Take some Japanese inspiration with this sugoi shopping district!
Since Nintendo is a Japanese company, ACNH tends to have a lot of Japanese themed items, like the shoji screens, shisa statues, and general decor pictured here.
There’s lots for sale here too, such as clothing, hats, and even gasoline.
If you’re going for a realistic or busy island vibe, definitely consider building something like this. Your villagers will love milling around and checking out the goods.
Here’s another Japanese inspired build, but this one uses terraforming to add different levels for shops and restaurants.
Springtime makes the sakura theme extra beautiful, due to the cherry blossom trees in bloom.
Custom decorated stalls make this area look like both booths and food bars are ready for customers. Other goods, like clothing on mannequins, are also available for purchase.
This build will definitely take a lot of work and items, but it’s so worth it.
If you appreciate the finer things in life, this shopping district might really stand out.
It puts both shops, Nook’s Cranny and Able Sisters, in the same spot for one-stop shopping.
Convenient!
With a statue, a fountain, and some elbow grease, you can have a great focal point for your island.
The houses elevated in the background look great, too. Isn’t terraforming neat? Some flowers and bushes add a touch of nature for a pretty, natural spot.
With warming temperatures, there’s nothing better than working out in the garden.
This cute plant shop has all sorts of plants ready for the dirt, like calla lilies or monsteras.
Out of soil? No problem, this shop is well stocked with bags of earth, watering cans, or anything else you need!
Custom panels are a great way to make it look like there are stocked shelves, since New Horizons doesn’t allow actual indoor stores. Creativity is the name of the game, folks.
This looks like something straight out of a fairytale!
Shrubs and pink flower bushes make this shopping district look beautifully green without looking like a stretch of the woods. A beautiful little waterfall, a statue, and white iron benches add to the look too.
Having Able Sisters and Nook’s Cranny close together also helps to make this island look well-planned and put together. The symmetry just looks great.
Looking around the stalls, picking out super fresh produce, and if I’m lucky, petting some cute farm animals.
While these islands definitely have the animals, petting is a no-no.
That’s okay though, with this fun farmer’s market!
Invite your friends to take photos by the fruit stands, or stop and smell the flowers. Creative use of stalls and custom panels help to make this look like an actual building, which can be really tricky.
Grab some fruit or a little bonsai tree, or just look around, it’s sure to be a fun time.
New Horizons has a big collection of knitted goods, like sweaters.
Where does that yarn come from, though?
If you don’t have a sheep villager like Baabara or Pietro to beg for some fluff, you can DIY it with this fun yarn shop!
Custom panels make it look like there are shelves of skeins to choose from, and an array of sweaters, hats, a fireplace, and a comfy couch give this adorable setup a funky & cozy feel.
If you like knitting or crocheting, this is a build to try for sure.
Do you think Celeste knits? I think Celeste knits.
If you’re not into the whole ‘natural island’ thing that Animal Crossing usually has going, this might be a brilliant marketplace to build up.
Enjoy modern luxuries like computers, televisions, and two styles of Nintendo Switches (woah, that’s meta!) with this electronics store.
If you’re into online play, even better!
Collecting this sort of thing and then inviting players to come and buy them for bells could be a great way to stimulate your island economy, and add a touch of roleplaying to this sandbox game.
With the Dodo mail service, your friends could even buy online. There’s certainly plenty of potential.
This player uses part of their house as an antique clothing boutique.
It’s a great idea if you really love DIYing clothing and want to have a storefront kind of thing to display it.
Each outfit displayed is complete with a hat and shoes, and each are super adorable.
This is also a great idea for new players, because it’s fairly easy to build and doesn’t take a lot of DIY recipes to accomplish – just the advanced customization app on the Nook Phone and some creativity.
Nook’s Cranny may be a fun store. But for a building of that size, they really don’t stock very much.
I guess that’s fair, since it’s run by only two guys.
There’s a section for soil, outdoor goods, and supply crates of fruit, all added into this build.
It’s a great way to make the Cranny feel more bursting and well-stocked.
And it’s also a great idea for new players, since you can use just about anything. And cardboard boxes are always available from the lost and found in Resident’s Services.
Just like farmer’s markets, street markets can be a lot of fun. Because you’ll never know what you can find!
This market has plenty of stalls to sell wares, as well as a central carpet for pottery.
There’s really something for everyone here.
Any time you have odd items you don’t know what to do with, but don’t want to get rid of, plant them here. They’ll boost your island star rating and you’ll add more to this crazy market.
This would totally be the perfect spot for Sahara to sell his rugs, BTW.
This adorable streetside market is all for flowers and other plants.
There’s a stall with cacti, a stall with bonsai, and plenty of options for everyone. Your villagers will mill around, looking and chatting with each other about… whatever it is they talk about.
The variety of stalls is super cute, and I especially like the happy apples on the leftmost one.
It’s an adorable way to bring some life to the streets between houses.
Go ahead and shop for more flowers – you know you want to!
This cool flea market is almost like a game of I, Spy.
With all sorts of goods like plants, clothes, a sewing machine, and books, there’s something for everyone.
And like many of the other entries on this list, it’s a great way to use up spare awkward items that don’t fit in your house (or elsewhere on the island).
There’s even a vending machine in this build for snacks if you get hungry while browsing.
