Understated Japanese style pervades at the 52-year-old Hotel Okura. Don’t miss the on-site art museum, with more than 2,000 Buddhist works.
This offbeat shop is a souvenir-seeker’s dream, chock-full of unique finds such as brass necklaces made with tiny lightbulbs and tote bags in the shape of Do Not Disturb signs.
More than 12,000 ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints are housed in a diminutive gallery in Shibuya, representing such masters as Hokusai and Hiroshige—only about 100 are on display at any given time.
There are no menus at this tiny space in the Ginza. Instead, the bartender recommends cocktails with telepathic precision: a Moscow Mule, say, chilled with diamond-shaped ice cubes.
This department store, spread out over eight buildings in Shinjuku, stocks a great selection of international products (French macarons; German cakes) in its basement food hall.
For a dose of edgy Tokyo street fashion, head to Tatsuro Motohashi’s boutique in Harajuku, which specializes in homegrown labels, including Tokyo’s Exist and the Osaka-based Roggykei.
