I've been visiting Tokyo fairly often lately and I finally got to check if there were any great fabric shops. I did some research and found out that if you have very limited time there's one must go-to place for craft makers in Tokyo -- the Nippori Fabric Town. Everything for your sewing need is available there and at very affordable prices.
How to Get There
I used Google Maps to find my way there, so from wherever you are coming from within Tokyo just get yourself to the Nippori Station which is on the Yamanote Line. After offboarding the train follow the exit path to the South Gate.
Go down the stairs.
Cross the street and turn left. You'll see the Cozy Corner shop.
Turn right after the shop. You'll see this signage.
Then cross the street.
Turn to the right and just go straight. You'll start seeing dress shops and fabric shops.
What You'll See
I only had about two hours to go through the Nippori Sen-i Gai (Fabric Town) so I just targeted to go through (from to to bottom) one place. There were many different shops that offered a wide variety of fabric. There's fabric for sewing clothing, curtains, making sofa covers, quilting, lace, gowns and even leather and there was a lot of notions as well. There were also sewing machine shops, both for home and industrial sewing.
I would suggest spending at least half a day at Nippori Fabric Town so you have enough time to browse through the many different shops. Also best to bring a large bag (or a bag with wheels) if you intend to purchase a lot of things. A map of the textile town is available here. Shops are usually open until 6pm.
I spent all my time at Tomato. I'll post a bit more about that later.
How to Get There
I used Google Maps to find my way there, so from wherever you are coming from within Tokyo just get yourself to the Nippori Station which is on the Yamanote Line. After offboarding the train follow the exit path to the South Gate.
Go down the stairs.
Cross the street and turn left. You'll see the Cozy Corner shop.
Turn right after the shop. You'll see this signage.
Then cross the street.
Turn to the right and just go straight. You'll start seeing dress shops and fabric shops.
What You'll See
I only had about two hours to go through the Nippori Sen-i Gai (Fabric Town) so I just targeted to go through (from to to bottom) one place. There were many different shops that offered a wide variety of fabric. There's fabric for sewing clothing, curtains, making sofa covers, quilting, lace, gowns and even leather and there was a lot of notions as well. There were also sewing machine shops, both for home and industrial sewing.
I would suggest spending at least half a day at Nippori Fabric Town so you have enough time to browse through the many different shops. Also best to bring a large bag (or a bag with wheels) if you intend to purchase a lot of things. A map of the textile town is available here. Shops are usually open until 6pm.
I spent all my time at Tomato. I'll post a bit more about that later.
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