Ginza

Tokyo

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Ginza

For label lovers, the district Ginza is a retail heaven. The Japanese adore their fashion items and clothes from big designers. This is where you’ll find the usual suspects - Chanel, Hermes and even Barney’s of New York have all set up shop in this upmarket location. Well-established brands heave with equally well-dressed customers who can afford the clothes and the art in the surrounding Ginza galleries. For trendier labels, head to Harajaku and Shibuya.

Shopping

Shopping in this city has become more of an art than a simple pleasure. If you’ve got cash to spend then this is the paradise of all shopping paradises. Shopping malls and department stores abound and specific areas are often devoted to certain wares to make life easier. Roppongi is more than just hundreds of shops - it is a mini city of restaurants, clubs, cafés, cinemas, hotels and museums. It is where the expat crowd in particular, party, eat, drink, shop and hang out and is about as far from traditional Japan as is possible. Roppongi Hills, a mall comprising most of the above, is at the centre of this hive of activity and attracts a good percentage of Tokyo’s serious shoppers. Housing high street, boutique and designer brands, you can safely expect to find everything you’re looking for. . If you want to avoid more mainstream bookstores and spend some time looking for some hidden literary treasures, Kanda is where to go. Browse among the second-hand shops that line Yasukuni Dori and you’re bound to stumble upon a few gems. Good Day Books is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous used English book store and you can spend hours here among the 40.000 second hand and new copies.