The Reality of Japanese Pokemon Card Stores

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    Japan is the mecca of Pokemon Cards, but working out where to start and which stores to visit first can be daunting. Luckily, I visited over 90 Japanese Pokemon Card stores across 6 different cities, to fully understand the current state of Japanese Pokemon Card collecting and find the BEST Pokemon Card stores within Japan.
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  • @NawiPokemon
    @NawiPokemon 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    Man I can't wait to go and experience card shopping in Japan for myself. Gonna be like a kid in a sweet shop.

    • @lefantome777
      @lefantome777 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I went back in October and going back this year too. Bring your money 💰 cause you’ll want to spend it all at your first shop 😉

  • @Augors
    @Augors 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Seeing today’s prices and last year prices makes me sick to my stomach. That was such a crazy ride last summer. 😭

    • @XingCollectables
      @XingCollectables 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      There were so many people calling it a pump and people just called them stupid. It was such a clear pump and dump and anyone who fell for it and fomo bought deserved to learn the lesson the hard way. Especially if they never bought Japanese cards ever before the hype was surrounding them. Every collector falls for this trick some way or another and its good to learn the lesson early into collecting. I was calling this whole movement for what it was day 1 as I fell for this during 2020 but luckily only fomo bought a few cards at that time before I came to my senses and treated the market as a true market. Parabolic movements will always come back down to reality.

  • @DiceAndDigital
    @DiceAndDigital 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Oh man what a trip - Japan is my number one holiday I've had, but never got the time to go card hunting. Nice to see this video. Got a few international trips on our channel coming up too

  • @benson_pokemon
    @benson_pokemon 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Great video man. Extremely helpful 👍

  • @vindiquell
    @vindiquell 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love this video! Informative and entertaining!

  • @tredici72
    @tredici72 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Nice work JLuv …valuable information, thanks mate👍

  • @StarmanDX4
    @StarmanDX4 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    So dope to see all of this thanks for going through it all

  • @TicDoulourex
    @TicDoulourex 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Im going there on sept. Going to ask you for recommendations but just going to wait for your videos. Awesome job brother! I enjoyed watching as always

  • @BrewerlnTheair
    @BrewerlnTheair 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Looking forward to the other parts of the series! Going to Japan in November so I'm hoping to catch some of the shops while I'm there.

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      next few should be very helpful :)

  • @TheMooster88
    @TheMooster88 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Visited Japan in April and loved the videos you made, they were a great reference point. Went to Nagoya (from Osaka) to have dinner with my best friend, but didn't get a chance to check out Toreca Camp. Kicking myself over that but there's always next time! Looking forward to your 'best of' shops video. Thanks for the content.

  • @kartracerg3
    @kartracerg3 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    wow that was great tips for my next trip thank you for making this video!

  • @Techno4more
    @Techno4more 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    i love the e series so much. when i started collecting in 2020, that was what i ended up focusing on. i was able to find most of my chase cards when they were much cheaper, and graded most in psa 10.

  • @der_rote_baron2764
    @der_rote_baron2764 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you so much for the insight! :) Really looking forward to going to japan someday!

  • @manjitcg
    @manjitcg 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love this. Going back to Japan in three weeks, and can't wait to look through these shops again.

  • @OhBenE2
    @OhBenE2 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Brilliant video. So educational. Thank you!

  • @antonkary-ql9ty
    @antonkary-ql9ty 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent tour ! Thanks 🎉🎉🎉

  • @HarryWest19
    @HarryWest19 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing video! Can’t wait to go back
    I couldn’t believe the price on PSA 9’s when I was there, agree with you that they were almost on clearance.

  • @slayerzerg
    @slayerzerg 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    yep i went to tokyo last month and i think i saved my flight back to japan just by buying slabs/cards for 15-80% off. not every card and not every card shop is an amazing discount that's what's fun about card shopping/hunting in japan. contrary to this video, if i owned a pokemon shop i would definitely fly to japan and buy stuff to sell outside of japan. i think that's what pokemon steven does , it makes sense if you have a good eye for the pokemon card market

    • @XingCollectables
      @XingCollectables 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yup if I was a card store owner or even a reseller online, I would fly to Japan enjoy some time off and buy a major amount of inventory to sell. Only down side is there seems to be less Japanese collectors in the states than what you would think so selling online is the best way to move product. I visit many card shops in my state and Japanese barely moves.

    • @krabs9650
      @krabs9650 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What was 80%

  • @Chimeratech8
    @Chimeratech8 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I was in Japan a few months ago and bought a ton of cards. Akihabara is the obvious place to shop but I actually bought a lot more at Denden Town in Osaka. The latter is smaller but more condensed so it was easy to pop in and out of stores more quickly.

