Excellent Japanese provincial designs This is a specialty shop by D&Department Project, for carefully curated Japanese provincial designs that remain vibrant today. D&Department Tokyo The store D47 in Shibuya has three facilities: D47 Museum, which showcases productions selected from all of Japan’s 47 prefectures according to various themes: D47 Design Travel Store, which introduces and sells tourism, traditional crafts, and groceries from the prefectures: ...
Long-established department store offers latest lifestyles Throughout its more than 130-year history, this department store has maintained its dignified atmosphere while showcasing the latest lifestyle items. Widely admired for its editing and presentation, it also is Japan’s only department store to offer its customers a wide variety of Japanese fashion designer labels. Its food court at the basement level, with more than 140 specialty...
Best outfits, accessories to enjoy biking in city This is a unique brand for bicycle lovers, offering sports bikes, clothing, and accessories, such as hats that you can wear when enjoying your bicycle ride in town. The flagship store in Sendagaya sells bicycles and has a pit for repairs on the first floor. It carries the original CF01 bike frame, which is a unique item...
Soft, light bag made from home-grown leather from Kuramae Leather store Ren offers bags made of special leather while prioritizing lightness and texture. Ren has created its own signature leather in collaboration with its tanners, who developed a special formulation of tanning agents and colors to meet Ren’s high standards. Ren’s owner-designer presides over the creative process, from designing to prototype production, in an atelier behind the store. Its...
Vessels, including pieces crafted by artists and those for everyday use This is a gallery shop that carries local crafts from all over Japan such as ceramics, lacquerware, glassware and woodenware. Through a space which incorporates various traditional Japanese architectural styles, it offers a wide array of handicrafts ranging from unique, high-value pieces by artists to more affordable alternative for daily use. It works closely with each artisan...
Dishes, sweets with zero sugar, zero calorie sweetener This unique store uses a sweetener made from monk fruit instead of sugar for all its dishes and offerings. Monk fruit has long been used as an ingredient in oriental herbal medicine, and the extracted sweetness component from this fruit is about 300 times sweeter than sugar. The sweetener extracted from monk fruit that this store...
Daily wear made from high performance materials The founder launched this brand Nanamica after working for a major sportswear manufacturer. Nanamica offers stylish everyday clothing for men and women, which is made of high-performance materials normally used in outdoor wear, and seeks to combine sport and utility. Its outerwear made with waterproof GORE-TEX® fabric is a hit among its customers. The brand is also...
Excellent products from 47 prefectures in Japan This is a specialty shop by D&Department Project, for carefully curated Japanese provincial designs that remain vibrant today. D47 in Shibuya D&Department Tokyo, located in Okusawa, offers a range of about 1,500 items including Bishu rugs, from a textile production area that straddles Aichi and Gifu Prefectures. These rugs are products of D&Department’s eco-friendly project “From Lifestock,”...
Traditional everyday items to add fun to life This long-established store sells traditional household items like brooms, sieves, and zinc products. The place is brimming with well-made goods, such as baskets and various wood pieces, all at reasonable prices. Matsunoya purchases these items from small factories and farmers in Asian countries, including Japan. Traditional Japanese kitchen gadgets like copper or wooden graters are perennially...
Cutting-edge artworks in a gallery in renovated sento This is a unique contemporary art gallery, which renovated and opened in an esteemed public bathhouse founded 200 years ago. When you enter this venue after seeing its quaint appearance, you will find a neutral space with white walls and a mortar floor. This contrast is one of its highlights. Scai The Bathhouse mainly introduces cutting-edge...
