Tokyu Hands

Frommer's Review

Billing itself the "Creative Life Store," Tokyu Hands, part of the Tokyu chain, is a huge department store for the serious homeowner and hobbyist, with everything from travel accessories, noren (doorway curtains), chopsticks, and kitchen knives, to equipment and materials for do-it-yourselfers, including paper for shoji. If there's a practical Japanese product you've decided you can't live without (lunch box? bathroom slippers? hanging laundry rack?), this is a good place to look. You'll also find Tokyu Hands at 1-28-10 Higashi Ikebukuro beside the Sunshine City Building (tel. 03/3980-6111) and in the Takashimaya Times Square complex in Shinjuku (tel. 03/5361-3111). Open daily 10am to 8:30pm; closed the second and third Mondays of each month.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.