Shopping Notes

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📍 Where to shop (researched)

Best stores & covered arcades near our plans (Grok), prioritising flat/elevator access. Tax-free: spend ¥5,000 (≈ $32)+ before tax in one shop, show your physical passport, same store same day; the bag gets sealed to take out of Japan.

Tokyo

Tokyo Station Character Street + depachika — character goods & regional sweets, 8:00–21:00 (covered, elevators).
Pokémon Center Tokyo DX (Nihonbashi Takashimaya 5F) — 10:30–21:00, elevator, scooter-OK.
Tokyu Hands / Loft — stationery, gadgets, lifestyle souvenirs.
Akihabara: Animate + Mandarake (anime/otaku); Don Quijote Akihabara cosplay floor.
Nakano Broadway (Mandarake, vintage/collectibles) — optional, flat with elevators.

Kyoto

Nintendo Kyoto (Takashimaya 7F) — free, ~10:00–20:00, elevator + rooftop warp-pipe photo.
Pokémon Center Kyoto — near downtown.
Teramachi / Shinkyōgoku covered arcades — stationery, kitchenware, variety; flat & connected.
Nishiki Market — kitchen knives & food souvenirs (covered arcade).
Don Quijote Shijo — tax-free souvenir overflow.

Osaka

Shinsaibashi-suji arcade — long covered, flat: souvenirs, fashion, variety (by your hotel).
Don Quijote Dotonbori — Ferris wheel, tax-free, 24h.
Den Den Town — anime/otaku/vintage (Osaka's Akihabara).
Sennichimae Doguyasuji — kitchenware & knives street.
Pokémon Center / Nintendo at Umeda Daimaru.

🛒 To buy

One per line works well.

🎁 Gifts & souvenirs

📐 Sizes & specifics

📝 General notes

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