Buying yarn in Nagoya
I've just moved here to start work next month. I'm a fairly avid knitter, and was wondering where to buy yarn here. Yarn shops, general craft stores, etc.
Posted Mar 13, 2014, 9:49 AM UTC
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I know this one! In central Sakae, there's a small fabric/craft store inside of the Skyle/ Melsa buildings. I can't remember exactly what floor it's on, but I think it's either the 3rd, 4th, or 5th floor. They have a decent selection of yarn.
That's the most convenient place, but if you want a REALLY good selection, go to Otsukaya. It's a GIANT 4-floor fabric and craft store. It's mainly fabric, but there's a lot of yarn as well. You can get there easily from Kurumamichi station, or a 10 minute walk from Chikusa station. Kurumamichi is on the Sakura-doori line, Chikusa is on the Higashiyama subway line and JR Chuo line. If you need help finding it, let me know. This place is fantastic :)
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Thanks! I'll check these out once I've got my apartment sorted.
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Ichinomiya is a city just outside of Nagoya and is known for textiles. This place isn't easy to get to unless you have a car, but you could try it.
Also, Tokyu Hands at Nagoya Station or in Sakae probably have something.
Ishii Shoten? It's right in front of the big shrine at Ichinomiya, it couldn't be easier to get to. 5 minutes walk from the station! It's also the most amazing LYS :D If you like Noro yarns you'll be in heaven - especially as they're cheaper than elsewhere. Otherwise they don't carry anything else branded, it's just basically packed to the rafters with fat skeins of mostly locally-produced yarns. The owner is lovely as well.
Close to Ishii shoten (AmiAmi) in Masumida-mae there are other little tiny stalls that sell unbranded yarns and fabric, they seem to have no set schedule though Monday always seems to be a holiday.
Can-do/Seria 100Y shops actually carry some decent locally-made yarn, I'm a big fan of 'hitsuji-chan natural' which is a surprisingly nice wool in various weights for only 108Y a ball.
For cheap yarn, most Aeon malls will have a 'Pandora house' craft store, where you will find yarn of varying quality, often sold in bags of 5 skeins for around 600Y a bag. Some of these can be pretty decent ('Tasmania Corridale' for instance) and if they are discontinuing a line you can sometimes find yarns reduced even further, as low as 300Y a bag. Get a loyalty card, the first level of points takes no time to fill up and then you get a further 5% discount every time.