Shopping corridors
Ginza, Shibuya–Harajuku, Shinjuku, Akihabara and Shimokitazawa — walk one corridor a day.
Worth knowing: one corridor a day. Ginza halls, the Omotesando slope, Akihabara towers, Shimokitazawa vintage.
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Walkable next stops
Worth knowing: one hotspot a day. Each hotspot lists do / don’t and what people search for.
Rain and luxury home ground — finish one building.
Do · Start at Yonchome, use the underground, walk Chuo-dori on Sunday afternoon.
Don’t · Do not also stack Omotesando or Akihabara.
Ginza shopping · Ginza department stores
Narrow street and tree avenue on one slope.
Do · Takeshita in west, out east, then decide on Omotesando.
Don’t · Do not fight the flow back at weekend noon.
Harajuku shopping · Omotesando
Stacked density — pick a theme first.
Do · Hardware or anime, not both; passport for tax-free.
Don’t · Do not open Ginza luxury the same day.
Akihabara electronics · Akihabara anime
The west-Tokyo density you cannot buy elsewhere.
Do · Weekday afternoon, some cash, ask before you dig.
Don’t · Do not draw Ghibli and rush back the same day.
Shimokitazawa vintage · Tokyo vintage
North Yamanote themed shopping — mall or Otome Road.
Do · Start east, one vertical city, cap Otome Road.
Don’t · Do not also stack Akihabara Electric Town.
Ikebukuro shopping · Otome Road
Last-night boxes and character shops.
Do · Lock Marunouchi or Yaesu first; cap underground time.
Don’t · Do not make the station underground the all-day spine.
Tokyo Station souvenirs · Character Street
Plaza and river shops — not a price corridor.
Do · Skywalk into the plaza, then the Meguro.
Don’t · Do not also open Ginza halls.
Ebisu shopping · Nakameguro walk
A west-Chuo theme tower — not a second Akihabara lap.
Do · Start north, one Broadway building, some cash.
Don’t · Do not also stack Akihabara Electric Town.
Nakano Broadway · Nakano anime
Tokyo is a corridor city, not a price city. Pick Ginza, Harajuku, Akihabara or Shimokitazawa first.
Tokyo shopping · Tokyo malls
One hall, Sunday walk, underground in rain. Next is Tokyo Station, not Shibuya.
Ginza shopping guide · Ginza department stores
Takeshita and Omotesando are two densities on one slope. Do not bounce both ends.
Takeshita-dori · Omotesando shopping
Tax-free electronics, kit floors, anime stacks. Pick a theme before the lift.
what to buy in Akihabara · Akihabara tax free
Tokyo Station underground and Nakamise are boxed souvenirs; outer market is for eating. Check meat rules yourself.
Tokyo souvenirs · Tokyo Station Character Street
Sunshine and Otome Road share the east-exit ring. Pick one day versus Akihabara.
what to buy in Ikebukuro · Sunshine City Ikebukuro
Plaza, beer, river bank. Not a second Ginza lap.
Ebisu shopping · Nakameguro cafés
Do not buy on night one. Top up boxes at Tokyo Station underground on the last night. Check meat rules yourself.
Narita souvenirs · Haneda souvenirs
Broadway is second-hand floors, not an Akihabara add-on. It can share a north arc with Ikebukuro.
Nakano Broadway · what to buy in Nakano
Sample food travels easier than blades. Pick this or Nakamise as the spine.
Kappabashi · Tokyo kitchenware
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