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Discount Shops / Groceries Tokyo
27 Reviews In the shop, they sell a wide range of products that are classified into different categories that will suit anyone's need. They provide updated information about their products too. What's good on...
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Shinsaibashi Osaka
14 Reviews The area has many shops and restaurants. Some cheap, some expensive, some just downright weird. A good place to go to when the weather is nasty, as everything is covered for blocks. Great place to...
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Fashion Tokyo
14 Reviews Everybody knows that the Hermes' Brand is one of the most expensive Luxe brands in the world and is way more expensive than Louis Vuitton. In fact, about 18% of the company is owned by the LVMH group....
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department stores Osaka
14 Reviews Not much different from other Takashimaya but i always find interesting deals when I go there. This one is particularly big and has good food on the first floor. One thing special to note is that the...
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Electric / Electronics Tokyo
9 Reviews The LAOX is the biggest electronic shop in town. The main shop across the street at subwaystation Akihabara offers 7 floors of electronics. Unfortunately not every article is that cheap as you would...
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Den Den town Osaka
4 Reviews Technology, DVD and Anime, that's what Den Den Town is all about. The place is loaded with technology stores and anime shops, and naturally the Pachinko stores are not far away as well. Look properly...
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Department Stores Tokyo
13 Reviews If you're looking for a place for interesting souvenirs, Tokyu Hands ought to be on your list of places to visit. We originally stopped over because I wanted to get some Japanese greeting cards, but...
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*Shopping Area > Nakamise (Asakusa) Tokyo
13 Reviews This shop has wonderful shoes for each season at a great price! Sports shoes for guys and lots of ladies shoes! All season, they've got great steals for men and women with their bargain bins outside...
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*Shopping Area > Akihabara Tokyo
23 Reviews Akihabara is a big place for all electronics goods and equipment. As a tourist, one would need a whole day and still not be able to cover the whole area. To spend a whole day there and end up paying...
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Toys and Computer Games Tokyo
8 Reviews You don't have to be a kid to enjoy this shop and even if you don't intend to buy anything its still worth a look. The shop is a riot of colour spread out on several floors (I can't remember if it was...
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*Shopping Area > Harajuku / Omotesando Tokyo
10 Reviews Tokyo is a great big city. And to my surprise it is not full with souvenir shops all over the place. But we found this great store located among the high end shopping in the Harajuku. The prices were...
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Anime and Characters Tokyo
7 Reviews Japan + Kawaii = Hello Kitty. You can probably find something by Sanrio wherever you go in the city but for a real Hello Kitty treat head to the Sanrio Gift Gate in Ikebukuro. The shop is only small...
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Japanese Style Tokyo
11 Reviews Oriental Bazaar is as the name suggests a place to buy oriental souvenirs. If you're looking for a kimono or some Japanese trinkets then its worth looking here. The shop is a red and green Japanese...
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Postcards / Souvenirs Tokyo
6 Reviews Although Tokio is, I would say, a very touristy spot, finding a place that sells common stock viewcards seems to be a rather challenging task. It appears that some gift-selling establishments are most...
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*Shopping Area > Ginza Tokyo
10 Reviews Ginza is well known around the world as the Luxury Shopping Capital of Japan and as many as 1/4 of the famous brands of europe like hermes, louis vuitton, gucci, christian dior, balenciaga, etc...
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*Shopping Area > Shinjuku Tokyo
7 Reviews Shinjuku is a shopping and nightlife district in central Tokyo. It's also one of those ultramodern neighborhoods in Tokyo with a huge LCD screen on every building. Definitely a must see at night when...
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*Shopping Area > Shibuya Tokyo
9 Reviews Tokyu Hands is a wonderful place to shop! It has many floors, each with different sorts of items. It has reasonable prices and has a wide variety of products. It also has elevators, so it is handicap...
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*Shopping Area > Ameya Yokocho (AMEYOKO) Tokyo
6 Reviews Unless you own a bank, forget about shopping in feashionable districts like Shinjuku and Roponggi. Since I am not too keen on belting out the song ," HEY BIG SPENDER" and filing for early bankruptcy,...
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Shopping Complex Tokyo
3 Reviews A 2-storey recreation of Hong Kong in the middle of a Japanese shopping mall. It even has large neon lit signs that are so famous in Hong Kong. This place also has a large Namco arcade inclusive of...
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*Shopping Area > Odaiba Tokyo
5 Reviews It is at the basement of huge ODAKYO Department Store inside the SHINJUKU STATION complex! You don't have to get out of Shinjuku Station building as the department store is right there- just follow...
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Music Tokyo
3 Reviews There is a whole stretch of shops in Ochanomizu that is definitely musicians' heaven! These shops sell all sorts of musical intruments and related items, scores etc etc. If you are crazy about music,...
