Kyoto Thrift store (and playlist of thrift shops) ruclips.net/video/34DaEviSUPw/видео.html BEST store yet? You be the judge!! But this one is definitely making the top list!! If you came to Tokyo: What would you be searching out in a thrift store? Let me know!
@@TokyoLensExplore Thanks Norm - I saw a link to your Kyoto Thrift video...but I don't see a link there to their English store page in your video description?
It's amazing to see how well people take care of stuff in Japan and how neat and tidy these thrift stores are. In the Netherlands thrift stores are for 95% filled up with used garbage.
I work at a pawn shop and go to a lot of second hand markets in my area. Seeing those clean kitchen appliances makes me wanna cry. Everything is so nice and clean
Had to laugh when you said you nearly didn't show the lemon sour sign because you were thinking of buying it, because I saw it and was pleading for you to focus on it because it looked so cool and absolutely the kind of dumb impulse buy I'd make. Such a cool store
I'm really amazed at how clean and well-organized everything is, especially at those prices. That's so cool! I've yet to find something comparable here in the Midwest US
Not sure where you live in the Midwest, but I live in the Chicagoland area and there's lots of thrift/resale stores similar to this. If anything, the prices in this Japanese thrift store are a bit on the high side compared to places I've been to lol.
These videos are always such a treat to watch! I could get lost in a store like this for hours upon hours. But if I had to pick just a few things to buy, it would be a couple of the plates I saw, and a few of those signs. I want things I can see or use every day!
Awesome video as always Norm. You always find the most coolest stuff and places when you’re out exploring. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
I always love your thrift store videos. I'd never get to see all this cool stuff if it wasn't for you, Norm (I'm sure a lot of people do similar videos... but I think you were the first person I saw doing it)
Thank you so much for the amazing video!! I always wanted to go to Japan to shop, but im still young, so your videos really make me look forward to visiting one day. Keep up the amazing work as always, Norm!!
I think I'd be overwhelmed with stuff I didn't know I really wanted until seeing it! Being a hobbyist for many years, I'd be looking particularly for Tamiya branded items that are rare or discontinued, plastic kits, RC car kits, parts and options. I guess something like a Hobby Off store might best be suited for this? Love your thrift store videos Norm!
Great video of a really fantastic thrift store. I would probably grab a rice cooker because I need one. And I would more than likely but some game cards just to feed my addiction, Once you came back down to the first floor you neglected to give us a close up of that plane you spotted from above. I feel that would have been worth a look. Loved the video. Great job.
Awe man, that gorgeous little stand with the hexagon drawers. That was beautiful and I would have snapped that up if it was in a local thrift store in my area. So pretty.
I am an antiques gal through and through, I would have loved to see the antiques they may have had, but also the porcelain items, glass and decor period. Either way, this is a fabulous place, a gold mine! Thank you! ♥♥♥
Realy enjoyed the peek. Yet not too many items that I would buy. I liked the tower of hand painted drawers; it looked in good cond. I would have bought one of the rice cookers if it worked well. No one develops roll film here in Sweden, so pointless having a camera. There was a nice tea mug and big green pot on the floor for flowers. Their were some very beautiful hand made flowers that were extremely well made, thought they were real (same cab as tea mug). Of course, the Coffee mill, yet only if it had not been made to look old! I would have bought some of that blue sculpting board, as we do not have that in Sweden either. In fact Sweden is the exact opposite and through everything old directly. The shears you wanted in the other shop, you can buy anywhere and are very cheap, used for cutting leather mostly. Any Blacksmith would make you a pair or already have some. Thanks for your time
The fact that you can find such a variety of items, all in fairly good condition, is spectacular. You could easily furnish a new apartment, if need be, at a decent price. Glad you got the robot. Does it have a radio in it, or something else?
Really long shot, but the original Bubble Bobble and Legend of Kage. Also, vintage kimono, yukata, and obi. Possibly Cardcaptor Sakura and other figures, stickers, pins. I have a love of ceramics/pottery and classic/historic furniture and chests too. DEEP TROUBLE is how I view these shops. 😅 🫣 💜✌️🐦
Love these adventures Norm. I guess as a Tourist I honestly am interested in that sign you pointed out and the Asahi poster.. but if I were to move there and they make sure everything is working I’d definitely be on a rice cooker and some appliances. This place seems like it has a great selection.
