A great, hip depaato — 2 years ago
Tokyu Hands is like a giant department store for the younger, hipper crowd than the more traditional Isetan, Takashimaya and other chains. They stock everything from gardening supplies to complete cosplay costumes to hardware to electronics. They also happen to be one of the few places where I could find a cell phone jammer. That’s right: for about $80, you can buy a pocket device that, when the button is pushed, will knock out the signal of that idiot jabbering away in the seat behind you on the bus. Great fun!
Anyway, Tokyu Hands is well worth a visit—especially the one in Shinjuku, right next to Takashimaya, and kitty-corner from the giant (and wonderful) Kinokuniya Books—the best big bookstore in Tokyo. And if you get hungry, don’t miss the food court in the basement of Takashimaya next door; it will blow your mind.
