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designer Nigo, has a string of boutiques all over Aoyama and
Harajuku, of which this is the main showroom. One of their
T-shirts will set you back at least ¥6000.
Daily 11am-8pm.
Bedrock
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B1 Omotesandō Hills West Wing,
4-12-10 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku
T
03 3423 6969;
Omotesandō station; map p.113.
Enter the
Forbidden
Fruit
juice café at street level and take the stairs down
to this darkly glamorous shop stocking hip Harajuku
fashions.
Daily 11am-8pm.
Billionaire Boys Club
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4-5-21 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku
T
03 5775 2633,
W
bbcicecream.com; Meiji-jingūmae station; map
p.113.
Boutique selling the hip hop-inspired clothes of
Pharrell Williams and the tutti-frutti-coloured sneaker
line Ice Cream (his collaboration with Japanese designer
Nigo, of Bathing Ape fame).
Daily 11am-7pm.
CA4LA
1-18-2 Kaminami, Shibuya-ku
T
03 3770 5051,
W
ca4la.com; Shibuya station; map p.115.
The hat shop
to the eternally trendy, with everything from foppish
fedoras and broad-brimmed sun hats to hip-hop beanies
and designer baseball caps. The name is pronounced
Ka-shi-ra, by the way.
Daily 11am-8pm.
Comme des Garçons
5-2-1 Minami-Aoyama,
Minato-ku
T
03 3406 3951; Omotesandō station; map
p.113.
More like an art gallery than a clothes shop, this
beautiful store is a suitable setting for the high fashion
menswear and womenswear by renowned designer Rei
Kawakubo.
Daily 11am-8pm.
Dresscamp
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5-5-1 Minami-Aoyama,
Minato-ku
T
03 5778 3717,
W
dresscamp.jp; Omotesandō
station; map pp.108-109.
Indulge your inner rock god or
goddess at this glitzy boutique. The styles on display are
very wacky, and more than a little pricey, though undeniably
fashion-show-friendly.
Daily noon-9pm.
Evisu
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1-1-5 Kami-Meguro, Meguro-ku
T
03
3710 1999,
W
evisu.com; Ebisu station; map pp.100-
101.
Main branch of the ultra-trendy Japanese jeans
designer. Stock up here on shirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts and
a full range of accessories.
Daily noon-8pm.
Fake Tokyo
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18-4 Udagawa-chō,
Shibuya-ku
T
03 5456 9892,
W
www.faketokyo.com;
Shibuya station; map p.115.
Hidden away near the Loft
mall, this two-level store is great for contemporary female
fashion. Candy, on the ground level, caters to younger
tastes, while Sister up above is a fair bit more elegant.
Daily noon-2am.
Five Foxes' Store
3-26-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
T
03 5367 5551; Shinjuku station; map pp.118-119.
Stylish showcase for Comme ça du Mode, a bright and
affordable unisex clothing brand.
Mon-Sat 11am-11pm,
Sun until 8pm.
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Hysterics
5-5-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
T
03
6419 3899,
W
hystericglamour.jp; Omotesandō station;
map pp.108-109.
The premier outlet for Hysteric Glamour,
a fun, retro-kitsch Americana label which is one of Japan's
leading youth brands.
Daily noon-8pm.
Inhabitant
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5-25-4 Jingūmae,
Shibuya-ku
T
03 5778 3708,
W
inhabitant.jp; Meiji-
jingūmae station; map p.113.
Where stylish
skaters,
cyclists and snowboarders kit up, with a hip interior
designed by Torafu and artwork by Asao Tokolo.
Daily
11am-8pm.
Issey Miyake
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3-18-11 Minami-Aoyama,
Minato-ku
T
03 3423 1407,
W
isseymiyake.co.jp;
Omotesandō station; map p.113.
One of the top names
in world fashion, famous for his elegant, eminently
wearable designs. This flagship store, a pink building with
Art Deco touches, is suitably fancy.
Daily 11am-8pm.
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Kura Chika Yoshida
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5-6-8
Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku
T
03 5464 1766,
W
www
.yoshidakaban.com; Omotesandō station; map p.113.
Access the full range of bags, wallets and luggage at this
shrine to the hip Japanese brand Porter. It's just off
Omotesandō, behind Tokyo Union Church.
Daily except
Wed noon-8pm.
Laforet
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1-11-6 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku
T
03
3475 0411,
W
laforet.ne.jp; Meiji-jingūmae station;
map p.113.
This pioneering “fashion building” is packed
with boutiques catering to the fickle tastes of Harajuku's
teenage shopping mavens. Wander through and catch the
zeitgeist.
Daily 11am-8pm.
Mikimoto
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4-5-5 Ginza, Chūō-ku
T
03 3535
4611,
W
www.mikimoto.com; Ginza station; map p.48.
The famous purveyor of cultured pearls has branched out
into diamonds and other jewellery lines, all shown off to
perfection in its dramatic main store in the heart of Ginza.
Round the corner, Mikimoto Ginza 2 focuses on high-
fashion clothes, accessories and beauty products - look for
the pale, pearly pink building with holes punched in it, the
work of architect Itō Toyō.
Daily 11am-7pm.
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Okura
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20-11 Sarugaku-chō, Shibuya-ku
T
03 3461 8511; map pp.100-101. Daikanyama
station.
Youthful boutique specializing in indigo-dyed
traditional and contemporary Japanese fashions, from
jeans and T-shirts to kimono and
tabi
socks. Look for a
wooden-style building with white lanterns outside.
Daily
11am-8pm.
Onitsuka Tiger
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Westwalk 4F
Roppongi Hills, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
T
03 5772
2660,
W
onitsukatiger.com; Roppongi station; map
pp.90-91.
Selling trainers as seen on the most fashionable
feet, this Japanese brand started business back in 1949.
Other branches across the city.
Daily 11am-9pm.
Pink Dragon
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1-23-23 Shibuya,
Shibuya-ku
T
03 3498 2577; Shibuya station; map
pp.108-109.
You can't miss this Art Deco building adorned
with a giant golden egg. Inside there are 1950s-with-a-twist
rock'n'roll threads for guys and gals.
Daily 11am-8pm.
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