Home decoration and garden stores Tokyo

Founded in 1952, Tsubaya is one of Japan's most prestigious cutlers, located in the famous Kappabashi district, where food professionals come from all over the country to get their knives. It is possible to have a design or a name engraved on your blade (on request), and to learn how to sharpen a blade in the right way. The English-speaking staff will be happy to help you, advise you and teach you some aspects of the trade. For a gift or out of curiosity, Tsubaya is an address not to be missed!

Without a doubt one of the most beautiful stores in Tokyo dedicated to Japanese handicrafts. You will not necessarily find there the small souvenir of vacations, but beautiful pieces made by the best contemporary Japanese craftsmen. Lacquer work or marquetry, kokeshi wood dolls, dyeing or stationery, all crafts are well represented there, and the pieces are sometimes very innovative. Exhibitions are regularly organized to highlight certain arts.

It is a paradise for Sunday dressmakers and fashion or decoration enthusiasts. A hundred stores line the main street. You can find a multitude of fabrics, for clothing as well as for cosplay and furnishing. Not everything is cheap, but it is a good place to find traditional fabrics and tanmono, those 12 meters rolls of fabric used to make kimonos, yukata and other traditional clothes.

The famous Mujirushi Ryōhin brand, opened a department store in Ginza in 2019. As the Japanese name suggests, the products are "unbranded and good quality". The style is functional and minimalist: wood, recycled paper, linen, everything evokes simplicity and naturalness. From the basement to the ^6th floor, you'll find all the brand's products here, from stationery to home appliances, furniture and clothing. The bakery and fresh produce market on the first floor add a country touch that's not unpleasant in the middle of Ginza.