Top 10 Things to Buy at Tokyu Hands | JAPAN SHOPPING GUIDE

Tokyu Hands is a huge store in Japan that sells basically anything you can possibly need and want. It’s hard to pick only 10 items to buy because there are so many great products and I can spend DAYS in there, but these are definitely my favorites! I usually go to the Shibuya store but they have locations all over Japan!
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Tokyu Hands Messe (discount event): August 24th-30th, 2017
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List of items mentioned:
1. Japanese pots
2. Coffee/tea-related products
3. Kitchen gadgets (in order of appearance: desiccant, insecticide for rice, green onion storage, fruit infuser lid, vacuum bags for meats, milk carton holder, drink carton clip, butter cutter+storage in 1, hand warming butter knife, frying pan cooking sheet, avocado cutter)
4. Fake food magnets/erasers
5. Writing tools
6. Planner & accessories
7. Character theme face masks
8. Boutique handmade Japanese cosmetics
9. Arts & crafts supplies
10. Cushions (especially arm/hand rest cushions)
Extra info on BuySmart Japan (shopping agent service)
I saw this info on Tokyu Hands’ official website. I’ve never used this particular service but have tried similar ones before. You can read more about here (you can use Chrome browser to translate the page automatically if it is in Japanese): hands.net/guide/foreign.html
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[@samanthainlove]

Am so jealous. You make me want to go to japan even more. I could spend all my money there lol. Good thing I don’t live in japan lol.

[@jessicamonter3080]

Love this video!!! Every time I watch videos from this chanel my desire of going to Japan just grows

[@yogi_kanari978]

I loooove stationary stuff going to tokyu hands would be heaven for me. THank you for these videos :) Spread the love. God bless!

[@mandywong1536]

I love all your videos! Especially for a japan first time travelers. So well spoken, informative, organized. Best by far! Thank you

[@pamfong9025]

I would like see a video on where to shop an inexpensive cute clothes in Japan please!

[@TokiYuYu]

I'll keep that in mind for video ideas :D

[@heybidadary9224]

Yesss please 😍

[@ChillWithLinh]

Harajuku has lots of shops with inexpensive cute clothes. There's also a brand called Shimamura which has very reasonable price too :D

[@karinhonma4384]

UNIQLO!!! GU!!! HARAJUKU!!!

[@scully392z]

The clothes in Japan are smaller than US size

[@jtetsuya]

Thank you for making these videos so informative and always having such interesting items on your lists that we might not have thought of otherwise!

[@lauramoralsanchez2908]

Tokyu Hands is my favorite store in the world, thanks for the videos!!

[@belen4941]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SO MUCH!! so much good info!

[@audreyfreedman6469]

love this as I am a total planner-holic and going to Japan next week!

[@maiasakanari1006]

Good stationary gives me a feeling like no other-soo exciting! and Japanese pens/pencils are literally the best ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@reversuelinteo]

I've been watching your videos even before I moved to Japan and now that I live in Tokyo, your videos are super super useful!! Thank you for making these videos and I can't wait to see more!

[@MaryBear]

Tokyu Hands is such a fun store! Can't wait to spend a bunch of time browsing on my next trip!

[@heybidadary9224]

Stationery and art supplies! Will definitely drop by Tokyo Hands when I visit Japan next spring 😍 I'm still waiting for your Halal food recommendations video 😊

[@roonragus]

I love stationary. Thank you for making this video.

[@candycandy3110]

I'm glad I found your channel 😍 sooo informative & useful ! Love it ❤️

[@esperancacosta2437]

I loved this video. My favourite products would be related to stationery, planners and crafts. Thanks for the tip on ordering from Tokyuhands. 😁

[@poojit37]

Thanks a lot for this video. Very helpful. 👍 Loved the way you described in detail various products. Looking forward to more such insightful videos.

[@victoriawalter7850]

Love your videos and especially the ones where you say the price and if it’s cheap or not❤️ i’m going to Japan soom so this is really helpful!

[@sunako85]

Wow this is paradise for us adulting millenials. Would definitely buy some of those kitchen wares/gadgets💕 thank you for bringing them to light ☺️👌🏻

[@whatswiththenoise]

Great video. Very unique items, you have given me some fantastic ideas.