  • @umbertogln
    @umbertogln 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Super interesting video! Thanks 🙌

  • @grantkearney6354
    @grantkearney6354 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Superb video cheers mate

  • @chrisbenson7532
    @chrisbenson7532 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Enjoy these short videos I can watch on my lunch break, keep it up

    • @miguelayala3374
      @miguelayala3374 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's 25 minutes is watching this video all you're doing during your lunch? 💀

  • @EpicTubeHD
    @EpicTubeHD 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was in Japan back in January and there was such a plethora of singles, but no sealed product to pick up. But I experienced anytime I wanted to pick up Pikachu promos, they would only let me get no more than 2 of one card. Prices were a little high, especially on Akihabara area, but we got an insane exchange rate for US to Yen so it made up for it. Love watching Japanese card shop videos. Good stuff

  • @aniljangra4525
    @aniljangra4525 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Wish I had seen this before I went to Japan last year. Trying to buy product was actually quite difficult so many stores didn't have stock.

  • @TheFriskySquid
    @TheFriskySquid 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    You have no idea how much I appreciate these videos. Cards we don't have and maybe never heard of, always awesome to see. Thanks!

  • @MrGuitarfreak132
    @MrGuitarfreak132 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your experience and tips on Japanese card stores. Japan is the top of my list of places I want to visit and I definitely want to spend a lot of time going to different card stores. The challenge will be not spending too much money! :P

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      glad ya enjoyed it! truly fun place to visit and just window shop

    • @MrGuitarfreak132
      @MrGuitarfreak132 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@okJLUVit seems like it! What a fun time that must have been!

  • @00sote
    @00sote 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nobody says ”Japanese Pokemon Cards” like JLUV. It’s iconic.
    Also, this is for you, J: 👑

  • @hunterhilbert4559
    @hunterhilbert4559 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My first video I've watched of you. Found u on the main page.

  • @slowbrooo7168
    @slowbrooo7168 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi Jluv! What store in Tokyo would you say has the biggest selection of graded cards at good prices?

  • @luckylucson
    @luckylucson 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What's the logistics of buying a bulk order of stuff in the store? Do you just have to "sumimasen" then point to every cabinet? Or is there a better way of getting everything?

  • @cementium
    @cementium 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was in Japan summer 2023, found some great deals with yellow sticker of older foils. Some white edges and some slight scratches, didn't mind. Came back with a round 2 kilos of cards XD
    I did however go through the bins, got some great foils for around 300-500 yen each. Had a blast. But like Jluv says, it's only worth if you have some time to spend.

  • @nightowl1537
    @nightowl1537 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As someone who’s been there already and going again very soon this vids is so useful and so true

  • @lvkedreams
    @lvkedreams 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    thanks for the content jluv

  • @FixelFilms
    @FixelFilms 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What we're the best shops for vending series? As I will be out in osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo in the coming months. Any recommendations would be appreciated

  • @arthurl526
    @arthurl526 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Even though you can find true bangers in the bulk boxes, depending on whiwh store the cards are LP even when looking at modern. Therefore you should invest time into it if you are on very low budget and if you have enough time !

  • @luc_ras
    @luc_ras 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    well worth the wait, great stuff

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      thank u legend!

  • @Valverde713
    @Valverde713 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Where about in Japan (what city or town) would you recommend going to, to get the best deals as far as pricing goes? Im sure they price everything based on tourism, knowing that tourists come looking to purchase cards.

  • @demetrispanayi6902
    @demetrispanayi6902 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    honestly though i paused at 2:22 and the booster box prices are higher than even the Japanese msrp price. so even the japanese stores are rising prices now

  • @zealaustralia
    @zealaustralia 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Another banger sir!

  • @GoldenPyroar
    @GoldenPyroar วันที่ผ่านมา

    cool video to see the see that card are cheaper in person then online

  • @JF-tm5zu
    @JF-tm5zu 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nicevid. Japan is bucketlist tier stuff.

  • @dhuntertodd
    @dhuntertodd 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When I rejoined in 2020-1, I learned about Vending and found an ebay seller that sold most of those singles for $1-3. Now, those same cards are listing at $6-12. I still have 10 or so left on my list, but price memory has kept me from ordering them now. Seems rising tides have lifted all boats, indeed.

  • @justjack21
    @justjack21 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Top video, thanks mate. I'll get there one day. HGSS binders are screaming to be completed

  •  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi great content. Did you see Son and Moon shining legends SM3? Remember the price ?

  • @perfectdude8878
    @perfectdude8878 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What is the name of the song used at 13:40
    It sounds so familiar, but I can’t place my hand on it

  • @diefantasy
    @diefantasy 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    great video thanks

  • @markfras100
    @markfras100 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love your content. Squeaky embedded music makes it a hard listen but love your content!

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ty man good to know! i’ll make sure the next ones use music a bit more chill. glad you enjoyed it!!

  • @grodmalle5749
    @grodmalle5749 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yoo where are the stores at 12:56 BW and HGSS shelves located? In Japan right now and I'm having trouble finding cards from that era.

  • @Falacy
    @Falacy 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I hope I get the chance to go to Japan one day and do my own shopping at some of these stores! 😍

  • @joelh90
    @joelh90 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I got back from Japan 3 weeks ago. The card shopping was insane!!! I couldn’t believe how cheap some of the alt arts were etc. ended up buying way more cause who knows when ill go back. Maybe next year tbh… 😂 but one thing i loved is im a big fan of normal pokemon full arts, ex/gx/V and they r so cheap there. Like i got gengar minikyu gx full art mint no damage for £6!! I had an absolute blast

  • @wyattwren2102
    @wyattwren2102 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i loved the video, i’m a huge hgss fan and i’m going to japan in 2 months so you know the names of the stores that had a bunch of those cards. It would be very appreciated

  • @njm92495
    @njm92495 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    do you have a list of those 90 stores you went to? id like to go to the same stores!!

