Inside an AKIHABARA Thrift Store | Tokyo Japan

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Today we are hitting up an awesome thrift store in Akihabara, Tokyo! Last time we visited some great second hand shops in Kyoto ( • Inside Kyoto Japan's B... ), and today we are in the core of Tokyo's Electronic Zone!
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@TokyoLens Год назад

Shopping for an upcoming project / upcoming change! I probably left with WAY too much stuff this day lol You know... we pretty much have an entire thrift store Playlist at this point!! ru-vid.com/group/PLtflILeTBlX-v6bSl79JHbBk7WjMbGOqh Thank you so much to the notification squad and trifecta for always being early!! PS - EVERY RETRO NINTENDO!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LrZ4rf-PvRI.html

@Marshall_1990 Год назад

Japan 🇯🇵 everything is made originally best stuff

@Marshall_1990 Год назад

My dream trip to Japan 🇯🇵

@Gothie_Elstine Год назад

I have sent a screen shot of a Cessna on Instagram it was on amazon. i don't know if it's the one you were looking for though .

@shonenpsycho1848 Год назад

where is this store? any adress??

@FNmotivator 11 месяцев назад

but im getting dizzy

@KamrunNagla Год назад

One thing that I love about Japan is how some things could be older than me but look newer than when they were first released.

@TokyoLens Год назад

haha so true~

@system3008 Год назад

So true. I'm always amazed by that.

@onlysilv Год назад

Pride of ownership

@remarkablegoat431 Год назад

otaku rule #1. buy at least two of the same thing!

@ilovemybeard3394 Год назад

It’s because most Japanese pride themselves in perfection and quality for customers when you come to the store The U.S. no offense lacks customer service when it comes to older electronics when they are sold in thrift stores or Pawn Shops.

@RenerDeCastro Год назад

Don't apologize for nerding out. That's what makes these store videos so interesting and unique in my eyes.

@krisceti6306 Год назад

Thrift shop videos are always a delight 😂 I have to say, as someone who's been in charge of production design on a few different short films... the junk level looks like heaven. You could outfit an entire scene of great props for like, $50!! Anyway I'll keep watching 😂

@TokyoLens Год назад

Thanks so much Kris!!

@sweetarchangel6748 Год назад

Chris Broad should take note - he'd be able to find some cool stuff for his backstreet section of his set.

@wudgie895 Год назад

From these Japanese Thrift Store videos, I have concluded that Japanese thrift stores are the equivalent of heaven

@thehobbyist1162 2 месяца назад

Yes they do equal to geek heaven

@sweetarchangel6748 Год назад

I wish op shops where I live are this interesting. The closest we have would be pawn shops. And even then everything is so over priced. Please never stop geeking out over toys. Just cause you're no longer a child, doesn't mean you have to stop loving the things you enjoyed as a child.

@iamdawt Год назад

One of my favorite things is seeing people nerd out about what they love. Never change.

@lordtraust Год назад

I loved "shopping" when I went to Japan, this has just made me wanting to go back again just to go around to all the shops.

@ShahriyarMustafiz Год назад

Compared to Thrift shops state side, its always impressed me by how clean and well taken care of all the things on sale could be, especially the musical equipment and instruments!

@abendroid Год назад

This Japanese thrift store make Goodwill look like a junkyard.

@MelodyInTheChaos Год назад

NEVER apologize for nerding out over toys, especially in Japan. Can never spend too much time on toys. I want to see every single one! I LOOOOOVE toys and collect them like crazy so seeing this makes my heart happy.

@fluidityyy Год назад

Visiting a Japanese thrift store is definitely on my "Things to do in Japan" bucket list. Feels like I could find some really amazing treasures that I otherwise couldn't find here in the US

@Kattiens 11 месяцев назад

Can you share me your bucket list? I'm going to Japan this August ❤

@fluidityyy 11 месяцев назад

@@Kattiens My bucket list for just a visit is mostly just going to see some of the big stuff. Fox Village, Shimanami Kaido biking, maybe see if I could find a festival, explore some Tokyo backstreets, etc. Also going to Numazu for Love Live! Sunshine! things. But there's a ton I'd love to do if I could stay longer

@Kattiens 11 месяцев назад

Alright thanks! ^^

@joelelechosa9102 Год назад

Love these thrift store videos. Love them because of the amazing finds and the cheap prices. It makes me wish I can to visit the provinces instead of staying in Tokyo. But sadly, I can't at the moment, hopefully someday soon.

