Doraemon Future Department Store / Tokyo’s Official Doraemon Shop

Doraemon is always adorable and Tokyo is now home to Japan’s biggest official Doraemon shop – Doraemon Future Department Store, selling all manner of Doraemon delights, Nobita niceties and Shizuka souvenirs.

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Doraemon Future Department Store Odaiba Tokyo

Japan’s best destination for Doraemon devotees and official merchandise, the Tokyo Doraemon Future Department Store is located in Odaiba’s Divercity Tokyo Plaza and one of the cutest kawaii stores you’ll ever visit.

From walking through the Anywhere Door to gifts galore, here is our ultimate guide to visiting the Odaiba Doraemon Future Department Store in Tokyo, Japan plus photos:

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Why visit the Doraemon Future Department store?

It is the very first official Doraemon shop in the world and is one of Odaiba’s most popular shops (it is also near to the incredible moving Gundam statue, Small Worlds Tokyo and even a replica Statue of Liberty).

It even has its own Doraemon Times Square outside (more on this later).

In effect, it is a delightful Doraemon department store packed with thousands of gifts from Dorami drapes to Nobi Nobita notepads. Be sure to bring a big bag to take home all these dreamy Doraemon delights (or just buy a Doraemon bag whilst you are there!).

Split into several areas including customizable and DIY (Design It Yourself – or should that be ‘Doraemon It Yourself’). There are lots of fun immersive games to play as well, perfect for children and Doraemon fans of all ages. You can even visit the Doraemon Post Office or browse the book zone.

One of our favourite bits was the huge Doraemon model (complete with a rather beautiful bow tie and bell) you can pose with in-store.

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Doraemon Future Department Store Shop and Merchandise

When you first arrive at the official Doraemon store in Tokyo, the first thing you notice is the row upon row of cute Kawaii merchandise (as well as Doraemon’s massive cat smile above the door).

Your inner ‘Otaku’ wants you to just run in and buy up everything before playing on the Doraemon Secret Gadget Lab games. So if you are a massive fan, allow at least a couple of hours for your visit to the store.

Some of the best gifts and merchandise we spotted in Japan’s first official Doraemon shop included:

Ceramic bowls (costing 5,500 Yen)

Doraemon ceramic bowl at Doraemon Future Department Store

Hand towels (costing 1,650 Yen)

Baby Castella Makers (so you can bake in the shape of Doraemon’s face – too cute!)

Doraemon Baby Castella Makers at Doraemon Future Department Store

Toasted sandwich maker – which ‘etches’ / burns Doraemon’s face onto your toastie. Hot stuff!

Kasuterayaki sponge cakes

Clothing

Bags, purses and pouches

Stationery, pens and pencils

Neck ties – how swish!

Doraemon Time Furoshiki Table Clock

Floor mops

Personalised handkerchiefs – try and spot your name!

PLUS plushies – like LOTS of Doraemon plushies. For instance, Doraemon as a Roman Gladiator or Nobita’s Great Adventure in the Underworld.

There is something to suit all budgets and tastes – one of the least expensive items was a small dessert spoon costing 660 Yen.

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Doraemon Secret Gadget Lab Tokyo; Immersive Doraemon games and activities

After you have shopped ‘til you dropped, check out Doraemon’s Secret Lab located in the same store – there are four fun games and interactive stories to take part in.

The Anywhere Door is free but the other three require a small fee – 350 Yen per game (correct as of 2024).

Doraemon’s Secret Lab at Doraemon Future Department Store / Tokyo’s Official Doraemon Shop

The Dorayaki throwing / drop game looked the most fun – one little kid was having the time of his life and the look of shock on his face when all the dorayakis rained down on him was priceless.

The other three Doraemon Secret Gadget Lab adventures are:

Hopter VR screens
Air Cannon Target Shooting
Anywhere Door travelling experience (free)

Whilst the games in the Secret Gadget Lab are played by all ages, they seem to be most suited to smaller children

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Post Office

Yes, once you’ve bought your postcards and stamps in store at the Doraemon Future Department Store, you can them post them in special postboxes (Normal Mail and Future Mail).

You can even get items embroidered and customised instore which you then send to friends and family in the Doraemon Post Office – how is that for the ultimate Doraemon delivery?

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Customizable gifts / personalised engravings

For extra special and personal gifts, you can get messages and names etched on certain products you’ve bought for just 500 Yen a time.

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Gachapon Toy Capsules

The store also has a whole section dedicated to Doraemon gachapon machines and toy capsules.

Popular with otaku (オタク – Japanese pop culture) and visiting tourists, Gachapon machines in Japan are vending machines that dispense capsule toys in a small round plastic case. There are dozens of different Doraemon gachapon toys and series to collect.

Most gachapon machines and sub varieties have four to six types in each machine meaning you often don’t know which one you are going to get.

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Doraemon Time Square clock and Doraemon figures

Be sure to also check out the Doraemon Time Square clock outside the DiverCity mall which plays the Doraemon theme tune every hour from 10am to 11pm.

There are also sometimes Doraemon models to pose with but as of early 2024, these seem to have disappeared (hopefully just for cleaning or repair) – please let us know if you spot them again so we can update this!

Other Doraemon Tokyo things to do

Many gift shops, toy stores and cute kawaii cartoon character shops sell Doraemon items in Tokyo including the TV Asahi store in Tokyo station’s Character Street, and the gift store at the TV Asahi building in Roppongi.

Fujiko F Fujio Doraemon Museum Tokyo

Yes, as well as the official store, there is an official museum (Fujiko F Fujio Doraemon Museum) on the outskirts of Tokyo, around a one hour drive away in Kawasaki.

Packed full of fun Doraemon things to do across three floors and a gorgeous garden, with permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Please note that Tokyo Doraemon Museum ticketing has recently changed – you can now buy tickets online from the official site via ‘etix’.

You will receive a QR code ticket if you pay by credit card or you can pick-up in store at any 7-Eleven if you cannot pay online (extra pick-up fees apply in-store).

Doraemon Museum tickets cost 1,000 Yen per adult and 500 Yen per child as of April 2024.

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Doraemon Future Department store opening times

Doraemon Future Department Store is open 7 days a week, from 11am to 8pm Monday to Friday and from 10am to 9pm on Saturday and Sundays.

Opening times correct as of April 2024.

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How to get to the Doraemon Future Department store

Located on Odaida’s Divercity Tokyo Plaza, Doraemon Future Department Store is a 6 minute walk from the nearest Tokyo Teleport station (the monorail) or a 10 minute walk from Daiba Station (exit 1A). Or just walk through the Anywhere Door (lol).