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Hakuhinkan Toy Park
This layer cake of a 'toy park' is crammed to every corner with this year's models of character toys, the hottest squawking video games, seas of colourful plastic and the softest plush toys ever invented. Hakuhinkan also harbours child-friendly restaurants and even a theatre.
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Kiddyland
Six floors of appealing products for your children to fall in lust with and which you may still be paying for next year. In fact, you yourself may be seduced by plastic-bobbled barrettes, Pokémon paraphernalia or nostalgia-inducers like Hello Kitty or Ultraman. Claustrophobes should avoid the store on weekends when it teems with teens.
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Kite Museum
The Kite Museum, just behind Tokyu department store in Shibuya-ku, is one big reproof to all those rinky-dink kites with plain plastic sails, plywood frames and a Sunday driver at the end of the string. Most of the 4000 kites in the museum are traditional Japanese kites ( edo nishiki-e dako ) but there are some fine examples from China and other Asian countries.
The frames are mainly bamboo, while the sails consist of washi , a type of handmade paper made from the kohzo tree (a species of mulberry). The paper is both lightweight and strong.
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Yoshitoku
Once known as doll-maker to the emperor, Yoshitoku has been crafting and distributing dolls since 1711. The 1st floor is filled with miniatures that depict kabuki actors, geisha and sumō wrestlers in minute detail and exquisite dress. Figures are designed with the serious collector in mind.
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