@TokyoLens Год назад

Glad you like them!

@joshuamstark Год назад

So happy that thrifting isn’t dead in Japan’s metro areas like it is here in the US. DOCTOR HELI CODE BLUE! I have watched a few of those episodes!

@michelepezzano1047 Год назад

Japan truly brings the saying "a man's junk is another man's treasure" to the next level

@gtoykeeper Год назад

I swear dude. The more times you do these it is an automatic watch so cool seeing what Japan is recycling out with these shops. Your audio is also very chill and nice to listen to. Keep it up!

@FBNdude Год назад

You get my heart going every time you get to the instruments. My eyes start searching for the ukes. Still working on the place to buy one when I get to Japan this fall.

@starterpack3974 Год назад

It's surprising to see that even the "junk" section is maintained relatively tidy & clean. Places like these are rare in my country & are usually very small and run-down

@otterpoet Год назад

It never ceases to amaze me how freakin' orderly and clean these stores look, despite the insane amount of stock. Most of the high-end stores here in the US look like a bomb went off at any given time.

@mionka96 Год назад

I love Book Off/Hard Off etc. I bought so much anime merch there when I was in Japan! My favourite was checking the movies and looking at the Japanese titles and how they translated it :D

@TokyoLens Год назад

I love them too!! hahha thats so much fun~ Ive been here too long, so I always wonder what the original English titles are haha

@WindySkills Год назад

Seeing all the old stuff is incredible! I’m impressed that you didn’t walk out of there with 100 old games and a broken drum kit. 😂

@DannyGo17 Год назад

Now that’s a cool thrift shop. I always get the impression that the Japanese look after their personal belongings so anything second hand should be in perfect working order.

@luvuberrymuch49 Год назад

It's crazy to see how much respect the items in this thrift shop are given by the store, in the us sometimes you're lucky if they even wipe down items before they're sold. Not to mention the glorious labels that tell you what's wrong with the junk items 🤤

@ItsTacosDude Год назад

I think these thrift shop videos are my favorite on the channel XD It's super interesting to see just how many things and variety of things japanese shops have. Here in America where i am, most the thrift shops are like 80% clothes, 10% books and 10% questionable electronics that may or may not work. But in japan theres tons of musical instruments, working high quality tech, tons and tons of retro games and systems, and dont even get me started on the anime merch! Its just amazing to see!

@rafiboy05 Год назад

I've been the same shop when I last travelled to Japan. Cool stuffs, I didn't bought anything but a lot of games and consoles are really temptng to buy.

@tonka_bean12 Год назад

Never stop nerding out! I think when you are perusing the toy levels of these thrift stores is when I watch the hardest 😅. Always looking out for my particular favourites! Love love love these thrift shop videos.

@refuze4k Год назад

I was recently in this store and picked up a motherboard for my next pc build! Cool to see you hang here as well!

@TokyoLens Год назад

nice!! I wanna do a few PC builds in the next few months how did it go?

@refuze4k Год назад

@@TokyoLens I haven't gotten all the parts yet, I will most likely complete it by the end of the month. I had to buy parts because my laptop died so I'm without a PC and cant work on my stuff.

@goldgodryukendo913x Год назад

I love how you ended in the section I would call the Tokusatsu Toys. doubt you'd find nerf. but most likely the Super Sentai Equivalent.

@Okuu__ Год назад

I absolutely love these thrift store videos, its so interesting to just see tons of cool stuff.

@pydepyper Год назад

Gotta say the quality of these thrift stores is insane! Always clean, organized, and with lots of cool products!

@MorbidHexe Год назад

I find uncanny how in Japan you can find old gaming consoles in amazing condition. They were either not loved enough (as in nobody used them) or loved too much to ever damage or get them dirty

@theMaestroHoang Год назад

How exciting! It's such a tidy and organized thrift store. Funny how you hid the toy to buy later though 😂

@Mapl3rox Год назад

I was just binge watching your old videos about thrift stores and you just uploaded a new one! You're the gift that keeps on giving! Love your videos Norm keep up the great work!

