Oseibo 2026 at Tokyo department stores
- Daimaru Matsuzakaya's online store offers 15% off to everyone, with shipping at ¥495.
- Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro offers members 15% off in its early offer, and online orders ship free.
- Gift centers run from November 3 to December 22 at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, and November 13 to December 22 at Isetan Shinjuku.
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Oseibo is the year-end gift Japanese people send to those who have helped them during the year. Tokyo department stores differ in how they handle discounts and shipping. Daimaru Matsuzakaya’s online store gives 15% off to everyone, Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro gives members 15% off in its early offer, most Mitsukoshi Isetan gifts have free shipping, and Takashimaya’s in-store gift centers use visit reservations. This page compares 5 department stores by order period, shipping and discounts.
In short
- For a discount: Daimaru Matsuzakaya online (15% off for anyone, until 10:00 on December 24) and Tobu Ikebukuro (15% off for members in the early offer).
- To keep shipping low: Tobu Online Shopping (free shipping nationwide) and Mitsukoshi Isetan’s free-shipping items.
- To avoid store crowds: Takashimaya (the Nihonbashi and Shinjuku gift centers use visit reservations).
- To arrive within the year: at Mitsukoshi Isetan, order by December 20 (delivery from around December 25).
Checked with official pages on October 18, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
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1. How to choose a department store for oseibo (discount, shipping, deadline)
- To use a discount: Daimaru Matsuzakaya online (15% off for anyone, until 10:00 on December 24) or Tobu Ikebukuro (15% off for members in the early offer).
- To keep shipping low: Tobu Online Shopping (free shipping nationwide) or Mitsukoshi Isetan’s free-shipping items.
- To avoid crowds in the store: Takashimaya (the Nihonbashi and Shinjuku gift centers use visit reservations).
- To arrive within the year: Mitsukoshi Isetan, for orders by December 20 (delivery from around December 25).
2. Order period, discounts and shipping at 5 department stores
Takashimaya and Daimaru Matsuzakaya accept online orders the longest, until 10:00 on Thursday, December 24. Tobu Online closes at 8:00 on Monday, December 21, and Mitsukoshi Isetan has a deadline for each delivery period.
| Department store | Gift center in Tokyo | Online orders | Discount and shipping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store | 7th floor, main building, Nov 3 to Dec 22 | Deadline for each delivery period (December 15 for delivery within the year) | Some items ship free |
| Isetan Shinjuku | 6th floor, main building, Nov 13 to Dec 22 (member preview Nov 11 and 12) | Same deadlines as Mitsukoshi | Some items ship free |
| Takashimaya (Nihonbashi and Shinjuku) | Nihonbashi 8th floor, Shinjuku 11th floor, Nov 5 to Dec 22 (visit reservation) | Until 10:00 on December 24 | Set per item. 1,200 Rose Gift items ship free |
| Daimaru Tokyo | Nov 1 to Dec 20 | Until 10:00 on December 24 | Online: 15% off for anyone, shipping ¥495 |
| Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro | 8th floor, Nov 5 to Dec 15 | Oct 13 to 8:00 on Dec 21 | 15% off for members in the early offer, free shipping online |
3. Things to know in Tokyo
Some Tokyo department stores take visit reservations to ease crowds at their gift centers. Takashimaya takes reservations for its Nihonbashi, Shinjuku and Yokohama stores and others. Reservations opened at 10:30 on Wednesday, October 28 (Tamagawa store: from 10:00 on Wednesday, November 4).
The stores also say when deliveries are concentrated. Takashimaya cannot set a delivery date of December 1 and asks customers to avoid December 2 to 5 too. Mitsukoshi Isetan asks for cooperation in choosing delivery on or after November 25, because early December is crowded.
In the Tama area, the gift center at Isetan Tachikawa is by reservation only. The member preview was on Friday, November 6, and the general period runs from Saturday, November 7 to Monday, December 14.
Oseibo is generally sent from early December to around December 25, and many people send it from mid-November, as explained on the Mitsukoshi oseibo page (Japanese). For Christmas cakes, see our page on Christmas cakes in Tokyo 2026 (Japanese), and for osechi (New Year food), our page on osechi in Tokyo 2027 (Japanese).
4. Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store: a deadline for each delivery period
Mitsukoshi’s online store sets its order deadline by delivery period. For delivery from around November 10 to 20 the deadline is November 5, and for delivery from around December 20 to the end of December, which arrives within the year, it is December 15. Items are delivered in order from early November, after the gift center opens in the store. You cannot specify a date or time of delivery (Mitsukoshi oseibo: please read before ordering, Japanese).
The delivery periods for gifts that should arrive within the year are as follows. Delivery from around December 20 to the end of the month has a December 15 deadline, delivery from around December 25 has a December 20 deadline, and delivery on December 29 and 30 has a December 8 deadline. Delivery from around January 3 has a December 22 deadline.
Shipping depends on the item’s shipping class. Regular delivery for class “B” is ¥0 and for class “A” is ¥715. Chilled and frozen delivery is ¥0 or ¥1,155, and direct-from-producer delivery is ¥0 or ¥1,045. The store explains that the Mitsukoshi Isetan Group pays the shipping on free-shipping items. The in-store gift center is in the event hall on the 7th floor of the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, from Tuesday, November 3 (holiday) to Tuesday, December 22 (Mitsukoshi stores: oseibo gift center guide, Japanese).
| Name | Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-4-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Oseibo Gift Center (Main Building 7F) November 3–December 22 |
| Phone | 03-3241-3311 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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5. Isetan Shinjuku: member preview on November 11 and 12
The oseibo gift center at Isetan Shinjuku is on the 6th floor of the main building. The preview for M.I. Card members is Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12, and the general period runs from Friday, November 13 to Tuesday, December 22. Orders are taken from 10:00 to 18:00, ending at 17:30 on the last day (Isetan stores: oseibo gift center guide, Japanese).
