Hakuhinkan

We found this place by mistake and went back shopped there 3 times while we were in Japan! This is kid heaven. They have everything in one place 5 floors of just cool stuff. Love this place!

Hakuhinkan was a fun first stop in Ginza after having breakfast at Tsukiji Fish Market (about a 15 – 20 minute walk away)! I read that Hakuhinkan was known for having the year’s hottest new toys and the softest stuffed animals ever invented and it totally delivered!
Hakuhinkan has six floors of wondrous toys – there’s really something for everyone (yes, even adults!). We were greeted with an awesome Star Wars dancing toys display and oooh’d over all the unbelievably soft cuddly stuffed animals on one of the higher floors. I saw a fish tank full of water with toy fish (they were swimming by themselves). Japan, you never cease to amaze me.
There is a model racetrack on the 4^th floor where you can pay a few hundred yen to race against your friends for 5 minutes. I am notoriously bad at racing games but I still enjoyed myself haha. My hot pink race car flipped over the most because I didn’t slow down enough for the turns but the Japanese worker in charge never failed to immediately flip it back for me with a smile. Wheeee!

This is one of the most famous toy stores in Tokyo, but as a toy nut, this one left a lot to be desired for me. After toy shopping in Akihabara, nothing really stands the test when it comes quality toys.
Still, the kids will love this building as there really is a lot going on here in terms of toys. It’s floors and floors of toys. Pretty much a Japanese Toy R’ Us. It’s mostly mainstream toys, so don’t expect to find much in the way of collectibles treasure. Either way, the kids will probably love you if you take them here.

This is Toys R Us on steroids! Because everything in Japan is better. It’s a toy store with four floors — variety goods/​toy gadgets, stuffed animals (including Sanrio goods), toys for babies, and cards/​games/​figurines/​­otaku goods, There is something here for everyone!
It is a palace of cute and awesome. Honestly, I just spend like 30 minutes on the stuffed animals floor — it was pretty bombin’. The Sanrio/​San-​X section includes beloved characters, such as Hello Kitty and Rilakkuma.
Would’ve gotten five stars if it were more affordable :(

Omotesandō possède son Kiddy Land, Ginza possède son Hakuhinkan Toy Park ! Ce sont pour moi les deux meilleurs références dans le domaine sur Tōkyō !
Ce department store me fait un peu pensé au grand Hamleys de Londres. On y trouve vraiment toutes les nouveautés ludiques. Figurines, jeux vidéos, produits dérivés des animés, jeux de sociétés, puériculture, vieux jouets en bois, rien n’est ici oublié et surtout aucun âge. Il est même surprenant de trouver au sous-​sol un espace entier dédié à l’univers des poupées, ou bien au dernier étage un espace pour les trains électriques et les circuits de petites voitures électriques.
On passerait des heures à contempler tous ces fabuleux jouets, qui nous rendent un peu nostalgiques de notre enfance.
Il faut quand même avouer que les Japonais savent captiver les clients et leur donner envie d’acheter, ce grand magasin en est la preuve. Le Hakuhinkan est très au dessus de toutes ces grandes chaînés des magasins aseptisés bien connues et qui n’on plus aucun charme.