Tokyu Hands, Osaka

Due to an unforeseen change in schedule, I ended up having half a day to explore the environs near our hotel. I was told that Tokyu Hands, an eight-floor department store, had an excellent selection of stationery.

I should have mentioned in my previous post that, especially in such a manners-conscious country as Japan, I felt self-conscious about taking photos inside stores. In fact at Ito-ya it is discouraged, but my friend was able to explain to the employees what my intentions were and they kindly consented. With or without permission though I felt compelled to do it very quickly, resulting in some questionable quality.

It’s a good thing I don’t care much for pens:

An excellent selection of erasers, including my current favorite, the Pilot Foam. The gigantic erasers in the middle are by SEED:

Here, all in one place, were many varieties of Tombow and Mitsubishi pencils. Given how many pens there were, I thought there would be more:

A sample of Campus notebook offerings:

There was a separate display full of Midori Traveler notebooks and accessories:

Some spiral notebooks:

Frixion erasable pens are very popular, and I bought one out of curiosity. They really do work:

To give you a little better idea of the floor size—I’m standing approximately in the center, so this is about 1/4 of the floor:

Acting on a hunch I stopped by the arts and crafts section, which was one floor below the stationery section.

A handsome Staedtler display:

Even more erasers:

I wonder how you say “mmmmmmm” in Japanese:

Photos of bounty to follow.