Japan Tokyo Shopping Overview

Tokyo serves as the most advance fashion city in Asia with a lot of international fashion brands as well as its very own well known local brands. Numerous big shopping department stores in Ginza, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Odaiba and other small towns, but there are many more special shops selling a lot of special theme goods, animation products, traditional crafts, souvenirs, traditional foods, Japanese green tea, and many more. In recent couple of years, there are several factory outlets established around Tokyo and its satellite cities, these outlets sell mostly international brands fashion as well as local ones. It is really a very good bargain shopping places, especially buying Japan local famous brand goods that is about up to 80% discount compare to retail outlets, the different is the goods sell here is maybe one season older that the current season goods. Here are some introduction on shopping in Tokyo, and hope that you will enjoy your Japan Tokyo shopping experience here.

Authentic Japanese Products and Souvenirs

1. Foods: Japanese cookies, green tea leaf, rice cake (mochi),  ROYCE chocolate, Tokyo Banana, Hiyoko (small little chick yokans), fresh sushi, onagi, tuna, etc.

2. Souvenirs: Daruma doll, Kokeshi (Japanese wooden toy), Silk handkerchief, Japanese sandals,  Japanese porcelains,  Nori (Japanese curtain), Kimono, Yukata, Hot-spring powder, Japanese decors, and a lot more.

Best places for authentic Japanese products and souvenirs is at Asakusa area, especially the shops and streets surrounding Asakusa Senshoji, there are many traditional and modern shops that you can shop around, you will definitely get a lot of surprise there!

Electronics Appliances, Toys & Models, Animation & Manga (Comics)

1. Akihabara is the best place to shop for electronics applications ranging smallest MP3 players to advance audio video appliances. PC and gaming consoles is all around here, some are brand new and some are used.

2. Animation specific shops: Akihabara Anime Center, ANIMATE in Ikeburo, MANDARAKE, K-BOOKS.

3. Famous animation theme shops: Sanrio Gift Gate, Kiddyland, Tokyo Station Character Street in 1st street, JUMP STORE.

4. BIC Camera is again a big one stop electronics appliance and sports apparels department store that you can find around Tokyo. The famous one is at JR Yurakucho station.

Outlets Shopping

In order to get most of your dollar worth and buying more goods, the only option is shopping in outlets. Outlets to many people will have an impression of the shopping spree begins. The specialty of Japan outlets goods refresh much more frequent than other places. Usually the price is at least 50% off the original retails pricing.

1. Shizoka Prefecture Gotemba Premium Outlets has total of 166 outlets, mostly are cloths, pans, shoes, apparels.

2. Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Bayside Marina outlets, mostly are based on outdoor gears, sports apparels.

3. Tokyo Minami Osawa La Fete Fama

4. Chiba Prefecture Garden Walk outlet, nearest outlet to Tokyo also nearest to Japan Haneda International Airport. Very interesting and many shops to go around.

5. Saitama Prefecture Mitsui Outlet Park, which is the largest outlet today in Tokyo, total with 204 shop outlets.

Prime Shopping Arcade & Street

Ginza and Omotesando is the two most prime shopping areas in Tokyo. At Ginza there are three main famous shopping department store which are Mitsukoshi department store, Takashimaya department store, Isetan and others. You may find a lot of local authentic products in these department stores.

At Omotesando, there is a truly fashion street with world class designer fashion goods there, the local top designers outlets are line up there also.

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