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Sunshine City: Ikebukuro
Shetland ponies and a planetarium


Tucked into the end of a busy Ikebukuro thoroughfare is the entrance to Sunshine City...

Harumi Triton Square: Harumi
Shopping and strolling on the waterfront


Odaiba isn't the only shopping spot with a view of the water. Harumi Triton Square in...

Cinema Sheet Shop: Nakano
Movie posters


Unlike the old poster stores in Jimbocho, the little shops in Nakano Broadway seem generally...

Jasmine Tea: Nakano
Hong Kong and Taiwan DVDs


Since the demise of the excellent Hong Kong film store in Aoyama a few years ago, Hong...

Mandarake Henya: Nakano
Pop-culture antiques


This oddball collection of decades-old commercial artifacts is definitely our favorite...

Nakano Broadway: Nakano
Otaku department store


The ground floor of Nakano Broadway looks just like a typical neighborhood shopping arcade...

Alessi: Gaienmae
Italian design shop


According to the Alessi website, the chain of shops "considers itself more a research...

Yanagi Shop: Yotsuya
Tableware and furniture


Approaching the exterior of this utilitarian building tucked away in Yotsuya, you may...

Ameyoko Center Market: Ueno
Asian bazaar


While much of Tokyo is turning into new landscapes of luxury malls and glossy condominiums...

HHstyle.com: Harajuku
Super-stylish chairs


Sometimes feel bored with the broken down old chairs in your apartment? Occasionally...

Costco: Machida
Suburban shopping frenzy


Deep in the western suburbs, a world away from the bustling shopping streets of central...

Fukumitsuya: Ginza
Elegant sake utensils


Fukumitsuya calls itself a sake shop, but at first glance you might take it for just...

@wonder: Jimbocho
Shrine to movie mania


Want a garish yakuza poster? Or a picture book on samurai films? Searching for items...

Don Quixote: Shinjuku Kabukicho
Graveyard-shift thrift


Second only to the threat of an audit by the tax office, what really strikes terror in...

Cibone: Gaienmae
Scandinavian design haven


Need something unique to spruce up your manshon? Check out the newly-renovated Cibone...

Muji Yurakucho: Yurakucho
No-brand megastore


From humble beginnings as a no-brand retailler of fashion goods in 1983, Mujirushi Ryohin...

Garage, The: Kanda
Stringed instrument shop


If you feel the need to strum on a charango made in the traditional manner from an armadillo...