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Post by gettaliger on Jun 20, 2016 18:44:22 GMT -5
Hi guys. I've got a couple of friends heading to Japan a bit later in the year. I was just wondering if there were any shops or markets anyone knows of where they might be able to find an old robo for me  (they suggested it) I've heard of manderake.. I think they are heading to akibara area.. Any suggestions or ideas. Thanks |
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Jun 24, 2016 20:54:28 GMT -5
Boy.... I've been stateside too long, so don't have a good scoop for you, sorry  I'll definitely recommend Mandrake though.... you will do well there! Ed |
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Post by mpchi on Jul 17, 2016 9:30:53 GMT -5
Akihabara don't have a lot of old stuff, but a lot of new flagship shops. If you want old stuff, definitely go to Nakano's Broadway, where Mandarake owns more than half of that mall, with each shop specialized in different toys. Its a treasure of both old and new, and cheaper than Akihabara in general. Still check Mandarake at Akihabara, but it is smaller than Nakano's.
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Post by gettaliger on Aug 3, 2016 6:36:34 GMT -5
O.k. . I'll check if they are traveling anywhere near there. Thanks for letting me know.  |
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Post by mpchi on Aug 3, 2016 15:03:53 GMT -5
Nakano and Akihabara are within 15-20 mins of taking the subway within Tokyo area. If you can go to one, you can go to the other. Especially in Akihabara, the way their malls are very different from US. They are in small tight buildings with a number of floors (sometimes 4 or 5, sometimes more than 10), with booths/shops occupying each floor. Research some toy shopping sight to see which buildings your friends want to visit. Out of my head, the main one in Akihabara is Radio Kai Kan 秋葉原ラジオ会館. The Kotobukiya shop/building also cool. And of course, the Mandarake building. Nakano's Broadway on the other hand is somewhat similar to the US malls. Just walk through the whole thing on that one.
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Post by gettaliger on Aug 4, 2016 4:28:31 GMT -5
Awesome! Thanks again for the info.. I'll let them know .  |
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Post by quinjester on Aug 4, 2016 11:31:45 GMT -5
Nakano Broadway (just walk straight ahead out of the Nakano train stop, you can't miss it. Follow the throngs of people) is well worth a visit. It's almost overwhelming how much stuff is in there. There are about 12 different Mandarake shops inside Nakano broadway, each of which caters to a different genre of figures; modern robots, old robots, wrestling toys, smaller cheap figures, deluxe fancy figures, anime ladies, you name it, there's a store basically dedicated to just that. Aside from Mandarake stores there are a ton of other toy and curio shops that are well worth checking out. It's an easy way to kill the majority of an afternoon, and with what you've got left you can pop over to Akihabara.
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Post by mpchi on Aug 4, 2016 14:30:10 GMT -5
Awesome! Thanks again for the info.. I'll let them know . I meant Kotobukiya building in my early post, not Kaiyodo. Kaiyodo actually has smaller shop within Radio Kai Kan. My bad. |
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Post by xtrlowz75 on Aug 16, 2016 1:01:54 GMT -5
Kaikodo in Tokyo too. Cool vintage stuff there.
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Post by gettaliger on Aug 17, 2016 18:04:49 GMT -5
Sweet.. I'll add it to the list.. thanks!
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