Tokyu Hands Shinjuku

If you’re the creative type, a DIY enthusiast or just someone who loves a well-designed product, Tokyu Hands in Shinjuku is the perfect place for you.

[Tokyu Hands Shinjuku - image © Florentyna Leow]

Tokyu Hands is self-styled store for the creative urban consumer. Unlike most other department stores, Tokyu Hands focuses on high-quality, functional home improvement, hobby and lifestyle products. There is the usual well-curated selection of beauty products, stationery, and travel accessories, but also coffee drippers, stylish wooden bento boxes, and everything you need to lead an ultra-Instagrammable lifestyle.

[Tokyu Hands Shinjuku - image © Florentyna Leow]

DIY enthusiasts will find much to love here. For instance, there are entire sections dedicated to gardening tools, sewing equipment, kitchen ware, and other crafts. The specificity of the goods on display is staggering. One doesn’t usually know that one needs a rust eraser for your bicycle, or a toe separator to strengthen your toe muscles, until you see one in store. They also run workshops such as leather handbag making, though these are generally targeted at Japanese-speaking customers. Tokyu Hands is where you find things that you didn’t know you needed, and discover hobbies that you didn’t know you had or wanted to try.

There are several branches across Tokyo, but the Shinjuku outlet is particularly convenient - it’s part of Takashimaya Times Square, and is located in the same building as the eponymous department store. Like all good department stores, there’s a handy tax refund counter located in the basement.

English name:
Tokyu Hands Shinjuku (DIY/hobby/craft emporium)

Japanese name:
東急ハンズ 新宿店

English address:
2-8F Times Square, 5-24-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-8580

Japanese address:
〒151-8580 東京都渋谷区千駄ヶ谷5-24-2 タイムズスクエア2～8階

Opening hours:
10am-9pm

Price:

Nearest Transport:
Train: 2-minute walk from the new south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Telephone:
+81-3-5361-3111

Website: Official website (English/Japanese)

Near To Here:
Tokyu Hands Shinjuku is located in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. See our complete list of things to do in Shinjuku, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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