What Isetan Shinjuku is known for
Isetan Shinjuku combines a food hall and women's fashion departments with a separate building devoted to menswear. The main store opened in Shinjuku in 1933, following the company's earlier beginnings as a kimono business. Its departments also cover beauty products and household goods, while restaurants provide a break from shopping upstairs.
Isetan began as a kimono business in 1886, before opening its main store in Shinjuku in 1933. Those dates describe different stages of the business, rather than two competing accounts of the current shop. The official floor guide separates the main building from a dedicated men's building, giving each a distinct shopping role.
The main building brings women's clothing and accessories together with beauty counters and departments for the home. Its food hall offers another reason to visit without making a clothing purchase the purpose of the trip. Restaurants occupy an upper level, and the store also includes an art gallery and a roof garden.
The men's building gives more space to tailoring and footwear alongside designer clothing and leather goods. Made-to-measure services and alterations appear in its floor guide, separate from ready-to-wear departments. A shopper comparing a suit with casual clothing can therefore start in the relevant building instead of treating the complex as one undifferentiated store. Checking the floor guide before arrival helps narrow the visit to the departments that matter.
How ORBIS reads this city
Best for — Department-store fashion and food-hall shopping in Shinjuku
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