Fashion

Laforet Harajuku

Department store Laforet in Harajuku sells all things punk, lolita and weird.

By Tinka Weener

Souvenirs

LOFT in Yurakucho

LOFT is a new speciality concept store specialising in everyday commodities and lifestyle products.

By Chris Barnes

Department Stores

Takashimaya Department Store

Takashimaya is a repository of traditional and modern Kyoto art and design. Bringing luxury to your home and everyday life, it is a living museum and emporium of Kyoto culture and fashion. There are English interpreters available.

By Bonson Lam

Department Stores

May One Department Store

A conveniently situated department store that has everything a traveller might need.

By Nicola Skoulding

Department Stores

Muji Design Store Kyoto

Founded in 1980 by the Seiyu Group, Muji (short for Mujirushi Ryōhin), eschewed the glitz of that time, and instead led the way in natural, minimalist designs

By Bonson Lam

Department Stores

Marinoa City Outlet Mall in Fukuoka

The biggest outlet mall in the Kyushu region has a ferris wheel as its symbol and gorgeous ocean views.

By Haruka Saijo

Souvenirs

RENEW Factory Tours & Craft Market

By Geoff Day

Department Stores

Iyotetsu Takashimaya Department Store

There are two prestigious department stores in Matsuyama, Iyotetsu Takashimaya and Mitsukoshi, within easy walking distance of each other. The Iyotetsu Takashimaya building is actually the terminus for the Iyo Railway Co., (Iyotetsu), the first railway in Shikoku and was also the third private railway in Japan. This follows the Japanese tradition of major railway lines that would build department stores at the terminus of the lines, so that they could literally feed warm bodies into the maw of Mammon from all directions with their steel conveyor belts.

By Rod Walters