Kita-Ayase mentioned! I`ve lived here for about a year now but I hadn`t heard about this place yet, I might give it a visit next week. Adachi is such a great place, it`s a shame most people don`t know about it
Amazing video. Definitely checking this place out. And, if your studio is in Akihabara, I should buy you a coffee when I get there in a couple weeks. I owe you for all the inspiration you've given me. I wouldn't have gone back, if not for you... and greatest experience of my life.
A bit late but, fantastic video, coming to japan soon so I might go to this store. A lot of people think second hand stores are amazing in Japan but theres fantastic used stores all around the world you just have to look for them.
I feel giddy every time I go into Japanese thrift shops. In local shops here, I usually make a beeline for the toys, but I also will go through the home stuff for organizers and things. But if I find a gacha machine, particularly the small/table top one, I'm buying that.
i would definitive have had a longer stay in the kitchen stuff section, since i need a new rice cooker, but in a size Cherry got. But those are difficult to find in Germany in a shop!
The vibe of the store is pretty cool and chill, but definitely for somebody looking for a bit of everything. I might still just drop by seeing the place is only 1/2 hour from Akihabara.
16:28 The Minion fridge is a cosmetic fridge. Some cosmetics apparently work best cold. I found out about this while looking for mini food fridges. The most logical place to put it is in your room
Do I need a Minion fridge?... No! Do I want it?...Yes! I'd find a place for it.😂 That place is overwhelming. There were so many things you passed by that I would have bought. I'm glad you got Emilio a friend.🤖
I like places like this. I collect those little Tomica cars. I also like real Japanese kitchen knives. So I would look for those two things right away. Lots of interesting items in there.
I've noticed you find a lot of retro gaming stuff around the Tokyo thrift stores, like your Nintendos and Playstations. I'm curious if you've come across other brands, like your Commodores and Amigas, or if Japan mostly only had access to the Japanese brands.
Am Canadian. Can confirm that, outside of clothing, the majority of the stuff in thrift stores are well-used. In some cases, there have been shoppers who damage items even further, mostly electronics. You can still find some gems, though. For example, I found a small collection of vintage cameras that were in decent condition.
I had one of those omni-bots when I was in my early 20's - it used cassette tapes and you could program it by 'recording' the movements from the remote control onto a blank tape and then play it's program back. I kept it in immaculate condition for years (even had the original box) - lasted all of 30 minutes when I gave it to my brother for his kids (they got so much stuff they didn't appreciate/value things.) The store looks awesome - I'd spend way too much time and money if I wen there.
I would have picked up the Candy Candy toy set (in the rack above the Omnibot). Also, we have a Sega Mark III version of that loose controller over the Twin Famicom (it also exists for the MSX), and it’s actually pretty good!
There are also those "NEWS" used furniture shops, they look similar in big ware houses. one of them around my place has stuff like old Coca Cola tables/chairs, old Japanese VHS of stuff like Mel Brook's Dracula, and a huge wood-carving wall-sculpture thing of The Last Supper lol
My husband and I went to a store here yesterday called "Retro Madness" it was full of old video games, consoles and toys. It was amazing to walk through but my goodness was it expensive.
I need to know whats in that "Hyper Hobby" Star Wars box lol. I've got the video on in the background while I'm finishing up work and saw a Stormtrooper out of the corner of my eye lol... And I should have waited for the end of the video. Tiny black Storm Trooper is kinda adorable
Cool Shop ... Just Surprised the TV prices are so High even for thrift shop's ..Compared to here in Ontario .. I get Mini TV's (15-27 inch) for $15-20 CDN and Big Screen for $50-70 CDN.... Awesome Show thanks for Sharing this Gem of a Store!!
There’s so much that i would love to look at and take home but the number one thing that you showed that i really really want is that huge magnum/jeroboam of Carbon - as an F1 fan…that one is GOLD…its Japanese GP branded and was only available from 2017-2019 with that F1 branding.
