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Fuji Torii
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Akebono
In business since the 1950s,
Fuji Tori stocks a good range of
high-quality Imari porcelain,
woodblock prints, scrolls,
Buddhist statuary,
tansu
chests,
and lacquerware. The products
sold here are priced fairly and
their authenticity is certified.
Hand-painted screens are its
specialty. The English-speaking
staff are friendly and willing to
help customers.
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Map S4 • 6-1-10
Jingumae, Shibuya-ku • 3400-2777 • Open
11am-6pm Wed-Mon
This store specializes in
wagashi
, traditional Japanese
sweets, which are like petite
cakes made from rice, bean
paste, and sweet potato. A
delight for the eyes as much as
the palette,
wagashi
are served
during the tea ceremony.
Akebono's sweets are sold in
some of the better department
store food basements
(see p77)
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Kinokuniya Bookstore
The sixth-floor selection
of English books here is one of
the best and largest in Tokyo. It
offers a good number of books
in French and German, and a
wide variety of magazines in
English. Kinokuniya also has a
second, smaller store along
nearby Shinjuku-dori.
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Map B4
• Takashimaya Times Square, Sedagaya
3-17-7, Shinjuku-ku • 3354-0131 • Open
10am-8pm
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Laox
Close to the station, Laox is
located in the heart of “Electric
Town” Akihabara, the world's
largest electrical goods district.
Japan's biggest supplier of
electronic goods, the store sells
items and accessories that are
adapted for overseas use. Laox
also supplies manuals and
catalogs in English and other
languages.
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Map F3 • 1-15-3
Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku • 3253-7111
• Open 10am-9pm
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Ameyoko Market
From modest beginnings
as a postwar black market spe-
cializing in sweets
made from potato,
Ameyoko has deve-
loped into an amazing
street with over 500
stalls and small shops
built under the JR
railway tracks. A
favorite spot for very
fresh, pre-New Year
food goods, especially
fish.
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Map F2 • Ueno
Station • Timings vary
Stores and stalls in Ameyoko Market
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