RSSTokyu Hands - Maker paradise
Tokyu Hands in Shinjuku, Japan is a maker paradise - it's called "creative life store" and on it's 6 floors you can find just about anything imaginable - from an isle full of tweezers to the largest selection of paper cut-out models I've ever seen. Here are a sampling of what's there - and of course click on the through to the Flickr photos to zoom in, etc...
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Nov 15, 2007 07:00 PM
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| Posted by: RobCruickshank on November 15, 2007 at 4:25 PM |
Tokyu Hands is incredible. I thought I'd died and went to heaven the first time I went there.
| Posted by: Bladerunner76 on November 15, 2007 at 4:34 PM |
Tokyu Hands is great and they are all over Tokyo.
They can be a little expensive be sure it visit Akihabara 秋葉原.
Enjoy!!!
| Posted by: mmm_linux on November 15, 2007 at 4:54 PM |
How did i not know about this place when i was in japan last month. I guess I will have to go back :). I did how ever go to the electronics stores in Akihabara. I though I had died.
| Posted by: rwo on November 15, 2007 at 5:37 PM |
A quick google search turned up those little airplanes online here.
| Posted by: Elvgren on November 15, 2007 at 5:43 PM |
How cool! In the Midwest US, we have our own version- we have American Science and Surplus! When you're in Chicago, Geneva, or Milwaukee make a pilgrimage, the hand-lettered explainations written on each item bin are hilarious! http://www.sciplus.com/
| Posted by: SimpleSimon2 on November 15, 2007 at 5:50 PM |
After spending a week in Tokyo I spent the most money in Tokyu Hands! Also not to be missed is the less fancy but well organized Akihabara district especially under and around the train station. Here are some 'Make' style pics I took 2 weeks ago:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=make&w=49503154838%40N01&s=rec&page=2
| Posted by: Kagetsuki on November 15, 2007 at 5:51 PM |
Tokyu Hands has locations all around Japan, not just Tokyo. The one in the Nagoya eki tower is something like 15+ stories. Unfortunately, wherever you are, Tokyu Hands is expensive to the point of being obscene. It's nice to look around or if you are in a pinch for something, but everything they have can be found cheaper online or at other stores.
Also, Tokyu Hands is not the only chain like this, but it is the largest if I am not mistaken.
| Posted by: SimpleSimon2 on November 15, 2007 at 5:56 PM |
I posted the wrong link for Akihabara pics previously - It should be:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=make&w=49503154838%40N01&s=rec
| Posted by: bgraham111 on November 15, 2007 at 6:20 PM |
The one in Nagoya is about 8 stories, but the rest of the mall is closer to 15 stories. I've been there several time. It's incredible. I haven't found one in Osaka yet... still looking...
| Posted by: WonderWheeler on November 15, 2007 at 10:17 PM |
I looked up the little metal airplane models, and they are a minimum 2000 yen x 0.008988 = about $19.00 each US. At least on the microwing web site.
| Posted by: xerxes99 on November 16, 2007 at 5:42 AM |
I was at the Kobe Tokyu hands 2 hours ago! This place really is unbelievable. I go there like 3 or 4 times a week.
And for bgraham111, the Osaka one is near Shinsaibashi station.
| Posted by: dsyde on November 18, 2007 at 11:04 AM |
The pop-up paper cards are called "origamic architecture" or OA. The designs in the photo are by the style's creator, Masahiro Chatani, a retired Tokyo Institute of Technology professor. There is a community site with resources for OA enthusiasts (including links to other sites) here. If you don't want to trek all the way to Japan to pick up a few of the commercial OA cards, they are available (along with designs from other OA artists) from the Evermore Design Shop.
| Posted by: Anita on February 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM |
What a great shop!!! If only there was something like that in Barcelona!!! Guess I'll be back... soon!
| Posted by: Anita on February 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM |
What a great shop!!! If only there was something like that in Barcelona!!! Guess I'll be back... soon!
| Posted by: Anita on February 24, 2008 at 8:35 AM |
What a great shop!!! If only there was something like that in Barcelona!!! Guess I'll be back... soon!
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