@lilianalourenco309 Год назад

It's amazing to see the variety and the age of the items in these shops, specially the good conditions that they are usually in. When I watch these videos it always makes me want to go there and buy a bunch of stuff 😅

@yazzislife Год назад

I completely agree that adults should be nerding out over toys. I do love watching your random shop tours around Japan. Nice to see all the random treasures you can find and the amazing condition they are compared to here in the UK

@epeets11 Год назад

Never stop nerding out over toys Norm. I wish Canada had second hand shops like this, it’s either places worse than the junk floor, or pawn shops that have limited selections and are very expensive.

@JotaceLIVE Год назад

Everytime I see those airsoft guns in stores in Japan videos I get a culture shock. I've little by little become more aware and interested in that subculture, so definitely something I'd want to know more about

@JoebamaForJail Год назад

YES! Thank you SO much for uploading! I absolutely love these types of videos. Hope you have a great day! ~ Much love! Hope to see more thrifting in the future!!! Take care!

@littlepear72 Год назад

Your thrift store videos have me enthralled. I love how organized the stores seem. Your walk through a are fun, cause I feel like I'm walking through also

@thehobbyist1162 3 месяца назад

I can't wait to go there again I remember passing this shop in 2018 when I went to Japan for the first time cant wait to go in May this year. I only went to Mandarake Japan

@VerhoevenSimon Год назад

Thank you for another thrift store video, I love it when you do these! I hope you managed to find what you're looking for.

@EnderVoice Год назад

I clicked so fast 🤣🤣🤣 So excited to watch this since you teased it to us at the meet and greet 😁

@TokyoLens Год назад

haha now you know what I was up to that day lol next week... next week will be a ton of fun! and just wait till we get into august!

@EnderVoice Год назад

@@TokyoLens Oh I can't wait 😁 I'm ready for everything coming our way !

@MarcoEnero Год назад

Hearing Hard-Off store music making me miss Japan so bad. Can’t wait to go back to Japan in the future! Thank you for sharing this brother.

@SantosEnoque Год назад

It’s crazy that I been watching your videos for a while now, I just came to Japan, and went to that store last week, and seeing you there it makes me feel so happy 😂😂 as if we met

@SSJ3Goku90 Год назад

I literally search on youtube for videos of Japanese toyshops, love finding the rare stuff in them! Never feel ashamed for nerding out!

@samuelj8173 Год назад

Absolutely love the place, hope it hasn't changed much

@polaroidjay Год назад

Your thrift store videos make me so happy! And yes! Don’t apologize for geeking out about toys! You do you, bro! Keep up the great work!

@RivudoesStuff Год назад

These thrift shops in japan have so many things that you’d only find in japan. Seeing two-four sections full of things I’d never find in the west (or at a sane price) is amazing; those being the Kamen rider merch, old beyblades and hella anime and manga merch.

@thebluetarp Год назад

INCREDIBLE how organized the thrift shop is!

@Forward.Motion.Social Год назад

Akihabara is such a special place 😊 Thanks for sharing another gem Norm! I can’t wait to visit Tokyo again!! I wanna buy ALL the manga and things for that empty suitcase I’ll bring hah

@JJ_Magnificent Год назад

I grew up in Japan, the Tamagochi game was one of my faves 😭 Super cool, Thank You!

@quest4best Год назад

I was in this store back in 2019!! I spent so much time in there! Found a few good games in the basement junk section! Great video!

@TheRitschest Год назад

Damn when I spend my year in Japan I'm DEFINITELY gonna go check out thrift stores to get like a cheap switch and a few games for the train rides lol

@LunGreenStar Год назад

I love hearing you nerd out, there's so much passion in it and I am all here for it !

@keithhersman7221 Год назад

I always love thrift stores. Like Goodwill here in the states. I get my love for them from my grandmother. I never go in though for fear of spending too much money. Good luck as always Norm.