I love places that look like that on the outside! Usually the best place to find something you didn't know you didnt need but fall in love with❤ real alcohol in a thrift store?? And you can buy frames for most style of puzzles (im a puzzle nerd [dissectologist] 😝) Globes tend to be in thrift/junk stores because they were a sign of refinement/everyone had one in the 70s/80s/used for school projects/gift from a family member who either did or did not like you
Would've love to see you go through those graphic tees! Something about thrift stores man uniques items I know I don't need, but I can't live without them lol
Thanks for the video! I didn't want to encourage you to spend money, but I did think your robot needed a friend too ... (I mean R2-D2 had C-3P0 right?!) Also, I think implementing the Man Cave sign into society would have many benefits lol
Great video Norm! Who wouldn’t want a personal Mona Lisa??!! I was planning on making an episode about this place on my own channel (shameless plug). I doubt I’d get it all to myself though 😅 Lucky boy!!
Used in Japan means Like-New. I import lots of used books and toys from Japan and they are always immaculate. They take a lot of care and pride in their stuff. Even 80's and 90's stuff looks remarkable.
If they had MiniDisk Players for sale, I would definitely buy them. Because I still love using the format on the go. It's the perfect mix of analogue and digital technology.
Puyo Puyo is still Puyo Puyo over here! But they did have an old spin off Sonic cross over version called "Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine" which was basically Puyo Puyo with a Sonic theme.
That is a really cool and awesome place !!! I would have got the robot and probably a few super famicom games. I have a small collection of Super Famicom games that I bought over the years. We use the same name for Puyo Puyo , I don't think it ever got a release here in the USA so everyone just imports it !!!
Kyoto Thrift store (and playlist of thrift shops) ruclips.net/video/34DaEviSUPw/видео.html
BEST store yet? You be the judge!! But this one is definitely making the top list!!
If you came to Tokyo: What would you be searching out in a thrift store? Let me know!
Can you haggle in Japan? I imagine it would be very awkward, but typically that's something I associate with thrift stores.
@@grizzly24272 I'm trying to find the link to the one Norm said had an English page as well...anybody find it?
@OdykKayne it’s literally linked right above in the pinned comment
The Kyoto thrift store
@TheLobstersoup I don’t recommend it
@@TokyoLensExplore Thanks Norm - I saw a link to your Kyoto Thrift video...but I don't see a link there to their English store page in your video description?
This is a really cool place! Thanks Norm for the adventure!
It's amazing to see how well people take care of stuff in Japan and how neat and tidy these thrift stores are. In the Netherlands thrift stores are for 95% filled up with used garbage.
Same in the US... and for as much if not more!
Same in Sweden
I work at a pawn shop and go to a lot of second hand markets in my area. Seeing those clean kitchen appliances makes me wanna cry. Everything is so nice and clean
Had to laugh when you said you nearly didn't show the lemon sour sign because you were thinking of buying it, because I saw it and was pleading for you to focus on it because it looked so cool and absolutely the kind of dumb impulse buy I'd make. Such a cool store
The randomness is what makes it unique, love it
I'm really amazed at how clean and well-organized everything is, especially at those prices. That's so cool! I've yet to find something comparable here in the Midwest US
Not sure where you live in the Midwest, but I live in the Chicagoland area and there's lots of thrift/resale stores similar to this. If anything, the prices in this Japanese thrift store are a bit on the high side compared to places I've been to lol.
Thrift store videos are always so fun! Love to see all the great stuff to be had.
Man, you weren’t kidding, there was so much fun stuff! I gotta get over there someday.
What a great shop! I could spend hours exploring there! Thanks for sharing!!! 😁
These videos are always such a treat to watch! I could get lost in a store like this for hours upon hours. But if I had to pick just a few things to buy, it would be a couple of the plates I saw, and a few of those signs. I want things I can see or use every day!
Thanks as always Norm for sharing your adventures :)
Awesome video as always Norm. You always find the most coolest stuff and places when you’re out exploring. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
I love these thrift store videos! 😃
I always love your thrift store videos. I'd never get to see all this cool stuff if it wasn't for you, Norm (I'm sure a lot of people do similar videos... but I think you were the first person I saw doing it)
Skateboard.
