As Japan's third largest metropolis, Nagoya's prosperity is naturally self-evident, and it is also a must-arrange shopping attraction when you come to the central region. The most lively places are mainly around Nagoya Station and the main ones.
Below kelp fungi have compiled the most complete Rong shopping map, telling you the characteristics of each department store and store, allowing you to quickly filter out the department store that suits you. It is recommended to watch it with the "Underground Street" to better understand the super efficient shopping method of going to the ground department store while walking on the underground street!
Rong's shopping map & transportation mode
First, let's take a look at Rong's shopping map above and below! "Green & Red Area" is the underground street, while "Purple Area" is the department stores and stores on the ground.
In terms of transportation, you can get off at the subway Toyama Line/Neijo Line "Ee" Station or Yaba-cho Station on the Minghe Line. In fact, the walk time of the two stops is only 10 minutes. You can decide which stop to get off based on your convenient subway line or the distance from the station to the department store you want to visit. Below, Rong will be divided into the South and North areas with the subway Rong Station as the center, introducing the characteristics of department stores and stores one by one! The most exquisite department store in the south of
Subway Ei Station is
Subway Ei~ Subway Yaba Town. This area only takes 10 minutes to walk, brings together the four major department stores in Ei District: Mitsukoshi, LACHIC, Matsusakaya, PARCO; LOFT, Forever21, Apple Store, etc. are also here, which can be said to be the super essence of yo.
will be more smooth! Recommended shopping routes
Recommended you to follow the arrow route below, after coming out of Rong Station, first visit "SakaeChika Underground Street", then go up to the ground to visit the department stores and shops on the ground.
Follow the direction of the arrow, you can walk to the four major department stores in Ei District while visiting "SakaeChika Underground Street": Mitsukoshi, LACHIC, Matsusakaya, PARCO; LOFT, Forever21, Apple Store, etc. are also in the same district. If you continue walking, even the shopping street can reach it within 25 minutes!
Recommended department store and store
Comprehensive commercial facilities: SKYLE
SKYLE is directly connected to SakaeChika, Rong underground street. There are familiar chain stores such as Muji, UNIQLO, GU, DAISO, etc., as well as the large second-hand CD & bookstore "BOOKOFF". If a comic is cheap, you can buy it at 100 yen, which is a good place to dig treasures.
department store: Mitsukoshi
Mitsukoshi is directly connected to SakaeChika, Eong Underground Street. The brand in the department store is relatively advanced, with a main customer base of around 40 years old. B1 is a dessert souvenir and fresh food area, with Japanese and Western desserts all very complete!
Department Store: LACHIC
LACHIC is a related department store of Mitsukoshi. The overall store feels very textured, and the main customer base is 20 to 40 years old. Especially on the 7th and 8th floors, there are many restaurants with good atmosphere and reasonable prices. Many well-known stores such as cake shop HARBS and Yachang Pork Chop are all set up in it.
LACHIC is connected to Mitsukoshi. You can walk all the way from SakaeChika underground street to Mitsukoshi and LACHIC without having to go to the ground at all!
Department Store: Matsuzakaya (Electrical Store: Yodobashi Camera)
Matsuzakaya Nagoya store has 3 stores, the main age group is about 50 years old, and the restaurant is also high-end. For example, the famous eel rice sanji restaurant "Penglaixuan" is located on the 10th floor of the Nanguan!
Matsuzakaya Ground Floor 1 is a food hypermarket. In addition to selling cooked food and fresh fish, there are also souvenirs, cakes and desserts. Many mothers and mothers chat and buy here, which feels like STYLE in Nagoya!
In addition, Yodobashi Camera, the favorite electrical appliance store of foreigners (Yudu Hachihi), is also in Matsuzakaya. If you want to find the most complete electrical appliances in the Rong area, you must be here.
, and shopping at Matsuzakaya Department Store can use 15% discount coupons and 2% rebate for Shopping at Matsuzakaya Department Store on the basis of a tax refund of 8.45% (1.55% handling fee). Most domestic tourists still go to Matsuzakaya to shop, and there are many discounts!
