When it comes to shopping, Japan is an ultimate destination for the shopaholics. With plenty of shopping places around the big cities, you will never feel short of options. In Japan, you can literally buy anything and everything from different marketplaces. Whether you are looking for designer products or funky ones, you will be spoilt for choices in the Japanese market.
The metropolises like Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto have several markets to buy a discerning range of products from. Here are a few ideal places to do shopping in Japan, take a look:
Shopping Places in Japan
Tokyo:
The capital city of Japan has as many as 50 world famous shopping places, where you can find varied range of products. Ginza is an affluent shopping district with exclusive stores of many top brands. With lots of shopping options, Ginza is Asia’s biggest upscale shopping centre. Shibuya is another busy shopping neighbourhood in Tokyo. There are many department stores flooded with shoppers during the seasonal sales and weekends. The shopping stores in here target young crowd. Tokyo’s high school students prefer to shop around Harajaku. Most shops focus on the inexpensive youth subcultures like hip hop and decora. Harajaku is the ideal place to understand the Gen Y Japanese consumers. There are many other shopping districts in the Tokyo city.
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Osaka:
With several top notch shopping districts, shopping malls, arcades and streets, Osaka is one of the busiest shopping hubs in Japan. The two largest shopping districts in Osaka are Umeda in the north and Namba in the south. Both the districts are connected with Japanese Rail Network and have railway stations on their own names. There are several departmental stores, shopping arcades and extensive shopping malls spread around both districts. You can also go to Shinsaibashi Suji, which is city’s oldest and busiest shopping centre. This place falls in between Umeda and Namba. With many brand stores, chain stores, boutiques and restaurants, this place is often thronged by the shopper.
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Kyoto:
You can find high end fashion shops existing alongside old stores selling traditional crafts and foods, in Kyoto. The main shopping area is spread around Shijo and Kawaramachi streets’ intersection and houses Marui department stores as well as affluent fashion brands. JR Kyoto Station is the second largest shopping area in the city and houses Porta underground shopping mall, a big Aeon shopping mall and some large electronic retailers.
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Other large cities of Japan also sport some sprawling shopping centres. You can find a varied range of products from traditional gifts and souvenirs, latest gadgets, local foods to trendy clothes at these marketplaces.
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