There are a great many shops and goods in Tokyo. The prices of goods in Japan are very high. Most of the Japanese are not inclined to chase ultra-fashionable novelties and prefer to dress in stores in Europe with lower prices than in Tokyo. But the world's largest urban economy and objects of ancient and modern culture attract a huge number of visitors to the capital, which stimulates many of the leading designers to start selling their new collections in Tokyo stores. Therefore, buyers flock here in search of prestigious items, not paying special attention to the price of new products. Japanese designers Yohji Yamamoto, Takeo Kikuchi, Michiko and Hiroko Kosino also attract guests. Tokyo shopping malls are enormous in size, far exceeding their European counterparts.
Popular retail outlets
- The area around the Shinjuku Railway Terminal is full of retail space. Moreover, trade has also captured the underground space. There are many shops and eateries of different price categories under the station. Through underground tunnels it is possible to reach the business and entertainment centers of the area, making purchases along the way. One such underground shopping street, Shinjuku Subnaid, is over a kilometer long. The railroad tracks divide Shinjuku into strikingly different western and eastern sections. The western part is a modern city with skyscrapers and the luxurious Aoyama-dori shopping street. The eastern part - low-rise houses in a traditional style with a labyrinth of streets, in some places reminiscent of slums. Here you can taste Japanese food, purchase traditional goods and experience all kinds of entertainment, including the ancient ones.
- The Ginja and Shinjuku districts are the main shopping districts of Tokyo. They house many shopping centers, the most famous of which are Mitsukoshi, Matsuzakaya, Matsuya, Isetan, Keio. The design of Japanese jewelry does not leave women indifferent. If prices are not embarrassing, then pearl masterpieces will be a wonderful gift. An excellent choice in the Tasaki gallery.
- The area around Shibuya Station is also a shopping and entertainment area. The young people of Tokyo love to spend time here. In the department stores "Seibu" and "Tokyu", in a large number of small shops on the streets of the district, they sell inexpensive fashionable youth goods. The Dogen-zaka quarter in the area is famous for its entertainment venues.
- Inogisara Park is a famous large park where people gather in the spring to admire the beautiful flowers of Japanese cherry blossoms, breathe in its scent, and admire the swarm of rose petals that are blown off by the wind and sinking to the ground, the water of the pond and the river. On holidays and weekends, excluding the cherry blossom season, there are art fairs in the park and trade in traditional handicrafts.
- Shopping center "Akihabara" - a space for choice of electronics. The prices for the latest novelties here are slightly lower than in Russia, and the penultimate models of the lines are sold several times cheaper. Conceptual developments of popular companies can be found in the exhibition halls.
