Takashima

Love this place! It’s so cute and filled with tons and tons of Asian beauty products. Its a small space but there’s so much stuff you can probabaly get sucked in there for hours. Prices are or can be expensive but you can find things here you can’t find easily anywhere in stores or online, I’d recommend it to all makeup and beauty lovers!

Things are pricey here! But finally find a store that there are Asian skin friendly cosmetics products for face hair and body. Love the brand keana and other products that only sold here in takashima, exclusively!
You will find something that fits your need !

Really a one stop shop for all Japanese skincare products. Though Asian skin may tolerate American products, products in Japan are especially tested and optimized to work in Asian skin. With the cost of maintaining a store and importing all the products (which are all from Japan), the individual cost of each product is really not that bad. If you are a frequent customer, you can also get a membership (after buying a certain amount of products) that will allow you to save 10% with each visit.
The store is meticulously neat and always pleasant to visit. It makes me reminisce about the stores in Asia. The sales associates are also knowledgeable about the products and never pushy. They greet you and ask you if you have any questions but you can browse to your curiosity’s content. The person who seems to know the most about the products is a lady who has a name tag that says «store manager» on it. She appears to give recommendations of products based on the customer’s type of skin rather than the price of the item.
Altogether a great store with excellent quality products and informed sales associates.

This is like any other Japanese cosmetics store. I came in just to pick up those Japanese air fresheners because they smell way better than ones you buy at other places. The employees asked me if I needed help in Chinese but I responded in English since I don’t speak that well in Chinese. After I asked for help, I kept looking around for other products. The lady there just follows you around like your about to steal stuff from their store. –_​-​” LAME I just bought my stuff and left. Never coming back to this store again!

Be careful reading the receipt about their exchange policy. I bought lashes from another Japanese store a while back, but I lost one of my favorite pairs of lashes so I tried to find an exact or similar pair at Takashima on Thanksgiving day (¹¹⁄₂₆). However, I was kind of in a hurry so I grabbed a pair of lashes at Takashima and decided to compare them with the ones I have at home. When I got home, I realized they were completely different, so I went to exchange them for something similar to my old lashes. When I got there, they looked at my receipt and started to count the days. Their receipt states «Exchanges within 7 days». I bought it on ¹¹⁄₂₆ (thursday) and went in today on ¹²⁄₃ (thursday). Tell me how that is not exactly 7 days… They said ¹²⁄₃ is the 8^th day and refused to allow me to exchange. They even had the nerve to tell me to buy another pair. I am never coming back here. They make exchanges so awkward & twist their words on the receipt to their liking.

With no intention of getting anything, I always managed to break my wallet here while waiting for Din Tai Fung. This place sells just about everything Japanese from snack, random gifts, stuff animal, car stuff, slimming leggings, normal to weird body and hair cares, facial stuff, make up to odd tools. You name it. Kind of reminds me of Utra but Japanese version.
Although I do find this place cheaper than the Japanese Neko store at the mall (forgot the full name), but thats about it. I’m pretty sure you can find everything there cheaper somwwhere else. This place also carries more item than most tiny bontique stores; however, it has very little to no Korean stuff (sad face!)
Anyway, depending on the staffs of the day, most are pretty friendly but i also met ones with attitudes or just chitchatting w each other the entire time I was in the store. I also find the internet more useful when it comes to product infos since their answers often ends with a question mark.
They only accept cards with a minimum charge (of $ 10?). Parking is always horrible during the day because of JJ bakery and DTF. I say come here only if your waiting for DTF or something, otherwise go somewhere else.

As a white man in his late 20’s, I can tell you this store is not oriented towards me. That being said, it’s has an interesting selection of Japanese imported products. I liked that they carry the Japanese oreos with questionable flavor. Check this store out when you’re waiting in line for Din Tai Fung.

Stopped by after eating at Din Tai Fung looking to pick up some japanese cosmetics that are hard to find in Atlanta. Cute but overpriced Japanese cosmetics and accessories. I was definitely suckered by the cutesy-​ness of the store and bought 3 overpriced items. I keep telling myself it was worth it, but still debating. Thank goodness I live very far from this store!

I love to shopping in this kind of cute Japanese store! The girl in there are so friendly and so helpful ! They recommended many products for me, which is really work for me. Also they gave me some samples to try and I really like it.
Nice store! Nice service! Nice products! I love it!

Overall it’s a great store. It’s like a Sephora for Asian girls. They have a wide selection of things you would typically find in Asia. Prices seem a bit high, but they have a few unique things I’ve never seen anywhere else in the States. Check the labels before you by anything so you make sure where it’s made. Just because it has Japanese on there doesn’t necessarily mean its made there. This is a great place if you want to get something right away and not have pay or wait for shipping. If your missing your favorite skincare product you got in Asia this is the place for you.

