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Shibuya Parco Part 1B1,
15-1 Udagawa-cho. Map 1 B5.
Tel (03) 5456-2833.
Itoya
2-7-15 Ginza. Map 5 C2.
Tel (03) 3561-8311.
Japan Sword
3-8-1 Toranomon. Map 5 A3.
Electronics store stacked with low-priced gadgets, Akihabara Tel (03) 3434-4321.
∑ japansword.co.jp
here. Akky and Takarada surprising numbers of adults Food and Drink
Musen are also duty-free stores. shop for themselves in the toy
Yodobashi Akiba and Onoden stores, a reminder that a sense Akebono
are other names to look out for of playfulness is alive and well 5-7-19 Ginza. Tel (03) 3571-3640.
in this “Electric Town.” Young among the hard-working ∑ ginza-akebono.co.jp/top.
women dressed as anime Tokyoites. These places are html
characters from classic series among the best in the world to Iidabashi Mannendo
such as Sailor Moon and Neon pick up souve nirs and the latest 1F Toku Bldg, 2-19 Agebacho.
Genesis Evangelion greet craze among children before it Tel (03) 3266-0544.
customers outside AsoBitCity, hits the international market.
which, in addition to software Hakuhinkan Toy Park in Ginza Sake Plaza
games and peripherals, sells has always been a Mecca for Nihon Shuzo Kaikan 1-4F,
“character” goods and large toys and still is, with several 1-1-21 Nishi-Shimbashi.
Map 5 A3
model train sets. More crowded floors to prove it; try Tel (03) 3519-2091.
Akihabara wonders await at not to go on a weekend. The ∑ japansake.or.jp/sake/
Tsukumo Robot Kingdom, six floors of toys, games, and english
where the specialty are cute, novelties at Kiddyland in
owner-friendly robots – Jingumae are a wonder to Toraya
mechanized turtles, cats, dogs, behold. Besides conventional Tokyu Plaza Akasaka, 2F, 2-14-3
insects, and fictitious creatures. toys, kits, and games, all the Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku.
popular anime characters Map 2 E3. Tel (03) 6547-9784.
∑ toraya-group.co.jp
are here too, from Pokemon
Toys
to Hello Kitty. Another toy Gadgets and Gizmos
One of the nice things about store popular with fans of
Tokyo toy stores is that nobody Japanese anime characters is AsoBitCity
seems to mind if you pick Yamashiroya in Ueno. Almost 1-15-18 Soto-Kanda. Map 3 C4.
things up and play with them, everything from the world of Tel (03) 5298-3581.
even if you are a lone adult. Japanese toys can be found at Don Quixote
Customers are treated with this massive store, including 1-16-5 Kabukicho. Map1 B1.
a measure of tolerance and model kits, soft toys, and an Tel (03) 5291-9211.
indulgence in Tokyo. And assortment of games.
Tokyu Hands
12-18 Udagawacho, Shibuya.
Map 1 B5. Tel (03) 5489-5111.
Tsukumo Robot Kingdom
1-9-7 Soto-Kanda. Map 3 C4.
Tel (03) 3251-0987.
Toys
Hakuhinkan Toy Park
8-8-11 Ginza. Map 5 B3.
Tel (03) 3571-8008.
Kiddyland
6-1-9 Jingumae. Map 1 B4.
Tel (03) 3409-3431.
Yamashiroya
6-14-6 Ueno, Taito-ku. Map 3 C3.
Tel (03) 3831-2320.
Stuffed toys in all sizes at Kiddyland, a major kids’ toy store in Jingumae

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