[@vkk013]

I’m actually a fan of Tokyo Hand. It’s a must on my list everytime I visit Japan. I actually like to check out the bags in Tokyo Hand and find the selection in each location different from another. One time, I found a brand that offer bags mainly in heavy duty canvas bags which is the material that I really like. From then on, a bag section is another one I make sure I check it out. 😊 I haven’t tried the soap section. I’ll make sure I check it out during my next trip. 😊 Thank you very much!

[@smashinkelsey]

Wow! Really helpful! I literally binge-watch your videos. Your channel is a gold mine so I subscribed! This is perfect for my upcoming trip to Japan! Thanks a bunch💖🌸

[@enarania7978]

I love your videos, they are helpful and you always recommand accurate items for travellers

[@IzzysTravelDiaries]

OMG I love kitchen stuff and stationery! I'm only going to spend a week in Tokyo, but I'm going to watch so many of your videos to prep!

[@lydialim8827]

Thank u for this video. It is very informative and educational.

[@ajrobert2]

Love your videos, i learn a lot!

[@annahkmon]

What a great video yu :)! I really enjoy your tokyo life series.

[@MrOrwellA]

Nice shopping adventure. Great video!

[@mariajosegayoso283]

loveeee stationary products!!! I´ll definitely buy that when I visit Japan :)

[@ER_aka_RAM]

Honto sugoi! You did an amazing overview... Tokyu Hands is my ‘go to’ for Posca paint pens and Hario coffee products.

[@heyjojo1998]

I love it....thank you for the video!

[@paulahatch9955]

Fantastic...love all you videos..

[@mini16nia]

Thanks for also sharing the information about the Tokyu hands foreign purchase yayay !!

[@jen7662]

Another great video. This is a great option for stationery beyond tokyopens and jetpens.

[@kmf65]

Love Tokyu Hands! I replaced my old, worn out luggage over two vacations to Shinjuku. Brand names and decent prices (also duty free!). On the same floor, for example, they carry many other travel products, bicycles, wallets, etc...and even Christmas decorations during the holiday season. All this, plus a half dozen other floors!

[@meebebe_]

omg how relevant. I was totally looking for those tiny milk jugs for coffee! I was even gonna go all the way to kappabashi to find one but now that i know its at Tokyo hands! thanks!! great video

[@mahaothman4222]

thank you for this video i like it very much

[@marialezabelinario7807]

my fave channel. so helpful!

[@HimeGabi]

I'll be in Osaka in a week and this was really helpful. There is one near the Umeda station near my AirBnB. Thank you for another cool place to visit.

[@Crazycatladytraveler]

In the end I loved one video made by you :) Thanks, That was so helpful

[@byoutifully]

Why do I watch these videos? .. they just tease me with things I will never be able to get unless I plan a year in advance to go 😭😭 Lol jk, I LOVE your videos!! Makes me so excited to visit Japan again and do it "right" this time!!

[@krai3633]

OMG I need to go to Japan! I want everything! 💕

[@janewarren7004]

Thank you, I’ve been searching for a long time for a Japanese online website that delivers worldwide!! 🤗

[@thisiswhyushouldtravelnepa5122]

Awesome vlog

[@heyalol189]

thanks for sharing!!

[@stvsueoka1]

Yesssssss!!!! Excellent 🙌

[@dykatina07]

Thanks for the info!!

[@synergistics1]

One of the most detailed Japan videos I've watched...and I've watched about 150 :D - Can't wait to go next year.

[@Mynovelplans]

I love Tokyu Hands so much! I mainly stayed on the stationery floor each time I went but wish I had explored every floor!

[@cocodanie199]

Great video!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@almutimkerbell88]

I cant believee I only saw stationary area! I need to go back to Japan, ASAP. Thanks for the video!

[@210leyla]

Thank you for featuring face mask recommendations! You're videos are so fun to watch. I want to buy everything!! Hehe

[@lp9669]

Leaving for Japan in two days. Extremely useful information!

[@jaimedowdie863]

The crafts interest me along with the cooking stuff.

[@KarateKim]

Oh my... i love the planner section. I am so into planners, so wow , i must have one, but which one? Thank you keeping showing us great goodies and "must try" items. Cool....thanks.

[@TokiYuYu]

That's why I keep changing my planner, I wanna use them all haha!

[@lucybailey1363]

I love your video so much :) anyways I would love to see a video of Loft

[@gwenmiller35]

i went to there website but i couldn't figgure out how to buy stuff or even look at stuff from the store i don't know if the website is different across seas. could anyone how may live away from japan provide with any tips for operating the website please.

