Must-see shopping in Western Honshū

  • Aeon Mall Okayama

    Western Honshū

    Okayama's ultra-modern mall has seven floors to keep shoppers happy, with local fashion brands and international chain favourites such as Zara and H&M…

  • Tokyu Hands

    Hiroshima

    This department store is packed with homewares, must-have gadgets, travel accessories, stationery and gifts, all with a designer slant.

  • Kurashiki Denim Street

    Western Honshū

    Okayama has been Japan's denim capital since the 1970s, and Kurashiki's textile heritage lives on in vintage-styled denim, especially in this quirky lane…

  • Global Lounge

    Hiroshima

    Global Lounge (aka Outsider) has a big selection of secondhand English-language books (mostly paperbacks). You can grab a coffee and use the internet (…

  • Tsuneki Tea Shop

    Western Honshū

    Follow the earthy aroma of roasting leaves to this specialist tea shop, where a machine in front churns out fresh hōjicha (roasted green tea) to be sold…

  • Parco

    Hiroshima

    A large department store in central Hiroshima, with mostly designer fashion but also homewares, food and big brands such as Muji and Tower Records.

  • Mitsukoshi

    Hiroshima

    Classy Mitsukoshi stocks designer labels and homewares, and has a small basement-floor gourmet food hall and upmarket supermarket.