[:it]Travel guide: Tokyo – Episode 02 – Shopping guide[:en]Travel guide: Tokyo – Episode 02 – Shopping guide[:ja]Travel guide: Tokyo – Episode 01[:]
[:it]Viaggiare è un’esperienza unica che ci permette di allargare il nostro bagaglio culturale e di venire a contatto con realtà più o meno distanti dalle nostre. Allo stesso modo però una della consuetudini più diffuse è quella di ritornare a casa portando con sé ricordi anche materiali.
Per questo motivo, in questo nuovo episodio delle nostre speciali guide, vogliamo indicarvi dove, come e cosa acquistare a Tokyo!
Non vogliamo alimentare in voi lo spirito del consumismo, ma bensì condurvi sulla strada degli acquisti unici, carini, utili, necessari, appaganti. Infatti, da che mondo è mondo, l’essere umano ha bisogno anche di sentirsi coccolato e di dedicarsi qualche spesa in più per il solo gusto di farlo.
Ecco quindi il nostro piccolo viaggio nel mondo dello shopping di Tokyo!
Passeggiando per Asakusa: Nakamise Dori
photo credits: thejapanesedreams.com
La Nakamise Dori è una delle strade pedonali più caratteristiche per lo shopping ad Asakusa. Fiancheggiata dalle numerosi bancarelle in cui è possibile trovare artigianato tradizionale souvenirs e snack, è una tappa perfetta per gli acquisti last minute. I negozi che costeggiano la via sono un vero paradiso per chi cerca la washi, la carta giapponese per gli origami.
Nel cuore di Shinjuku: Okadaya
photo credits: shinjuku-guide.com
Il negozio di Okadaya mette a disposizione ben 6 piani di articoli per artigianato, filati, kit da cucito, libri-guida per il fai da te, fodere, materiali tradizionali giapponesi e altri tessuti particolari. Una meta molto amata dagli studenti che frequentano la scuola di design e moda poco distante!
Tutto a 100 Yen o poco più: Daiso
photo credits: planetyze.com
Daiso oggi è un marchio conosciuto in molti paesi nel mondo e sono presenti un sacco di negozi in tutto il Giappone. A Tokyo è il posto ideale per spendere poco e trovare un tantissimi oggetti più o meno utili, carini, divertenti, particolari e così via che. Nonostante il costo estremamente basso, sono di una sorprendente qualità!
Cuteness overload: Aranzi Aronzo, Character Street, Sunshine City e Yamashiroya
photo credits: matcha-jp.com
Nel centro commerciale del Tokyo sky tree è stato aperto Aranzi Aronzo un negozio dove tutto è “carino, strano e coccoloso”. Qui possiamo trovare teneri personaggi sotto forma di giocattoli, oggetti per la casa, articoli di cartoleria, accessori e libri di artigianato.
Al piano inferiore della stazione di Tokyo, dalle uscite Yaesu e Marunouchi, nella First Avenue ecco fare capolino la Character Street. Si tratta di un’intera strada commerciale straripante di negozi dedicati ai personaggi più amati in Giappone. Qui troviamo Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma, Totoro, Miffy, Tamagotchi, Rement e Pokemon! Inoltre all’Okashi Land è possibile rifornirsi delle caramelle e i dolci più famosi e conosciuti come i Pocky!
photo credits: happyjappy.com
Invece, vicino alla stazione di Ikebukuro sorge un grattacielo di 60 piani al cui interno troviamo ben due centri commerciali! A Sunshine City esistono negozi meravigliosi come
Donguri Kyowakoku, in cui è possibile trovare qualunque cosa a tema Studio Ghibli. Non dimentichiamoci poi di Dagashiya, in cui si possono acquistare dolci di ogni tipo in adorabili confezioni. HAPiNS, dove poter trovare utensili e oggetti per la casa unici e deliziosi e i peluche di Hannari Tofu e Alpacasso. Inoltre troviamo anche il Pokemon Center, il Sanrio Vivitix, Kutsushitaya, il Village Vanguard, Swimmer. Insomma, non manca di certo l’imbarazzo della scelta!
Proprio davanti l’ingresso della stazione di Ueno si trova Yamashiroya. Uno splendido negozio di 6 piani tutti da esplorare che offrono giocattoli di ogni tipo, articoli per collezionisti, action figures. Ma anche peluches di ogni genere e marca, souvenirs e tantissime gacha-machine che erogano alcuni dei gashapon più belli!
