Kidzania Tokyo (Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu, North Port 3rd floor 2-4-9 Toyosu, Koto-ku Tokyo) – located in Tokyo’s Toyosu district, this amusement park lets children performs various occupations (going as far as providing them with uniforms and even vehicles related to that job). Participating children can become pilots, policemen, firemen, newspaper reporter, doctor, can dealer, […]
Kawana Resort Hotel Golf Course (1459 Kawana, Ito City, Shizuoka) – located about 2 ½ hours southwest of Tokyo, this two-course site attracts both local and international golfers because of its picturesque view of Mount Fuji, as well as the local landscape (consisting of elevated greens and sunken fairways bordering cliffs that plunge 100 feet […]
Kabukicho (Tokyo) – located just northeast of Shinjuku Station (the world’s busiest railway station), this 100-square block area is Tokyo’s entertainment and red-light district (consisting of countless restaurants, bars, karaoke lounges, hostess & hosuto clubs, love hotels, shops, arcades, movie houses, and of course red-light businesses). The area’s name comes from unrealized plans to build […]
Sunshine City (3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) — Sunshine City features two shopping centers: “Alpa” and “Alta.” About 200 shops line the “Alpa” shopping area, offering a wide range of merchandise from the latest fashions to trinkets and character goods. Targeting teenagers and young adults, the shops in “Alta” offer the latest trends in apparel and […]
Shibuya 109 (2-29-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo) – located across the street from Shibuya Station, this is one of Tokyo’s more popular department stores. Originally starting out as a store catering to female shoppers in their 30s, nowadays it caters far more to teenagers looking for the latest fashion trends (indeed many new teen trends actually […]
Roppongi Hills (Roppongi 6-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo) – this is one of Japan’s newest commercial developments, with over 200 shops and restaurants — making it a great place to spend the day exploring local Japanese culture. International brands found there include: Adidas, Armani Jeans, Banana Republic, Diane von Furstenberg, Diesel, Escada, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, and […]
Oriental Bazaar (9-13 5-chome Jingumae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) – this retailer, which declares itself the “biggest art & antiques store in Tokyo”, has a variety of merchandise — from reasonable priced Japanese Kimonos and miscellaneous goods, to high quality Japanese traditional furniture and antiques. For that reason, shoppers can get almost everything related to Japan here.
Omotesando Hills (4-12-10 Jinguemae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) – this shopping complex is located in a trendy part of central Tokyo, taking up a 250 meter stretch of the tree-line wide avenue called Omotesando (within the Aoyama district) – an avenue some compare to the Champs-Elysees in Paris. There are over 100 shops & restaurants – with […]
LaLaport Tokyo Bay (2-1-1 Hama-cho, Funabashi City, Chiba, Tokyo) — LaLaport Tokyo-Bay was opened in April 1981 as the “LaLaport Funabashi Shopping Center”. This large shopping mall, housing 200 specialty shops, as well as cultural facilities, sports facilities, and other conveniences, was one of a kind at that time in Japan. It was praised for […]
Harajuku (Shibuya-ku Tokyo) – this is another popular shopping district in Tokyo, located by a prominent train station of the same name. Along with having a popular teen scene (centered around Takeshita Dori – Takeshita Street, which has many trendy shops catering to such shoppers), there are also various discount “dollar store” type shops, as […]