"Tenugui" seems to be the equivalent of kitchen towels. But people wrap it around their heads too. My friend uses it to dry dishes and steam vegetables.
The tenugui-s sold here are very...
If you're in Japan for any period of time, a fan is a very practical thing to acquire. Muggy weather isn't at all uncommon, and a fan can help you alleviate that. If you're in Asakasa, be sure to chec...
Bengara is a haven for people seeking authentic souvenirs. They specialize in noren, but they have other traditional fabric crafts as well. For instance, if you're interested in furoshiki, you can fin...
This is hand paint towel store.
There are a lot of towel store in Japan.
But all of towel stores sell only print towel.
Asakusa-garou has value goods.
The painting is made by great artist.
If you...
A good place to look for souvenirs, Kiryudou is full of small bags and animals made out of every imaginable color of fabric. Little stuffed fish dangle from the ceiling, little stuffed cats adorn wall...
If, for some reason, you wind up organizing a matsuri, Achiya might be a good place to go shopping. Here you can find everything you need for a matsuri, from geta to yukata. For anyone other that an o...
Ojima preserves a style of glass work that has its origins in the Edo period. All of their cut glass pieces are handmade. Apparently, they've been featured on Japanese TV shows and in several magazine...
Meugaya is off the beaten track, and it's too specialized to interest the casual shopper. If you're participating in a matsuri, you can find everything you need here, but otherwise, it's not worth the...
Miyamoto-Unosuke specializes in traditional Japanese festival accessories, especially on taiko-drums, often seen in Mikoshi-style festivals (the Shinto festival in which a portable shrine is paraded)....
Union Commerce is a knife shop in the middle of the Kappabashi restaurant supply district. They source knives from many well-known brands, carry all kinds of designs and feature both Western and Japan...
Tsubaya knives is often featured in the media and guidebooks as one of Tokyo's top knife shops. Their products are handmade, and they carry as many as 1,000 different kinds of cutting tools! Chefs fro...
Yamamoto soroban is Tokyo's only abacus specialty store, carrying over 100 types of the brain-powered calculators. They also have interesting goods and novelty items, for instance a giant abacus 2 me...
The Iwato Paperstore ("Kamiten") has been specializing in traditional Japanese washi-paper since 1913. The colorful and elegant prints you'll find there, as well as Japanese novelties such as paper b...
Yonoya is one of the few Japanese comb ("kushi") specialty stores in Tokyo, having been in business for over 300 years. The delicate and detailed hand-crafted combs are really a work of art. Yonoya p...
Tsutaya manufactures accessories used on the Kabuki stage. They also make many types of bags on order. Tsutaya is dedicated to recreating the quality of Edo craftsmanship, and you're sure to find a ...
Mikado is a shamisen specialty shop. They carry several types of shamisen, and it is interesting to study the differences. Mikado also serves as a shamisen repair shop, replacing the skin faces, for i...
Meeko takes Japanese kimonos and recreates them into modern fashion pieces. You can recognize the kimono-roots from the full-length, hand-made styles that are their signature.
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