Tokyu Hands: Shinjuku 東急ハンズ Fun Shops / Yoyogi

3 Reviews

Biki

Tokyu Hands: Shinjuku
(2008-12-11)
It's always fun to browse through Tokyu Hands to see what new products they have. But whenever I go with a purpose I always feel like this location is out of the way. First, you have to figure out the best route from Shinjuku station to the Takashimaya building, then when your in the building you need to venture into the furthest corner.

Despite this slight inconvenience, their products are fairly well laid out and they usually have someone demonstrating a product at the front of the store. One time we saw a man happily rip off many sheets of saran wrap at an amazingly quick speed. It was a complete waste of saran wrap but interesting to see.

Lissa

Tokyu Hands: Shinjuku
(2008-03-10)
Do you need a full sized eggplant body suit? How about some furoshiki (Japanese cloth wrappings) or cute sugar treats? Or maybe just some really nice stationary or stickers? Tokyo Hands has all of this and more. My favorite sections of Tokyo Hands were the costumes and the stationary. They had so many strange costumes such as eggplant, daikon (Japanese raddish), bunnies, power ranger, and more. The stationary and stickers are also really fun to poke around in. And those two sections are just small parts of the whole store. This is another great store to poke around in, like the 100 Yen Shops, but it can get quite pricey quite quickly.

Peter

Tokyu Hands: Shinjuku
(2007-06-11)
Tokyu Hands Shinjuku is the biggest department store I've been to, and it was a little intimidating. Japanese department stores have more selection that American ones - this Tokyu Hands was REI, Wal-mart, and Bed, Bath & Beyond combined. I was particularly impressed with the extensive outdoor gear, which is quite rare in Japan - bicycles, hiking gear, etc. Also, in the home section the assortment of chopsticks was quite interesting.
It can take awhile to find what you want, but fortunately there are English-Japan directories on all eight floors. Don't think that the employees can speak English however. I had a question about some chopsticks I was looking at, and the guy tried his hardest, but he could not make himself understood.

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