Shibuya Parco

If you want to know what retail hell feels like, then travel no further than the Parco mall in Shibuya. Located a few minutes walk from Shibuya crossing, this mall is sensory overload. Between the confusing layout, the overwhelming amounts of escalators and the bizarre changing directions of escalators, this mall is here to challenge even the most directionally skilled individuals. There's a bottom floor with numerous restaurants, including one where you can eat giant isopod, kangaroo meat, bear meat and even whale sashimi. Japan really has it all.

Decent shopping centre but if you're reading this in English then you're probably coming here for the merchandising shops on the 6th floor. The parco department store doesn't open until 11am but the 6th floor opens at 10am so I'd advise arriving early as all the shops get busy. The 6th floor has the Nintendo store which is the biggest shop on the floor, the pokemon store which is the second biggest, there's currently a sega shop, capcom store, godzilla store, pop up mother/earthbound store, pop up katamari cafe, and jojo world. The jojo world is very popular and you need a timed ticket to enter. All the stores are good, the Nintendo and pokemon ones in particular are superb. All the other shops are quite small but they all have cool stuff, I particularly liked the katamari and mother shops, not sure how long they will be around for. The jojo world one was a bit extortionate, all the merchandise is expensive, there are a lot of prize games, all of which are expensive, you need to be careful with the prize draw one as often the best prizes are already won. You are likely to be spending a lot of money on gaming merchandise here, most of it is cool and worth the price to you personally.

Modern and Stylish Shopping Plaza – Great for Fashion Lovers This shopping plaza was a lovely place to visit. It’s been recently renovated and updated, giving it a fresh, modern atmosphere. The majority of the stores are fashion-related, with a good mix of clothing brands and some well-known perfume shops as well. I really enjoyed browsing through a variety of fashion stores — there’s something for every style and budget. It’s a great spot if you’re looking to update your wardrobe or just enjoy a relaxed shopping day. There are also several small cafés and restaurants scattered around the plaza, making it easy to take a break and grab a coffee or a light meal in between shopping. Overall, it’s a great place to spend a few hours, especially for anyone who enjoys fashion and a relaxed shopping experience in a clean, stylish setting.

Lots of shops, but for gamers, the top floor is the best. You could be lost here for hours. We came exclusively for the Pokémon Center.

Shibuya Parco is a huge shopping centre and there is a small variety of character shops here. I went to the Nintendo store, Sega store, and the Jump Shop and all the staff were nothing but kind and nice to me! I would recommend visiting this mall. Prices are average so it’s alright!

I recently discovered the Godzilla store and was very excited. I only knew of the Osaka store beforehand. Merch is a bit more limited in quantity as a few things I wanted were sold out, but still happy to have discovered it

Huge variety of shops in this building, can easily spend hours here. The Pokémon center and Nintendo sections weee amazing, wish I could have bought everything. The selection was truly overwhelming. It’s in a great part of town as well as there are lots of additional shopping and top tier restaurants in the area. This is totally worth checking out, we loved the time spent here.

This place like other Parco malls is high class, it was quite busy when we went but I have a feeling that was due to it being in Shibuya. It had everything we needed and was a lovely experience. Parco also always has great food in the basement floors. If you want an excuse to go to Shibuya crossing, make Parco that excuse.

Shibuya Parco / Shibuya (Tokyo) -- This is like the Blade Runner of Tokyo department stores somewhere in a parallel universe where we live in the most unabashedly commercial place on earth. Jamie W and I were sauntering through Shibuya before heading to Yoyogi Park for Tokyo PRIDE when we came upon this buzzy building. We had hopes of enjoying their rooftop garden. Alas, it was closed. That left us to our own geriatric devices milling about the anime, manga, and game merchandise on the Cyberspace Shibuya floor. The Pokémon store was a zoo, so we holed up in the Godzilla shop (Video). There were various design stores selling retro-modern tschotskes. We were surprised to discover an art museum in the mall as it provided temporary relief from the zealous youth. Not our bag. RELATED - Exploring Tokyo? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/eGrhEFnRyV

I was in Parco Shibuya SCRAMBLING to find Holiday gifts on the last day of my trip. They got everything in here. 9 floors of consumerism madness. After getting my mom a Japanese scarf and Loewe sunglasses and gifts for my brother, sister in law, and Dad, I saw the coolest denim bucket hat in this minimalist store tucked in a corner. I'm not a bucket hat guy at all. I've never had or worn a bucket hat. I'm not even really a hat guy when it comes down to it but something about this specific hat just got me. I tried it on and kind of loved it. It had me feeling so Japanese and incognito. I felt like people would take me seriously if they saw me in this denim bucket hat. What really got me was the sign on the wall that read "Kijima Takayuki - Hat Maker" in a cool thin font. That's just such a gangster phrase. "Hat Maker." Talk about hyper specialization. I ended up spending like $80 usd on this damn bucket hat... well it doesn't count because idk how much anything priced in Yen costs so I felt like it was free. Say what you will but I love my Kijima Takayuki bucket hat. Shoutout to KT. IG @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov_reviews

Nice shopping mall near Shibuya Sky. On the 7th floor there is an excellent ramen shop called Tanaka Soba. The food is very fresh and the broth is delicious. No reservations needed! They take cash or credit card.

Shibuya Parco is a cool mall to check out and wander around. Nintendo and Capcom stores are my usual faves here. Multi levels, can be easy to get lost. Very crowded and stuffy inside with the heat blasting.

We spent the least time here among other malls in the area; perhaps we were just tired after all the walking. The first floor has all the major luxury brands you can find. I was looking for the human made brand; they had short line to get in but didn't see anything. I am sure if we were not tired, we might be exploring more.

So many cool stores to check out here! There's something for everyone. We also really enjoyed the rooftop terrace which had some nice views. Nice to grab some fresh air after shopping!

This is the best mall that we visited! It has a Nintendo, Pokemon, Anime floor that is ridiculously crowded. They also have some good restaurants. This mall is a must out of all of them.

After 2+ years of construction/renovation, PARCO mall reopened in late November 2019 to coincide with its 50th anniversary. It was nice seeing this mall restored to its former glory considering the last time I shopped here I remember waiting in line to buy the popular (at the time) Issey Miyake Bao handbags and backpacks, yikes!! It's an eclectic mix of designer apparel, eateries, a museum, a cinema, and a whole floor just for anime, manga & video game stuff. The food court, Chaos Kitchen, offers the typical fare and the not so typical: there's a drag queen bar called Campy! and an izakaya that serves insect topped treats! On the 6th floor is Shibuya Cyberspace. Everything gaming & manga related is crammed in here: the official Nintendo store, Pokémon Center, the Capcom store, Shonen Jump etc. The museum is on the 4th floor where you can also access the rooftop park via Spiral Walk.

Seriously one of the coolest shopping centers ever. So many interesting themed stores. I primarily came by to check out the Nintendo store to grab some cute Animal Crossing merchandise. I was thinking that I'm just going to stop by, look around and be on my merry way. Nope. There's store after store with so many amazing and exclusive merchandise. I didn't want to leave this place. The mall isn't big per se but it has a lot of floors which is neat. There's also a lot of anime merchandise too!

This shopping center is INCREDIBLE. If you love street wear then this is your place. They have 5 floors (I think) and each floor has a plethora of stores for all your fashion desires. Great big brand stores as well as cute boutiques. 10/10