Ginza Itoya

Stationery store · Chūō ·

Ginza Itoya

Stationery store · Chūō ·

12-floor stationery museum with paper, pens, art supplies, café

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

@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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ABU A.

Google

Itoya Ginza is an amazing place for high-quality stationery. The store has many floors, each with unique items like pens, papers, cards, and gifts. Everything is well-organized and beautifully displayed. Staff are helpful, and the experience feels special. A perfect spot for stationery lovers.

Alberto

Google

Stationary heaven! I had a blast going through all the options they had available. I found it a bit difficult to explore the pens and notebooks sections with all the people standing around so be ready to deal with that. I also couldn't get tax free because their minimum for tourists is not the usual ¥5,500 and is actually higher. I recommend the floors with planners and pens, as well as the higher floors with stickers and designer stuff. Worth visiting!

UnDiplomatic W.

Google

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.

Snow B.

Google

First time going to Itoya, I had an idea on what they offer but was still surprised with the amount of stationery they sell. It was heaven for me; items were sorted properly, floors were themed based on what type of stationery, so many colors to choose from, etc. I stayed for about 1 hour in this store, and I could have stayed longer 😂 Staff were generally nice (except for 1 lady who didn't let me finish my sentence....). Staff helped calculate my items so I could find out if I met the tax free requirement. Found out I wasn't there yet, so she pre-packed my items, and gave me instructions on what to do when I was ready. Shop was easy to find based on 1 of the photos in the reviews :) Happy shopping!

Ece E.

Google

this was an absolute worthy visit for a stationary fan. it’s my first time in japan and in tokyo, and i spent 4 hours there. amazing. got myself so many stamps and things, there’s 9 floors so be prepared!

Nathaniel K.

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!

Trinity A.

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.

Origamikeyfi

Google

There really is a wide variety. All Japanese products are really carefully made and incorporate a lot of ingenuity, and the whole store is like an exhibition. A wide range of budgets are catered to, from reasonable to high-end products. I also enjoy the assortment of products that reflect Japanese culture at each season.