Yanaka Matsunoya

This home and lifestyle shop in Yanaka offers a mix of beautifully crafted Japanese goods that you never knew you needed. You can hardly miss the store if you’re passing by – the storefront is overflowing with hand-woven baskets of every shape, size and colour.

A daily goods supplier since 1945, Matsunoya sells a miscellany of items ranging from brooms, dustpans, kitchen utensils, cutlery and homeware to leather goods and jewellery. This one-stop shop for the home asserts that the everyday-use products crafted from natural materials are also able to withstand a good amount of wear and tear over time. We recommend the retro zinc rice bins or the bamboo market basket, which will make grocery shopping that much more fun.