高島屋

This is the 5257th most frequent Japanese word.


高島屋

"Takashimaya" is a Japanese department store chain.


In this sentence, '高島屋' refers to the name of a well-known department store in Japan.

昨日、高島屋で買い物をしました。

Yesterday, I went shopping at Takashimaya.


Here, '高島屋' is again a proper noun referring to the famous department store.

高島屋は特に東京都で有名なデパートです。

Takashimaya is a particularly famous department store in Tokyo.


In this case, '高島屋' is used as a name being discussed in conversation, rather than directly referencing the store.

友達が高島屋という名前について話していました。

My friend was talking about the name 'Takashimaya'.