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Jewel Tokyo
1 Review I stumbled across this small shop on my way back to Ginza from the fish market. I was drawn in and I couldn't help it - it's so beautiful. It's only like 5 mins walk from all the Ginza glitz and it's...
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Showrooms Tokyo
1 Review As you are already in one of the most expensive cities in the world, why not max out on your credit card at the Toyota Megaweb Showroom. I'm told that the cost of the car is not in itself particularly...
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This shop sells men and women smart, casual, sporty clothes - including socks, gloves, etc. depends on the season - and also several types of bags and passport/camera wallets. They are relatively cheap in Japan. Note: There are also Uniqlo stores in UK, launched in Autumn 2001. Clothes, bags. Watch for discounts - you'll save money.
Visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple and then enjoy the picturesque downtown district of Asakusa. Traditional gifts and foods in market style surroundings. Nothing very expensive and you can haggle over the prices.
The whole area is full of shops selling electronics many sold duty free (remember to take your passport). Any electronic device ever made. Be careful with prices as there may not be much to be saved against UK prices though we did save £40+ on a iPod nano. You can also haggle over what you are prepared to pay.
This is the only place where we can afford to buy some clothes. Prices are affordable here with a fleece jacket costing less than US$13 and a pair of jeans for US$18. Quality is great and the range of colours is mind-boggling.The branch in Kyoto (Nishiri market) is small but the one in Tokyo (Ginza) is 5 storeys high with men, women, children's clothes and shoes.Get ready for big crowds on weekends Women, listen up - Japanese skincare brand like Shiseido is so much cheaper in Japan. The airport is a great place to stock up before you leave Japan.
Ah the famous 100 yen shop!Bargain stores exist all over the world, but I think the Japanese are the world-leaders in them.100 yen is roughly 88 US cents, and while I don't think everything is that cheap, these stores sell a whole range of cheap but useful stuff.I picked up a basic calculator, notebook and a small traditional-style plate which could pass as a gift. 100 yen stores are especially good for pens and stationery (Hello Kitty etc) which make good gifts. They also sell toiletries and cosmetics.
100 Yen shops can now be found all over Japan. These discount stores can be a bit of a lifesaver for travellers wishing to save their money, but needing extra clothes. On both my trips to Japan, when I've needed extra clothes to suit the climatic conditions a bit better, I've found cheap and good quality items like hats, t-shirts, etc... in these stores. Not everything in store is 100 Yen. Items that cost more will be labelled, but will still prove cheaper than "fashion brand" items in the big stores.
At either terminal of Narita Airport, just before the gates. "UMEBOSHI-KONBUCHA" which is "Seaweed Tea flavoured with plum". This tea has a very delicate yet distinct flavour which will linger in your mind forever because it is just SO rare. More rare than the Matcha (Special Brew Green Tea).Seaweed tea isn't something the average Japanese will have come across, as it is normally home-brewed and served during very special occasions for the upper class Japanese like grand wedding receptions and birth celebration of firstborn son. Pure Seaweed Tea is extremely rare, and I've tried in vain to get them in Tokyo shops and in shops throughout Hokkaido. You can try getting pure Seaweed Tea, using the name "Nori-Cha". Trouble is not many people will have come across it and will mistake it for a soup additive which is clearly a different product. A box like this containing 25 tea bags costs...
Any shop in Narita Airport. They're priced at a-third here compared to most cities elsewhere. "Mochi" are small bite-sized sweet dessert/snacks made of a coating of flavoured rice starch and a soft core. Normally the coating and the core are of different textures and flavours. Flavours range from strawberry yogurt to red bean to green tea. The bean-flavoured ones are usually pasty and have real beans (red, black or white) in the core. The box pictured here is priced at about 200 Yen. Larger boxes with different flavour varieties normally cost about 1,500 Yen.
When it comes to food, the Japanese has them all. Not just in terms of great taste, interesting innovations as well. You'll never go hungry in this country, unless you have run out of money - which is quite likely. There's beef jerky, pork jerky, and get this... SEAWEED JERKY !!! 105 En
Originally "Noren" were widely used in Japan as restaurant and shop curtains. A Noren hung in a doorway signaled that the shop was open for business. Noren are now widely used in contemporary home and business decor, enhancing any room or doorway. Noren are split in the middle so you can walk right through, and have a closed top seam to insert a wooden or bamboo dowel for hanging. You can see in the picture a variety of colors and designs...sold at 100 yen stores...
Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo
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Hotel Granvia Kyoto Kyoto
6 Reviews and 740 Opinions We stayed 3 nights at Kyoto Granvia Hotel from Feb. 27 to Mar 1, 2008. We paid Yen 17,600 per night,...
The Ritz-Carlton Osaka Osaka
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