Ginza Itoya

Stationery store · Chūō

Ginza Itoya

Stationery store · Chūō

2 Chome-7-15 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

Highlights

12-floor stationery paradise with pens, paper, art supplies

2 Chome-7-15 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan Get directions

ito-ya.co.jp

@onthegrid

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"We, Mamimu, grew up with this brand yet it never fails to surprise me. Especially the newly imagined flagship store in Ginza. With a mission to “make your creative moment more beautiful and comfortable”, this hip 12-storey store houses wonderfully designed goods from all over the world with something to make almost anybody's heart beat that little bit faster. As if that wasn't enough, there is a “Paper Concierge” on the 7th floor to help you find THE paper of your dreams, the 10th floor business lounge (wittily named as HandShake Lounge) is completed with Vitra office furniture. Itoya even grows their own vegetables in the building and serve them in the cafe on the top floor. It always impresses me that this century old retailer is constantly evolving and innovating to stay on top of the game." - Mamimu

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"The stationery shop Itoya resembles a museum, with its exquisite displays and handsome collection. The main shop on Chuo Dori has 12 floors of paper, stationery, pens, planners, and a café. The annex on the backstreet has seven floors of paints, colored pencils, notebooks, and more. Itoya is a great spot to pick up gifts for friends back home. It's easy to find—just look for the giant red paper clip in front of the building."

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UnDiplomatic Wife

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HEAVEN!!! This is the biggest stationery store in the world with 12 floors. Initially we went to look for a special pen for my brother-in-law. It’s the only time I experienced having a remote translator helping us shop for a pen. How absolutely modern in pre-pandemic 2020! Now that is so normal already. I ended up buying myself a not-too-expensive but oh-so-beautiful gold SAILOR pen. It's a great keepsake of our wonderful time in Japan. I still use it everyday and the smoothness with which it writes and how slim and light it is makes Muji pens feel really inferior. If you love stationery (I loved it since I was a little girl writing my pen pals!), cleverly design stuff, things that you never thought you needed and just beautiful quirky stuff... then you will love this place! I can spend hours here! They also have cafes so you can enjoy some refreshments while resting your feet.

Nathaniel Kovalan

Google

This is an amazing stationary store, right next to Tiffany’s. Every floor is a playground for the fancy, and every item on display, or for sale is carefully curated, to match the best of the best. I could almost spend an hour on each floor. It’s just an amazing place!

A K

Google

What heaven for stationery lovers!! This is the biggest stationery I have ever visited with extensive range of exquisite items spread in 12 floors. This is a total bliss! Their products are stationary, cards, gifts, art and craft supplies etc. Everything is in tidy and clean order. There is a cafe in the building. Everything is artistic with Japanese aesthetic. You must visit the store if you are in Ginza!

_25 Mika

Google

I came here to buy a pen as a gift for a friend. There are many different designs here, and there is also a pen engraving service, but it will take 3 days. You can choose to pick it up directly or have it sent to your home. Dedicated and professional service. In addition, the store also has many interesting items to buy as gifts.

Chloe Snowwhite

Google

The best stationery I've been to. It's also my first time in Japan. In the store, everything is so cute and soooo Japanese. Lots of variety of pen, pencil, stickers, postcard etc Will definitely re visit

Mandy Caceres

Google

I loooove this store. There are 8 floors of stationary and art supplies and a cafe on the higher floors. The store is narrow so it can get pretty crowded but it’s totally worth a visit. I loved it! Oh also, they play the most relaxing music with birds chirping at the store.

Google

Twelve floors sounds impressive, but most of the crowd ends up squeezed into Level 5 for the stationery section. Staff weren’t exactly friendly. I politely asked one of them about a pen, even showed a photo and he just shrugged and said “sold out” without even looking me in the eye. Minutes later, I saw him chatting with another staff member, both just standing around at the corner of the store while facing customers. Not helpful, not welcoming. It’s no wonder everyone ends up crowding around trying to find what they need on their own. The pen section is packed and chaotic. Pens are small and there are tons of them, but no one around to assist or answer questions. People end up pushing past each other trying to figure it out. Product organization is messy. For example, Pentel pens were in two different spots with no clear system. The layout makes it harder than it should be to find anything. Overall, the store feels overrated. It looks impressive with 12 floors, but each level is tiny. You can find the same or better stationery selections at other department stores, minus the hassle. Would give this one a skip unless you’re just sightseeing.

Trinity Adams

Google

Most organized and diverse collection of crafts, writing utensils, papers, stamps, and stickers. Most of the items are reasonably priced and although it was crowded, I was still able to move freely. The restaurants and cafés inside are good stopping places and there is even an indoor farm. The lady named Coral at the check out counter was extremely friendly and spoke perfect English. There are two elevators and the escalators only go up. Was a altogether wonderful experience.