Tokyo hobby shopps
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:30 am
So I'm in Tokyo for work for a week and had Sunday off. I had heard about Japanese hobby shops being pretty incredible so i decided to stop by a couple when I was out and about. After actually finding them with google maps using a combination of the subway system and some walking in circles
I found two of them. My first impression was wow, these places are PACKED with stock! I mean the shelves were full, like they had a minimum of 3-5 of everything, including cars (RTRs and kits). Space is a huge premium in Tokyo so every single square inch of the stores was jammed with parts. I think they had more stock than my LHS in maybe 1/3 the space.
The 1st place I went was called RC Champs (I think, lol). It was a single level and had had an impressive collection of cars and quite a few airplanes and some quads, even some boats. Lots of Tamiya and kyosho cars. I also saw some Serpents and Yokomo's. Sorry, no AE
Not surprisingly, drift cars appear to be pretty big here, they had lots of car and parts for drift.
The second place I went was 3 levels (I have no idea what the name of it was, the name only showed up in Japanese on google maps). One level was mostly RC, the others were other toys. On the RC level they also had guns that shoot those soft little pellets.
PACKED shelves
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150612_zpslte3ikso.jpg)
I think they must have had every single car Tamiya makes...
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150622_zpsf3bsf7cr.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150907_zpscogavhr7.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150910_zpsxm7lfr8b.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150914_zpsbpifheji.jpg)
Crazy Hornet with pink tires, I think there was a thread on here about this car.. I don't know why anybody would buy this, lol...
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151107_zps0byuz0ww.jpg)
I have no idea who this bear is, but he seems to really like driving RC cars
I saw at least 3-4 different RC cars available with this bear driving it
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151117_zpswzdh5efu.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151127_zpssq5cbkak.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151409_zpsuzwpkdj7.jpg)
Here he is again!
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151553_zpsmkqtl7hi.jpg)
Uhh... not sure what to say about this one, lol
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_152806_zpssd96jnlp.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_153002_zps6cs2ax8v.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_155234_zpsplzwb3wu.jpg)
If the bear doesn't do it for you maybe this anime chick driving an RC car will..
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_155413_zpsv5liiue1.jpg)
Or you can skip the RC car all together and just play with "Lucy"...
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_155849_zpsxq76m5gc.jpg)
BTW, the exchange rate is about 1 Japanese yen = .008 USD. I'm not really up on my prices of Tamiya and Kyosho cars to know if those prices are good or not... $120 USD for Lucy though, she's better be pretty damn good for that much![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
The 1st place I went was called RC Champs (I think, lol). It was a single level and had had an impressive collection of cars and quite a few airplanes and some quads, even some boats. Lots of Tamiya and kyosho cars. I also saw some Serpents and Yokomo's. Sorry, no AE
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
The second place I went was 3 levels (I have no idea what the name of it was, the name only showed up in Japanese on google maps). One level was mostly RC, the others were other toys. On the RC level they also had guns that shoot those soft little pellets.
PACKED shelves
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150612_zpslte3ikso.jpg)
I think they must have had every single car Tamiya makes...
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150622_zpsf3bsf7cr.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150907_zpscogavhr7.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150910_zpsxm7lfr8b.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_150914_zpsbpifheji.jpg)
Crazy Hornet with pink tires, I think there was a thread on here about this car.. I don't know why anybody would buy this, lol...
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151107_zps0byuz0ww.jpg)
I have no idea who this bear is, but he seems to really like driving RC cars
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151117_zpswzdh5efu.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151127_zpssq5cbkak.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151409_zpsuzwpkdj7.jpg)
Here he is again!
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_151553_zpsmkqtl7hi.jpg)
Uhh... not sure what to say about this one, lol
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_152806_zpssd96jnlp.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_153002_zps6cs2ax8v.jpg)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_155234_zpsplzwb3wu.jpg)
If the bear doesn't do it for you maybe this anime chick driving an RC car will..
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_155413_zpsv5liiue1.jpg)
Or you can skip the RC car all together and just play with "Lucy"...
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
![Image](http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/mk-Zero/RC/20150906_155849_zpsxq76m5gc.jpg)
BTW, the exchange rate is about 1 Japanese yen = .008 USD. I'm not really up on my prices of Tamiya and Kyosho cars to know if those prices are good or not... $120 USD for Lucy though, she's better be pretty damn good for that much
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)