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Day and night Uplink screens quirky independent films (domestic and foreign) in
a tiny art-house cinema with comfy chairs.
(
www.uplink.co.jp
; 2nd fl, 37-18 Udagawa-chō,
Shibuya-ku;
JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya, Hachikō exit)
Shopping
27
Tōkyū Hands
DEPARTMENT STORE
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This DIY and
zakka
(miscellaneous goods) store has eight fascinating floors of
everything you didn't know you needed. It's perfect for souvenir hunting - surely
someone you know needs reflexology slippers, right?
(
5489-5111;
http://shibuya.tokyu-hands.co.jp
; 12-18 Udagawa-chō, Shibuya-ku;
JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya,
Hachikō exit)
28
Sister
FASHION
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This is one of the best places in the city to discover hot new Japanese designers.
The sales clerks are painfully stylish, but surprisingly nice: they'll happily help you
put together an enviable outfit from the shop's collection of new and vintage. Look
for the Fake Tokyo banners out front.
(
5456-9892;
www.faketokyo.com
;
2nd fl, 18-4
Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku;
noon-10pm;
JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya, Hachikō exit)
29
Shibuya 109
FASHION
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See all those dolled-up teens walking around Shibuya? This is where they shop.
Nicknamed
marukyū
, this cylindrical tower houses dozens of small boutiques,
each with its own carefully styled look (and loud competing music). Even if you
don't intend to buy anything, you can't understand Shibuya without making a stop
here.
( 109; Ichimarukyū;
3477-5111;
http://www.shibuya109.jp/en/top
; 2-29-1 Dōgenzaka,
Shibuya-ku;
10am-9pm;
JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya, Hachikō exit)
