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Sekaido Shinjuku Main Store 世界堂新宿本店

Japan's best-known art supply store, a five-floor Shinjuku flagship packed with paints, brushes, pens, paper, manga tools and frames.

Hours9:30-20:00

ClosedOpen daily except New Year

PriceTypical visit: ¥3,000

Getting thereShinjuku-sanchome Station (Marunouchi / Shinjuku Lines), exit C4, 1 min; Shinjuku Station, 7 min

Time needed1-2 hours

Best timeWeekday mornings; checkouts get busy in the evening

AddressSekaido Building 1F-5F, 3-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0022

Websitesekaido.co.jp/store/77

About

Sekaido's main store covers five floors with fine art materials, stationery, drafting and design tools, comic and illustration supplies, and a framing service. Prices are competitive, and the range of Japanese pens, brush pens, inks and papers is far wider than general stationery shops. It is a pilgrimage spot for illustrators and manga artists.

Highlights

Five floors of art and craft materials
Manga and illustration supplies
Japanese pens, inks and calligraphy tools
Picture framing service

Tips

Each floor has its own checkout; pay before moving to the next floor
Go early to avoid queues
Duty-free procedures may not apply to all items; ask at the counter

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