WALNUT Tokyo — Local services in Tokyo

I heard a lot of love for and hype about walnut before visiting but I was sadly disappointed. I do imagine if you’re local or can’t easily buy some of the popular European and American yarn brands online or want to see them in person then you’d love this shop. The selection felt a bit limited for the size, a lot of “same but slightly different” imo. I was hoping for more variety in Japanese brands or brands I can’t easily get in the states but to my knowledge there was just daruma (who has a standalone shop not far from walnut with the same offerings) and amirisu. Both brands just didn’t carry anything that really excited me or felt like something I can’t get at home color and or fiber wise. The prices were also very high in both of those brands and I know of comparable yarns I can get for much less and I have limited suitcase space so I’m gonna be picky. It’s worth noting that even with the yen to usd conversion rate in my favor I don’t think there was any difference in the yarns I can get at home, maybe even more expensive but I really only noted that on a LBA base I know I love.

I was also disappointed to receive zero greeting or interaction from the person working there, there was only one other person in the shop and they did not appear to be busy. It was about an hour from...

Nice lady in the shop and very helpful, although could not have much conversation in English. But never mind, yarn is the common language! Not a lot of local Japanese brands, but they carried some items from Daruma and Cohana. Didn’t see Habu textiles Lots of imported yarns, some (Shibui, Hedgehog Fibres, Qing, Rosapomar, etc.) are quite expensive whilst others like Brooklyn Tweed are reasonably priced. Bought Amirisu’s house brand linen yarn, Wanderlust Linen, and Cohana...

Super cute shop and almost everything you'd need for knitting. Good quality yarns! I was looking for some beads as well but they don't that there, however staff speaks English and was very helpful in offering suggestions on where I could find other stores that would sell the bits that I couldn't find there. Will definitely...