Japanzon Asakusa Store — hours, access and what we sell

Japanzon is a toy and game shop in Asakusa, Tokyo. One shop, at street level, four minutes on foot from the Kaminarimon. It is run by a Frenchman who came to Japan for Japanese toys and games and stayed. Open every day of the year.

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday and Sunday	12:00 – 17:00
Closing days	None. Open every day of the year.

Wednesday and Sunday are also the days when Chinese and Spanish are spoken at the counter, on top of Japanese, English and French.

Finding us

Stand at the Kaminarimon / 雷門, the big red gate of Senso-ji, with the gate behind you. Walk about 280 metres along Orange Street / オレンジ通り. It is flat the whole way and takes about four minutes. We are on the ground floor, directly opposite Asakusa Public Hall / 浅草公会堂 — the large modern building with the glass front.

Asakusa Station is also four minutes away.

What you will see before the sign: about fifty capsule toy machines lined up on the pavement in front of the shop. If you are walking past a wall of capsule machines, you have arrived.

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The capsule machines are outside, 24 hours a day

The machines stand on the pavement, facing the street, and they are available 24 hours a day, every day — before we open, after we close, on the day we are shut. You do not have to come into the shop to use them: you can stop for two minutes on your way to or from the temple, with your hands full. They hold Japanese anime and video game characters, animals, miniatures and small everyday objects, and the contents change, so the wall is never quite the same twice.

What is inside

• Retro games — Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Mega Drive, Neo Geo, PlayStation, PlayStation 2. Cartridges alone or boxed, consoles, Japanese versions.
• Figures and plush toys — Nendoroid, POP UP PARADE, scale figures, prize figures, sofubi; Pokemon, Sanrio and Sumikko Gurashi plush.
• Trading cards — Pokemon, One Piece and other series.
• Model kits — Gundam and scale models.
• Manga, books, CDs and DVDs, second-hand.
• Character goods, and our own brand COOKING SAN: matcha, bento boxes and chopsticks, made in Japan.

New and second-hand sit side by side on the same shelves, the way a Japanese hobby shop normally works.

Second-hand condition grades

Every second-hand item is checked by hand and given a grade. The letter is written at the start of the item name, in the shop and online.

S	sealed, never opened
A	as new
B	very good
C	good
D	acceptable
E	sold for parts, as is

The second-hand stock depends on what people bring us, so we cannot promise that one particular item will be on the shelf on a given day. If you are looking for something specific, call us before you come: 03-5830-3421.

Paying

We accept	Cash, credit and debit cards, QR code payment and electronic money such as IC transport cards
Tax-free	No. The shop is not a registered tax-free / 免税 store. Prices are the same for everyone and there is no paperwork to fill in.

Languages at the counter

Every day	Japanese, English, French
Wednesday and Sunday	also Chinese and Spanish

We also buy

If your suitcase will not close, or you are moving out of Japan, we buy games, figures, cards, model kits, books, CDs and DVDs over the counter. You are paid on the spot, once you have agreed to the price. Bring your passport. How selling to us works →

Shop information

Shop	Japanzon Asakusa Store / ジャパンゾン浅草店 — Japanzon Co., Ltd. / 株式会社ジャパンゾン
Address	1F, 1-39-13 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032 〒111-0032 東京都台東区浅草1-39-13 1F
Phone	03-5830-3421
Hours	10:00 – 17:00; Wednesday and Sunday 12:00 – 17:00. Open every day of the year.
Getting here	4 minutes on foot from Kaminarimon / 雷門, about 280 m along Orange Street / オレンジ通り; 4 minutes from Asakusa Station; opposite Asakusa Public Hall / 浅草公会堂
Second-hand dealer licence	古物商許可 第307742116189号 — Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission

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