Magic, Norm! I love these.
😂😂😂👍
Oh my gawd!! That place is a treasure trove!! Can't wait to explore more of these shops next year in Tokyo.
Thank you so much for the amazing video!! I always wanted to go to Japan to shop, but im still young, so your videos really make me look forward to visiting one day.
Keep up the amazing work as always, Norm!!
That was a fun video. I’m not into collecting stuff but, I do love handbags and wallets. It just looks like a fun place to wander and look through.
Great stuff Norm, thank you always!
ha nice, I love these thrift store walk throughs.
I think I'd be overwhelmed with stuff I didn't know I really wanted until seeing it! Being a hobbyist for many years, I'd be looking particularly for Tamiya branded items that are rare or discontinued, plastic kits, RC car kits, parts and options. I guess something like a Hobby Off store might best be suited for this? Love your thrift store videos Norm!
Great video of a really fantastic thrift store. I would probably grab a rice cooker because I need one. And I would more than likely but some game cards just to feed my addiction, Once you came back down to the first floor you neglected to give us a close up of that plane you spotted from above. I feel that would have been worth a look. Loved the video. Great job.
These are just the best type of videos. It's an adventure lol You never know what you are going to find.
Awe man, that gorgeous little stand with the hexagon drawers. That was beautiful and I would have snapped that up if it was in a local thrift store in my area. So pretty.
Oh Wow an Omnibot!! ❤ it!!
I am an antiques gal through and through, I would have loved to see the antiques they may have had, but also the porcelain items, glass and decor period. Either way, this is a fabulous place, a gold mine! Thank you! ♥♥♥
I am anxious at the fact that I will only be going to Tokyo in December because this place is a legendary spot! Just wow!
Realy enjoyed the peek. Yet not too many items that I would buy. I liked the tower of hand painted drawers; it looked in good cond.
I would have bought one of the rice cookers if it worked well. No one develops roll film here in Sweden, so pointless having a camera.
There was a nice tea mug and big green pot on the floor for flowers.
Their were some very beautiful hand made flowers that were extremely well made, thought they were real (same cab as tea mug).
Of course, the Coffee mill, yet only if it had not been made to look old! I would have bought some of that blue sculpting board, as we do not have that in Sweden either.
In fact Sweden is the exact opposite and through everything old directly.
The shears you wanted in the other shop, you can buy anywhere and are very cheap, used for cutting leather mostly. Any Blacksmith would make you
a pair or already have some. Thanks for your time
This was so lovely to watch on a Thursday afternoon.
The fact that you can find such a variety of items, all in fairly good condition, is spectacular. You could easily furnish a new apartment, if need be, at a decent price.
Glad you got the robot. Does it have a radio in it, or something else?
Really long shot, but the original Bubble Bobble and Legend of Kage. Also, vintage kimono, yukata, and obi. Possibly Cardcaptor Sakura and other figures, stickers, pins. I have a love of ceramics/pottery and classic/historic furniture and chests too. DEEP TROUBLE is how I view these shops. 😅 🫣 💜✌️🐦
I'd love to go thrift store hunting with Norm, because I feel we would not compete about the items in the wrist watch section.
Awesome video as always and a heck of a wicked find. 👏 👏
Definitely going to check this place out, while I'm in Japan right now. 🙂👍
you know what that place reminds me of with everything looking so clean and new, one of those ex office furniture places
that blue chest was gorgeous.
I love the variety of videos you do. The walks in Cities,Towns, shrines, villages, shops. You really do explore always 😅.
Thrifting in Japan has been next level.
When I visit a Goodwill or Value Village it’s never as fun as any random thrift stores over there.
Great video, I would get lost in a place like this. Especially the gaming/robot sections lol
Love these adventures Norm. I guess as a Tourist I honestly am interested in that sign you pointed out and the Asahi poster.. but if I were to move there and they make sure everything is working I’d definitely be on a rice cooker and some appliances. This place seems like it has a great selection.
