We were at the ISETAN
The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur reception party. Here is a quick guide and what to expect at the
latest upgraded departmental store in Kuala Lumpur opening on Thursday, October
27, 2016. At the moment, there are 5 main sections ~ The Museum, The Studio,
The Room, The Cube and The Market that will deliver the “real Japan” lifestyles
and aesthetics to consumers in Malaysia who would like to incorporate Japanese
history, culture, technology, diversity and even lifestyle designs into their
daily lives.
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ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur
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Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings in collaboration with Cool Japan Fund
brings the new specialty store of ISETAN The Japan Store to Kuala Lumpur. It is
the first of its kind for ISETAN overseas store that has a pavilion on each
floor to make the entire floor resemble a Japanese circuit-style garden.
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ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur Reception Party
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We took a quick tour round from the ground floor up to the third floor
and then to the lower ground floor of The Market. Overall I love the whole
luxury and classic Japanese concept especially the traditional Japanese gardens
in the departmental store give a fresh breath and green inspiration to my
shopping experience in ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur.
All of the shops on the five floors / 5 sections [ The Museum, The Studio, The Cube, The Room, The Market and coming soon The Restaurant ] featuring
high-quality product from Japan and its regions. Over 200 brands being released
for the first time will be on display and for sale. The 4th Floor
which is the Restaurant Floor is expected to open in 2017.
ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala
Lumpur
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| Yohji Yamamoto Ground Floor ~ THE MUSEUM |
Ground Floor ~ THE MUSEUM experience
the ultimate Japan
This floor welcoming everyone with its stunning installation
evoking Japan's four seasons produced in collaboration with Japanese architect
Tsuyoshi Tane and Chiso, a Kyoto-based master of traditional yuzen resist paste
dying techniques. The Museum expresses Japan’s rich diversity, including
fashion, art and technology.
Japan's modern fusion culture is represented by the Aesthetic
Sense INDEX, exploring the key elements of our store's exclusive and
exceptional items, from fashion, art and technology to Japan's wonderful
diversity.
Enchant The Japon Salon De The, the first time in Malaysia. Experience
the journey of tea meditation at the salon with the irresistible aroma straight
from the specially colored Nambu iron ware, Japanese traditional tea pot casted
one by one by artisans in Morioka, Iwate prefecture since late 16th century.
Other brands available at Ground Floor are Sacai, Yohji Yamamoto,
Fukagawa Seiji, Undercover, Seiko and Citizen.
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| Little Harajuku 1st Floor ~ THE STUDIO |
1st Floor ~ THE
STUDIO experience fashion live
This floor conveys fashion culture from street to fantasy. Get up
close and personal with Japan's vibrant fashion culture and discover the next
biggest and best trends before anyone else. Go star-spotting and rub shoulders
with Asia's A-list best and brightest fashionistas at the in-store Studio.I
event space.
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| Q-Pot x Sailor Moon 1st Floor ~ THE STUDIO |
Do visit the Time Out Tokyo Café on the 1st Floor and
the brands available are Undercover Mad Store, Mastermind World, Porter, Y-3,
Onitsuka Tiger, Fashionisto, Little Harajuku, Tartan Check Store, Mame,
Fashion 3.9.
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| For Tomorrow 2nd Floor ~ THE ROOM |
2nd Floor ~ THE ROOM
experience grateful lifestyle
The 2nd Floor conveys healthy Japanese lifestyles,
beauty, well-being, total beauty salon inspired by Japanese concept and ways of
living through a lifestyle-shop presentation.
Explore a more philosophical approach to your lifestyle with the
ROOM experience. A masterful collection of made in Japan products featuring
authentic Japanese materials in tune with technology guaranteeing a new take on
health and beauty to incorporate in your daily life.
The lifestyle shop highlights such as Maruni, Tokyo Nishikawa,
Touch by Uchino and Kisette.
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| {X} Coffee, the Cafe 3rd Floor ~ THE CUBE |
3rd Floor ~ THE CUBE
experience an inspiring culture
With 12 different areas covering different aspects of Japanese
culture, there's something for everyone at The Cube, with three zones -
"feel", "know" and "create" - specially designed
to heighten the cultural adventure. You can experience Japanese culture that
exhilarates both the mind and the body.
Customers from all over Asia are encouraged not just to try the
Fugulen Coffee Roasters cafe, but to gather here and explore their true
creative potential in this exceptional environment.
There is an event space, travel agency, photo lounge, free art
space, the latest culture academy, traditional Japanese Etiquette classroom,
books and many more.
A first for Malaysia is our beautiful curated bookstore with over
10,000 books specially arranged by a renowned book connoisseur Yoshitaka Haba
of BACH and produced in collaboration with Japan's famed Kinokuniya Book Store.
After browsing to your heart's content, relax and enjoy your new book in the
cafe space. Books brands by Ito Bindery and Kobeha Kekaku.
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| Noren, the Casual Dining Space Lower Ground Floor ~ THE MARKET |
Lower Ground Floor ~ THE MARKET
experience seasonal flavors
The lower ground floor provides a unique dining style highlighting
authentic Japanese flavours that convey the changing four seasons whose beauty
is expressed in haiku, as well as new styles of food utilizing technology. Each
zone offers its own curated eat-in dining spaces with plenty to try.
Discover Japanese washoku style, shuseki, sweets, chaseki, bakery,
noren counter, perishable food and the latest Japanese culinary technology from
LED-lit vegetable processing to the latest food tech.
Discover washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine, that's so much
more than sushi and noodles. You can purchase items and ingredients from all
over Japan. Dashi soup sock is considered the cornerstone of washoku cuisine.
4th Floor ~ THE
TABLE experience premium dining (coming soon)
The 4th Floor is the restaurant floor and is scheduled
to open in January 2017. It is to deliver the taste of washoku, this floor will
bring together around six famous restaurants to serve foods such as general
Japanese cuisine, sushi, yakitori, tonkatsu and yakiniku. I can’t wait for The
Restaurant Floor to open.
ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur opening special featuring the
“trans-kyoto photographs by Mika NINAGAWA,” which will be displayed at 3F Cube.
Covering the ancient capital of Kyoto, which continues to carry on tradition
and innovation, in a store-wide promotion titled “trans-kyoto” the title
represents Kyoto, which continually pursues innovation and change, by using the
prefix “trans,” which has meanings such as “going beyond” or “altering.”
Alright! I hope you will drop by ISETAN The Japan Store when you
are in Kuala Lumpur. There are so many things you can explore, do and shop
there. Hope you have a wonderful shopping experience. I will definitely going
back to shop there and hangout at their café and check out the book store as
well.
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| ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur |
ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala
Lumpur
Lot 10, 50, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: +603-2141
7777
Operating Hours: 11am to 9pm
Public Transport: The best Public Transport to ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur is
by taking the KL Monorail and get off at Bukit Bintang Station.
For more information and update about ISETAN The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur, please visit their website at
www.thejapanstore.mistore.jp
everything is sooo cool!
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