- [Chris] Yellow Productions Presents
Nakano Broadway Tokyo Japan's mecca
for Anime, Manga and Cosplay.
If you're into Japanese pop culture
and you're coming to Tokyo
chances are you've heard of Akihabara.
Well let me tell you
Nakano Broadway is even cooler
if you're into Japanese pop culture.
In this video
I'll start with a brief overview of Nakano Broadway
then I'll tell you how to get here
and then finally
I'll take a more detailed walk through the shopping mall
so you can see all of the amazing stores that are in here.
Or at least all the stores that I could shoot
in an hour of filming this video.
You could easily spend a whole day in this place.
The Nakano Broadway complex has over 280 stores
spread across five levels.
The most well known of them is called, Mandarake.
It started here in 1987
and it basically specializes in
pre-owned Manga Anime game hardware.
See these figurines, pop collectibles
and a whole bunch of stuff.
They have branches spread throughout Japan
but their headquarters is here in Nakano Broadway.
If there's something Japanese that's rare and collectible
that you're looking for
chances are you'll find it at Nakano Broadway.
To get to Nakano Broadway, take the JR Chuo Line
just five minutes from Shinjuky station
and get off at Nakano station.
From Nakano station, go out the North exit.
There will be a plaza with a shopping street
and right across it
walk down that covered shopping street
it's known as the, Nakano Sun Mall.
This shopping street has tons of restaurants
shops like, Uniqlo.
After about a five minute walk
down the pedestrian shopping street
you'll end right up at the entrance to Nakano Broadway.
If you're looking for a shop in particular
pick up one of the Nakano Broadway guide books.
They're in English.
They've also got a computer kiosk
and an information booth.
I'll also let you know
if you're looking for the Anime and Manga stuff
head up to the second and third floor
that's where the majority of it is.
The basement and first floors
are home to mostly normal shops
like this one, selling bed sheets and pajamas
and this one, selling school uniforms.
Up on the Anime and Manga floors
in addition to shops that sell stuff
many of them actually buy things.
This is the main Mandarake buyback counter.
That's how these shops get the collectables to sell.
If you've got some collectables that you want to get rid of
and make some money
you could sell them back here.
Yes, if you buy enough stuff from Mandarake
they have a tax free counter too
so you can get your tax back
if you're a visitor to Japan.
That's enough about Mandarake.
Let's go take a look at some of the other cool shops
that are in Nakano Broadway.
This shop specializes in Japanese pop-music collectables.
Album covers, posters, T-shirts, you name it.
Some toys I really like from Japan
are these solar powered toys that move.
I've got a whole collection of these at home.
They look way cooler
when you've got a ton of them, like this, stacked up.
Yes of course, you find a Godzilla too.
The question is, which Godzilla do you want?
This whole case if full of different collectable Godzillas.
Chances are, you'll find whatever it is
you're looking for here.
No matter how big, or how small.
Maybe you want a life size headshot of a cute boy
to hang in your closet.
They're complete with hangers at the top.
Were you looking for that special Pez container
you had as a kid?
No?
What about one of the Smurf figurines that you used to have?
Jolly Green Giant.
Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man.
And, a cup for Max Headroom, here in the back.
$12.00 for that cup.
I bet it was free, once upon a time.
Even old good morning cups from McDonald's.
If you're a fan of Duffy or ShellieMay
you can find a whole bunch of collectable
Disney Duffys and ShellieMays here too.
Some of them can be expensive.
This one right here, $3,980 Yen.
That's about $40 bucks.
Little Duffys and big Duffys.
Duffy cups.
Figurines.
This store has taken a creative approach to Winnie the Pooh
wearing a tiger mask
and a whole collection of them in a boxing ring
actually a wresting ring.
The Winnie the Poohs above the shop
are wearing little Mexican wrestling masks.
Street Fighter.
Yellow Ken, purple Ken, and M. Bison.
Zangief on the left.
Alternative clothing.
Guess what I can hear coming out of that store.
Punk rock music.
Maybe that's Death Metal, one or the other.
This shops got a whole bunch of Pikachus.
This shop just had cute little cat related items
including the Little Red Riding Hood cat.
Of course there would be a shop selling trains.
The Japanese love trains.
You'll even find the Disney characters here.
Winnie the Pooh, Pinocchio, and of course, Mickey.
You'll probably find some characters you might not recognize
like Mr. Onion head.
The store I really liked
one selling production quality video equipment
with a camera that's got me on it, right there.
Hey, hey.
Okay, so you think all that stuff was pretty tame and normal
well, I saved the weirdest store for last.
This is the Mandarake store, specializing in dolls.
At this store, you can buy all of the parts that you need
to make your own doll.
Heads, legs, bodies, wigs.
Do you prefer blonde hair or blue hair?
Here's more body parts.
Big dolls, small dolls, all little accessories for dolls.
In the back, clothing to dress up your dolls.
What if you want a doll, and you're kind of lazy
and you don't want to put it together yourself?
Good news, they've got some of these
fully clothed dolls as well.
What if you're not really into human dolls?
What if you want to dress up, say, a cat doll?
I told you you'd find almost anything at Nokano Broadway
you'll find those here too.
If your travels take you to Tokyo Japan
check out Nakano Broadway for collectables
or just a very interesting cultural experience.
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