Kita-Ayase mentioned! I`ve lived here for about a year now but I hadn`t heard about this place yet, I might give it a visit next week. Adachi is such a great place, it`s a shame most people don`t know about it
ahhhh that was fun, thank you!
Amazing video. Definitely checking this place out. And, if your studio is in Akihabara, I should buy you a coffee when I get there in a couple weeks. I owe you for all the inspiration you've given me. I wouldn't have gone back, if not for you... and greatest experience of my life.
Amazing ❤
I noticed vases on the top shelf and on the floors, five or six of those could make a nice decorative corner
A bit late but, fantastic video, coming to japan soon so I might go to this store. A lot of people think second hand stores are amazing in Japan but theres fantastic used stores all around the world you just have to look for them.
I feel giddy every time I go into Japanese thrift shops. In local shops here, I usually make a beeline for the toys, but I also will go through the home stuff for organizers and things. But if I find a gacha machine, particularly the small/table top one, I'm buying that.
I miss hitting up the thrift stores in Japan .... already have a list to go to again next time and the start of a list of things to look for
Have to add this place to my list! I would love the pink clock with ears 🤣
Great video Norm
1:24 The head ornament thing.
I'd love that.
i would definitive have had a longer stay in the kitchen stuff section, since i need a new rice cooker, but in a size Cherry got. But those are difficult to find in Germany in a shop!
3:47
Is a Perplexus Epic. Next to it is an off-brand version of Perplexus Original (likely "Intellect Ball").
If you get the stormtrooper in the box, Norm, can you say what it is? Looks like maybe a plastic kit, or semi assembled figure?
Would just love to have these places where im at. Would go there every week and always find something new
Love exploring any -off stores in Japan, finding a random non "-off" store would mean I HAVE to enter it haha
The vibe of the store is pretty cool and chill, but definitely for somebody looking for a bit of everything. I might still just drop by seeing the place is only 1/2 hour from Akihabara.
That was a very helpful video!
16:28 The Minion fridge is a cosmetic fridge. Some cosmetics apparently work best cold. I found out about this while looking for mini food fridges. The most logical place to put it is in your room
Do I need a Minion fridge?... No! Do I want it?...Yes! I'd find a place for it.😂
That place is overwhelming. There were so many things you passed by that I would have bought.
I'm glad you got Emilio a friend.🤖
impressive store!!!
hmm maybe. i'll go check it this store out next year if have time. i like the lemon sign. lets see if its still there when i go there :)
I like places like this. I collect those little Tomica cars. I also like real Japanese kitchen knives. So I would look for those two things right away. Lots of interesting items in there.
"Racially profiled tech" 😂😂😂 too funny!
Nomad Push said in his livestream lastnight he'd like to meet you one day 😊
I've noticed you find a lot of retro gaming stuff around the Tokyo thrift stores, like your Nintendos and Playstations. I'm curious if you've come across other brands, like your Commodores and Amigas, or if Japan mostly only had access to the Japanese brands.
Love that gumball machine. If it still works I would definitely buy it.
Am Canadian. Can confirm that, outside of clothing, the majority of the stuff in thrift stores are well-used. In some cases, there have been shoppers who damage items even further, mostly electronics.
You can still find some gems, though. For example, I found a small collection of vintage cameras that were in decent condition.
I had one of those omni-bots when I was in my early 20's - it used cassette tapes and you could program it by 'recording' the movements from the remote control onto a blank tape and then play it's program back. I kept it in immaculate condition for years (even had the original box) - lasted all of 30 minutes when I gave it to my brother for his kids (they got so much stuff they didn't appreciate/value things.) The store looks awesome - I'd spend way too much time and money if I wen there.
7:50 That looks like the pay phone from Maison Ikkokou.
I watch a lot of 80s anime, so I have a soft spot for stuff from Japanese bubble economy era.
I would have picked up the Candy Candy toy set (in the rack above the Omnibot).
Also, we have a Sega Mark III version of that loose controller over the Twin Famicom (it also exists for the MSX), and it’s actually pretty good!
There's actually a really good place at wakoshi station if you're making your way back to base. I'm currently in route to ikebukuro station.
