Yodobashi AKIBA The largest selection of plastic models I have ever seen
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I’ve been there… I filled a large empty suitcase (that I bought in Japan). I spent around £1800. Thankfully no questions asked when back in the UK.😅😇
Oh der Shop ist noch größer als MBK Modell Bau König
In Japan there are so many people in the model building area. This is amazing.
Was there on start of my trip to shizuoka this year i had a hard time resisting buying but in the end i failed 😂😂
I can't go to Hobby lobby without buying something. I would need to take out a second mortgage there.
Hey Andy, did they have to throw you out at closing time? I know they would be dragging me by the collar like a small child. 😃 You would need a map to get around the store.
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You can never have enough sprue cutters.
Of one color
They are less than $10.
You can never have too many tools
That would be a VERY dangerous store for me to be in...
I would become bankrupt in seconds
I'm going to wait for Andy to open a subsidiary store in Japan. The sign on the front of the building (in Japanese) would translate to English as "Honorable Andy-san's Super Happy Headquarters of Plastic Model Concern". At the rate Andy is going, we should expect the grand opening to be in time for the holiday season, 2024. 😁
This is amazing. I honestly didn't know anything like this existed. Where I live in MI is a hobby desert. People get mad that I buy so much model stuff online but what choice do I have
Agree 100%
Wouldn’t it be amazing not to have to pay so much shipping? I don’t have any good dedicated Hobby shops near me for models and model supplies, but I do have 2 Hobby Lobby’s within 10 miles so it could be a lot worse. I’d love to at least have a local shop that sells Tamiya and Mr. Hobby paints and supplies.
Where in Michigan because I knew about Roger’s Hobby Shop in Saginaw that just closed and I’ve only seen Hobby Lobby’s. It’s pretty sad.
Here in Genessee county riders and hobby lobby is about it.
I agree. I don't drive and live 35 miles from Grand Rapids. All my shopping is online.
Amazing, I'm really enjoying this look into Japan's model hobby world.
My main life goal is to travel to Japan just for the hobby shops in it. I want to get Hasegawa's 1:32 Fw 190Ds and Bf 109Fs without having to sell a kidney for them. Maybe a Stuka too.
So you gonna spend thousands for a trip to Japan to get a couple of kits cheap...makes sense.
@@wheelsdeal Did you know that people often travel for no reason except fun and experiences?
Holy crap the tool section alone is insane. I could spend all day here.
You can never have too many tools
i been there, trust me u need whole day to explore all the store!!!
You will need a whole day, I been there more than once during my 2 week stay.. one day won’t be enough..😅
And that's just one floor in that gigantic store. There are other floors for appliances, personal computers, photography, audio/video, etc. you could spend a week in there. When I was there last, I saw even audiophile headphones displayed with a flag indicating where it was made, and a stack of glossy literature under each one. The workers also know how to actually operate the printers, and will give you new paper to print things out. A world of difference from America, where shoplifting, looting and smash and grabs are an ever-present threat, too.
Ah like the old Polk's Hobbies in New York City.
If I were you I spend another week.
Was it expensive though? I know here in Australia we get the "Oz" tax rip off added, so curious as to what it's like there.
we’re so stupid over here, no patience for hobbies just scroll scroll scroll me me me
I could easily spend $10,000 and not be finished. This is the Home Depot of hobbies.
Only $ 10,000. 😊😊 I would need to win the lottery just to buy what I saw in this video.
Good comparison
I was stationed at NAF Atsugi circa 2007-11 and made a regular pilgrimage to Yodabashi in Yokohoma for kits during that time. This is a huge nostalgia trip for me!
I was in Yokosuka 2016-2022 and it was my main shop too!
Like a kid in a candy shop, "You can only have ONE son"! Thanks for the tour Andy!
Yeah, sadly building models is not as quick as eating candy
@@trollwholivesu7258 Heck, building models isn't as fast as it use to be when I first started as a 12 year old. On average I could put a kit together and paint it in about 5 hours! lol
Yes Dad. How big a trolley can I get, to put "my one only" in it?
