Clothing shopping in Japan
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Art Factory
A T-shirt with your name written in kanji, katakana or hiragana across the chest is a great souvenir, and this place can make them in just a few minutes. If you don't fancy your own name on the shirt, you can also get the name of your country or choose from a variety of Japanese words and slogans. Look for the T-shirts displayed outside (strangely, there is no sign in English or Japanese, but they call themselves 'Art Factory').
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Hayashi Kimono
Speciality shops for used/antique kimono include Hayashi Kimono.
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Ooedo Kazuko
Speciality shops for used/antique kimono include Ooedo Kazuko, beneath Lawson convenience store.
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Tadashiya
This shop has an abundance of high-quality used kimono and obi. The prices are a bit on the high side. It’s on the corner with the name of the shop written in English in small letters on the door.
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Shikunshi
In a wonderful old machiya (traditional Japanese town house) on Shijō-dōri, east of Nishinotōin-dōri, this shop sells a variety of kimono. Have a look at the small shop in the restored warehouse at the back.
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Chicago Thrift Store
Stuffed to the rafters with funky hats, ties and coats, Chicago is a treasure trove of vintage clothing and used duds stacked high and priced low. Of special note is the extensive collection of used kimono and yukata in the basement.
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Teramachi Club
Used kimono and obi are only the beginning at this interesting little antique shop. Prices are on the high side but it usually has some interesting items. It’s only a little bit further north than the famous Ippo-dō tea shop.
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Kyoto-Kimono Plaza
This is one of Kyoto’s more approachable kimono shops. As with other shops specialising in new kimono and kimono fabrics, prices are not cheap, but the quality is high. You can be measured for a custom kimono here and the shop will post it to your home.
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Hysteric Glamour
It's more attitudinal tongue-in-cheek than hysterical or glamorous, but whatever you want to call it, it's fun stuff spiked generously with that trademark Tokyo flavour. There's even a toddler line, the ultimate in designer punk for your diapered rocker.
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Hanjiro
Even the used clothing stores in Daikanyama are chic. Amid Hanjiro’s distressed floorboards, bath-tubs that double as koi ponds and a tiny garden out front, the western-style youthful duds are fashionable, fine and fun, with many bargain-priced selections. There’s another branch in Harajuku.
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Journal Standard
Browsing the corners and surfaces of this hip shop turns up all sorts of items to add style to your wardrobe. Collections here are smart but bohemian, and sizes tend toward the Japanese figure (ie, small). This is also a great place to end a shopping spree, as there's a lovely rooftop café on the 3rd floor.
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Three Minutes Happiness
Three minutes' worth is guaranteed, but your mileage may vary. This discount shop sells clothes out of decommissioned grocery-store freezers, and makes the shopping experience fun as well as cheap. Downstairs are clothes, shoes and accessories, while lurking upstairs are inexpensive homewares and kitchen knick-knacks.
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Natsuno
Shelf after shelf of ohashi (chopsticks) in wood, lacquer, even gold leaf line the walls of this intimate shop on a Ginza side street, alongside plenty of hashi-oki (chopstick rests) to match. Prices run from a few hundred yen to ¥10,000. On the 6th floor, sister shop Konatsu sells adorable tableware for kids.
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Beams
In this town that has made a cult of the humble decorated T-shirt, Beams must surely be one of its temples. There’s a cluster of Beams shops in this Daikanyama shopping complex of glass boxes, including Mangart Beams T, with exclusive designs by manga artists, and Kodomo Beams for kids. Prices: sky high. There’s another big Beams cluster off Omote-Sandō.
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Daiso
When Japan's economy crashed, hyakkin (100-yen shops) began raking in the cash...and haven't stopped. Among the hundreds in Tokyo, Daiso is easily accessible and stocked with four floors full of merchandise costing around ¥100. It's a great souvenir stop, where you can find rice bowls painted with cute animals, vampiric nail polish and random, silly kitsch.
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Uniqlo
Qlothe yourself in brilliant basics at this low-cost chain. There are dozens of branches around the city, but the Ginza location is the flagship behemoth with an entire building devoted to each gender.
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