Japan

Last updated July 19, 2006 by Joy B woolworksjoy@yahoo.ca

Doishugei
1-5-22
Sannomiya
Chuo, Kobe 650-0021
+81 (78) 331-1573
fax: +81 (78) 331-1410
Owner: Ichizo Doi
email: ichizo@doishugei.com
World Wide Web: http://www.doishugei.com/
Embroidery, knitting, sewing and crafts.

Masuzakiya
4-5-4, Kawaramachi
Chuo-ku, Osaka 541
+81 (06) 222-3311

Yuzawaya - Main branch in Kamata
8-23-3 Nishi-Kamata
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144
+81 (3) 3734 4141

Yuzawaya - Tachikawa store
2-3-18 Shibasakicho
Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190
+81 (425) 29 4141

Yuzawaya - Urawa store
2-5-14 Takasago
Urawa-shi, Saitama-ken 336
+81 (48) 834 4141

Yuzawaya - Yamato store
1-2-1 Yamato-higashi
Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 242
+81 (462) 64 4141
Hours: 10 am - 7 pm

Okadaya - Shinjuku
Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
+81 (3) 3352 5411
Web: http://www.okadaya.co.jp
Another department store. The knitting department is quite nice, has a huge range of yarns and could stand alone as a store on its own. It carries mostly Japanese yarns, with some European yarns. Submitter highly recommends this store. Hours: 10 am - 8:30 pm

Kinokuniya Books
Shinjuku
Web: http://www.kinokuniya.co.jp
For Japanese knitting and crochet books. This is a chain that also has stores in Seattle and Los Angeles. The Shinjuku store has a nice selection of knitting and crochet books, and even though they’re in Japanese, they provide a lot of inspiration.

Tokyu Hands (there is a dash over the o and the u)
12-18 Udagawa-cho,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
Web: http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp (Japanese browser may be needed to view correctly.)
A big, and fun department store, and it is well-known. It is worth a visit even if you don’t want to buy yarn; it sells everything from furniture, home décor, cleaning supplies and appliances, to stationary, fabrics (including the most amazing colorfully printed leather you could ever imagine), yarn, and beading supplies. It has 9 floors (7 above ground; 2 basement) of mostly household items. It has a small yarn section, but carries a decent variety of mostly Japanese yarns. It is a chain of stores that numbers over a dozen. Some other stores do not have a knitting section.