Ginza is one of Tokyo’s best-known shopping districts, and from November 1, 2026, tax-free shopping in Japan works differently. This guide covers four stores you can visit, using each store’s official information, explains how the new refund system works according to the Japan Tourism Agency and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), and compares two luxury hotels within reach of Ginza.

Step 1: Plan around store hours

Ginza’s stores do not all keep the same hours, and some close earlier on certain days. The four stores below list the following hours on their official pages, checked on November 2, 2026. Hours change, so check the store’s page on the day you go.

Step 2: Choose your stores

Dover Street Market Ginza. What it is: a seven-floor store in the Ginza Komatsu West building that brings many labels together under one roof. Its official floor guide lists Comme des Garçons lines on several floors, including a ground-floor space called Elephant Space. The first floor also lists a Louis Vuitton space, a bag space and a jewellery space. Other floors list spaces for sneakers and sunglasses on the second floor, shoes and women’s selections on the third and fourth floors, and T-shirts and men’s jewellery on the sixth floor. The guide also names other labels, such as Moncler and Stüssy on the second floor, Aesop and Sacai on the fourth, and Loewe and Prada on the fifth, and it lists a books space called Idea Books on the fifth floor. The seventh floor has Rose Bakery Ginza, which is open from 11:00 to 20:00 with last order at 19:00, and Bibliotheca, whose official page currently features a book on the Antwerp Six, the group of designers from Antwerp. The store is at 6-9-5 Ginza and is open every day from 11:00 to 20:00. The brands change, so check the floor guide as of the day you go.

Address: Ginza Komatsu West, 6-9-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Onitsuka Tiger, Ginza Red Concept Store. What it is: a store of the sportswear and footwear brand Onitsuka Tiger, in the Seisyokan building at 4-5-1 Ginza, open from 11:00 to 20:00. Onitsuka Tiger’s official store list also shows a MEXICO 66 Store on the basement floor of the same building, named after one of the brand’s best-known lines. According to an article on the brand’s official magazine from March 2024, the brand’s first cafe, Onitsuka Tiger CAFÉ 75, is on the second floor, with drip coffee, fruit smoothies and a seasonal Italian ice on the menu. The article lists its orders as taken until 19:30. In a July 2026 press release, ASICS describes the brand’s collections as Heritage, a modern reinterpretation of the brand’s archives, Contemporary, shown at Milan Fashion Week, and Formality, which includes formal footwear. It also refers to the NIPPON MADE series. Onitsuka Tiger has more than one store in Ginza, so check the address before you set off.

Address: Seisyokan building, 4-5-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Issey Miyake Ginza 442. What it is: the brand’s Ginza store, spread across four floors at 4-4-2 Ginza and open from 11:00 to 20:00. The brand’s official site lists lines such as ISSEY MIYAKE, IM MEN, PLEATS PLEASE, HOMME PLISSÉ, A-POC ABLE and BAO BAO. It describes PLEATS PLEASE as growing out of the pleats shown in the 1988 women’s collection and starting as a stand-alone brand with the spring and summer 1994 season. Its method is to pleat each garment after it is sewn, and the brand says the clothes are light, easy to wear and can be washed in water. The store page says the space, with an aluminum wall designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, is meant to reflect elegance, playfulness and a challenge to the future. The page also lists the store as taking visit reservations and as a store for members of the brand’s membership program. It does not say which lines are sold in this store, so check with the store.

Address: 4-4-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

BAO BAO Issey Miyake, Matsuya Ginza. What it is: a bag brand that started as a stand-alone brand with the autumn and winter 2010 season. According to the brand’s official site, each bag is built from triangular pieces that are combined to make a shape, so a flat bag becomes three-dimensional as you fill it. The site adds that the flat form is easy to carry and practical to store, and that the brand keeps developing new shapes and materials. The store is on the first floor of the Matsuya Ginza department store at 3-6-1 Ginza. Matsuya Ginza lists its hours as 11:00 to 20:00 on all floors, and until 19:30 on Sundays and on the last day of consecutive holidays.