Isetan’s online store has the same deadlines by delivery period, the same shipping classes and the same payment deadlines as Mitsukoshi. Payments by online banking, convenience store or ATM are due by 10:00 on Saturday, January 16, 2027, except for some items. The Tachikawa store (7th floor) and Urawa store have their own preview and general periods.
| Name | Isetan Shinjuku |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-14-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Oseibo Gift Center (Main Building 6F) General period November 13–December 22, 10:00–18:00 (until 17:30 on the last day) |
| Phone | 03-3352-1111 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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6. Takashimaya (Nihonbashi and Shinjuku): online until 10:00 on December 24
Takashimaya’s oseibo orders are accepted until 10:00 on Thursday, December 24, 2026, and some items until 10:00 on Friday, December 25. The deadline depends on how you pay. Credit cards, Tomo-no-kai cards, PayPay and the like are accepted until 10:00 on December 24, and convenience store, Pay-easy and online bank payments until 18:00 on Sunday, December 13 (Takashimaya oseibo: ordering guide, Japanese).
For orders placed up to 10:00 on November 15 (the period began October 2), you can choose a delivery date 8 or 10 days or more after the order date. Orders from 10:00 on December 18 to 10:00 on December 25 arrive in around 7 to 10 days after payment is confirmed. Shipping differs by item, so check the detail page.
In the store, the “Bara no Gift Center” is on the 8th floor of the main building at Nihonbashi and the 11th floor at Shinjuku, both from Thursday, November 5 to Tuesday, December 22, 10:30 to 19:00 (until 18:00 on the last day). Visit reservations opened at 10:30 on Wednesday, October 28. The first 200,000 people who spend ¥10,000 or more at one time at the venue get a Peck tote bag (Takashimaya Winter Gifts: dates and venues by store, Japanese).
| Name | Nihonbashi Takashimaya |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Bara no Gift Center (Main Building 8F) November 5–December 22, 10:30–19:00 (until 18:00 on the last day) |
| Phone | 03-3211-4111 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Shinjuku Takashimaya |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-24-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Bara no Gift Center (11F) November 5–December 22, 10:30–19:00 (until 18:00 on the last day) |
| Phone | 03-5361-1111 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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7. Daimaru Tokyo: 15% off for anyone online
At the Daimaru Matsuzakaya online store, its winter special gifts are 15% off the listed price for anyone, and 20% off for some. Orders are accepted until 10:00 on Thursday, December 24, and payment by convenience store, ATM, online banking and the like is due by Friday, December 18. Shipping is ¥495 including tax anywhere in Japan, and items with shipping included are accepted until Sunday, December 20.
In the stores, the period at each Daimaru and Matsuzakaya store is from Sunday, November 1 to Sunday, December 20. In-store offers are different from the online ones: 15% and 10% off for app and card members only (Daimaru Matsuzakaya oseibo: ordering guide, Japanese).
Online, you cannot specify a delivery date, combine delivery with other items, or request double wrapping. The noshi (gift label) becomes a paper strip.
| Name | Daimaru Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Oseibo Gifts (in-store) November 1–December 20 |
| Phone | 050-1782-0000 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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8. Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro: 15% off for members in the early offer
At Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro, members of the Royal Card, Tobu Card and Tobu Tomo-no-kai get 15% off eligible items in the “Oseibo Gift Early Offer”. Tobu Online Shopping accepts these orders until 5:00 on Tuesday, December 1, and the gift center on the 8th floor runs from Thursday, November 5 to Monday, November 30. Some items are 5 to 10% off or not discounted.
The oseibo period runs from Tuesday, October 13 to Monday, December 21, 2026, and Tobu Online Shopping takes orders from 10:00 on October 13 to 8:00 on December 21. Online orders have free shipping nationwide. The gift center at the 8th floor (Area 1) is open from Thursday, November 5 to Tuesday, December 15, 10:00 to 19:00 (Tobu Winter Gifts 2026: Tobu oseibo, Japanese).
Common questions
Can I send Mitsukoshi or Isetan online orders on a specified date?
You cannot specify a delivery date or time. You choose a delivery period, such as “from around November 25 to early December”.
Can I send Takashimaya oseibo with a noshi label other than oseibo?
For some items, yes. Some items, such as chilled items and direct-from-producer items, do not let you choose a noshi other than oseibo.
What if I want to choose somewhere other than a department store?
You can also look for food and daily goods oseibo through the Rakuten Ichiba oseibo search (ad).
| Name | Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1-25 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 8F Area 1 Gift Center November 5–December 15, 10:00–19:00 |
| Phone | 0570-086-102 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Sources
9 pages we checked
- Mitsukoshi oseibo page
- Mitsukoshi oseibo: please read before ordering
- Mitsukoshi stores: oseibo gift center guide
- Isetan stores: oseibo gift center guide
- Takashimaya oseibo: ordering guide
- Takashimaya Winter Gifts: dates and venues by store
- Daimaru Matsuzakaya oseibo: ordering guide
- Tobu Winter Gifts 2026: Tobu oseibo
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on October 18, 2026 (Japan time).
