Akachan Honpo – Tokyo Baby & Maternity Store – 100 Stores

Akachan Honpo baby goods store offers one of the widest selection of pregnancy and baby items in Japan. You can find most Japanese and foreign baby gear brands across strollers, car seats, toys and feeding accessories. Although shopping online is awesome when one does not have time, a visit to Akachan Honpo before the birth of Baby to see the selection of what is available is a great way to stay on top of the best of products to make your life living with baby easier. Akachan Honpo also a selection of maternity clothing and accessories.

Akachan Honpo – Tokyo Baby & Maternity Store

Akachan Honpo has approximately 100 stores across Japan. The nearest one to downtown Tokyo is in the TOC building in Gotanda. There is very convenient and inexpensive parking in the TOC building. Make sure to ask Akachan Honpo to validate your parking to save about 50% or so. In the TOC building, there is also a large Uniqlo on the 1st floor and a Yuzawaya (fabric and craft store) and Daiso (100 yen store). TOC has various home and discount stores, so spend some time investigating.

Here is our recommended list of must-have items before Baby arrives.

Preparing for Baby: Must-Haves for the first three months:
Crib or baby futon
Diapers
Wipes
Bottom Cream
Nail clippers (buy three)
Thermometer

Small q-tips
Baby soap & lotion
Burp cloth
Small, thin cotton hankies for spit-ups
Receiving Blanket
Baby Changing Pad/Sheet
Boppy/Nursing Pillow
Fashionable Baby Bag
Baby carrier
Car Seat
Stroller
Nursing Cover
Bottles and Formula (if you will bottle feed)
Hot water dispenser for formula & pure bottled water
Bottle brush
Mittens
Onsies
Sleep Sac
Socks

Check out our Tokyo Baby Guide for making your life in Tokyo more fun.

Tokyo Baby Guide – Traveling and Living In Tokyo With Baby

Akachan Honpo Store Details – approximately 100 stores across Japan (store locator in Japanese)
Gotanda store: TOC building 5F, 7-22-17 Nishi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo (open everyday 10:00 – 20:00)
Online Store: http://akachan.omni7.jp/top (free shipping on order over 3,000 yen)
Company website: http://www.akachan.jp

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