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Train Shops in Yokohama


nik_n_dad

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Apologies for throwing this here.

 

I'll be in Yokohama for a couple of days next week and was wondering if there were any good train shops (n-scale) near Yokohama Takashimaya Dept store or Diamond Shopping Mall area that I may want to try to visit.  I'll also be in Fujisawa.

 

Thanks in advance!

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The Yokohama Station area hobby shop scene has faded considerably since the glory years of the eighties and nineties- both Yokohama Mokei stores closed, probably replaced by yet another womens clothing shop or relaxation salon, as well as the big hobby shop in Alic Nisshin (now a Don Quixote).  However, there is a Yodobashi Camera in the west exit area (dunno if it has N scale), and there is a relatively new Models Imon (opened in 2003) also in the west exit area, near the Sotetsu Rlwy terminal (map below):

 

http://www.imon.co.jp/MODELS/INDEX082.MBR/SHOP

 

I couldn't find any decent hobby shops in Fujiswawa- you're better off spending your free time train watching/riding there anyway, what with Tokaido Line and the Enoden terminal, as well as the Odakyu Enoshima Line.

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Thanks for the tip on the Yokohama Models Imon Shop.  It was a little hard to find in that there wasn't any signage outside- I walked by it a dozen times.  I through a door, down a hall, up the elevator.  But a fabulous shop.  Because of business commits, and an all-to-short trip to Japan, I literally only had about 15 minutes to enjoy the shop-  It would be easy to spend an hour or two there.  I picked up a few sets for Nik, and as always, he's an appreciative and happy kid.

 

Thanks again

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