ByAdmin
Nov 12, 2019
Buying Christmas Trees in Tokyo 2019
If you are in the market for a Christmas Tree to liven up your holiday season you with trim and presents, you are in luck. Stocks are very limited so, don’t delay! The trees are a bit shorter than you might get used to but they have very nice shapes and I am certain they will bring you a Merry Christmas.
Real Christmas Trees
Ikea (SOLD OUT)
The local Ikea is a reasonably good source for trees and decorations. Best of all, they offer live trees!
www.ikea.com/jp/en/search/?query=christmas
www.ikea.com/ms/en_JP (Store locator)
Nissin World Delicatessen(from November 24)
Nissin World Delicatessen near Azabu Juban Station is a well known international foods store that stocks Christmas trees every year.
2-34-2, Higashi Azabu, Minato Ku, Tokyo, 106-0044
03-3583-4586
http://www.nissin-world-delicatessen.jp/access
National Azabu International Grocery(from November 24)
National Azabu near Hiroo Station is a well known international foods store, and they stock Christmas trees every year.
4-5-2 Minami Azabu,Minato-Ku,Tokyo 106-0047
03-3442-3181
www.national-azabu.com/stores_guide
Home Centers
Around the holiday season you can find real (sometimes) or artificial trees, lights, displays and other assorted holiday decorations at many of these stores around town. What is in each one is impossible to say, but its worth a shot! In general, the larger the home center, the better luck you will have finding a tree at it.
Artificial Trees
If the options above are sold out or are simply unwilling to deal with pine needles there is always the artificial option.
Costco
You can get trees, decorations and paper here but you will find a small selection to choose from. On the plus side, they also stock lawn reindeer and tacky giant lawn Santa.
www.costco.co.jp/p/locations?lang=en
Shimo Jima
Shimo Jima products such as stationery and store decoration merchandise, as well as wrapping goods. They ususally have artificial trees for shops holiday displays and they are pretty cheap to top it all off.
www.shimojima.co.jp/eng/shop.html
Don Quijote
Don Quijote stores are huge, and seem to stock everything. Christmas decorations may be touch and go depending on which shop you try, but you can assume they will have SOMETHING for you.
Loft
Loft has a small selection of artificial trees and several convenient locations around the area.
Tokyu Hands
Tokyu Hands has a small selection of artificial trees, and several convenient locations around the area.
Home Centers
Around the holiday season you can find real or artificial trees, lights, displays and other assorted holiday decorations at many of these stores around Nagoya. What is in each one is impossible to say, but its worth a shot!
Nitori
Nitori has a number of decorations and a small artificial few trees. If you are looking for Christmas lights, for some reason Nitori has a wide selection of them.
Amazon Japan (Online)
Amazon Japan is a good source for trees and decorations, probably one of the widest selections available in fact.
Image by Kris De Curtis (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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