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Shopping is Japan's national sport, and it reaches its apotheosis in Tokyo. The Daikanyama district has cutting-edge fashion stores, while Nakameguro is more subdued, with charming European-style boutiques. Whether you plan to splash some cash or not, Aoyama is where architecturally interesting outposts of big international labels have been appearing in recent years, and it's worth a visit just to check them out; the most notable is Herzog & de Meuron's "crystal"-shaped Prada store. For sartorial inspiration, there's no better destination than Harajuku, where global street-style fashion trends are constantly born.
Don't leave Tokyo without seeing the basement food hall of a local department store, known as a depachika. The depachika at Mitsukoshi's Ginza branch is one of...more
Mujirushi Ryohin ("no-brand goods"), or Muji, is an essential stop and a ubiquitous source for a superb selection of well-designed, good-value housewares,...more
As one of Japan's oldest (and most historic) department stores, Takashimaya offers as much to look at inside as outside. The Nihonbashi location, which first...more
Tokyu Hands defies description, but it is one of the city's most useful addresses. The ultimate hardware store, it sells everything from timber and flooring to...more
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