| City |
Area |
Places
to shop |
What
to buy |
How
to get there |
| |
| Sapporo |
Chuo-ku |
Mitsukoshi Sapporo* |
Department store with wide range of products such as food, clothing, and gifts |
Short walk from Subway Odori Station |
| JR Sapporo Station |
Daimaru Department Store |
9 floors of shopping available
in the department store |
Short walk from Sapporo Station |
| JR Sapporo Station |
Paseo |
Fashionable and urban shopping
zone with 200 apparel shops. |
Short walk from Sapporo Station |
| East |
Sapporo Factory Shopping Mall |
Large scale shopping mall constructed
at the birthplace of Japanese beer, with cinema and spa attached |
10mins walk from Bus Center-mae
Subway Station |
| East |
Nijo Fish Market |
60 shops lined with all sorts of delicacies and fresh produce |
5mins walk from Odori Subway Station |
| Susukino |
Tanukikoji Shopping Arcade |
All-weather shopping arcade lined with over 200 unique shops, old and new |
5mins walk from Odori Subway Station |
| |
| Tokyo |
Nihombashi |
Mitsukoshi Nihombashi (Main Store)* |
Department store with wide
range of products such as food, clothing, and gifts |
Short walk from Metro
Mitsukoshi-mae or Nihombashi Station |
| Ginza |
Mitsukoshi Ginza* |
Department store with wide
range of products such as food, clothing, and gifts |
Short walk from Metro
Ginza Station |
| Akihabara |
Akihabara Electric Town |
Latest hi tech electronic goods at discounted prices |
Short walk from Akihabara Station |
| Ikebukuro |
Sunshine City |
130 shops, 60 restaurants,
an aquarium and observatory |
10mins walk from Ikebukuro
Station |
| Shinjuku |
Takashimaya Department Store |
Department store with 15 floors
of shopping located in Times Square |
Short walk from Shinjuku Station |
| Shinjuku |
Isetan Department Store |
Department store with 10 floors
of shopping including a food basement |
10mins walk from Shinjuku Station |
| Harajuku |
Kiddy Land |
Toys |
5mins walk from Meiji-Jingumae Subway Station |
| Odaiba |
Venus Fort |
Shopping mall in the style of a 18th century South European Town |
3mins walk from Tokyo Teleport Station |
| Odaiba |
Decks Tokyo Beach |
Shopping mall with different
stores, cafes, the food theme park 'Daiba Little Hong Kong' and arcade
'Tokyo Joypolis' |
2mins walk from Odaiba-Kaihin
Kouen Station |
| Odaiba |
Aqua City |
80 fashion, goods and services
shops and 60 cafes and restaurants |
1min walk from Daiba Station |
| Marunouchi |
Shin Marunouchi Building |
Newly opened in 2007, the mall has 8 floors of specialty shops and restaurants |
1min walk from Tokyo Station's Marunouchi Central Gate |
| Marunouchi |
Daimaru Department Store |
Department store with 12 floors of shops and restaurants |
1min walk from Tokyo Station |
| Omotesando |
Omotesando Hills |
Trendy shops and cafes |
2mins walk from Omotesando
Station (Exit A2) |
| Roppongi |
Tokyo Midtown |
Newly opened in 2007, the building
has 3 main zones of shops and restaurants |
2mins walk from Roppongi Subway
Station (Exit 8 on Toei-Oedo Line) |
| Roppongi |
Roppongi Hills |
More than 200 shops, cafes
and restaurants located in 5 zones |
1min walk from Roppongi Subway
Station (Exit 1C on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line) |
| Tsukiji |
Tsukiji Fish Market |
Largest central wholesale market, restaurants offering fresh seafood and Jogai outdoor market |
Short walk from Tsukiji Shijio Subway Station (Exit A1) |
| Ueno |
Ameyoko |
Busy market street with stores selling clothes, shoes, fresh food and miscellaneous items |
Short walk from Ueno Station |
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Shibuya
Tokyo
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Canal City Complex
Fukuoka
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Shinjuku East side
Tokyo
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| Nagoya |
Sakae |
Mitsukoshi Nagoya* |
Department store with wide range of products such as food, clothing, and gifts |
Short walk from Subway Sakae Station |
| |
| Osaka |
Rinku |
Rinku Premium Outlet* |
150 designers shops and restaurants |
6min walk from Rinku Town Station (JR Hanwa Line, Nankai Line) |
| Nipponbashi |
Den-Den Town |
Latest hi tech electronic goods at discounted prices |
Ebisucho Subway Stn (exit no 1-A and 1-B or Kintetsu Railway Nipponbashi Stn |
| Shinsaibashi |
Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street |
Shops offers traditional and fashionable goods |
Get off at Shinsaibashi Subway Stn (exit 5 & 6) |
| Sennichimae |
Sennichimae Doguya-Suji |
Shopping street of traditional kitchenware and plastic food models for display |
Get off at Namba Subway Stn (exit 4 on JR Namba, Kintetsu Rail, Nakai Lines) |
| |
| Kyoto |
Higashiyama |
Kyoto Handicraft Centre |
Gifts, souvenirs and handicrafts
from Kyoto and Japan including pearls, lacquerware etc. Tax-free shopping
is available for foreign tourists. |
Take Kyoto City Bus No. 206
from Kyoto Station and alight at nearest bus stop 'Kumano Jinja-mae' |
| Downtown Kyoto |
Shingokyoku Shopping Mall |
Shopping district consisting
of numerous gift shops |
Get off at either Hankyu Kawaramachi
Station or Keihan Sanjo Station |
| Downtown Kyoto |
Shijo Kawaramachi |
Busiest street intersaction
of Shijo Street and Kawaramachi Street with shops of all kinds |
Get off at Karasume Subway
Shijo Station |
| Downtown Kyoto |
Nishiki Market |
150 grocery stores selling
the best fresh produce in Kyoto |
Get off at Karasume Subway
Shijo Station |
| |
| Hiroshima |
Downtown Hiroshima |
Hondori Shopping Arcade |
Underground shopping arcade
lined with fashion and designer label boutiques, muliti-level electronic
shops and department stores |
Short walk from Hondori, Kamiya-cho-nishi
or Kamiya-cho-higashi Streetcar stop |
| Downtown Hiroshima |
Kamiyacho Shareo |
Underground shopping arcade
lined with fashion and designer label boutiques, muliti-level electronic
shops and department stores |
Short walk from Hondori, Kamiya-cho-nishi
or Kamiya-cho-higashi Streetcar stop |
| |
| Fukuoka |
Tenjin |
Mitsukoshi Fukuoka* |
Department store with wide
range of products such as food, clothing, and gifts |
Short walk from Subway
Tenjin Station or Nishitetsu-Line Fukuoka Station |
| Tenjin |
Tenjin Underground Shopping
Arcade |
100 shops with top fashion
and accessories in the underground mall |
Short walk from Tenjin Subway
Station |
| Tenjin |
Canal City Hakata |
A city-block size complex housing
hotels, cinema and specialty shops |
10mins walk from Hakata Station |
| Nishijin |
Nishijin Shopping Mall |
A local arcade with shops and
also handcarts selling fresh produce, seafood and flowers |
Short walk from Nishijin Subway
Station |
| |
| Nationwide |
Premium Outlets* (6 stores) |
One of the biggest outlet mall chains with six stores in Japan. Shoes, clothing, bags and so on. |
Please see respective website |
Marui* |
A very popular fashion department store chain among
young generation with cloths, shoes, bags and accessories |
Please see respective website |