{"id":3407,"date":"2020-05-12T11:37:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T02:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2022-10-05T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T06:26:48","slug":"the-5-best-shopping-districts-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/local-area-guides\/the-5-best-shopping-districts-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Best Shopping Districts in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are a few\nthings that everyone will do when they visit foreign countries on vacation.\nThey will eat food exclusive to the region, enjoy the country\u2019s culture, and\nshop for local or national products to take home as souvenirs. There are many\nchoices for anyone going to Japan, and each area will have its own specialties\nand items to choose from. You will have no trouble finding things to bring home\nto your families, but some shopping areas are better than the others. We will\nlook at what most people would consider the top 5 places to do your shopping in\nJapan. These may not be the best for everyone, and you are encouraged to look\nfor other places on your own, but these will be the most popular options you\nwill have available to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Harajuku<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harajuku is one of the most well-known\nshopping districts in the world and is in Tokyo. It is always crowded and draws\npeople from all walks of life. It is famous for having a strong connection to\nthe cosplay community and has many shops that specialize in making clothing and\naccessories for those who dabble in the trade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best place to go and see this is Takeshita\nDori, which is a street lined with vendors selling the popular crepes and\nspecialty items. You will have no problem finding some unique gifts to bring\nhome to your loved ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can also take a short walk to Omotesando,\nwhich has some of the more high-end stores and Western Brands. You will be able\nto find almost everything in the area near the station. Remember that this\nshopping area is very popular and will have people crammed together in the main\nstreet, so be prepared to be shoulder-to-shoulder with everyone there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Sunshine City<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This shopping center located in Ikebukuro has\nmany stores and other attractions that everyone can enjoy. There is the famous\nPokemon Center to get all of your Japan-exclusive toys, shirts, and accessories\nof your favorite monsters. The Ghibli store holds many items that you can only\nget there, as well as a Disney store with more Japan-exclusive merchandise.\nThere is a slew of small shops that carry everything from souvenirs to\ntraditional Japanese goods. There are a hotel and an aquarium for people to\nenjoy. There is one of Japan’s largest theme parks there as well, and it\ncontains over 20 attractions that the family can enjoy together. You can enjoy\none of the famous crepes at their crepe stores located in the shopping center\ntoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Shinsaibashi-Suji<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Located in the city of Osaka, this district is\nthe main shopping center in the city. It has existed for over 380 years and is\na symbol of the area. It is an open market with a roof that stretches along the\nentire street. You will find almost any kind of shop that will fit your needs. They\nhave shops that make custom kimonos, sell area-specific souvenirs and stores\nthat cater to all kinds of hobbies. It is a short walk from the nearby stations\nand is a sight that anyone who is visiting Osaka should see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Odaiba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Odaiba is one of the more popular places in\nJapan. It is seen as a dating area, but it has some of the best shopping in\nTokyo. There are multiple malls to visit, and each has shops that offer a\nvariety of souvenirs and other items that you can find only in Japan. The\nbigger places to shop are in Palette Town and Diver’s City. Palette town is an\nindoor mall that has many specialty and chain stores to shop for anything you\nwant, and Diver’s City that has the iconic Gundam standing outside of the front\ndoors. There are museums and observatories for people to enjoy as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Minami-Machida Grandberry Mall<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having been recently remodeled, the Grandberry\nMall has become a popular shopping area in Tokyo. The new renovations have\nrevitalized the area and brought in more shops for customers to enjoy. There is\na large shopping area that contains stores that have everything from\ntraditional Japanese goods to new fashions. There is a park located to the west\nof the mall and it has playgrounds and resting areas for people to relax and\nenjoy the weather. There are other places for entertainment on the park grounds\nincluding a movie theater and an amphitheater. It is a great place to spend an\nafternoon shopping and relaxing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even though these are not the only places to\nvisit in Japan for great shopping experiences, they have a large amount of high\npraise from those who have visited them. It is good to go out and find places\nthat you may not have heard about as you may find some hidden gems that no one\nelse knows about. It will help to investigate the area where you will be\nstaying. Enjoy shopping in Japan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are a few things that everyone will do when they visit foreign countries on vacation. They will eat food exclusive to the region, enjoy the country\u2019s culture, and shop for local or national products to take home as souvenirs. There are many choices for anyone going to Japan, and each area will have its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-area-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}