We are but grasshoppers compared to the world of Japanese model enthusiasts! Thank you for sharing this with us, Andy - now we expect a Glendale store to be just as rad!
My credit card would burst into flames if I went in there. Also, how cool is it to see a hobby shop packed with so many young people?
That's what happened to me last December!!! :)
I often have dreams where I'm in a model shop like this, and they are closing in 5 minutes. 😱
But in my dreams the models do not exist in the real world. Far better!
I can’t work out if Andy walked us through a model shop in Japan or heaven.?..Great video Andy and hope you’re ok and having a great time in Japan.!🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
For those of us where brick & mortar hobby stores are a thing of the past, this is absolutely amazing.
The ships...the sci fi.....I would go broke there !!😀😀😀😀😀😀
Very Cool 😎 The Japanese are so ahead of us in modeling and hobbies in general it’s almost immeasurable !!!
Definitely more mainstream than in the west.
They spend their time in creative pursuits rather than here, playing on a phone.
@@johnberry2877 indeed !!
What’s impressive to my eyes, and I suspect Andy thought this as well, is the sheer depth and fill of stock. There were a few ‘one of’ items I saw in the vid, mostly very large ships for example, but entire SHELVES of JUST ONE KIT. And they would not stock like that if they weren’t turning the merch.
It’s frightening to really see how far down model building has become as a past-time here compared to Japan.
I suspect if Andy went to one of the ‘old kit’ stores he might never return home… 😁
it makes me want to cry from envy. 😥 ...what a wonderful place to get lost in for a model builder .
I'd have spontaneously combusted with excitement!!!
Spill the beans, what did you buy? From this video alone there was a stack of kits I would have purchased. I'm sure there are some holy grail kits in that store that are super hard to find.
I'm watching from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿 nice work 👍 👏
I was stationed in Japan years ago. I remember how impressive the hobby shops were near my base. This one is very impressive. I could spend all day in there. makes me sad that the last decent locally owned hobby shop in my hometown recently closed down.
Hey, Welcome to Tokyo! Akiba Yodobashi has one the biggest hobby floor in the country. Have you been to Radio Kaikan nearby? Some nice shops in there as well.
Luckily I speak fluent Japanese. In the background the lady on the public address system is inviting RUclipsrs to spend as long as they need to get detailed pictures of their models for their viewers, and upload them quickly.
So that’s lucky, eh?
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Yodobashi Camera has a full lineup of online sales, and all products in the store can be purchased online as well. Moreover, all shipping is free within Japan.
Remember to bring your passport and get the included 10% sales tax subtracted at the register.
The prices on Japanese brands are also already about 50% off of our US prices.
👉 Do not fly back with anything flammable in your baggage please, checked or carry-on. Thank you.
Yodobashi will have mostly the latest models, I usually don't buy my models there, but rather the accessories, paints, and equipment you need is best at Yodobashi. For rarer and harder to find models, you need to go to the back shops of Akihabara. Eg Surugaya, Leonardo ET, Leonard LG for my main go to shops in Akihabara. I guess you're in town because of the Shizuoka model show next week?
When I visited Yodobashi Akiba (or any Yodobashi Camera) I was not blown away by the amount of model kits. I was blown away by the volume & range of accessories, tools, gear, materials, etc available in one place. If I had access to this in my country I would have been building kits, diarama's or whatever as a serious hobby. Also the cost is 1/3 the price in my region. No wonder Japan loves their hobbies.
aaahhh.... the Yodobashi Camera Jingle... it gets on my nerves when I'm there, but I dearly miss it when I'm back home...
Who will buy all this? The planet does not need so many modellers and models. Not a single person will collect them all even in a lifetime ... the lungs will burst from paint and solvent :))
Andy, next time your unsure about filming/photograph look at the clerk and ask, "Shashin wa daijōbudesuka?" A little effort goes a long way (in my experience). Thanks for the video!
The only problem with the big stores in Japan are the constant announcements and the God awful store tune they play. I had to ware headphones most of the time. I have no idea how the staff don't go insane!
Yodobashi is good. Yellow Submarine is better. Volks is equally good. TimTam is the same. But if you want to see thousands of old kits in one place, you go to the two shops of Leonardo's. Have fun in Tokyo. Today's raining, don't forget your umbrella.