Il Creative Life: Tokyu Hands
photo credits: gotokyo.org
Il Tokyu Hands ha davvero tante filiali sparse per il Giappone e qui a Tokyo sono facilmente rintracciabili ad Ikebukuro, Shibuya e Shinjuku. E’ il negozio per eccellenza dove si può trovare veramente di tutto e tutto tipicamente giapponese! Che siano articoli creativi, artistici e artigianato, oggetti per la casa, articoli di cartoleria bellissimi. Oppure valigie, pentole, mobili o attrezzi per il fai da te, Tokyu Hands è un paradiso. Questo è probabilmente il luogo per il quale io consiglierei una visita assolutamente obbligatoria!
Quali tra questi negozi vi ha colpito maggiormente? Avete già in mente una lista di cose che dovrete assolutamente acquistare una volta arrivati a Tokyo? Io credo che impazzirete e probabilmente spenderete soldi in oggetti assurdi che non avreste mai pensato di aver bisogno…. almeno fino a quel momento![:en]Traveling is a unique experience that allows us to broaden our cultural background and come into contact with realities that are more or less distant from ours. In the same way, however, one of the most widespread customs is that of returning home, bringing back even material memories.
For this reason, in this new episode of our special guides, we want to show you where, how and what to buy in Tokyo!
We do not want to nourish the spirit of consumerism in you, but rather to lead you on the path of unique, cute, useful, necessary, satisfying purchases. In fact, the human being also needs to feel pampered and to spend some extra money for the sake of it.
So here is our little trip to the Tokyo shopping world!
Walking through Asakusa: Nakamise Dori
photo credits: thejapanesedreams.com
The Nakamise Dori is one of the most characteristic pedestrian shopping streets in Asakusa. Lined with numerous stalls where you can find traditional souvenirs and snacks, it is a perfect stop for last-minute purchases. The shops that line the street are a real paradise for those looking for washi, the Japanese paper for origami.
In the heart of Shinjuku: Okadaya
photo credits: shinjuku-guide.com
The Okadaya store offers 6 floors of craft items, yarns, sewing kits, DIY guide books, linings, traditional Japanese materials, and other special fabrics. A destination much loved by students attending the design and fashion school nearby!
100 Yen or so: Daiso
photo credits: planetyze.com
Daiso today is a brand known in many countries around the world and there are plenty of shops throughout Japan. In Tokyo, it’s the ideal place to spend little and find a lot of objects more or less useful, cute, funny, particular and so on. Despite the extremely low cost, they are of a surprising quality!
Cuteness overload: Aranzi Aronzo, Character Street, Sunshine City e Yamashiroya
photo credits: matcha-jp.com
In the Tokyo sky tree shopping center, Aranzi Aronzo was opened, a store where everything is “cute, strange and cuddly”. Here we can find tender characters in the form of toys, household items, stationery, accessories and craft books.
On the lower level of the Tokyo station, from the Yaesu and Marunouchi exits, the Character Street peeps out on First Avenue. It is an entire commercial street overflowing with shops dedicated to the most beloved characters in Japan. Here we find Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma, Totoro, Miffy, Tamagotchi, Rement, and Pokemon! Also at the Okashi Land, it is possible to stock up on the most famous sweets and desserts known as Pocky!
photo credits: happyjappy.com
Instead, near the Ikebukuro station, there is a skyscraper of 60 floors inside which we find two shopping centers! In Sunshine City, there are wonderful shops like Donguri Kyowakoku, where you can find anything with a Studio Ghibli theme. And let’s not forget about Dagashiya, where you can buy all kinds of sweets in lovely packages. HAPiNS, where you can find unique and delicious utensils and objects for the home and the plush toys of Hannari Tofu and Alpacasso. In addition, we also find the Pokemon Center, the Sanrio Vivitix, Kutsushitaya, the Village Vanguard, Swimmer. In short, there is certainly plenty of choice!
Yamashiroya is right in front of the entrance to Ueno station. A splendid store of 6 floors to be explored that offer all kinds of toys, collectors’ items, action figures. But also stuffed animals of every kind and brand, souvenirs and lots of gacha-machines that supply some of the most beautiful gashapons!
