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Ask HN: (again) – Shopping in Japan
A couple years ago I asked HN for shopping suggestions for my next trip to Japan[1]. This is a shorter trip (one week) and I will be in Tokyo.
Is there anything (electronic or not) that is really difficult or expensive to buy outside of Japan, and does not require fluency in the language to use/enjoy?
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11213143
- TokyoKid 8y agoI for some reason really love these bags, that can only be bought in Kyoto. http://www.ichizawa.co.jp/en/products/details/40.html http://www.ichizawa.co.jp/en/products/details/40.html http://www.ichizawa.co.jp/en/products/details/39.html http://www.ichizawa.co.jp/en/products/details/39.html Be aware that there are two "Ichizawa" stores on the same street, run by two rival brothers. The single-storey store is the one I buy from. One brother is more of a craftsman and the other a business person, I preferred the former.
- gaspoweredcat 8y agomost such items are kind of japan specific and not really things you cant get here anymore. for me the only things are the fantastic japanese energy drinks and crazy cigarettes, other than that these its just things that are cheaper (than here in the UK anyway) like say snap kit models, another thing i noticed was extremely cheap were used electronics especially high end audio players for some reason (trader in akihabara have some insanely cheap audiophile grade players) just use your cash to enjoy yourself while youre there