Top 5 Shopping Places in Tokyo
1. Shibuya 109 Building
Shibuya 109 building is the place where all the teenage tourists are most looking forward to heading to once they reach Tokyo. It’s the chicest shopping alley where a number of trendy stores are selling a huge rage of clothing from formal suits to hip and weird costumes and also variety of cool accessories. This shopping spot gathers local youths’ unique taste and is always cluttered with young crowds who look astonishing with their extraordinary dressing in a mini skirt, platform boots, makeup and crazy hairstyles while some dress in ‘cosplay’ resembling Japanese cartoon characters.
2. Daiso – 100 Yen Shop
Actually, Tokyo is dotted with a numerous shopping places and the 100 Yen shops are among them. The shop caters a various items, each for 105 Yen (100 Yen plus 5 percent consumption tax). The products range from kitchen, electronic tools, clothing, stationery and gardening tools. Although the goods are dirt cheap, their quality is really high. Cheap one-price shops are now really famous all around Japan and gradually spread to some Asian countries.
3. Ginza
Considered Tokyo’s most expensive and upscale areas, Ginza caters a number of massive and exclusive department stores and at night features neon signs which brighten up the darkness. Wako and Miatsukoshi are Ginza’s most famous department stores visited by thousands of locals and tourists everyday. Beside, ultimate photo galleries and excellent restaurants are widely found in this elegant shopping area.
4. Isetan
Isetan is renowned all over Asia with its reputation of being Tokyo’s largest and oldest department store. This ultimate store provides a numerous extreme fashionable and contemporary clothing boutiques, traditional Japanese accessories and kimono. Isetan features special area for women’s clothing and men’s wear in larger size for those who don’t fit the standard Japanese size.
5. Oriental Bazaar
Tourists in search of oriental and Japanese souvenirs are widely found at the Oriental Bazaar where its building resembles a ttraditional Japanese temple. The four-storey is among the most famous Japan’s souvenir stores and famed for its affordable products including Japanese kimonos.