Shopping in Japan is a real pleasure if you are a fan of this challenging, exhausting and enjoyable activity.
There are no ordinary department stores in Japan, only shopping malls. The most famous are Isetan and Odakyu with prices ranging from medium to sky-high, you will not find inexpensive goods here. More democratic shopping can be done at Seibu, one of the largest department stores in the world. For those who want to simultaneously shop and see the architecture of Japan, Mitsukoshi is a great place - its building is of historical and architectural value. If you want to plunge into the atmosphere of the market - then you need to go to Parco, this department store works exactly according to this principle.
In the chain department stores Mitsukoshi, Matsuya, Takashimaya, sales are often held and designer items can be found next to everyday clothes.
Popular shopping
- Jewelry in Japan costs the same money as in Europe, but the design is very different, the standard is high, you can buy it.
- For those who have come for various electronic novelties, here is just paradise - in Tokyo, in the city of electronics Akihabara, in the showrooms of manufacturers, all the latest technology innovations are presented. Prices for them are usually high, but cheaper than at home, and even everything is available. Pay attention to the Russification of the purchased product.
- If you want to buy Japanese-made shoes, then it is represented by the Diana brand. The quality is very good, the sizes are different.
- It is recommended to buy the brands Shiseido, Albion, Kanebo from Japanese-made cosmetics.
Various souvenirs
If the purpose of your shopping is authentic Japanese souvenirs, then you can buy:
- Puzzles for kids and adults.
- Maneki-eko figurines are a cat with a raised paw, an amulet to attract good luck and wealth.
- Tenugui towel with traditional patterns - they can be used as a napkin on the table, and a picture on the wall, if you put it in a frame, and you can also tie it around your head.
- The fan and wagasa are a Japanese umbrella. Fans in Japan are popular to this day; on a hot day outside, many people escape from the heat with their help.
- Furin bells, coiled bamboo Japanese lanterns, and chopsticks. You can buy literally at every step.
- Japanese shoes are wooden geta or more comfortable zori.
- Kimono - you can buy a light summer one - yukata, they are sold in many shops and souvenir shops, but it is better to buy it in a clothing store - there is more choice and higher quality fabrics.
- Tea, it is in Japan - several hundred varieties, choose the taste and smell.
- Cookies with seafood or seaweed, sake, fruits, rice cakes and sweets, dishes for tea and sushi - there will definitely be plenty to choose from as souvenirs.