The Creative Life: Tokyu Hands
photo credits: gotokyo.org
The Tokyu Hands has really many branches scattered around Japan and here in Tokyo, they are easily traceable to Ikebukuro, Shibuya, and Shinjuku. It is the store par excellence where you can really find everything and everything typically Japanese! Whether they are creative, artistic and craft items, household items, beautiful stationery. Or suitcases, pots, furniture or tools for DIY, Tokyu Hands is a paradise. This is probably the place for which I would recommend an absolutely mandatory visit!
Which of these stores struck you most? Do you already have in mind a list of things that you absolutely must buy once you arrive in Tokyo? I believe that you will go crazy and you will probably spend money on absurd objects that you never thought you needed … at least until that moment![:ja]Traveling is a unique experience that allows us to broaden our cultural background and come into contact with realities that are more or less distant from ours. In the same way, however, one of the most widespread customs is that of returning home, bringing back even material memories.
For this reason, in this new episode of our special guides, we want to show you where, how and what to buy in Tokyo!
We do not want to nourish the spirit of consumerism in you, but rather to lead you on the path of unique, cute, useful, necessary, satisfying purchases. In fact, the human being also needs to feel pampered and to spend some extra money for the sake of it.
So here is our little trip to the Tokyo shopping world!
Walking through Asakusa: Nakamise Dori
photo credits: thejapanesedreams.com
The Nakamise Dori is one of the most characteristic pedestrian shopping streets in Asakusa. Lined with numerous stalls where you can find traditional souvenirs and snacks, it is a perfect stop for last-minute purchases. The shops that line the street are a real paradise for those looking for washi, the Japanese paper for origami.
In the heart of Shinjuku: Okadaya
photo credits: shinjuku-guide.com
The Okadaya store offers 6 floors of craft items, yarns, sewing kits, DIY guide books, linings, traditional Japanese materials, and other special fabrics. A destination much loved by students attending the design and fashion school nearby!
100 Yen or so: Daiso
photo credits: planetyze.com
Daiso today is a brand known in many countries around the world and there are plenty of shops throughout Japan. In Tokyo, it’s the ideal place to spend little and find a lot of objects more or less useful, cute, funny, particular and so on. Despite the extremely low cost, they are of a surprising quality!
Cuteness overload: Aranzi Aronzo, Character Street, Sunshine City e Yamashiroya
photo credits: matcha-jp.com
In the Tokyo sky tree shopping center, Aranzi Aronzo was opened, a store where everything is “cute, strange and cuddly”. Here we can find tender characters in the form of toys, household items, stationery, accessories and craft books.
On the lower level of the Tokyo station, from the Yaesu and Marunouchi exits, the Character Street peeps out on First Avenue. It is an entire commercial street overflowing with shops dedicated to the most beloved characters in Japan. Here we find Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma, Totoro, Miffy, Tamagotchi, Rement, and Pokemon! Also at the Okashi Land, it is possible to stock up on the most famous sweets and desserts known as Pocky!
photo credits: happyjappy.com
Instead, near the Ikebukuro station, there is a skyscraper of 60 floors inside which we find two shopping centers! In Sunshine City, there are wonderful shops like Donguri Kyowakoku, where you can find anything with a Studio Ghibli theme. And let’s not forget about Dagashiya, where you can buy all kinds of sweets in lovely packages. HAPiNS, where you can find unique and delicious utensils and objects for the home and the plush toys of Hannari Tofu and Alpacasso. In addition, we also find the Pokemon Center, the Sanrio Vivitix, Kutsushitaya, the Village Vanguard, Swimmer. In short, there is certainly plenty of choice!
Yamashiroya is right in front of the entrance to Ueno station. A splendid store of 6 floors to be explored that offer all kinds of toys, collectors’ items, action figures. But also stuffed animals of every kind and brand, souvenirs and lots of gacha-machines that supply some of the most beautiful gashapons!
The Creative Life: Tokyu Hands
photo credits: gotokyo.org
The Tokyu Hands has really many branches scattered around Japan and here in Tokyo, they are easily traceable to Ikebukuro, Shibuya, and Shinjuku. It is the store par excellence where you can really find everything and everything typically Japanese! Whether they are creative, artistic and craft items, household items, beautiful stationery. Or suitcases, pots, furniture or tools for DIY, Tokyu Hands is a paradise. This is probably the place for which I would recommend an absolutely mandatory visit!
Which of these stores struck you most? Do you already have in mind a list of things that you absolutely must buy once you arrive in Tokyo? I believe that you will go crazy and you will probably spend money on absurd objects that you never thought you needed … at least until that moment![:]