Rail Gallery Rokko

[Mutro]

On 3/24/2025 at 10:36 PM, Lessigen said:

He sells Unitrack, Finetrack and its corresponding accessories, though it's not listed on the international website. E-mail him with any track you want ordered, according to these lists on his JP site: 

https://www.railgallery-r.com/n-main_1/02_N_KATO_2b_Unit.html

https://railgallery-r.com/n-main_1/02_N_TOMIX_2b_FineTrack.html

@LessigenThanks. Great to know!  RG-Rokko is my goto online store as Masaharu-san is very accommodating, but I've been splitting orders thinking items not on their website were unavailable.  Appears they also offer other items not on their export website...

Edited March 26 by Mutro

[Lessigen]

48 minutes ago, Mutro said:

@LessigenThanks. Great to know!  RG-Rokko is my goto online store as Masaharu-san is very accommodating, but I've been splitting orders thinking items not on their website were unavailable.  Appears they also offer other items not on their export website...

Yes, basically any item he offers on his JP store - or anything you can get from most JP domestic model train manufacturers, really - you can order through him to be shipped to you despite it not being listed on the international website. Even if it's not listed or out of stock, it's worth asking him to see if he can source it for you/if it's available.

 

Notable exceptions are:

- those with copyright restrictions, such as the Expo 2025 trains or Sanrio-branded items like the TOMIX Hello Kitty Shinkansen (keep in mind not all copyrighted items are subject to export bans e.g. TOMIX Oigawa Thomas)

- those with specific regional restrictions, such as KATO USA items being sent to the USA, KATO Lemke/Hobbytrain being sent to Europe, etc

These exceptions only apply if you're having it exported (i.e. shipped). You can always reserve online and drop by his store to pick it up and bring it back with you; you incur sales tax (10%) during payment this way though.

Edited March 26 by Lessigen

[mgar2112]

Just returned from 17 days in Japan including a lovely visit to RG Rokko in Kobe on a rainy Sunday. Masaharu-san and his mother were absolutely delightful. I had previously corresponded with him to arrange the purchase of the 4 box sets. He special ordered the N700S add-on set for me as well.  Small store with an incredible selection of N scale on 1F and HO on 2F. He carefully tested each of the locomotives for me with a lot of care and attention to detail. It was a lovely experience, unmatched to any buying experience back home. I'm so glad I made the effort to go there during a quick day trip from nearby Osaka.

 

The freight cars were a surprise find during our visit to the World Expo being held in Osaka.

 

Lastly, the decorated commuter train set was purchased at Models Imon in Shinjuku to commemorate our sakura-filled adventures through Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka and Kobe.

 

I highly recommend a visit to his shop and buying online. A true gem. 

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:58 PM by mgar2112

[cteno4]

@mgar2112 Thanks for the RG Rokko shots! So what is the second gray building with no windows but their ads on it? Slogan on the building doesn’t seem to quite translate in google to “Let’s Gallery Rock!”

 

jeff

[Lessigen]

1 hour ago, cteno4 said:

@mgar2112 Thanks for the RG Rokko shots! So what is the second gray building with no windows but their ads on it? Slogan on the building doesn’t seem to quite translate in google to “Let’s Gallery Rock!”

 

jeff

 

If I had to guess, it's probably the supposed "warehouse" that Masaharu-san alludes to every now and again in an email when talking about stock. Unless that's a lost-in-translation artifact.

[cteno4]

Does look like a vertical warehouse! Looks like it lost its previous advertising on the sides. If it is it’s nice to have it right across the street and probably a place to do all the shipping stuff and not clutter showroom space. I wonder if he lives above, looks like a little apartment on the top floor.

 

jeff

[bc6]

@mgar2112Looks like a visit to Masaharu while in Osaka is the thing to do lol, I also visited RG-ROKKO last week myself.

[Yavianice]

@cteno4 it is his warehouse. 

It has a special section for the RG-Rokko shop in it, by the way, as the JP and ENG sites have different inventories.

[Kingmeow]

18 hours ago, mgar2112 said:

The freight cars were a surprise find during our visit to the World Expo being held in Osaka.

 

I couldn't zoom in too much of your photo but wanting to clarify, you purchase these at the World Expo?  Will be visiting in October.

[cteno4]

9 hours ago, Yavianice said:

@cteno4 it is his warehouse. 

It has a special section for the RG-Rokko shop in it, by the way, as the JP and ENG sites have different inventories.

Cool going to have to model this!

 

jeff