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One of Ginza's grande dames, Mitsukoshi is the quintessential Tokyo department
store, and it gleams after a recent renovation. The homewares department on the
8th floor has beautiful made-in-Japan crockery and chopsticks and the depachika
(basement food hall) is peerless. The tax refund counter is on the 2nd floor
mezzanine. ( www.mitsukoshi.co.jp ; 4-6-16 Ginza, Chūō-ku; 10am-8pm; Ginza Line to Ginza,

exits A7 & A11)

Dover Street Market Ginza

FASHION

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A department store as envisioned by Kawakubo Rei (of Comme des Garçons),

DSM (see 23 OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ) has seven floors of avant-garde brands,
including several Japanese labels and everything in the Comme des Garçons line-
up. The quirky installations alone make it worth the visit. (DSM;

6228-5080; ht-

tp://ginza.doverstreetmarket.com ; 6-9-5 Ginza, Chūō-ku; 11am-8pm Sun-Thu, to 9pm Fri & Sat;

Ginza Line to Ginza, exit A2)

23 Uniqlo

CLOTHING

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Uniqlo made its name with inexpensive, well-made basics that are tweaked with
style - designers such as Jil Sander and Jun Takahashi have participated in recent
capsule collections. This enormous, 12-storey outpost offers everything in the
Uniqlo cannon, from socks to coats. Check out the T-shirts on the 11th floor and
the limited edition items on the 12th floor. ( www.uniqlo.com ; 5-7-7 Ginza, Chūō-ku;
11am-9pm; Ginza Line to Ginza, exit A2)

24 Itōya

ARTS & CRAFTS

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Floor after floor of stationery-shop love await visitors to this century-old purveyor
of fountain pens and paper-bound luxuries. Itoya also stocks traditional washi