Kappabashi (Kitchenware) Street

The largest collection of 170 shops selling kitchenware, food samples, chef knives and more in Japan. The selections of items are so extensive, and of great quality, many of the customers are chefs. Having said that, there are many tourists and regular folks too, so if cooking is your passion, don’t miss it. The knives […]

GINZA SIX

One of the largest shopping complexes in the Ginza area which opened recently in April 2017. Most of the tenants are fashion brands, lifestyle shops, or center around beauty cosmetics, and among the tenants 6 luxury brands – including Dior and Celine – occupy some of the largest shop real estate in Japan. As for […]

Monja Monkichi

Continuously in the top 2 most popular shops, the restaurant has welcomed several famous people including world famous movie actor, Ken Watanabe. Over 100 kinds of monjayaki are on the menu, but the most popular order is the ¥1,500 ‘Monkichi Special’ , which has loads of seafood and pork. The restaurant has a retro appearance, […]

Marunouchi Building

The Marunouchi Building – an office and shopping complex – is known as a landmark tower in the Marunouchi area. From the basement floor to the 4th floor is the shopping zone, while the restaurant zones are the 5-6th and 35-36th floors. The approx. 140 luxury shops and high-end restaurants in the building were selected […]

DECKS Tokyo Beach

A massive shopping complex, located right next to Odaiba Kaihinkoen, that has over 90 shops and restaurants, and several amusement facilities. From the deck you can get an amazing view of Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo Tower, and Tokyo Skytree. Night time is especially beautiful with illumination that stretches 200 meters in total.

JP Tower Kitte

Part of the post office building was preserved while others were remade and renovated into a shopping complex. From basement floor to the 6th floor, luxury brands, famous restaurants and cafes fill the space – roughly 100 shops. On the basement floor is KITTE GRANCHE, an area packed with shops from all over Japan selling […]

Izumi Tenku no Yu at Haneda

羽田エアポートガーデンの12階にある温浴施設「泉天空の湯」では、地下約1500mから汲み上げた本物の温泉や、サウナ、岩盤浴などを楽しむことが出来る。 そして屋外の浴場からは行き交う飛行機や富士山などを眺めることができる点は素晴らしい。 ただ、料金が東京にある同じような温浴施設の2倍もかかり、さらに油断していると、深夜1時〜5時までは追加で4,000円もかかってしまうので要注意だ。

BicCamera Yurakucho Store

LUMINE Yurakucho

A fashion building focused on apparel. There are cosmetics and general goods stores here too; a little something for everyone with a wide range of shops. And what’s nice is there are cafes and restaurants on each floor.

Matsuya Ginza

Highly regarded in its own right, Matsuya Ginza has been selling high-end fashion since its opening in 1925. Popular are the newest sweets and deli on basement floors 1 and 2.

Daimaru Tokyo Store

A strong selection of fashion brands and gourmet food are found in Daimaru Department Store in Tokyo, adjacent to Tokyo Station. The 1st and basement floors is the food area (also known as Hoppe Town), selling over 70 brands of Japanese and western sweets, and over 1,000 variations of bento boxes available each day.

YURAKUCHO ITOCiA

The fashion building portion of this shopping complex has Marui – a Japanese large scale department store – as the key tenant.

Tokyo Character Street

Over 20 shops sell character goods, from Pokemon, Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma, and other Japanese characters to foreign ones such as Snoopy, Moomin, and more. Several goods limited to Tokyo Station can be found; not bad idea as a gift.

Tokyo Ramen Street

Customers wait in line to eat at one of the 8 popular ramen shops that are setup here. A few of the shops are open in the morning, if you are inclined to eat ramen for breakfast.

Meat Suzuki

A delicatessen located in Yanaka Ginza shopping street. The most popular item is the “Genki Menchikatsu” / 220 yen. Made from high-quality beef (Wagyu and Australian) and deep-fried in lard, the menchikatsu is crispy on the outside and very juicy inside, filled with the flavor of meat. It is good to buy it freshly made […]

Shin-Marunouchi Building

An Office building and shopping complex in one. The building with a luxury feel occupies over 150 fashion forward shops and leading restaurants. On the 7th floor, labeled ‘Marunouchi House’ are 9 restaurants and a terrace with a brilliant open view of Tokyo. There are a few restaurants that are open into the early morning, […]

Ginza Maison Henri Charpentier

Run by a famous and long-established sweets shop. Patrons get to enjoy artistic table desserts in a sophisticated setting. Their most popular menu is the Crepe Suzette, a crepe that melts in your mouth like silk the moment you bite into it. The finishing touch of the flame performance before you is a nice touch.

Taiyaki in Nezu

This store specializes in taiyaki and offers takeout only. Almost every day there is a line from morning, and the taiyakis are often sold out by midday, so if you really want to try one, you should go in the morning and get in line. Each taiyaki is carefully baked one by one by artisans […]

Ginza Sembikiya Ginza Honten

Specializing in high-end fruits, Ginza Sembikiya opened in 1894 managing this shop and serving desserts with copious amount of fruits. Fruit parfaits are popular, among them “Ginza Parfait,” which comes packed with specially selected seasonal fruits, a masterpiece gorgeously presented, is the one to order.

Umezono Asakusa Shop

Umezono first opened in 1854 as a tea house within Baionin – the branch temple of Senso-ji. The anmitsu – bean jam, cubes of agar gelatin, and pieces of fruit served in syrup – and awazenzai – red bean soup with pilled millet – are popular. You can enjoy the sweets in the calm Japanese […]

Namikiyabu Soba

A famous soba shop of towari soba – soba noodles made from 100% buckwheat flour. Regarded as having the saltiest soup broth in Tokyo, it is made over 1 week in advance, and deliciously elevates the flavor and aroma of the soba noodles.

Toyosu Market

Uogashi Yokocho

On the 4th floor of the intermediate wholesaler, broker building , are roughly 70 specialty shops selling goods for restaurant chefs and  professionals. Most of what you’ll find are food products, kitchen tools and kitchenware, but a part of the area sells gifts too. The public, not just professionals, can buy things here which you […]