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Ikebukuro Record Shops: 3 Stores, and One of Them Moved This Week

Ikebukuro has three record shops worth the trip, not the twelve other lists claim — and Disk Union Ikebukuro moved to a new building on 26 August 2026. Verified addresses, hours and what each one is actually for.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Nakano Broadway Card Shops: 4 Stores for Vintage Pokémon, Carddass and Yu-Gi-Oh

Akihabara sells sealed product. Ikebukuro sells you a seat. Nakano sells the cards Japan stopped printing — Carddass, old Bikkuriman, back-of-the-catalogue Pokémon. Four shops, three of them inside one building.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Ikebukuro Card Shop Guide: 4 Stores for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and MTG (2026)

Ikebukuro has more trading card shops than Akihabara, almost all of them upstairs. Four verified stores, the opening-hours trap, and what changed at Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO on 24 August 2026.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Akihabara Card Shops 2026: 4 Stores for Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh

Radio Kaikan is a trading card mall now, and a whole building became a Pokemon card shop in February 2026. Four shops, correct hours, and what changed.

2026.08.23

Shopping & Merch Guide

Shinjuku Record Stores 2026: Disk Union’s 18 Shops by Floor

Disk Union runs 18 record shops across four Shinjuku buildings, and every English guide has the hours wrong. Floor-by-floor list, correct hours, closures.

2026.08.22

Shopping & Merch Guide

Shibuya Record Shop Guide: 7 Stores in Tokyo’s Densest Digging District

Seven record shops inside Tokyo’s densest digging district, what each one specialises in, opening hours, and a walking order that saves you an hour.

2026.08.03

Shopping & Merch Guide

Shimokitazawa Record Shop Guide: The 4 Shops Still Worth Digging in 2026

Most Shimokitazawa record shop lists include shops that have closed. Here are the 4 still trading in 2026, what each one is strong on, and how to walk it.

2026.08.03

Shopping & Merch Guide

Getting Yen in Japan: Exchange Counters, ATMs and Cards Compared

Japan still runs on cash more than most visitors expect. Second-hand shops, small vintage boutiques, standing bars and ...

2026.08.03

Japan Travel Basics

Den Den Town & Amerikamura: The Osaka Guide for Otaku and Vintage Hunters

Osaka has a complete otaku and vintage district of its own, and it is more walkable than Tokyo. How Den Den Town is laid out, where the Amerikamura vintage shops actually are, and how to cover both in one day.

2026.08.03

Shopping & Merch Guide

Japan Tax-Free Shopping Changes November 2026: What Otaku Shoppers Need to Know

From 1 November 2026 Japan refunds the tax at the airport, not the till, and you must carry the goods out yourself. What that changes for a shopping trip.

2026.08.03

Japan Travel Basics