[@hbanana7]

Shimamura video would be awesome!!! Tokyuu Hands is one of my fav place to shop for gifts, office supplies, home diy/craft supplies!!!

[@pamfong9025]

Love your videos 😘

[@haileysailor]

Hi YuYu!! I am visiting tokyo for 1 week.. unfortunately today is my last day :( i went to tokyu hands and a lot of the items were expensive so i decided not to get anything. However, daiso was the jackpot! I bought out the whole store! Thank you for your videos 😁😁😁😁

[@TokiYuYu]

Yeah Tokyu Hands has a lot of higher end stuff with higher price tags, that's why usually I hang out around the stationery area which isn't too bad. I hope you stocked up at Daiso! But everytime I think I shopped enough, I always end up feeling like I bought nothing after I get home lol 😂

[@elnorac]

Thanks so much! I sew a lot and didn’t realize that Tokyu Hands sells sewing and other arts and crafts items.

[@soinasingh4119]

Wow!

[@sherrychang7614]

Pls do a video about what to buy or wear during fall.

[@aishu9341]

Super video.

[@illicitshadow]

I am beside-myself excited about stationery shopping in Tokyo in a few months. Great video, thanks!

[@TokiYuYu]

Japanese stationery is amazing!! So cute and excellent quality!

[@to0mo0]

Thank you 💕

[@bkishiro]

Thanks! Another great video, love these top 10, especially for a big store like Tokyu Hands, so much to see, it hard to narrow it down.

[@TokiYuYu]

Definitely hard to pick only 10 things, but I hope I'll help people not to over-spend too much lol!

[@tohruhonda9761]

Can you please do a video on where you can buy cute baking supplies.

[@IngridLeonard]

My fave section will be organiser & riting tools, there's a lot of cute yet great options there :D

[@sliceoflife4725]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FEATURING STATIONERY AND ARTS & CRAFTS!!! IT MADE ME INCREDIBLY HAPPY. I would love for more stationery-related content in the feature. And I'm so happy that you're a planner lover too. I feel like I can trust your taste on stationery more because you actually use and enjoy using these products. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND MORE POWER.

[@TokiYuYu]

I just hate myself for buying too many planners lol I already have a bullet journal and couldn't resist buying another planner.. You can never have too much stationery, right? That's how I justify buying endless amount of pens/notebooks/stickers/etc.

[@sliceoflife4725]

You can never have too much stationery, right? YASSSSS truer words have never been said.

[@kenyup5424]

It's really interesting

[@yz4563]

I’m gonna be head to Tokyu Hands in today's afternoon! Thanks👍

[@TokiYuYu]

Don't spend too much money! Haha

[@quarantineprincess]

Thanks for the tips. Can you also recommend classes in Japan. Like paper making or sushi making or mochi making or even anime drawing or Japanese calligraphy etc.

[@indomom1]

I am looking for Sashiko fabric, thread, needles and patterns? Any suggestions?

[@stvsueoka1]

Btw, I think an itoya (ginza) video could be suuuuuuper interesting. Are you familiar with it?

[@therealvicky1981]

Japan seems to be the only country in Asia that doesn't cater for the foreign market in relation to online purchasing and availability. I hope this changes in the future because it's cheaper to buy online if a majority of stores shipped outside of Japan. Shipping services are expensive and in many cases their websites are only in japanese. Korea seems to have hit the global market so why not japan?!

[@TokiYuYu]

I agree. Not sure how to best put it, but Japan is really "conservative" in many ways and tend to stay in its bubble now. I also feel like people in Japan seem to shop in stores a lot more still - it may be my limited Japanese skills, but online shopping doesn't feel that much more convenient or easier, and not everything has an online shop.

[@Hanamei516]

If you're talking about online shopping - you can always use rakuten - it's superb

[@clouds4084]

When I went to Japan, I noticed Japanese people ar a lot enthusiastic about buying in real store, and there are a lot of original and creative productts and the consumer buy a lot (especially when it comes to anime goodies, you need to see animate). I think this kind of store don't have a relevant potential market overseas that's why Japanese companies prefer to stay in Japan. Even if these products seems amazing (in tokyu hands, Loft...) I don't think that it will work outside, Japan has a specific consumer behaviour/consumer interests which is not similar to foreign consumers so going overseas doen't seem that much attractive for japanese companies.

