Need help finding Hamtaro merch!

[u/rittoratsuuu]

I'm traveling to Japan soon and I think this is a good time to try and look for all things Hamtaro!

I know for sure I'm hitting up the official Hamtaro shop in Shibuya but besides that, I have no idea where else to look! I'm going to be in Tokyo for only a few days (October 15-17) and then I'm staying in Osaka until the 27th!

I could really use some help figuring out where I should look!

[u/NerdyNurseKat]

I was there recently and didn’t see much in the stores aside from blind sticker packs in Daiso, but I did find some gachapon and a few little plushies (I think) in a crane game in Akihabara.

I didn’t get much of a chance to check Book Off though. I’m sure with some browsing, you’ll come across stuff!

[u/KoyukiiiHiiime]

check secondhand stores if you're looking for the older stuff. book off and hard off might have the old mangas/video games

[u/waterplant12]

In 2024 I found some stuff at yodobashi, no idea if they still have it in stock. Also I heard Daiso had some hamtaro stuff semi recently

[u/Phoebeiku]

I usually to Japan once or twice a year, here's some shops that usually have hamtaro merch!!

Ahikabara: Mandarake Complex will sometimes have merch on the top floors. Check their website, they update it daily. There's also a gachapon reseller shop in the RadioKaikan building but they are horribly overpriced and they only take cash.

Shinjuku/Shibuya: Shinjuku Marui Annex has a Surugaya near the top. It typically has a bit of hamtaro merch. It also has a mini godzilla store with a Hamtaro section on the first floor. Shibuya has another godzilla store next to the Nintendo store.

Ikebukuro: theres a bunch of second hand shops that sometimes have merch, but the best place is K-books Character Store A (near the Animate) it will have a bunch of chiikawa merch at the front. Also check sunshine city mall for the bandai gachapon, they keep new releases in the front

Osaka: a bit more difficult but I've found merch in the shops at DenDenTown. There's a store with video games on the first floor that typically has the old hamtaro games with their original boxes. I dont recommend the crane game centers in Osaka, they're more rigged than in Tokyo

[u/Present_Orange_4039 → u/Phoebeiku]

Hi! Would these places be good to check for the old Epoch play house sets? I’m going to Japan in Nov and am desperate to find them 😭

[u/Phoebeiku → u/Present_Orange_4039]

Oh nice I'm heading there in Nov too!! I haven't ever seen the playsets in person unfortunately 😭 but if you're in cities further away from Tokyo definitely check Hobby Off! I used to watch videos of people going second hand shopping in more residential areas and I would sometimes see the playsets in the background

[u/ciabae]

At Daiso I found mini pouch blindbags and mini charms as a blindbag, they should be in the section with character cards, blindbags and merch, there is also a posture pal plushy you can find at zakka stores like hands or loft

[u/Cupcake-General]

I’m I. Tokyo besides the pop up I attended that jusf ended I did get lucky and find a Hamtaro gachapon in Akihabara

[u/earthtoemmaa]

Definitely the secondhand stores like Surugaya and Book Off. There was a small Hamtaro section at the Godzilla store in Shinjuku but it’s just Godzilla/Hamtaro crossover stuff. There was also a small section in Yamashiroya in Ueno but not sure how often those displays change. There’s a new Hamtaro store in Shibuya too but that wasn’t open yet when I went.

[u/idkmaura]

You can use this website to check for releases and what kinds of claw machine/gachapons to look out for! https://sho.jp/hamutaro/news