Must-see shopping in Ginza & Tsukiji

  • Store front of Muji's Yurakucho flagship store, Marunouchi & Nihombashi

    Muji

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    You could hear the collective swoon of all devotees of functional design when this huge Muji flagship opened in 2019. Floors two through five carry the…

  • Imadeya

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Imadeya is a respected sake specialty store, but they carry more than that, including small batch shōchū (distilled alcohol usually made from sweet…

  • Itōya

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Explore the nine floors (plus several more in the nearby annex) of stationery at this famed, century-old Ginza establishment. There are everyday items …

  • Takumi

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    You're unlikely to find a more elegant selection of traditional folk crafts, including toys, textiles and ceramics from around Japan. Ever thoughtful,…

  • Akomeya

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Rice ('kome') is at the heart of Japanese cuisine. This stylish store sells not only many types of the grain but also products made from it (such as sake)…

  • Uniqlo street front, Ginza & Tsukiji.

    Uniqlo Ginza

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Stop any Tokyoite on the street and odds are they're wearing at least one thing from Uniqlo, the ubiquitous retailer of indispensible basics. There are…

  • Dover Street Market shopfront, Ginza & Tsukiji.

    Dover Street Market Ginza

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    A department store as envisioned by Rei Kawakubo (of Comme des Garçons), DSM has seven floors of avant-garde brands, including several Japanese labels and…

  • Ginza Six streetfront image, Ginza & Tsukiji.

    Ginza Six

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    This high-end mall was designed by architect Taniguchi Yoshio, who also did the Gallery of Hōryū-ji Treasures. Large-scale art installations are held in…

  • Entrance to Sanrio World, from inside the Nishi Ginza shopping centre, Ginza & Tsukiji

    Sanrioworld Ginza

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Sanrio's flagship store is piled high with all the Hello Kitty merchandise your heart could desire, including some pretty blinged-up items of the famous…

  • Okuno Building

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    The Okuno Building (1932) is of a rare vintage in ever-redeveloping Tokyo; most such buildings have long come down. But a concerted effort by artists and…

  • Mitsukoshi

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Mitsukoshi is Ginza's most famous department store, anchoring one corner of the neighbourhood's main intersection. The fashion is mostly from…

  • Tokyo Midtown Hibiya

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    This classy mixed-use complex, which opened in 2018, has a good assortment of fashionable boutiques as well as the 11-screen Toho multiplex. Check out the…

  • Tsukiji Uogashi

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    The ground floors of this L-shaped complex house some 70 stalls of wholesalers, all of whom used to operate in the old Tsukiji market, selling seafood and…

  • Kyūkyodō

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Originally from Kyoto (and in business for 350 years), Kyūkyodō has been producing top quality washi (Japanese paper) and incense for generations (the…

  • Ginza Tsutaya Books

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    This big, beautiful bookstore inside Ginza Six has a well-curated selection of art, architecture, design and travel books. Foreign-language titles are…

  • Tenyasu Honten

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Tsukudani are various foods – mainly seafood and seaweed but sometimes meat and vegetables too – that have been preserved in a sweet soy sauce. This…

  • Matsuya

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Matsuya is one of Ginza's long established department stores (but with a shiny remake). It has all the usual international designer brands, but the…

  • Morioka Shoten & Co

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    This tiny bookshop showcases a single title a week, be it a novel, a cook book or an art tome, alongside an exhibition. However, the real reason for…

  • Antique Mall Ginza

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    At this subterranean market of antique and retro goods, you can pick up anything from old lacquerware and pottery to beautifully embroidered obi (the…

  • Tokyo Gallery + BTAP

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Tokyo Gallery, opened in 1950 and the city's first commercial space to focus on contemporary works, has collaborated with the Beijing–Tokyo Art Project …

  • Natsuno

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Shelf after shelf of ohashi (chopsticks) in wood, lacquer and even gold leaf line the walls of this intimate shop, alongside plenty of hashi-oki …

  • Hakuhinkan

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    This layer cake of a ‘toy park’ is crammed with character toys, the hottest squawking video games, seas of colourful plastic, the softest plush toys ever…

  • Gallery Koyanagi

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Exhibits at this long-established commercial gallery include works from serious heavy hitters from Japan and abroad, such as Sugimoto Hiroshi and Marlene…

  • Tsukiji Hitachiya

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    Tokyo chefs and cooks seek out Hitachiya for hand-forged knives, sturdy bamboo baskets and other great kitchen and cooking tools.

  • Wako

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    A retail landmark in Ginza since 1932, this exclusive department store with its famous clock tower was designed in the Neo-Renaissance style by Watanabe…