[@LolLol-od4zz]

Hi Yu, how are you? Im going to japan in Dec and im dying to find hardware bag, do you know where can i find it? Cheers

[@ninjatep]

Love your retail videos Yu, great recommendations as usual 😊 Going to Japan for the first time in about 2 months - super hyped! As a video suggestion could you please do a tour of a KIDDYLAND store or of a character/themed cafe? Thanks!

[@TokiYuYu]

I did a couple of character/themed cafe videos (one for Rilakkuma and one for Dragon Ball), the problem with that is that those are often limited time ones, rarely are they open permanently. It's usually a collaboration between a character and a cafe. Check out Tower Records cafe, they do collab with different characters all the time. I'll put Kiddyland on my to-film list!

[@lisandrarodrigurez3424]

Hi tokiyuyu i really enjoy watching your vídeos. Love the pot area,the stationary and journaling i enjoy scrapbooking and i would like to begin doing some journaling. I would like to ask you if in Japan they sell plus size close and if the price is affordable. keep on shareing more videos. Until the next time bye bye. Have a good night sleep and sweet dreams

[@audrey9561]

Never have I been so early 😄

[@TokiYuYu]

Haha yay!

[@stephaniesanchez667]

I loved this video. luv all your videos but I'm so psyched to visit and try not to spend a fortune.

[@nikkidejnoprat7708]

Thanks so much for the video. It's very helpful! I've just moved to Tokyo and will be here for a year. I don't speak much Japanese and do struggle quite a bit when it comes to buying groceries in the Supermarket. Can you please suggest a good supermarket. I live in Ikebukuro. And if you could recommend some food items, sauces, laundry and dish washing detergent that would be fantastic! :)

[@SafiraAdani]

had to thumbs up because stationery!

[@JoshuaTreeGarden]

Hi TokiYuYu your channel is fantastic and so useful, what it your best suggestion for a 10 days data sim card to buy at the airport not sure yet if Haneda or Narita thank you so much in advance

[@TokiYuYu]

Do you need to make phonecalls? If not I would suggest renting a wifi egg, you'll be able to have access to the internet and connect multiple devices to it. Also, if you are staying at an airbnb, they might provide one for free

[@catherinezilber7677]

When you do the face masks, will you please describe the scents? I have been sticking to Leader and Boscia because they are unscented.

[@TokiYuYu]

I'll definitely keep that in mind :)

[@florencecantero857]

Please make a video from narita airport going to Tokyo by train, where and how to pay etc

[@ginapino2857]

Another store that will drain my bank account! Love everything I see in this video.

[@asphodele]

Hello some suggestion for your future video : the best depato, what to buy on a depato, best place to buy new accessoiries like handbag (only japanese brand), top 10 stuff to buy in bic camera, best place to buy japanese handmade craft, 10 best things to buy in nitori. Hope this will help you😃

[@TokiYuYu]

Wow awesome list of ideas! Definitely will keep them in mind! Bic Camera and Nitori are already on my list!

[@rashmipravalenka3450]

it's vry useful video👍

[@teemzzz1]

nice and useful video & after watching this I regret that I didn't visit Tokyo hands while I was in Japan :/

[@mickeyarchi]

So cute

[@rosmitopaguiganjr5342]

I like your vedio again😄😄😘😘😊

[@lucinieto6662]

Where did you buy the pendant you’re wearing? Is it bvlgari? Thank you so much!

[@yohuong2010]

Do they sell paper clay and padico molds here?

[@madisoned]

Which brand of Tokyu Hands did you go to? I went to the one in Shibuya last year but it wasn't as big as this

[@kenzoxp7756]

I love your videos! I'm going to Japan in December and all these informations will be very useful. That was exactly the type of products that I would like to buy in Japan!!

[@meganwong5117]

Thanks for the great video! Just wondering which Tokyo Hands location has better selections of products?

[@TokiYuYu]

I think Shinjuku one is the biggest and probably most well-stocked store. I usually go to the Shibuya one cuz it's the closest to me and selection is pretty good as well.

[@joynov6037]

Kindly make a video about branded sale things like LV, Hermes since I heard that there is a seasonal sale for those branded items with a very cheap price

[@yileng1710]

Can you do a video on budget shopping/ budget eating?

[@TJ-Lalala]

I subscribed! can you make a video just on stationery... I feel like that is the reason I watch these videos... Japanese stationery really is AWESOME!

[@TokiYuYu]

I'll keep in mind for future videos!