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Six capsule-toy stops in Tokyo
Compare six branches by area, hours, floor and ticket-gate access.
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Capsule-toy guides for Japan
Choose a shop on your route, find the right maker’s search tool, and set a play limit. Browse by task or search all 30 guides below.
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Find a shop
Choose a neighborhood before searching for an individual series.
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Tokyo Station gachapon
Compare the Bandai shop on B1 and KENELESTAND on 1F. Both are outside JR gates.
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Akihabara gachapon route
Compare Bandai's large store with KENELESTAND inside JR Akihabara Station.
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Ikebukuro gachapon route
Use Sunshine-dori for quick checks, then Sunshine City for a larger browse.
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Shinjuku gachapon
Choose Kabukicho's late-opening Bandai shop or gashacoco Okubo from your route.
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Shibuya capsule toys
Use MAGNET by SHIBUYA109 as a Bandai Namco hub, not an all-maker directory.
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Harajuku gachapon
Fit gashacoco CUTE CUBE into an existing Harajuku shopping route.
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Asakusa gachapon route
Compare Hanayashiki’s capsule-toy stores with a separate gashacoco stop.
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Odaiba gachapon
Fit gashacoco DiverCity into an existing Odaiba day instead of chasing one uncertain series.
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Osaka Namba gachapon
Compare the Department Store on 6F with KENELESTAND on T-terrace 3F.
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Kyoto capsule toys
Compare the Department Store and Bandai Official Shop near Kyoto Station.
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Yokohama capsule toys
Compare World Porters’ capsule-toy stores with KENELESTAND at Red Brick Warehouse.
Read the guideFind your series
Match the maker and product name to the right search or store network.
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Find a series by its maker
Save the complete series name. Use the right maker’s search.
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Maker and retailer search tools
Identify the product’s maker, then check the coverage of Bandai, gashacoco and KENELESTAND search paths.
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Save the Japanese product name
Keep title, maker, release window, price and official URL together.
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Bandai Official Shop network
Use the 300+ store directory and branch stock signals without treating them as guaranteed inventory.
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Gashapon Department Store network
Use branch pages, machine counts and item signals without turning them into reservations.
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T-ARTS Gacha Search
Use Takara Tomy Arts product and store search for T-ARTS releases.
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gashacoco store guide
Use product/store search while accounting for branch-level app coverage.
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KENELESTAND in Japan
Find Kenelephant miniatures through its permanent shop network and station locations.
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What a shop finder can tell you
Check the maker’s coverage. Match the specific product.
Read the guideRelease & item checks
Separate release dates, limited labels and actual store availability.
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Make sense of release schedules
Check the maker and release period. Allow for store differences.
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From release news to shop visit
Identify the exact series. Separate release from arrival.
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Verify limited capsule toys
Confirm what “limited” actually means from the official product/store source.
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Read the machine instructions and decide when to stop.
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Your first capsule-toy play
Read the price and payment type. Follow the machine instructions.
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Suica, IC cards and cashless Gashapon
Check Smart Gashapon’s payment options and what “cashless” tells you about credit cards.
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Know when to stop playing
Set a maximum before playing. Keep money for the rest of the day.
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Complete set vs random plays
Separate the machine experience from the goal of owning a full set.
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Your capsule-toy checklist
Match the series on the machine. Set a play and spending limit.
Read the guidePack souvenirs
Protect small pieces and leave room for the trip home.
Capsule-toy spending limit
Calculate a fixed capsule-toy play limit and use a practical shopping checklist for Japan.
Calculate my play limitTAKE IT TO THE SHOP
Capsule-toy shopping fieldbook
Compare two options, show Japanese questions and keep a personal checklist.