Japan Stores
A list of the coolest japan shops around.
Toy Tokyo
East Village - New York, NY United StatesToy Tokyo is not snobbish--they don't claim that Japanese toys are superior and refuse to bring in anything else. The store embraces cool toys of all origins and gives each an area in the store. Display case after display case holds cool...
True Sake
Hayes Valley - San Francisco, CA United StatesBilled at "America's First Sake Store" True Sake has made it its mission to educate the unwashed masses about this lovely, complex beverage. There are dozens upon dozens of pretty bottles to choose from but if you don't know...
Waraku
Abbot Kinney - Venice, CA United StatesJapanese surfwear sounds about as conceivable as Los Angeles snowwear, but the stuff does exist and has for decades. In a kind of global fashion ping-pong match Waraku brings back to America Japanese clothing, denim and sneakers that were heavily...
Zakka
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesZakka is a one of a kind shop and gallery, collecting design books from many different design disciplines. Furthermore it keeps an office Japan and thus is in tune with what's happening in Japanese design and subculture. The result is a...