Take-no Megumi

A store in Azabujuban that specializes in hand crafted goods made with bamboo (take).
If you are looking for souvenirs from Japan, look no further. Take-​no-​Megumi is a small store, but is filled with really neat Japanese themed goods. Most importantly, 90% of the things sold here are hand crafted and made in Japan. The owners (mother and daughter team) sources goods directly from «Shoku-​nin» (skilled craftsman). You see, not call shoku-​nin is purely capitalistic. They only care to make a certain number of quality items and no more. They do not look to see as many as they could, so you need to have a relationship with them in order to source their goods. Sometimes, you need to beg them to sell their goods at your store. This concept is difficult for people in pure capitalistic market to understand. For this reason, there are some things you need to understand before you go to this store.
1. Items are not cheap. Like I said, over 90% of the items are hand made — not mass production — so the prices are high.
2. You might not find the same item on your visits here. Many items are a one of a kind. Some things are seasonal.