Wow this place is Paradise!
Bah so many things in these shop. Wow. Japan are crazy. Haha 😅. Even in France we don't have so big shop. Really good. You was certainly eyes big opened isn't? Hooooo. I must to be a millionairy to go in this shop.... To spend looooot of money. Lol. Thanks for the update
What an amazing store. Thank you so much for this. For many of us, having something like this back home is something of a dream.
So… this is how heaven looks like❤
am japanese.
sometimes i check ur youtube.
and i thank u for sharing very useful and interesting informations. u still in tokyo?
wish to see u in person in tokyo. u also should visit countrysides if u can. enjoy ur stay⭐️
Dis is paradise, I am tellin ya!
- Tony Montana -
One day in the future. Andy is going to have his own multimillion dollar building in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.
Andy’s Hobby Headquarters Emporium.
Andy 's Trump Tower😂🎉
Very entertaining Andy! Thanks for sharing your experiences in Japan.
Was there few weeks ago and I can confirm : THIS IS INSANE !!! The models and tools, paints.. are very cheaper compares to Europe it is amazing. Models kits paradise !
I can spend a week shopping there
Ko-Neechi-Wah! Need to move to Japan! Used to be a lovely store I patronized like this, was in Mountainview, CA.. Any like this in the USA?
Opening shot of the Macross diorama really hit home.
This is like paradise for modellers.
I went there and it was amazing.
I was there a week ago and this place is haven! Not only huge selection and the price is unbelievably good! I got 3 Tamiya re-release 1/12 F1 kits for about $80CAD each!
Which location is this? This isn’t the Akihabara one, is it?
@@Mr.Parker95 it is the one beside akihabara station
@@allanlee8757thank you for your response: I’m going to Japan tomorrow and plan on spending 5 days in Tokyo… I’m really excited to check this place out!
Amazing store for sure!!! Why do we not have a single store like this state side??? I have been in the hobby biz for many years. Ran a storefront hobby shop 1983 to 1999. Still have a small aftermarket hobby biz. We have a much larger population than Japan, about the same disposable income. Yet cities like Charlotte NC, where my store was, will not support even the smallest of hobby shops. A huge white collar work force that can't think of living in a house that cost less than $500K. thanks for sharing
Hey Andy, Tamiya produces some motorcycles in 1/6 scale. Do you have any plans of carrying any of them?
I definitely saw a ship I need for my modelling bench, but it would have come home as luggage - the 1/200 Mikasa.
omg that warship section, i'm literally drooling over that store, you'd never get me out of there.
"Heaven...I'm in heaven."🎶
Loving all the 1/48 Tamiya vehicles. I've built a lot of those. It's a shame that scale hasn't really caught on in the States. A perfect middle ground between 1/35 and Braille scale. Saves shelf space but still tons of detail.
1:48 is O scale for North America model railroaders... trains need a lot of real estate for their tracks to do anything interesting and not look like toys, so it is less popular than 1:87 or HO scale.
1:48 is also a very popular scale for model aircraft.
It is also 1/4" = 1' - 0", a common architect's scale, making scratchbuilding buildings and structures convenient.
All of that said, you do not get the same level of detail as in 1:35, and in many cases, the smaller parts make building the models much more difficult - especially as we age and lose eyesight and fine motor control from what we had when younger.
@@chemech I know about O scale model railroading, but I was referring the AFV models in one of the scenes. In the States, 1:35 is the prevailing standard for armor modeling. The detail on a lot of the 1:48 armor kits is actually strikingly good ,with link-and-length tracks, photoetch, etc. With the 1:48 Tamiya armor, there are no real compromises made compared to their 1:35 kits. I love 1:72 scale armor, too, and wish Andy would cover it more. With a magnifier, it's the same as building a 1:35 kit and certainly easier than painting fantasy minis, for example, and you can easily fit rows of tanks on one shelf when done.
Does that hobby model store perhaps have a website????
Yodobashi Camera has an online shop, but it doesn't ship outside Japan. You can get around that by using a proxy buying service, or just wait for Andy to carry the product you want.
