Nakano is just a 4-minute stop west of Shinjuku. I have read that it is a great place to shop for manga & anime collectibles.
Besides collectibles, you can find Japanese eateries & drinking pubs on the side streets of Nakano.
Inside Nakano Broadway, which houses the manga, games, figurines & anime shops.
Mandarake is considered the pioneer and biggest 'otaku' shop inside Nakano Broadway.
Chogokin, Transformer, Ultraman, Machine Robo, Getter Robo..., you can find them here.
Too bad that photography is not allowed inside the shop.
Up to 1 grand for a piece of monster! Will you buy it?
Shop after shop of toys would make any fan go crazy.
Collectible playing cards.
Die-cast cars, some of the models are a rare find.
Movie posters...
...some are classics from the past.
Anime pyjamas, T-shirts & spreads.
Although it is near to Shinjuku, Nakano is totally different from the former. It has a laid back and casual feel, just like other towns westward of Shinjuku. Ask any fan and they will tell you Nakano is the holy land of otaku. So, did I buy anything? I have no interest in these products, but it is here where I found a large selection of cheap camera stuff. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the only piece of my interest has a flaw, so I saved myself some money from this trip.
And another travel trip awaiting....
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