Five shopping facilities in Tokyo where year’s end/New Year’s sales and New Year’s Day selling events will be held
2018 is coming soon and I assume that many of you will be going shopping.
In this article, I will introduce to you information regarding facilities where year’s end/New Year’s sales and New Year’s Day selling events will be held.
Laforet HARAJUKU (Harajuku)
In commemoration of its 39th anniversary since opening on October 28th (Sat.), Laforet HARAJUKU will offer their annual lucky bag at an outrageously low price and they are calling the bag a “Thank-you bag.” These lucky bags will be sold for 390 yen and 3900 yen (tax included) and some bags will have goods worth up to 70,000 yen inside them. A real bargain!
Detailed information：https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/81051
2018 First sale of the year / Lucky bag
Address: 11-6 1-Chome, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 2018 January 1st : 9:00-19:00 From the 2nd regular store hours （11:00-21:00）
Omotesando Hills (Omotesando)
Omotesando Hills will hold an early-spring sale, “OMOTESANDO HILLS SALE 2018 WINTER” from the 1st of January 2018 to the14th. They are planning to sell about 1700 fukubukuros (New Year’s bag filled with random products) centering around cosmetics and sundries in about 40 stores from the 1st to the 3rd. Check the internet since some stores are accepting advance reservations.
Omotesando Hills
Address: 4-12-10, Jingumae, Shibuyaku, Tokyo
Business hours:
Shopping service – 11:00~21:00, Sunday~20:00
Restaurant – 11:00~23:30(L.O.22:30) Sunday~22:30(L.O.21:30)
Café – 11:00~22:30(L.O.21:30) Sunday~21:30(L.O.20:30)
TEL：03‐3497‐0310(conclusive information)
URL：www.omotesandohills.com
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Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku (Harajuku)
Popular shops will sell fukubukuros (quantity limited) from New Year’s Day. Affordable fukubukuros will be sold at each shop. Plus, “Shomonraifuku Kuji (lottery)” will be held from the 1st of January (holiday) to the 3rd (Wed.) where the purchasers of the fukubukuros can participate. There is a chance that the customer will win gift certificates with up to a value of 50,000 yen. You can enjoy an illumination event which uses about 16,000 light bulbs which will be held on the 6F rooftop terrace “Omohara no Mori.”
Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku
Address: 4-30-3, Jingumae, Shibuyaku, Tokyo
Date: 2018,1,1 (Mon.) to 2018,1,3 (Wed.)
※01,01 (holiday) until the day that stock runs out.
Business hours: 10:00 to 21:00 ※01,01 (holiday) – 10:00 to 19:00
TEL：03-3497-0418
Shibuya Hikarie (Shibuya)
The 2018 fukubukuro from ShinQ will be sold! The fukubukuros which will be sold on the food floor will include premium fukubukuros and dreamy fukubukuros which everyone is looking forward to.
Centered on its female customers, the Shibuya Hikarie ShinQs Handmade Market presented by minne will be lined with a wide range of gorgeous handmade items and products to get your hands on.
Detailed information：https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/80589
Shibuya Hikarie
Address: 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Opening Hours:
ShinQs 10:00-21:00
Cafe & Restaurant 11:00-23:00
Cafe & Restaurant 7F 11:00-23:30 *7F will close at 23:00 on Sundays
Creative Space 8/ 11:00〜20:00 *select stores will be open until 23:00
Closed: January 1st
TEL: 03-5468-5892
URL：http://www.hikarie.jp
Sunshine City Alpa (Toshima)
“Alpa Good Bargain” which is held twice a year will be held on the New Year’s Day. About 90 shops selling, lady’s/men’s/kids clothes, fashion items, sundries, character goods and foods will hold a bargain. Don’t miss this chance to obtain the products you want to buy!
Sunshine City
Address: 3-1, Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshimaku, Tokyo
Time: 2018,1,1 (Mon.) to 2018,1,8 (Mon.)
Business hours: 10:00 to 20:00 / restaurant 11:00 to 22:99 (except certain restaurants)
TEL：03-3989-3331
Akasaka Biz Tower SHOPS & DINING (Akasaka)
They will hold a winter sale from the 2nd of January. Eye glasses and eye glasses related sundries will be discounted at Zoff and knits, dresses, sundries and accessories will be discounted at ITS’ DEMO (20 % to 50% off). Some stores will hold bargain sales from the 26th of December, so let’s check out their website.
Akasaka Biz Tower SHOPS & DINING
Address: 5-3-1, Akasaka, Minatoku, Tokyo
Date: 2018,1,2 (Tue.) ※1,2 (Tue) to the last day (depends on the store)
Business hours: fashion-related products, product sales and services 11:00 to 21:00 / restaurants and food shops 11:00 to 23:30 ※depends on the store
URL：https://mitsui-shopping-park.com/urban/institution.php?iid=0010
COREDO Nihonbashi Winter Sale
COREDO Nihonbashi will hold a winter sale from the 2nd of January (Tue.) to the 8th (holiday). Popular shops such as “UNITED ARROWS,” “Demi-Luxe BEAMS,” NOLLEY’S” and “Banana Republic” will participate in the sale. The sale will include a wide variety of products from fashion items to cosmetics of many shops such as “BLISS POINT,” “qualite scape” and “NOBLE.”
CPREDO Nihonbashi
Address: 1-4-1, Nihonbashi, Chuoku, Tokyo
Date: 2018,01,02 (Tue.) to 2018,01,08 (Mon.)
Business hours: fashion / sundries/ service – 01,02 (Tue.) 10:00 to 20:00
01,03 (Wed.) 11:00 to 20:00
01,04 (Thurs.) ～ Monday to Saturday 11:00 to 21:00
Sunday / holiday 11:00 to 20:00
※The opening hours of Deli Food (B1), Tomo’s Coredo Nihonbashi Store (1F) and restaurants (4F) differ.
URL：https://mitsui-shopping-park.com/urban/institution.php?iid=0009
You must hurry because the stocks might run out.
Let’s get some cheap products and enjoy shopping!
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