Tokyu Department Store Kichijoji Store — Local services in Tokyo

Tokyu Department Store in Kichijoji, is quite large, with a basement, 9 upper floors, and a rooftop. There are also 2 levels for parking, B-2 and B-3. B-1 is the market, where you can find fresh meats and fish, fruit and vegetables imported goods, alcohol, etc. Also on that floor are 2 bakeries, fresh cooked food to take home, packaged foods for gifts, and ice cream. The upper floors from 1 to 6 are make-up, shoes, bags, clothes, etc. High quality brands, but a bit expensive. The 7th floor has Nitori, a well-known chain offering household goods from furniture to kitchen ware, to garden supplies, and a lot more. It's quite cheap. The 8th floor offers packaged foods from different prefectures at good prices. The 9th floor has some very good restaurants. The roof floor has a pet shop and an outside play area for kids. It's a nice department store to just look around, even if you don't want to buy anything, but definitely visit the market floor and try one of the...

Typical shopping mall model old, but still fresh. The shops are your run of the mill fashion basics.

However, what makes this place a 4 star location is :

There's a fantastic retro fair-style playground on the roof for the kids + a really good bike parking on the first floor. You need to buy stuff for a small sum (two coffees and something sweet does it), save the receipts, and the parking is free.

This combined with a few places to buy coffee and ice cream makes this a good base for a day...

The salesman who wears glasses in the Golden Bear shop is very rude. My toddler accidently stepped on the fake grass in the shop, he came to shout at us in English, "Keep out!". I have been living in Japan for many years, this salesman is the rudest one I have seen. His negative and negative attitude towards young children made me feel very shocked. We will never go shopping in this...