I just heard the magic words over the PA system “welcome to tax free shopping”!!!!!!
Why are you not speaking ?
I was secretly hoping there would be some Fang of the Sun: Dougram (Good Smile brand) kits there lol. Good selection of Tamiya items. But the vast amount of SD Gundam kits, seeing that makes me... frightened?
?? Battle Hymn of the Republic in the background???
My first response would be, when are we going. My wife's would be, leave the credit card at home. Amazing just amazing
I’m going to Tokyo in about four months and I plan to spend about 2,000 bucks! I can buy it all for myself, right? Please provide any helpful tips and thanks for the Revell KISS truck I bought a few months back, along with the two Meng Hornets!
Andy is on a *BUSMAN's HOLIDAY* .... smh 🤦♂🤦♀🤦
I went today. Akihabra in general is a model hobby paradise, but I'd never been here. Tools they got a plenty. Models? I was disapointed. Lots if Gundam, but really limited on 48 scale aircraft. Possibly due to the show? If you get here...might I suggest ear plugs?
I would’ve wanted to stay much, much longer and browse through all their stuff but after the, what, 300th time listening to that damned Yodobashi jingle playing in loop, I had a full-blown migraine and had to duck out.
Japan has a more PlaMo community than the US, imagine if you can sell used GunPla like you can in Japan . Even used Automobile Performance parts have a market in Japan .
That Macross diorama in the first minute is eye-popping!
Very interesting but too much camera movement. I was unable to see many details of manufacturer or details of each product
Sadly only ONE life....and all these models! The mechs ' sector alone is full of models I didn't knew existed.
Geez, more like Gun-Damn - Plenty in stock!
For trip home tell my girl "I'm gonna need a bigger suitcase"
I often dream on being in such a store. Glad that Andy made footage of the subject.
As an additional comment, for us old geezers, a famous movie quote comes to mind-“We’re gonna need a bigger boat!” Well, a bigger crate!
Sensory overload. I'd guess every time I would see something I'd want In would get distracted by something else even more interesting. I'd love to have a problem like that.
Haha, my wife and I are going to Tokyo this coming Wednesday!
I was in front of the door of that building in 2016. I have no idea that it have a model shop inside. At the time there was a Hobby-off across the street, near the MacDo.
Could you decipher anything the female announcer was talking about?
You should've asked if you could film and then film the whole store.The time you have is just not enough.
There is not enough of one life time for all that. Thanks for the show Andy.
Wish we had something like this here in the SF Bay Area!
I’ll be in Tokyo for work in 2 weeks. This place is 20 minutes from my hotel. I need to make a trip to this store. Oh man…
TOOOOOP i like this !!!!!!! NOT IN GERMANY FINDE THIS
Holy moly, that's bad ass!
I just visit Yodobashi recently. They dont have alot of gundam model. All they have are some old model that cannot sold. Hot and new one u never can get in Yodobashi
I like this place because there is a Thai voice announcement too. If I have a chance, I will definitely go.
I would go so broke in this place
秋葉原の電気量販店のホビーコーナーってこのレベルになってたのか
そりゃ、ビックカメラ名古屋駅西店のホビーコーナーもああなりますわ
I'm just back from a one night layover in Tokyo. I hit Yellow Submarine and Volks plus Leonardo LG2 and TamTam. It was a quick 2 hour tour. Been there before during COVID Cargo flights. I go back again in a few weeks and fully intend on hitting this mega store. Amazing! Just the paint selection and tools is overwhelming! Great video Andy!
Leonardo was weird. Rows upon rows of model kits (mostly old kits priced like new kits) but I found it all a bit, well, underwhelming. Only place I bought anything was in the Tamiya Plamodel Factory store.
Toooooooo,, moch man ,,
Andy, you are bringing back memories, I have been there before, there is a smaller hobby shop on the oppsite side where you entered and down to the left approximately three or four blocks. It is on the left side of the street.
Andy the announcement captured in your video was done in Thai Language
3:56 - two operatives taking a selfie by a missile battery. That alone would be worth a trip to this store.
I have got my spruecutter from faller and i am totally satisfied with .