Hobby/model shop updates in Tokyo's Akihabara area

[railsquid]

 

Notes from my occasional perambulations around Akihabara..

 

Closed

 

• (March 2021) Hobbyland Pochi Akihabara Number 3: closure notice ; Street View image (March 2021)

 

Opened

 

• (2020 or 2021) Hobby Off Akihabara: Street VIew image (June 2021)
• (Nov 2021) Poppondetta Akiba Reuse Store: Street View image (May 2021, not visible); report

 

Moved

 

• (November 2021) すけるとん (Scale Town): moved from 4th to 3rd floor

 

 

Edited November 20, 2021 by railsquid

[railsquid]

Popondetta have opened a new branch in Akihabara for second hand models: Poppondetta Akiba Reuse Store. On the second storey (2F) of the "Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan" - Street View image - you need to go through the Gachapon store all the way to the back. Quite spacious with the largest collection of "junk" (unboxed models of varying quality) in one space I've seen in a store, unfortunately unsorted.

 

 

As of yesterday the second hand floor of the main store was still open as normal, not sure if they're going to move it all to the new store.

 

 

[ED75-775]

Ah dammit, there goes my wallet in 2023... but at least that gives me time to save up and plan for when I visit places like this! And close-ish to Akihabara Station too. Thanks for the heads-up squid!

[N-Osoi]

Here's a recent video tour of Popondetta in Akibahara. I was there only a couple of weeks before this was made. Like the Kato centre, I found it overwhelming (in a good way)! (highly recommend turning captions on)

 

 

Edited April 6 by N-Osoi

[Kingmeow]

I was there in person last September.  It's even more over whelming in person than in the video.  You could literally spend a day there!

 

It's like the Grand Canyon.  It's not the same seeing it on a post card than seeing it in person.