Three cramped floors above a side street hold the most famous retro game shop in Japan. Famicom and Super Famicom cartridges fill wooden crates, Game Boys hang in rows, and the walls are shelved with boxed consoles from the Sega Mark III to the Dreamcast. On the top floor a tiny arcade of 1990s cabinets and a vintage Famicom bar scented with instant ramen keep the mood of a childhood bedroom.
Go with patience and a list of titles in Japanese, because the stock is sorted by platform and the alphabet. Everything is tested and region-locked as original, so check your own hardware before buying. Photographs are tolerated but the aisles are tight.
Tips
- The entrance is a plain stairwell beside a side street, so look for the Mario pixel sign rather than a shopfront
- Boxed cartridges are far pricier than loose ones, and loose Famicom carts in the bins can cost less than a coffee
- The fifth-floor arcade takes 100-yen coins and the cabinets are set to their original difficulty