 10am-2am daily.
- Shinjuku Shopping - a mecha hub on the Yamanote Line, Shinjuku is the land of giant department stores both above and below ground.
- Odaiba Shopping - provides a futuristic and funky backdrop against which to make your purchases. All the usual suspects are here along with an indoor market hall inside the Decks.
- Ginza Shopping - designer shops and Tokyo fashion meet in an upmarket boutique kind of way. Some great window shopping and people watching as well.
- Akihabara Shopping - hungry for that electronic gadget you've been wanting or the latest anime character to make it big? This is the place - just set yourself a budget!
- Tokyo Fashion - it's impossible to limit the styles and trends in Tokyo to one shopping area or district. Wherever you go in the big T you're surrounded by Japanese street fashion!
Tokyo Mega Shopping Sites and Buildings
- Roppongi Hills - a complex of offices, apartments, restaurants, art galleries and shops, this is a mini city inside the city.
- Tokyo Midtown - opened in 2007, this complex is set to rival it's neighbour, Roppongi Hills, in luxury and opulence.
- Omotesando Hills - created an uproar when it was first unveiled as it's construction required the demolition of a famous historical area of Tokyo. Now this is a bustling shopping hub.
- Ikebukuro Sunshine City - has been a Tokyo shopping site for a number of years now. Again this is a mega site with lots of other Tokyo attractions to distract and entertain you.
- Ebisu Shopping - Ebisu Garden Place combines brand names and smaller vendors in a unique and stylish way. You can also get a Balinese massage if you get tired!
Tokyo Shopping Guide
Above are some of the areas most worth a visit if you fancy a good old shopping spree. This is another area of the site that will constantly be reviewed - it has to be - the pace of change in Tokyo is fast and so is the speed at which shops sometimes come and go. Tokyo shopping is a popular pastime so if you want to see what Tokyoites get up to in their spare few hours, this is a good way to do it. Want a reminder when we add or edit? Sign up to our Tokyo Blog.
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