Address: First floor, Matsuya Ginza, 3-6-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Step 3: Understand Japan’s new tax-free refund

For purchases made on or after November 1, 2026, Japan uses a refund method. According to the Japan Tourism Agency and JNTO, you pay the tax-inclusive price at the store and show your passport at the register. An amount equal to the consumption tax is then refunded after Customs confirms at departure that the goods are being taken out of Japan. Purchases totaling 5,000 yen (about $32) or more, excluding tax, per day at the same store are eligible. If a store hands its tax-free procedure to a procedure counter, purchases made at several stores on the same day can be combined there to reach the minimum.

To receive the refund, you present your passport at a tax-free procedure terminal at the airport or seaport within 90 days of the purchase date. The terminals are in places such as the international departure lobbies before baggage check-in. You must have all the goods you bought with you, so you cannot complete the step after you check your bag. Customs confirmation is done per purchase receipt: if even one item from a receipt is missing, none of the items on that receipt can be confirmed. The agency says the goods must be quantities you can carry out of Japan yourself, and that consumables such as food, drinks and cosmetics cannot be confirmed if you consume them in Japan. Confirmation, and any inspection, must be finished before you board, so allow plenty of time.

Ask each store how it handles the refund, because the agency says refund details are handled by the shop. Check the Japan Tourism Agency and JNTO pages listed below before you travel.

Step 4: Compare two luxury hotels

The details below come from each hotel’s official website, checked on November 2, 2026.

Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. According to the hotel, it is a 3-minute walk from Hibiya Station (Exit A13) and a 3-minute walk from Uchisaiwaicho Station (Exit A5). It lists a 12-minute walk from Ginza Station (Exit B2), and a 7-minute walk from Yurakucho Station on the Tokyo Metro, or 5 minutes on foot from JR Yurakucho Station. From Haneda Airport, the hotel lists about 45 minutes by taxi.

Address: 1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558.

The Peninsula Tokyo. The hotel is at 1-8-1 Yurakucho in Marunouchi. Its official site describes it as overlooking the Imperial Palace and “steps from Ginza.”

Address: 1-8-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006.

Step 5: Check the cancellation terms

Rates and cancellation terms differ by hotel, by room type and by rate plan. Read the terms on the page you book, and check that they match your travel plans before you pay.

Step 6: Know Tokyo’s accommodation tax

Tokyo’s accommodation tax currently applies to stays of 10,000 yen (about $63) or more per person, per night: 100 yen (about $0.60) for 10,000 yen to under 15,000 yen (about $95), and 200 yen (about $1.30) for 15,000 yen and above. From April 1, 2027, the system changes. The tax becomes 3% of the accommodation fee, and stays under 13,000 yen (about $82) per person, per night are exempt, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s announcement of June 30, 2026. Check whether the price shown on the booking page includes the tax.

Dollar amounts in this guide are approximate, at about 158 yen to the dollar on November 2, 2026. Exchange rates change, so check the current rate.

Where to book

Trip.com lists both hotels. Each listing shows its own room types, price and cancellation terms, so compare them before you book.

Sources: Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Tax-free Shop (English page for travelers); JNTO, Japan’s Tax Exemption and Changes are Coming to Japan’s Tax-Free Shopping! (2026); Dover Street Market Ginza, official site (Locations, Floorguide); Onitsuka Tiger MAGAZINE, Our Stores; ISSEY MIYAKE, official store pages (Ginza 442; BAO BAO Matsuya Ginza); Matsuya Ginza, Floor Guide; Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Access; The Peninsula Tokyo, official site; Tokyo Metropolitan Government, accommodation tax announcement (June 30, 2026, in Japanese). Photos: Anna SHAJI (Pexels); HOA16 HONON (CC0, via Wikimedia Commons).

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