Kyūshū
Dating from the 1850s and a registered cultural property, this busy, rustic blade shop is filled with incredible knives, hatchets, swords and even ninja…
Must-see shopping in Kyūshū
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Beppu
Opened in 1948 and recently renovated, this gallery feels like an intimate museum of Japanese bamboo art. Many of the works were made by well-known…
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Fukuoka
Hakata is renowned for it weaving tradition, called Hakata-ori, and this chic shop, to the right as you enter Hakata Riverain mall, has been producing…
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Fukuoka
Canal City is Fukuoka's biggest mall, boasting an eponymous artificial canal with illuminated fountain symphony, a multiplex cinema, a playhouse and about…
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Fukuoka
White-faced clay ningyō (Hakata dolls) depicting women, children, samurai and geisha are a popular Fukuoka craft. This place has been selling them since…
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Kyūshū
Across from a park, this place sells local wood crafts, clay haniwa (earthenware totems), lacquer and glassware, a small collection of traditional masks…
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Nagasaki
Among the new restaurants sits this stalwart, in business since 1624, and a must for history buffs and those with a taste for Japanese sweets…
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Fukuoka
This elegant shop offers obi, kimonos and accessories from business-card holders to handbags in the distinctive Hakata-ori style. None of it is cheap …
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Karatsu Ware Federation Exhibition Hall
Kyūshū
Just outside Karatsu Station, this exhibition hall displays and sells local potters' work, with prices ranging from ¥500 to eye-watering. Potters have a…
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Fukuoka
Modern, multistorey mall with some 70 shops for fashion, homewares and design, plus restaurants and cafes. The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is on the top…
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Fukuoka
The Fukuoka branch of Mandarake is Kyūshū's largest manga store, with two large floors of galleries of games, comic books, DVDs, costumes and merch – lots…
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Kagoshima
At JR Kagoshima-Chūō Station, Amu Plaza has dozens of options for fashion and lifestyle, plus restaurants, a multiplex cinema and a Ferris wheel on the…
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Beppu
On the southeastern edge of the town centre, this hulking three-storey complex has anchor tenants like Uniqlo and Daiso. The ground floor features a giant…
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Beppu
This tiny shop features products, food, liquor and crafts from Ōita Prefecture. Look for comestibles like jams, teas, spices, condiments and shōchū …
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Fukuoka
The IMS building in Tenjin has prime skyline views from its 12th- and 13th-floor restaurants, including busy No No Budo. Nearby is Pietro Corte for…
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Nagasaki
It's not that the snacks, candy, castella (dense sponge cake), toys and trinkets are so unique – or great, for that matter. It's that this gift shop…
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Kumamoto Prefectural Products Centre
Kumamoto
Operated by the prefecture, this shop offers an array of crafts and foods from across Kumamoto: shōchū (strong distilled alcohol), ceramics, plush toys…
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Fukuoka
Occupying five floors of the Media Mall building, this bookshop sells a wide selection, including foreign paperbacks.
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Kyūshū
About 20 vendors sell fish and related products in a market-like setting here. There are lots of free samples and interesting demos, such as katsuo-bushi …
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Kagoshima
Shop here for local specialities: ceramics, wood crafts, tea, accessories, and lots of shōchū (distilled liquor). It's near Tenmonkan.
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Kumamoto
A landmark department store near the intersection of the Kamitōri and Shimotōri Arcades. It has a special service desk for foreign visitors.
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Nagasaki
Some 700 businesses, from department stores to speciality boutiques and electronics outlets, populate these covered streets near Shianbashi.
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Kumamoto
This newly rebuilt multistorey shopping complex is filled with fashion and lifestyle boutiques and has an outlet of Muji on the 4th floor.
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Kagoshima
A higher-end department store and shopping centre. Look for it behind the distinctive neo-baroque facade.
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Fukuoka
Maruzen has a huge selection of over 600,000 Japanese- and English-language books, magazines and DVDs.
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Fukuoka
Popular, 10-storey department store (eight floors above ground, two below) across two buildings.
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Nagasaki
Beside JR Nagasaki Station, Amu Plaza has a surprisingly varied restaurant arcade.
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Kagoshima
This ivy-covered shopping centre in Tenmonkan is many storeys of fashion, lifestyle goods (at Loft), books (at Junkudō, including some periodicals and…
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Beppu
This popular shopping centre at the crossroads of downtown Beppu offers a Muji branch, a decent basement food floor and, should you need it, a Starbucks.
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Beppu
For last-minute purchases before you catch your train, the shopping arcade inside Beppu Station offers souvenirs, crafts and snacks.
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Kumamoto
A popular department store near the intersection of the Kamitōri and Shimotōri Arcades.
