Yamaya Shinjuku — Local services in Tokyo

Decent selection of whiskeys given how hard it is to find aged Japanese whiskey at the moment. Note there are two sections of Japanese whiskey, the expensive and sought after ones are adjacent to the front door and the cheaper ones are near the imported whiskey (picture of both sections below). We we lucky enough to pick up some Hibiki 17 year old whiskey here. Good selection of beers, wine and champagne too. They also sell...

Excellent liquor store chain with lots of choice. The Shinjuku branch carries lots of wines from around the globe, including some top French ones (the latter come with a rather intimidating price tag!) and some fine malts and other goodies. If you are a tourist male sure to bring your passport so that your purchase can be exempt of 8% sales tax. Staff are efficient but not...

We came before leaving Japan to get some Japanese liquor. The workers were very friendly and helpful. We let them know we were doing tax free, they put padding and bubble wrap on each bottle and got them ready for travel. Good selection of Japanese items which we were looking for....