Takashimaya

Takashiyama is just a huge department store. But what I realized the most was me visiting Takashiyama primarily for the food they offered in the lower level floors.

I love how the food shops have fine, detailed displays of their foods for you to see. It’s hard to say no to beautifully displayed food in nearly every corner. I’m not a huge sweets fan, but the desserts they have look absolutely amazing. The whole food presentation is just top notch. And that’s for a lot of the shops throughout Japan, actually. The department store even has a kimono shop and clothing store as well.

There is a supermarket at the bottom with a really good selection of products. For those who like to bake they have. Big selection of moulds and tools for baking. They also have several small pastries were you can buy delicious cakes. On top floors, you have a lot of products and you can process tax-free. There are bathrooms.

I went there for the children section and it was very nice. They have a good soft playground for babies/toddlers and my son had a nice time there. In the parents room you can give food, clean and take care of your child, but also weith and measure him. This so convenient.

Expensive stuff but you can find the best brand clothes here. Charming staff. Communication is a bit difficult but thanks to Google Translator, I got what I wanted. For foreigners tax return is a bit beurocratic, you have to go to the seventh floor to do it.

You can buy luxury products in this mall.
The nintendo store has a timed entry, we have to get the ticket to enter at the subway nunber 10.
Excellent food choices that does not close early.

New year eve crowd

A great place to shop with very departmentalised units from premium brands such as Goyard, Gucci, Chanel, LV etc to fairly generic brands such as Muji.

While it's a pretty interesting high-end Japanese department store, the real gem here is the Kyoto Pokémon Center, which is located on the children's floor. There were tons of tourists there, so it's a bit of a hot spot. They have all sorts of really cool Pokémon goods, and some items unique to this specific store. I bought a set of Hanafuda Cards that are a mash up of Pokémon, and Mario.

A little hard to find but the Pokemon center is amazing! It is inside the department building and is just full of Pokemon stuff. If you go during the right time they have games where you can win amazing Pokemon stuff!! I got an awesome towel with alola eggexcutor which is soooooo long! I love it! All the items are high quality and they have special Kyoto merchandise there. If you love Pokemon even a little it's worth the visit

Amazing food selection! Good price for rare items. Great variety of tea and deserts.

excellent super market and food court

Interesting exhibit on 7/F on Hokkaido food. The basement is full of choices of food and souvenirs as well

Love the food floor, my favourite. Everyone was really nice and understanding. The language problem wasn't really an issue, sometimes we'd have to translate. Overall not a big issue, isn't really a place if you're looking to buy cheaper stuff, it's more pricey and many luxury brands!!

The staff at the information counter is very informative. They smile to me every time I walk pass.

I personally found this branch of Takashimaya to be my favorite. All of the staff I encountered went out of their way to help me. My items were carefully wrapped and bagged and the staff really cared; everyone spoke at least a little English, which wasn’t expected but appreciated. The assortment was outstanding with an excellent range of high, mid and entry level products and brands. From a US perspective, I felt it compared similarly to a Bloomingdale’s. I found the vibe to be more warm and approachable and much less “snooty” than Isetan and Mitsukoshi. There is a great food and liquor emporium on the basement level, wonderful luxury boutiques on the first and second levels and a great clearance
department on the top floor. There lots of signage and maps and lots of elevators that made it easy to navigate. Highly recommended if you are visiting or staying in Kyoto.

Strong feeling of nostalgia. Feels convenient and safe. Lockers to store luggage while you shop is a nice feature. Very central part of Kyoto.

Wonderful collections of goods in the world. Worthwhile to visit even without buying.

The lady at the pop up shop was super nice!!

Basement food floor is INSANE. I wish i could eat my way though every vendor 😱

a comfortable place for shopping, culinary and relaxing, very complete.