Buying Guide Tokyo CAMERA (Akihabara): A Junk Garage With No Staff, and Lenses From 3,000 Yen
Akihabara has several used camera shops, but one of them stayed in my head for days after I went home: Tokyo CAMERA, a ...
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Buying Guide A Camera Day in Nakano and Shinjuku: My One-Day Itinerary (Two Towns, One Train Ride)
I already wrote a shop guide for the used camera shops in Nakano and Shinjuku. That article is a list: what each shop i...
Buying Guide Nobody Spoke to Me in Seven Akihabara Camera Shops (And That Was Fine)
On August 1, 2026, I walked around Akihabara and went into seven camera shops in one day. Not a single member of staff ...
Buying Guide How to Read a Japanese Camera Shop Price Tag (and the Words That Matter)
On August 1, 2026, I was on the used floor of the Kitamura Akihabara used-buying center, and I noticed something that I...
Buying Guide Buying “Junk” Cameras in Japan: What the Word Really Means, and What to Check
If you shop for used cameras from Japan, sooner or later you will see the word junk. On a shelf in a Tokyo shop, on a p...
Shop Guide A Full Camera Day in Akihabara: My One-Day Itinerary (Shops, Coffee Breaks, and a Beer)
I already wrote a shop guide for Akihabara's used camera stores. That article is a list: what each shop is like, what t...
Shop Guide Used Camera Shops in Akihabara: I Walked All 6 in One (Very Hot) Day
When people think of Akihabara, they think of electronics, anime, and maids handing out flyers. Cameras? Not so much. B...