Model Kits in Asakusa
PLASTIC MODELS / GUNPLA
Japanzon Asakusa Store has a plastic model section, a few minutes from Kaminarimon （雷門）. If you are walking around Asakusa and want to look at Gundam model kits, or at plastic models in general, you can come in and handle the boxes yourself. Staff speak English.
Gundam model kits and gunpla in Asakusa
Gunpla （ガンプラ） — the Gundam plastic model line — is the part of the shelf most visitors come for. Alongside it we carry other character models, scale models, and general model kits （プラモデル）. What is on the shelf changes as things sell, so we cannot promise a particular box is waiting for you; if you are after one specific kit, call before you come.
What we stock
- Gunpla （Gundam plastic models）
- Character models
- Scale models
- Assorted model kits
Second-hand kits
We sell used kits as well as new ones. Before a used kit goes on the shelf, we check it for missing parts and note whether the instruction sheet is there. Take the box down and look at it — that is what it is there for, and if anything is unclear, ask.
Buying plastic models in Tokyo: finding us
The shop is on the ground floor, directly opposite Asakusa Public Hall （浅草公会堂）, on Orange Street. From Kaminarimon it is about 280 m, four minutes on foot; from Asakusa Station it is also about four minutes. We are open every day of the year, so a visit to the shop fits easily either side of Senso-ji （浅草寺）.
The same floor carries our other sections — retro games, figures, trading cards, capsule toys — and our own brand COOKING SAN: matcha, bento boxes and chopsticks, all made in Japan. More about the shop.
Shop information
| Shop | Japanzon Asakusa Store （Japanzon Co., Ltd. / 株式会社ジャパンゾン） |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-39-13 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, 1F |
| Phone | 03-5830-3421 |
| Hours | 10:00–17:00 （Wednesdays and Sundays 12:00–17:00）, open every day of the year |
| Access | 4 minutes on foot from Kaminarimon （about 280 m, along Orange Street） / 4 minutes from Asakusa Station / directly opposite Asakusa Public Hall （浅草公会堂）. Map and directions |
| Languages spoken | Japanese, English, French （also Chinese and Spanish on Wednesdays and Sundays） |
| Second-hand licence | 古物商許可 第307742116189号 （Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission） |
Selling your kits to us
We also buy model kits
If you have Gundam and scale model kits, built or still in the box at home that you no longer want, bring them to the counter. A member of staff looks at each item in front of you and tells you a price, and you are paid on the spot. Valuation is free, and coming just to hear a price is welcome — you are never obliged to sell.
We buy over the counter only. We do not collect from your home, we do not buy by post, and we do not give valuations from photographs. Please bring identification. The document you show must carry an address in Japan — a residence card, a driving licence or a My Number card. A passport does not show a current address — Japanese passports issued since February 2020 no longer carry the holder’s details at all — so a passport alone is not enough, whatever its country. The law obliges us to record the seller’s address, so we cannot buy from a visitor passing through. Buying is open to everyone, of course. Sellers under 18 need the consent of a parent or guardian. How selling to us works →