Hard Off Kichijoji: The Game Museum
If you follow the English-language retro games in Japan bubble, you’ll find plenty of videos recommending stores like Hard Off Kichijoji to get cheap games.
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shopping
Shopping in Japan can be so much fun, and there’s plenty to choose from. Whether you’re looking for figures, electronics or clothes, Japan has something cute and unique to buy.
General Store Railyard: Souvenirs for train lovers
I love trains – even in Germany, but more so in Japan, so I had to get some train souvenirs at the General Store Railyard in Akihabara.
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Graniph Japan: Still the place for design shirts?
Graniph is a name synonymous for cool design shirts – at least for me. So I want to revisit this brand and compare to where it was many years ago.
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Setagaya Boroichi: Flea Market with a History
Setagaya Boroichi is a flea market with a long tradition: It has been held for over 440 years. Hundreds of stalls wait for you.
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My first time at a Hard Off recycle store!
It’s no secret that Japanese recycle stores are the place for hunting bargains, especially the Hard Off retail chain. This is my first time to an “Off” store.
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Tamashii Nations Tokyo: Freddie x Kamen Rider
Tamashii Nations is a division of Japanese toy maker Bandai and creates quality figures. Their flagship store is in Akihabara, the mecca of figure fans!
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Sanrioworld in Ginza: Hello Kitty table salt?!?
Hello Kitty is everywhere in Japan, so it didn’t cross my mind to visit Sanrioworld in Tokyo. But when I recently was in Ginza anyway, I couldn’t resist!
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D-Cube City Shopping Mall
I went to this shopping mall a while ago with a friend. D-Cube is one of the newer shopping malls in Seoul and has the usual mix of shops, restaurant and cafes with occasional events to keep the customers entertained.
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Apple Store Shibuya’s new iPads
It’s been a while since I’ve been to an Apple Store. Yesterday I went to the Shibuya one since it
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Lomography Japan Happy Bag
Because of rainy season, they sold a happy bag (fukubukuro, lucky bag) with Lomography goods. I guess I was the perfect customer for that bag because I didn’t own a single Lomo camera.
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Toy Camera Store in Tokyo
While there are the lomo society and toy cam lovers in other countries, in Japan the toy cameras are particularly popular. The definition is fuzzy though, because it includes some vintage cameras such as Polaroid ones as well.
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