@nyowch Год назад

love your thrifting videos! so many neat hidden gems all around

@zackleonard8559 Год назад

I'm really liking the thrift store videos, especially with the anecdotes

@chloechloe4341 Год назад

It has been my dream, ever since I was a little kid to get to even visit Japan let alone live there you are so lucky!!! I am 36 years old and geek out over anything tamagotchi, Nintendo, video games in general, everything Sanrio/San-x/Pokémon I love it all I would probably be trying to camp out in that 3rd level of the store omg!!!! ❤ ❤❤

@unclesquatch7934 Год назад

Well, now I want to go thrift stores again. I haven't done that in years, so, you've motivated me.

@eric1800es Год назад

I couldn’t believe how good used shops were. So cool.

@KevinSchmidt-sj2rk Год назад

This was a fun video. I kept finding myself wanting you to explore other sections that caught my attention.

@macbryant822 Год назад

Another great video. Especially when I needed it. Hope You and everyone has a great day and week. Keep up the amazing content.

@StarryEyesShesAlive Год назад

Love the longer videos. Love thrift shop/store videos. 💖

@SamuelYoung Год назад

I recently got into your videos and I'm so glad I did. We're now hoping to get to Japan in the future because of your videos!

@SamuelYoung Год назад

Well, not entirely true, we're tossing up between Japan and Canada. haha

@Danimal4114 Год назад

Always a treat seeing what one would find in a thrift store outside of my home-country, it just gives some perspective, to say the least! Add to that your ever so joyous enthusiasm for everything you see, makes the adventure so much more enjoayble for an onlooker! (Also, in all honesty, I might have a secret bucket-list, with one check-box being to actually nerd out about NERF/Dart blasters in general with you, seeing as I'm a big blaster nerd too)

@brooksnorthcutt668 Год назад

Hey I caught this before it’s been an hour! I can just rewatch these thrift store videos over and over lol I can’t get tired of them! What’s your favorite thing you’ve ever bought from one of these places?

@TokyoLens Год назад

honestly.... the astro boy that I bought still sits on my desk and shelf I love that little dude!

@brooksnorthcutt668 Год назад

@@TokyoLens so far my favorite score is either my shirt that reads “Got Sticky White Rice?” With a bamboo rice steamer, or this book about Metallica’s first bassist, Cliff Burton. There’s nothing else like thrift stores!

@THANATOSIXU Год назад

Going to places like this is definitely my goal when coming to Japan. I hope to spend a year doing foreign study.

@lupus5339 Год назад

So since a few days watching your videos bekame a habbit for me after i finished lerning japanese with a friend. Were really close to reach our first goal A1. With now almost over 70h of work put in lerning japanese your videos are a reason to keep me motivated. And not cut of my continuity. Thank's

@mawill432 Год назад

Thrift shopping in Japan is on my bucket list now, thank you!

@austinwenger6366 Год назад

As a full grown adult collecting Pokémon cards, never be afraid to love what you love! Also, you should do a video if you ever find your childhood collection! I always love seeing other peoples collections!

@s70driver2005 Год назад

Never planned on visiting a thrift store while in Japan but definitely added it to the list of things to do!!

@brayleighhope4246 11 месяцев назад

Lol I love how nerdy you are! Thank you for bringing us along on your trips.

@SuperPowerGeek Год назад

That is indeed a power rangers/super Sentai robo, specifically it's Ultimate Daibouken, a combination of 10 separate vehicles from the 30th Sentai Series Boukenger (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive) really amazing find if you ask me!

@ItaRoby Год назад

It's crazy how all the thrift stores look like brand new item stores in Japan!

@kellyhuynh8232 Год назад

This is amazing, I love thrift stores! I'd lose my mind if there was a similar one here in Mississauga or the GTA. Thanks for sharing! Always wanted to travel there. Your videos are second best to actually going 😁

@xtchris Год назад

Wow thrift shops in Japan are like sightseeing of their own!

@nonsensicalryan3815 Год назад

I find the thrift shop video are so interesting and the video games are insanely priced as someone who wants to collect gameboy advance and gamecube consoles and games it fills me with joy

@becks5867 Год назад

Wheeeeee! I love the entrance of the red box at @14:53 😂😂 I would definitely get lost in the retro gaming section here 💜

@bobsamurai Год назад

love these! keep them coming

@Qantravon Год назад

I love checking out shops full of old retro games and hardware.

