( CNN ) -- For a world-class shopping experience you should head to glitzy Ginza . As well as flagship fashion outlets , the area boasts one of the city 's best department stores , Mitsukoshi ( 4-6-16 Chuo Dori ) . The real treat here , as at many Tokyo department stores , is the fantastic basement-level food hall ( `` depachika '' ) . For the complete Mitsukoshi experience , there 's an ever bigger store in Nihombashi . The `` Electric Town '' of Akihabara is tech-head 's heaven . Next door is Matsuya , another big department store , and while you 're in the area do n't miss the Sony Building ( 5-3-1 Ginza , Chuo-ku ) . Your inner games geek wo n't be able to resist the entire floor devoted to the PlayStation . If you 've ever wondered where Tokyo teenagers buy their wacky cyber-goth manga-inspired attire , the answer is Takeshita-Dori , a narrow street in Harajuku . On Sundays the street fills with fashion-conscious teens , dressed to impress . For the less adventurous , but more discerning shopper , Harajuku 's main thoroughfare , Omotesando is lined with elegant boutiques , including Louis Vuitton , Prada and Loveless ( 3-17-11 Minami-Aoyama ) . Looking unlike any shop you 've seen before , Loveless has three floors of hip Japanese clothing and a basement decked out like the dungeon of some deranged medieval aristocrat . Harajuku is also home to six-floor Kiddy Land ( 6-1-9 Jingu-mae ) , one of the city 's best toy stores , with a huge selection of Hello Kitty products . The area around Shibuya Station is a buzzing epicenter of shopping activity . Among its highlights are Tokyu Hands ( Takashimaya Times Square , 5-24-2 Sendagaya ) , a department store that sells everything you could ever need , and plenty of stuff you had no idea even existed ( electrically heated pilllows anyone ? ) . A Bathing Ape ( 1 - Rise Bld . 13-17 Udagawa-Cho ) offers funky T-shirts and trainers in an art gallery-style space , and Mandarake ( Shibuya Beam B2 31-2 Udagawacho ) is the place to satisfy your manga cravings , should you have any . For more manga , and a glimpse into the future , you 'll want to go to Akihabara . Also known as Electric Town , Akihabara is a district of electronics stores clad in illuminated signs . Visit after dark for the full `` Blade Runner '' experience . Yodobashi Camera sells everything from next generation cell phones to cameras that are n't yet available outside Japan . For something more sedate , Daikanyama is a refined area popular with in-the-know fashionistas , while Jimbocho is the city 's used-book quarter . Marunouchi was once a drab business district but is fast becoming the city 's hottest shopping area . Shin-Marunouchi ( just opposite the Marunouchi exit of Tokyo Stations ) is a huge building , with the lowest seven floors devoted to chic shopping . The basement `` depachika '' is a feast for foodies . Tokyo International Forum ( 5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome , Chiyoda-ku ) is a vast space used for art exhibitions and as a concert hall . It also boasts excellent shopping and hosts a flea market every other Sunday . Where to stay | What to see | Where to be seen | Where to eat | Where to shop . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Do you agree with our Tokyo picks ? Send us your comments and suggestions in the `` Sound Off '' box below and we 'll print the best .
It offers world - class shopping - check out the food hall in Tokyo . Takeshita - Dori is where teenagers pick up their ` ` cosplay '' costumes . Omotesando is filled with boutiques , including Louis Vuitton and Prada . Akihabara , or ` ` Electric Town , '' is the place to buy electronics and electronics .