Where to Shop: Budget Shopping in Japan
Shopping in Japan can be expensive especially when you don't know where to go. But fret not! I'm going to share with you my little hidden spots of outlet shops, vintage boutiques and low-cost shopping – places you can go without you having to give up your sense of style.
Outlet shop
Japan is brimming with fashion spots like Harajuku, Ometesando, Ikebukuro, Shibuya and Shinjuku. Each of these places carry its own shopping cultures, movement and people. However, lets leave that discussion for another day, because as promise, I'm going to show you places where you can get the goods you've been dying for there, but only cheaper.
In Kobe, there is shopping mecca called Porto Bazaar where you can get designer and branded pieces sold for much less.
In Hyogo (specifically located near my place in Kakogawa), there is an outlet shop that sells heaps of branded and cool pieces from Edwin, Seventeen and more with prices that range from ¥200-¥4000 (about $2-$40).
Vintage shops
Second hand shops in Japan are everywhere, and since the economy downturn, even more so.
Vintage shops in Japan are great because they seems to sell the best of designers goods for next-to-nothing. Here are some of the shops in Kakogawa that sells branded pieces from Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons, Dior, Coach, Louis Vuitton and even local labels such as Cinema Club, Ingni and many more.
The one hundred-Yen shop
Or should I say, the one hundred and ten yen shop? (since it's always has an additional 10% tax). Daiso is a popular store that sells everything in ¥100 and there's one located in every part of Japan. You could find everything here from food, office ware, school supplies, garden tools, car accessories and of course beauty and fashion goods such as make-up, tights, stockings, gloves, knit materials and hair accessories.
Let me share with you some of the chic pieces that I found in these shops that can also be found on my page chictopia.
If you have questions regarding budget shopping in Japan, please feel free to comment below and I would be more than willing to answer your questions. Also, if you have any suggestions about shopping in Japan, you can write below.
In case you want to check out shopping in Macau, please check Where to Shop in Macau and/ or if you want to check out Hong Kong, we also have Where to Shop in Hong Kong.
In case you want to see more on budget shopping in Japan, you could check on my blog, too.
