Takayama
In front of Takayama-jinya, this market has stalls selling everything from farm-fresh produce to local arts and crafts.
Must-see shopping in Japan
Tokyo
This colourful crafts shop on Amazake Yokochō is a good spot to pick up souvenirs, including dolls and items decorated with patterned kimono cloth.
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Part-gallery and part-boutique, Savoir Vivre carries a small but beautiful selection of ceramics, glassware and textiles from contemporary artists.
Hiroshima
This department store is packed with homewares, must-have gadgets, travel accessories, stationery and gifts, all with a designer slant.
Nagoya
The Nagoya branch of one of Japan's coolest department stores has a definite design bent. You can't miss the yellow-and-black livery.
Ginza & Tsukiji
Tokyo chefs and cooks seek out Hitachiya for hand-forged knives, sturdy bamboo baskets and other great kitchen and cooking tools.
Downtown Kyoto
Daimaru has fantastic service, a brilliant selection of goods and a basement food floor that will make you want to move to Kyoto.
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
The ever-changing selection at this compact shop includes clothes and accessories handmade in Tokyo and elsewhere around Japan.
Nara
Good-quality tea towels, homewares and totes with cute Nara motifs (lots of deer) from a centuries-old local linen producer.
Naha
In Chatan, 15km north of Naha, you'll find this gargantuan shopping mall, Okinawa's largest.
Ishikawa Local Products Center
Kanazawa
An overview of Kanazawa crafts, on the kitschy side, under one roof.
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
Awkward name and unlikely location (within the Shinjuku Bus Terminal complex) aside, this newish mall is one of Tokyo's swankiest places to shop. There's…
Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa
Nicknamed marukyū, this cylindrical tower is a trend factory and teen institution. Inside are dozens of small boutiques, each with its own carefully…
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
If you're after a samurai sword or weaponry, this venerable place sells the genuine article – including antique sword guards and samurai helmets dating…
Harajuku & Aoyama
This long-running souvenir shop sells a variety of goods, from inexpensive pottery and yukata (cotton kimono) to antique screens and chests. Note that not…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
Japan's largest official Pokémon shop sells every piece of the series' merchandise with goods geared towards kids and grown-ups alike. Around the store…
Tokyo
While not as as big or exhaustive as the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo, this store is a convenient place to pick up Pickachu-anything (from stuffies to mobile…
Ueno & Yanesen
If you're on the hunt for a particular craft nihonshu (sake) and shōchū (distilled liquor usually made from barley or sweet potato), zone in on this off…
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
Strictly for old-school electronics otaku (geeks), this two-storey warren of several dozen electronics stalls under the elevated railway is the original,…
Beppu
On the southeastern edge of the town centre, this hulking three-storey complex has anchor tenants like Uniqlo and Daiso. The ground floor features a giant…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
This massive department store attached to Ikebukuro Station has the city's largest depachika (department store food floor), decent-sized outlets of…
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
The Roppongi branch of this jam-packed bargain castle is where Japanese kids of all ages come to stock up for both fun and useful items.
Kii Peninsula
Tanabe is Japan's top producer of ume (Japanese apricot), and this shop sells dozens of varieties of umeboshi (pickled ume) and umeshu (ume wine). Ask the…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
Acos is otaku superstore Animate's cosplay speciality shop, but you don't need to be a fan to appreciate the mesmerising selection of reasonably good…
Western Honshū
Okayama has been Japan's denim capital since the 1970s, and Kurashiki's textile heritage lives on in vintage-styled denim, especially in this quirky lane…
Downtown Kyoto
Boxwood combs and hair clips are one of Kyoto’s most famous traditional crafts, and they are still used in the elaborate hairstyles of the city’s geisha…
Beppu
This tiny shop features products, food, liquor and crafts from Ōita Prefecture. Look for comestibles like jams, teas, spices, condiments and shōchū …
Ginza & Tsukiji
A retail landmark in Ginza since 1932, this exclusive department store with its famous clock tower was designed in the Neo-Renaissance style by Watanabe…
Southern Higashiyama
While exploring the lovely Nene-no-Michi lane in Higashiyama’s main sightseeing district, you might want to step into this fine little wood-block print…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
At this long-running market on the grounds of Hanazono-jinja, vendors deal in antiques, old prints, used kimono and more. You'd have to have a…
Fukuoka
The IMS building in Tenjin has prime skyline views from its 12th- and 13th-floor restaurants, including busy No No Budo. Nearby is Pietro Corte for…
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