J • AVENUE Japanese Collections — Attraction in Columbus

J. Avenue Japanese Collections is a cool gift shop in Kenny Centre Mall that sells a curated collection of items (including toys, stationery, kitchen and dining, home & living, and health and beauty) made in Japan.

Some of my favorite items include the chirimen furoshiki, nanoblock lego sets, pizza/doughnut socks, cat car charms, corgi/lucky cat coin purses, Rolife DIY kits, danica studios keychains, Rilakkuma and friends plush, canvas print tote bags, ceramic owl/cat figurines, Pokemon stickers, Torune Mama's Assist Japanese Food Picks, cat print oven mitt and pot holder, ceramic mugs, panda sauce dishes, cute sipping animal planters, and tell your tale...

Clean and bright, service standards very reminiscent of Japan. Lots of fun little gifts but I always wish they had more of everything, except cosmetics, too much of that, you guys almost need a separate cosmetics store. Once you get all that stuff out you can bring in more Rilakkuma, but import the good stuff from Japan, not the US market stuff (yeah, I know y'all's secret about keeping all the good Rilakkuma in Japan). In any case, still...

My family and I visited this store for the first time today. It is such a darling place! It is very clean, organized, and the employees are friendly and knowledgeable. We were delighted at every turn with the unique, clever items that are sold there. It is such a fun place to visit and has gifts and products that would please everyone, even hard to buy for family and friends. Be prepared to spend a lot of time at J. Avenue - there is...