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There are several department store chains in Japan. The largest shopping zones in Tokyo are Shinjuku, Ginza, and Shibuya-Harajuku: several department stores can be found there side by side. Many floors of a department store feature women clothes. On the basement floors one can usually find a food department while one or more floors in the top of the building are restaurant floors. All kinds of restaurant types are located on these floors: Japanese, Chinese, Western, etc. The service in a Japanese department store is excellent. Personnel stands ready everywhere in order to greet the customers. Many elevators are operated by elevator ladies who announce the floors and open and close the doors. The goods are presented very beautifully, and much care is given to the nice wrapping of purchased merchandises. Every department store chain closes its stores on one day during the week. On weekends and most national holidays, all the department stores are usually open since Saturdays and Sundays are the busiest shopping days. As a train passenger you may notice that some railway companies have the same name as the department stores that are located at the big terminal stations in Tokyo. The stations are sometimes even built into a floor of the department store. Some of the largest department store chains are: Mitsukoshi Takashimaya Seibu Daimaru, Matsuzakaya, Tobu, Odakyu, Tokyu, ...

DEPARTMENT STORES Department Stores (Jetro Home Page) About department stores in Japan. Mitsukoshi Home Page The offical homepage. Takashimaya WWW The offical homepage. Seibu Group The offical homepage. Daimaru The offical homepage. Tobu Group The offical homepage. Tokyu Corporation The offical homepage.

November 7, 1997 In Deutsch

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