Tokyo: 7 – 11 October 2018

Shopping in Japan is invariably vibrant and vivacious, with eye-catching mall architecture, rooftop gardens, impeccably polite services and “only one” shops in certain malls. Our study trip of 40 participants ‘looked east’ this time and spent 4 fulfilling days experiencing a variety of Tokyo’s shopping malls.

Of these, Ginza Six is central Tokyo’s latest and biggest mall, opened just last year. Here there’s luxurious shopping, food and cultural entertainment with six-star extravagance emanating from the high-end brand shops at every turn.

Other flagship malls for Japanese fashion like Laforet and Shibuya 109, are just pulsating with cutting-edge designs for young ladies (and the young-at-heart).

With its location at the base of Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Solamachi caters to a high influx of local and foreign tourists offering exclusively Japanese cuisine and merchandise and also boasts of an aquarium and planetarium.  

At Roppongi Hills, the mall is differentiated by 4 separate themes offering their affluent shoppers “one & only” shops which can only be experienced here. 

Set on expansive reclaimed land located outside Tokyo city centre, the super-regional Aeon Mall Makuhari Shintoshin comprises of 3 separate huge buildings catering for general merchandise, pet lovers and a hypermarket. The catchment within close proximity includes a popular convention centre, numerous hotels and residences. Here, participants were given an informative briefing by Yamasuge-san. 

 “Great and good experience – (it gave me a) better understanding of Japan’s mall management and tenant mix”: Olive Tan, Hektar Group

A heartfelt THANK YOU also to our counterparts, Japan Council of Shopping Centers (JCSC) for their great assistance in arranging the mall briefings and for the most informative overview of the Japan’s shopping malls.