Supermarket near Tokyo station

Is there a full-size supermarket (that is, not a convenience grocery store) near Tokyo station? Thanks :)

Doubtful. It is the heart of the city, a financial district and right next to the Imperial Palace so not a place you are likely to find supermarkets- the rents in that area are so high that I doubt an ordinary supermarket could make a profit. That is like expecting to find a supermarket on Broadway in Manhattan.

I have done a lot of walking in the area and the closest I can think of are in Ginza. There is the import shop Meidi-ya on Ginza dori and the bulk store Hanamasa a few streets back from Ginza doori. Neither of these are full size supermarkets.

You could try the fresh produce section (basement) of Daimaru Department store (could be expensive, though), or Food Market "Precce" in the basement of COREDO Nihonbashi building (6,7 minutes' walk from Tokyo Station).

I think Meidi-ya in Ginza closed :(

Yeah depending on what it is you are chasing at a supermarket i would suggest the basement of the department stores also.

Funny I went to Ginza tonight for wedding photos and went looking for Meidi-ya. Could not find it, I thought I had just forgotton where it was and got lost. Maybe AK explains why I could not find :)

It's quite possible it's gone- I used to work in the building right next to it a few years ago but since I finished working there I have only been to Ginza once or twice and haven't been looking for it so I didn't notice it was gone.

Department store basements are definitely the best bet, although they tend to be pricey in that area and there isn't a full range.

To Kevin and Sira,

We used to go to Meidi-ya in Ginza once in a while, and we were quite sure where it was - about across from Ito-ya. I even spotted the "Meidi-ya building," but the ground floor level store was a different shop - quite possible that they decided to lease the space :(

There is now a branch of Meidi-ya in the basement of the new Maru-biru (Marunouchi Building), just a short walk across the station square from Tokyo station (or go through the connecting passageway straight to the basement of the Maru-biru. Not cheap, but better selection than a convenience store.