Tokyu Hands

This Japanese institution, founded in 1976, is the largest household goods store in Tokyo. Expect to find a truly amazing range of hobby crafts, stationery and art supplies. Its 30 stores around Japan actually do manifest the company motto, “When you visit, you find what you want,” among around 30,000 items in each. Though it can be difficult to navigate around the original Shibuya store’s seven levels, the fun is in getting lost between say, jewelry and pet supplies, incongruously located on the same floor. The easier-to-manage ground level offers a fantastic selection of phone cases from quirky to chic.