Takashimaya

Description
Arguably the most otherworldly of NYC’s department stores, this upscale Japanese retailer offers a Zen retreat for harried shoppers. Amid stunning arrangements, its floral boutique displays rustic gardening tools such as metal pruning shears ($27) and other gear for green thumbs. Its seven floors also feature avant-garde accessories with an Eastern sensibility, such as men’s clean-lined work bags and artful tabletop items like slick sake bowls, along with a small selection of high-end beauty goods from Paris. Best of all, basement respite the Tea Box offers myriad flavors of tea and delicious bento boxes.