Things to Do in Tokyo

Toyota Auto Salon Amlux Tokyo

I'm not a big car fan, but even I have fun at Amlux. Japan's largest automobile showroom when it opened...

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Japan Traditional Craft Center (Zenkoku Dentoteki Kogeihin Senta)

This store is worth a trip even if you can't afford to buy anything. Established to distribute information...

• Shopping

Sukeroku

This tiny, truly unique shop sells handmade figures of traditional Japanese characters, from mythological...

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Tower Records and Books

My friends in Tokyo don't shop anywhere else for their books and magazines, as prices are usually lower...

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Kitazawa

The largest of several English-language bookstores in Kanda, Kitazawa boasts an overwhelming selection...

• Shopping

Ohya Shobo

Established in 1882, this delightfully cramped shop in Kanda doesn't have any English-language books,...

• Shopping

Wako

This is one of Ginza's smallest department stores but also one of its classiest, housed in one of the...

• Shopping

S. Watanabe

This 100-year-old shop deals mostly in contemporary woodblock prints with traditional themes, as well...

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Shiseido Gallery

Founded in 1919 by the Shiseido cosmetics company's first president, this is the Ginza's oldest gallery...

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Takashimaya

This department store provides stiff competition for Mitsukoshi, with a history just as long. It was...

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Ando

Opened in 1880, this shop probably has Tokyo's largest selection of Japanese cloisonné, including jewelry,...

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Kurofune Antiques

Located in a large house in Roppongi, Kurofune is owned by American John Adair, who for more than 25...

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Complex

Unlike the other galleries listed here, this one has an unlikely home in the Roppongi nightlife district....

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Yoshitoku

Yoshitoku has had a shop at this location since 1711, making it Tokyo's oldest wholesale doll and traditional...

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Hashi Ginza Natsuno

This shop is tiny, but so are the products it sells -- chopsticks and chopstick holders, in all designs...

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Gallery Kawano

Antique kimono, obi, and high-quality fabrics are for sale at this small shop. Open daily 11am to 6pm....

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Oriental Bazaar

If you have time for only one souvenir shop in Tokyo, this should be it. This is the city's best-known...

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Kiddy Land

Toys, games, puzzles, dolls, action figures, Pokémon cards, and much more are packed into this immensely...

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Tatsumi

This small shop in Asakusa sells antique and used kimono and obi at reasonable prices. Open daily 10am...

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Kurodaya

If you're visiting Asakusa, you might want to stop in at this shop. First opened back in 1856, it sells...

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Hanayashiki

Opened in 1853, this small and rather corny amusement park is Japan's oldest. It offers a small roller...

• Attractions

Tokyu Hands

Billing itself the "Creative Life Store," Tokyu Hands, part of the Tokyu chain, is a huge department...

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Mitsukoshi

This Nihombashi department store is one of Japan's oldest and grandest, founded in 1673 by the Mitsui...

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Sunshine International Aquarium

On the 10th floor of the World Import Mart Building, this Sunshine City complex is the unlikely home...

• Zoos/Aquariums

Museum of Maritime Science (Fune-no-Kagakukan)

The building housing the Museum of Maritime Science is shaped like a ship, complete with an observation...

• Museums