Department Store: PARCO
Nagoya PARCO Department Store is the largest in Japan, divided into East Hall, West Hall, and South Hall, with its main customer base being around 20 years old.The West Pavilion occupies the largest area, mainly feminine fashion clothing and restaurants, such as the boutique bag brands "Samantha Thavasa" and "JILL by JILLSTUART", which are also the most frequently visited museums (laughs).
7 is the restaurant floor, and you can enjoy delicious food in an elegant atmosphere at about 1,000 to 2,000 yen.
East Pavilion is mainly specialized stores and personalized clothing, such as animate selling animation products, "Shi Tang" that sells art and painting materials, shoe store "ABC-MART", and a large-scale record store "TOWER RECORDS" on the entire floor.
South Pavilion is mainly male or neutral fashion clothing. The popular fashion clothing "WEGO" and the eyewear store "ZOFF" that foreign tourists love can all be found in this Pavilion.
Lifestyle grocery store: LOFT Large bookstore: Junjido
The largest "LOFT" in Nagoya covers an area of 5 floors and is in the brink of the largest Nagoya! Beauty, stationery, furniture, camping supplies, etc., and LOFT takes the texture route, and the products have a certain sense of design, which is particularly suitable for gifts.
B1F and 7F in the same building also have a large chain bookstore "Sunjiutang (丸未右ンク口用官网), whether it is professional books such as engineering and art, or popular books such as language learning, comics, and photo albums. The inventory is as high as 800,000 copies, making it the store with the largest variety and inventory in the East China Sea region of Japan! People who want to buy Japanese magazines and comics will definitely have a great time shopping.
Subway Rong Station north of the subway Rong Station, special facilities & buildings are gathered in
Subway Rong~ Subway Rong~ Subway Kuya Maitong This area includes representative buildings such as TV Tower, Oasis 21, Aichi Prefecture Art Museum, and Tang Jikede, who is the favorite of everyone to buy goods. This district also brings together a variety of restaurants, izakayas, karaoke, etc., which are a place for Japanese office workers to have dinner and entertainment after get off work.
Recommended ground department stores and shops that go along the way
Recommended you to visit "Underground Street Central Park" with "Mori Underground Street", Oasis on the ground 21, Tang Jikede, Sunshine Sakae (north part of the map), or you can walk along the way to the TV Tower.
Recommended department stores and stores
art x shopping x bus transfer station: Oasis 21
Oasis 21 is a composite facility combining bus transfer stations, food and shopping. The editor personally believes that Oasis 21 is the most modern building in Nagoya.
Oasis 21 has many stores, such as JUMP SHOP, which is loved by anime fans, and the "Acorn Republic" that Miyazaki fans cannot miss.
Studio Ghibli peripheral store: Acorn Republic (どんぐおぐり Republic)
Acorn Republic (© Studio Ghibli) sells Studio Ghibli peripheral products, and is a must-visit store for Ghibli fans when they come to Japan. It is hard not to be attracted to find out the warm and cute products and layouts.
Although there are many branches in the Acorn Republic, each of them has a slightly different layout. The characteristic of the "Rong Park Store" in Oasis 21 is the bus booth that appeared in this work. There is a small red umbrella hanging on the station sign, which can hold the umbrella to reproduce the scene of waiting for the bus with the chinchilla in the animation!
Shopping Paradise: The Palace of Jing'an Don Quixote
Everyone knows the good place to shop "Don Quixote", which sells snacks, medicines, electrical appliances, alcohol, etc. at low prices. The popular products on foreigners can be found here, and there are many foreign-speaking clerks. The most amazing thing is that it is open 24 hours a day, and it will wait for you no matter how late you play!
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Summary
As the most prosperous area in Nagoya, Rong can definitely satisfy your shopping desires. No matter which age group, you can find a department store that suits you, rich and concentrated stores. With three underground streets, you really have to go deep into the street and wait for a long time.
Many people think that Nagoya is not easier to visit than Tokyo and Osaka , but the editor who has been in three cities for a while believes that Nagoya has the advantages of wide roads, fewer people, and large stores, and there are also many important stores in Nagoya, which makes shopping more comfortable and higher quality.I hope that you who are reading this "Nagoya Ei-ku Shopping Guide" will actually feel the charm of Nagoya urban where you find a balance between prosperity and quality of life after actually entering Ei.