A good place to stock up on skincare, makeup, and hair products. Leaning on the pricier side.
I buy DHC products from here, as well as some makeup – however, recently, since I no longer reside in Arcadia, I’ve been frequenting the shops at Atlantic Times Square more often. It finally occurred to me that Takashima really overprices their stuff.
I love the customer service I get here, though. The staff is friendly and helpful, and they provide free samples with your purchase. They’ve recommended eyeliners, lotions, BB creams, and more to me, all of which I’ve been very satisfied with.
I’ve given up on mainstream shops like Ulta and Sephora for little shops like these. I have definitely put my trust more in Japanese and Korean products than American products over the years, because I’ve found that those products suit my eczema a lot more than those of American’s.
Parking can be easy or difficult depending on the time and day you come. It’s across the street from Din Tai Fung (let’s not talk about parking during lunch and dinner rush hours) and next to JJ Bakery (if you’re on a diet, avoid this place because I guarantee you’ll walk out of Takashima with all of your makeup and head straight to JJ to stock up on breads… and then feel guilty.)
Overall, not a bad place to shop.

Yay! Takashima!
This place is heaven for everyone who enjoys Japanese makeup, Rilakkuma, Hello Kitty, and basically anything cute and girly!
This location is right across from Din Tai Fung so it’s convenient to browse while waiting for a table.
I think the prices here are pricey and you can definitely find them for cheaper online, but I prefer buying my items here because I don’t want to wait for shipping lol.
The girls who work here are sweet but don’t really give much info about the products they sell and also don’t really have a sense of customer service.

I love Takashima. It’s a really cute Japanese cosmetics store that carries various Japanese and a few Korean branded skincare lines, makeup, stuffed animals, leggings/​tights, and everyday small accessories. They essentially carry all imported Asian goodies including car fresheners, instant cameras, face slimmers, face masks, key chains, cute contact solution cases etc. This is where I go to get the majority of my Asian cosmetic necessities aka masks, shampoo/​conditioners, nail polish and so on. This store is larger and has more space between the aisles than the San Gabriel store but I think they don’t carry as many skus as the sg store. My only complaint about Takashima is as a whole they’re expensive and overpriced, especially in comparison to the actual cost of the products in Japan and ordering online.
On the bright side though Takashima gives a 10% discount for vip card holders (same as not paying tax for items). The workers are also super helpful and friendly so 4 stars for product assortment, customer service and being a larger (space wise) store. Come here if you need to buy your Asian beauty supplies and don’t want to wait or order online!

Cute store with even cuter employees.
Every inch of this place is brightly colored and screams hello kitty. They offer plenty of beauty products from Japan. Prices are high. You can find some of the products cheaper elsewhere. The employees do a great job keeping the store organized and neat. They were helpful and friendly. I was also given free samples in my check out bag, thanks!
If you’re in the area and looking for beauty products from Japan, this is a nice place to check out.

It’s a cute store. Things are a bit over priced but if you think the cuteness is worth it, then it’s the store for you.
The workers are polite and attentive without being in your way.
It’s a bit crowded inside though… if someone is in the aisle, there’s no passing at all.

Love this place! Lots of cute Japanese cosmetics n cute stuff–
But like many others say about this place, it’s pretty pricey compare to online n other places– but girls were very friendly n also gave me cute wraps for things I purchased here–
I wish they would describe or label which things were which. so that customers get better ideas.

I’ve been here a few times after getting my grub on at the oh so delicious Din Tai Fung and I swear every time (which was honestly only 3 times), not one employee cared to ask me if I needed any help or looking for anything in particular. At first I didn’t want to write this because I didn’t want it to come off the wrong way or offend anyone but I kinda get the feeling no one ever approaches me because I don’t [look] Asian… which is fine, it happens a lot because I don’t look it, even though I am lol. Regardless, I still come in and expect the same level of great customer service as the next customer.
Other than the below average customer service, the variety and quantity of the products they carry are very good. But I’d rather go through the hassle of trying to get into the Santa Anita mall to go to Maneki Nekko.

This place is super fun. I think this place has prices that are comparable to ebay, but I guess you don’t have to pay taxes on ebay, so it is a couple of dollars more. But they have a wide selection of all Japanese beauty products and all the lines from each brand as well. I bought my usually Habo stuff. But I could spend hours here, but I had to go get soup dumpling, but I will definitely be back!
I bought something for less than $ 20, and they took my credit card without a fee. So maybe they changed their policy from what the poster before stated.
I thought it was weird that the cashier did not speak to me in English after she saw that my last name was clearly Vietnamese on my credit card. But it was fine, since I understood what she wanted. Maybe it is just one of those stores that want to be authentic and want all their customer service in Japanese. Who knows. Not extremely importance since the selection is amazing here.

3 stars for the store:
Lots of selection
Priced a bit high, but understandably.
–1 star for customer service:
Employees however. when we asked them a question about whether if they carried a particular product, she wasn’t helpful at all and stared at us like we were crazy. Simply responded «no» and her face looked like she was lost. Didn’t recommend any products, didn’t even smile. Just walked off and resumed what she was doing.
We were considering purchasing something but in the end didn’t bother. Probably won’t be back.

Shiny new Takashima store aka Takashimaya. They have other locations in San Gabriel and Rowland Heights but this store is so much prettier than the other two. It’s located in the same plaza as JJ Bakery and Din Tai Fung.
There are a lot of items on sale right now since they just opened yesterday so definitely a great time to go check them out. The store is so well stocked and the guy working was very friendly.
I was in a hurry to meet a friend but had to stop in to check out the store. I will definitely be back soon to get some stuff.