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japan train stores

Started by VOLTS, June 19, 2010, 11:48:48 AM

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VOLTS

greetings,

know any shops in japan? osaka and tokyo.

thankyou
steve

pipefitter

Here are stores listed for Japan, from the Walthers web site. That's a start

https://www.walthers.com/exec/shops/Japan
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Osaka 532   H & Y Sasaki   1-14-11 Nisinakajima, Yodogawa-Ku
Tokyo   Erie Ltd   5-21-18 Takanodai, Nerima-Ku
Tokyo   Fab Model Train Shop   3-26-12 Ikebukurohoncho, Toshima-Ku
Tokyo   Sakatsu Model Train Shop   3-25-13-1f Sugamo, Toshima-Ku

VOLTS

greetings,

sir of all the listed train shops in tokyo, which among are the most visited for reliable price and model selection pref HO?

thankyou
steve

r0bert

IIRC, both Kato and Tenshodo have showroom/stores in Tokyo.

VOLTS

greetings,

has anybody gone to japan lately, pref in tokyo? i'll be hunting for HO ANALOG DIESEL LOCOS japanese models there. any specific store you can recommend?

thankyou
steve

Dr EMD

Keep in mind that a typical home is VERY small. N scale is more popular than HO.

HO scale is 1/80 in Japan vs. 1/87 for the rest of the world (makes their meter gauge larger to run on standard gauge track).
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PRRnTX

Plaza-japan on Ebay; they ship worldwid, and an excellent reputation.

ABC

Quote from: PRRnTX on June 27, 2010, 11:52:20 PM
Plaza-japan on Ebay; they ship worldwid, and an excellent reputation.
You are missing the point, Volts lives in the Phillipines where shipping is expensive because the mail isn't reliable, so you have to send things via other carriers which costs well over $100 for a small parcel. He is visiting Japan, so he is really looking for hobby/train stores that sell U.S. equipment, not Japanese.