Daikanyama T-SITE 代官山T-SITE

Visiting Daikanyama T-SITE today

• What it is: A cultural complex built around Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, billed as "the TSUTAYA for grown-ups" and themed as "A Library in the Woods". Small specialist shops are linked by garden paths. It stands on the former site of a Mito Tokugawa family residence.
• The bookstore: Three buildings are joined by Magazine Street, a 55 m aisle of magazines from around the world. Six specialist sections branch off it: cuisine, travel, cars and motorcycles, architecture and design, art, and humanities and literature. You can browse almost any book with a coffee before you buy it.
• Design: The white buildings are covered in a lattice of the letter "T". This design by Klein Dytham Architecture won a competition against 80 firms. It was the only bookstore in Japan named in Flavorpill's "The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World".
• Getting there: 5 minutes on foot from Daikanyama Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. Tokyu Transses buses also run from Shibuya Station to the Daikanyama T-SITE stop.
• Hours: Bookstore 9:00–22:00. Starbucks and SHARE LOUNGE 7:00–22:00. Other shops keep their own hours.
• Tip: Overseas visitors can get tax-free shopping when spending ¥5,000 or more (before tax) in one shop on the same day; bring your passport. Parking (120 cars) is ¥400 per 15 minutes, with free time for purchases.

Checked against: Daikanyama T-SITE – English guide (official) · Access – Daikanyama T-SITE (official, Japanese) · About Daikanyama T-SITE (official, Japanese). Check opening times and prices before you go.

Daikanyama T-SITE on Shibuya246

We haven't been yet, so there are no photos here. The notes above come from official sources and are checked every quarter. Our own photos and story will appear here after we visit.