Good morning! I'm in my pyjama, eating rice with a can of tuna in olive oil~
There are also those "NEWS" used furniture shops, they look similar in big ware houses. one of them around my place has stuff like old Coca Cola tables/chairs, old Japanese VHS of stuff like Mel Brook's Dracula, and a huge wood-carving wall-sculpture thing of The Last Supper lol
I would go broke in there 😂
My husband and I went to a store here yesterday called "Retro Madness" it was full of old video games, consoles and toys. It was amazing to walk through but my goodness was it expensive.
You're killing me at 20:43 that mini sofa! My cats need that!
I need to know whats in that "Hyper Hobby" Star Wars box lol. I've got the video on in the background while I'm finishing up work and saw a Stormtrooper out of the corner of my eye lol... And I should have waited for the end of the video. Tiny black Storm Trooper is kinda adorable
I would love that shop'!!! I would struggle to not buy a lot of stuff!!! A brilliant place to visit if you're setting up an apartment!
Cool Shop ... Just Surprised the TV prices are so High even for thrift shop's ..Compared to here in Ontario .. I get Mini TV's (15-27 inch) for $15-20 CDN and Big Screen for $50-70 CDN.... Awesome Show thanks for Sharing this Gem of a Store!!
There’s so much that i would love to look at and take home but the number one thing that you showed that i really really want is that huge magnum/jeroboam of Carbon - as an F1 fan…that one is GOLD…its Japanese GP branded and was only available from 2017-2019 with that F1 branding.
I love places that look like that on the outside! Usually the best place to find something you didn't know you didnt need but fall in love with❤ real alcohol in a thrift store?? And you can buy frames for most style of puzzles (im a puzzle nerd [dissectologist] 😝)
Globes tend to be in thrift/junk stores because they were a sign of refinement/everyone had one in the 70s/80s/used for school projects/gift from a family member who either did or did not like you
A game I'd really love to learn is Shogi, it always looked interesting when I saw it in anime.
Would've love to see you go through those graphic tees! Something about thrift stores man uniques items I know I don't need, but I can't live without them lol
you should go check them out yourself!!!!
7:30 I had one of those as a kid! (or something *very* similar)
Was out of signal when this dropped. So getting to it now.
Thanks for the video!
I didn't want to encourage you to spend money, but I did think your robot needed a friend too ... (I mean R2-D2 had C-3P0 right?!)
Also, I think implementing the Man Cave sign into society would have many benefits lol
I like figurines like those dogs you looked at! Or dinosaurs xD also ceramic and glass I didn't see anything of I think 😅
Norm showing all the amazing deals in this place but when we visit they will all be gone because he bought it all. lol
14:24 just in case a rave breaks out, you have your full on mesh shirt. ❤
For your n64 controller collection have you looked into the nintendo button gachapon? They make good replacement parts for them too
I would grab a kotatsu for sure ♥
Great video Norm! Who wouldn’t want a personal Mona Lisa??!!
I was planning on making an episode about this place on my own channel (shameless plug). I doubt I’d get it all to myself though 😅 Lucky boy!!
Used in Japan means Like-New. I import lots of used books and toys from Japan and they are always immaculate. They take a lot of care and pride in their stuff. Even 80's and 90's stuff looks remarkable.
If they had MiniDisk Players for sale, I would definitely buy them. Because I still love using the format on the go. It's the perfect mix of analogue and digital technology.
I hope you got the robot 🤖. Edit: Yay you got it!!
Nice channel, just found it. Subscribed👍
Puyo Puyo is still Puyo Puyo over here! But they did have an old spin off Sonic cross over version called "Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine" which was basically Puyo Puyo with a Sonic theme.
29:45 that’s for storing factory 2nd Toblorone bars
That is a really cool and awesome place !!! I would have got the robot and probably a few super famicom games. I have a small collection of Super Famicom games that I bought over the years. We use the same name for Puyo Puyo , I don't think it ever got a release here in the USA so everyone just imports it !!!
I would love to have that GameCube storage cabinet!
that p38 lighter is giving me Lupin the 3rd vibes!