A short walk from JR Ueno Station in Tokyo (on the Yamanote subway line), is a store well known to all fans of Japanese popular culture, called Yamashiroya.
This large store consists in 6 floors of toys and many products, some well known to the public, others dedicated to the otaku (those hardcore fans). There are a lot of goodies from video games, manga or anime such as:
- Naruto and One Piece
- Studio Ghibli films
- Monster Hunter and Gundam (two very famous series in Japan)
- Hello Kitty
- etc.
There are also other products to buy from the shelves of Yamashiroya: board games and puzzles, stickers, iPhone cases, idol cards, full collections of manga...
Yamashiroya photo gallery
Information
How to get to Yamashiroya
A 3-minute walk from JR Ueno station
Location reachable with the JRP : order your Japan Rail Pass (from ~US$ 281)
Admission
Get your Japanese Yens free of charge
Opening hours
Open everyday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
In Japanese
ヤマシロヤ
Weather in Tokyo
25 / 30°C
26 / 30°C
Internet connection
Stay connected with a Pocket Wifi in Japan
Japanese cuisine
Discover Japanese candies (5% discount)
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Resources
Official Website (in Japanese)