@megantran19 Год назад

I really enjoy that you love everything. You're so optimistic and always see the beauty and fun in things - whether its in the uniqueness of an item or nostalgia of it (sometimes not even your nostalgia!) or the potential IDEA of an experience of the item (such as your camera idea and leaving it as a spot saver). It's so refreshing and light hearted :D

@tytalksYT Год назад

Love these videos they cure my crippling depression

@cmh0223 Год назад

2:38 This was used for the Pokemon Stadium games. You could insert your Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (+Gold/Silver/Crystal for the sequel) cartridges and use them to battle in the game via the N64 Controller. There was also a player (Game Boy Tower) so you can play your Pokemon game from your N64. It was really neat at the time. Thanks for sharing your experience in this store. I really hope to visit it soon the next time I can visit Japan when individual tourism is permitted.

@goldengem_3 Год назад

Catching up. Wow. I feel like I could lose my entire family over the floors of that one shop. My husband would be hours (if not days) rummaging through the Junk and first floors, the younger kids on the toys floor and my older kids anywhere in between! I really wish we had thrift shops like that here in the UK. I feel like we used to, but not any more. Please, please don't stop showing us around them, please don't stop nerding out over things like Nerf. Seriously, I think we love it as much as you do!

@MajorV Год назад

Japanese Family Computer FTW! Summer back in the 90s with the family com was heaven

@grizoh4270 Год назад

damn all the camera gear is so cool, the fact that you have all that choice is soo cool. Being a amateur photography, this is definitely something I need here in the UK aahaha

@TheoMcAllister Год назад

I miss the various 'Offs in Japan, thanks for bringing the joy of just going through stuff to our computer screens.

@alecangelo7443 Год назад

What a treasure trove for all things retro..Delightful..😄😄 As some one who's into 70's to 90's era stuff this is what I crave so thanks a bunch.. Also busted my guitar recently.. so the guitars look tempting.. So envious lol...

@TokyoLens Год назад

really loved this shop!

@iicydiamonds Год назад

aaaaaaaaaargh! I want to go thrift shopping in Japan so badly! We won't discuss how much it might cost to bring it all back home again.

@TokyoLens Год назад

hahaha yea that's the true challenge Pro-tip: if you arent concenred with speed and timing, Japan has suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper cheap shipping options where they send stuff by boat I sent a box from canada to Japan once, and it cost me $300 sending the same box back from Japan cost me $40 lol mind you it took 4 months to arrive~

@iicydiamonds Год назад

@@TokyoLens great tip! Next step: learn the relevant Japanese to ship a box.

@CassInNC Год назад

Norm, you NEED that radio!!! I LOVED that thing!!! I collect mid century radios… that was cool old piece.

@adamsadventurelens9640 Год назад

Watching this video just makes me miss Japan all that much, i absolutely love all the thirft store videos ans makes me wish thrift stores here in Australia where that intresting.

@systematicallyshocked Год назад

Just amazing video, thanks for sharing these! I went crazy watching these as a huge longtime gamer. Then my mom saw it and said "you're going crazy aren't you" 😂 I don't collect games to sell, I actually play through them. I loved importing during the ps2 Era when that was the last Era when more often than not games stayed only in Japan, especially anime games. Nowadays everything popular and even niche things get released here.

@itsdioandn Год назад

My favorite kind of thrift shopping!

@BlendedBurgerSoup Год назад

Oh my god. Whenever I end up going to Japan I know where to look for old digital video cameras now! I just think they're so fun to film with and they end up with such interesting low quality output.

@memeranglaut Год назад

Yep, you should just do a thrift store series haha. Thanks putting this in my radar - i can visit this next time i am in japan

@grahamhenry8176 Год назад

Love thrifting! Japan has some great recycle stores. Lots of treasures to find. 😊

@jameswilliams3038 Год назад

That Star Wars bin is amazing. I had so many of those little voice tags! Lol I've likely still got a few kicking around

@awesomeadamfrom2099 Год назад

Awesome vlog bro

@perdomot Год назад

That 3rd floor is very familiar to me as I have explored Akiba for years and have found some of my fave figures in similar places. Pure nostalgia for me.

@AudioDragon51 Год назад

I love these thrift shops videos. To see all the selections you can look through in these shops are nice. I'd love to explore one of these when ever I visit Japan. I see in one of my recommended videos it's showing some Toku (super sentai machine).