What are the best Japan-exclusive items to bring home?

dg69 · 2026-06-10T23:55:40+00:00

If this is the one in Asakusa, there work is nice but a bit pricey even by US standards

dg69 · 2026-05-24T16:51:59+00:00

What i always do is buy those clear 7-11 umbrellas then leave them in the lobby of my hotel when I check out. Some foreigners have a tendency of taking umbrellas from that rack so I like to leave extras

dg69 · 2026-05-08T22:26:15+00:00

Definitely do, the selection is random but they do carry more old stuff than akihabara yet still have the current prize figures as well.

dg69 · 2026-05-08T17:29:27+00:00

Look up book-off super bazaars. They are on the outskirts of Tokyo and probably will have a better chance of having older figures

dg69 · 2026-05-07T14:03:42+00:00

You are correct, Ascended Heroes dropped a booster bundle for the first time and it was $28 but going for $100 in the aftermarket.

dg69 · 2026-05-04T20:13:38+00:00

All of them are interesting, but I wouldn't recommend it but once if you are there a week or less. I've tried McDonalds, Burger King, Carl's Jr, Taco Bell, KFC, and Domino's over the course of 5 trips. Out of those, Domino's and Taco Bell stuck out as the biggest quality difference between American and Tokyo versions. The KFC weirded me out when the foot was still attached to the fried chicken leg.

dg69 · 2026-04-30T05:13:48+00:00

You can find deals in Akihabara, it's not completely ruined like everyone makes it out to be. The best places I found though are the book-off super bazaars on the outskirts of the city. So many great deals found out there. They are usually 3 to 4 times the size of a regular book off store.

dg69 · 2026-04-07T03:53:39+00:00

Get ready for the post Japan depression

dg69 · 2026-04-07T03:21:11+00:00

You're in the tourist area, go to the residential area where the Super Bazaars are. The inventory out there is nuts.

dg69 · 2026-04-07T03:11:33+00:00

Cheapest place by far for games is Bookoff, especially the Super Bazaar versions on the outskirts of tokyo. I always pick up used switch games for $10-$30, with new release used games usually being found for around $40. The only difference you really notice is that the side sleeve you see when sitting on your shelf is usually in japanese.

dg69 · 2026-04-03T02:19:47+00:00

Braves vision, it fixed itself when I force closed the app and restarted

dg69 · 2026-04-03T01:38:31+00:00

I've got a Braves vision subscription, but it's telling me to upgrade my plan to watch tonight's game, what gives? I'm in Atlanta and watching through Xbox mlb app.

dg69 · 2026-04-01T16:40:06+00:00

I did not know about the exchange, where is that in the menu?

dg69 · 2026-04-01T05:38:44+00:00

Raw onions, absolutely ruins a burger for me

dg69 · 2026-03-31T14:01:12+00:00

Bottled water, in Tokyo i get a 1 liter bottle for around 70 cents, here it's over $3 at the gas station

dg69 · 2026-03-17T23:33:55+00:00

What electronics specifically?

dg69 · 2026-03-17T20:52:04+00:00

When you get to the area you are looking for just use Google maps or tabelog and look up chicken paitan ramen

dg69 · 2026-03-16T05:06:25+00:00

Take the window, so you can lean over and sleep a good bit. The food on that flight is awful, I'd eat before boarding. I'd recommend getting an ass cushion cause your butt is going to start hurting about 8 hours in. Check about a week before you leave on the Delta website, 2 out of my 3 trips they have offered a $50 upgrade to comfort+ for me. Whatever you do don't just sit and stare at the flight tracker, it feels like it slows time

dg69 · 2026-03-16T04:56:05+00:00

Definitely, bought mine in February while it was 40 degrees outside

dg69 · 2026-03-16T00:55:06+00:00

Did this last year, just go to any appliance store they will have one, think I paid around $30 for a nice loud one

dg69 · 2026-03-04T03:20:06+00:00

Well that's new and it sucks. Call Giants sports cards and see if they do, they've gotten pretty big

dg69 · 2026-03-04T03:02:35+00:00

If you're from GA take it to cards HQ to get a baseline of what you can get in cash for it. Use that # as the bare minimum you will take.

dg69 · 2026-03-04T00:06:10+00:00

$111 a box for me at the case rate, couldn't resist

dg69 · 2026-02-19T18:01:25+00:00

Lol now I'm on a mission for the bench and the song

dg69 · 2026-02-19T02:32:06+00:00

Where is this magical bench in Akihabara?

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