electronics
Akihabara for electronics and anime-related goods of all kinds, covered in a separate article.
Bic Camera
There is a huge, six-floor Bic Camera electronics store in front of JR Yurakucho Station, selling everything from household appliances to contact lenses. There is even a small movie theater on the 7th and 8th floors showing lesser-known Japanese and foreign films. Perhaps a good place for a one-stop shop if you are not able to spend time exploring the streets of Akihabara.
Some other shopping areas include:
A recent revamping of the Marunouchi business district has resulted in some high-end boutiques such as Tiffany's, Gaultier, Sergio Rossi etc. lining the street from the Marunouchi building to Yurakucho, but there is a feeling that it's not quite "there" yet, compared to the repertoires of the Ginza or Omotesando shopping districts.
Kanda
ç¥ç° and ochanomizu ãè¶ã®æ°´ stations. for musical instruments and sports equipment. these districts tend to have their largest stores along major streets.
Central Chiyoda doesn't offer much in the way of shopping, but the eastern side has three areas of interest:
The Maruzen bookshop in the Oazo building in front of Tokyo Station may be your best bet to look for English books in Tokyo, including a "Books on Japan" section. If you don't find what you are looking for here, you probably won't have much luck looking elsewhere.