  • @TheGeniemunGenie
    @TheGeniemunGenie 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Oh man I just got back from Japan and I'm missing it sooooooooooooooooooooo much already. How much time would you normally spend in one store? For me, if it's a small one probably 30 mins but if it's a big one, anywhere between 2-3 hours. I like to be able to appreciate cards/products where I would either barely or never see in Australia and also do price scouting for what to buy and put in the binder. The other thing I'm gonna miss the most about Japan is opening a booster box a day at such an affordable price, literally never felt so privileged 😂

  • @VolkaiV
    @VolkaiV 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just subscribed! Love the content! Something I was hoping to get an answer to from someone so tenured. Where do you go to price check Japanese TCG? We have TCGPlayer for English cards, but what's that true market equivalent for prices for Japanese cards? Thank you!

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      pokeca-chart.com gives you the best coverage across card-rush (online retailer) and mercari (free market) - though it can be tricky to navigate if you don't understand japanese. it's pretty straight forward though so you should be OK! thanks for watching!

    • @VolkaiV
      @VolkaiV 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@okJLUV Appreciate the response back :)! Thank you so much! I've always struggled trying to price check cards. Especially after winning a couple collections through buyee (nightmare.... in itself)

    • @VolkaiV
      @VolkaiV 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@okJLUV Thought I would bother you one more time for help. Have you found any good website that helps you track your Japanese collection? I know GetCollectr is one good one. But it doesn't help notify you of like ups and downs of a card, unless you manually monitor (unless I'm mistaken).
      Thanks!

  • @sebastianthiebaudla
    @sebastianthiebaudla 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Graded a Japanese Moonbreon with a yellow sticker in Tokyo, sent it to PSA for grading and got a 10 :)

  • @parydarksix
    @parydarksix 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey ! Great videos. What about tax refund ? I heard there is shop doing it. Does that mean price is lowered from the displayed price ?

  • @realbillymiller1011
    @realbillymiller1011 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A great video...thank you.

  • @bec3272
    @bec3272 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s probably cheaper to get internationally on mercari japan with a forwarding company

  • @jessemartin2560
    @jessemartin2560 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What store has vending sheets I did not hear
    Thanks

  • @Unebeast
    @Unebeast 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Could someone link the playlist? I love that old school game boy music

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      mostly from the StreamBeats albums "Pixel" and "Arcade" - you'll enjoy both!

  • @TonyyHD
    @TonyyHD 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    amazing video

  • @morgan9775
    @morgan9775 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Are the Mario and Luigi Pokemon cards cheaper in Japan??

  • @ChiefPokemonProfessor
    @ChiefPokemonProfessor 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What was the name of the e series store in akihabara?

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Otachu L8! Made a full video on it with all the details + address - th-cam.com/video/NWiBQ60e0wY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Br3bopihHDoeFBJ5

  • @niklas8578
    @niklas8578 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    6:44 didn t age well for some sets.

  • @ZootScootBoogie
    @ZootScootBoogie 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    What I learned: my wife would divorce me the day I came back from Japan (because I’m for sure spending our life savings)

  • @blitz_62
    @blitz_62 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    what's the best website to get JP Pokémon singles and sealed?

  • @kalunka988
    @kalunka988 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Let's go you handsome guy

  • @saturninebear
    @saturninebear 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good video.

  • @CYBERPSYCHOPATH
    @CYBERPSYCHOPATH 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I had visited Japan this past November/October - not really a fan of Pokemon per say, though I spent a fair share of time in these stores when I had gone. Prices being cheaper in-stores for other TCG/CCG's hold true as well. I had bought a number of vintage MTG cards for my Old School 93/94 deck, overall saved roughly $12000 at Akihabara alone in comparison to buying through popular marketplaces online. I could've gone purely for the purpose of buying the cards and it'd have been cheaper for me, including flights/accommodation costs.

    • @amineb6335
      @amineb6335 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Interesting. Which other shops do you recommend?

  • @xtianZ5000
    @xtianZ5000 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    waiting for the next JPN bullrun, for now lets enjoy cheap booster boxes from mass reprints.

  • @SDCISHERE
    @SDCISHERE 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    November I’m their

  • @blackghost1791
    @blackghost1791 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Never seen someone with such an angular head before

  • @CatBack94
    @CatBack94 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Only the few dedicated international JP collectors remain and they are feasting right now 😁

  • @persuasivebarrier2419
    @persuasivebarrier2419 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    6:45 They are reprinting swsh now, talk of even eevee heroes. But this video was being made before that knowledge.

    • @Augors
      @Augors 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Source/post or gtfo. 🤣

    • @persuasivebarrier2419
      @persuasivebarrier2419 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Augors you can already preorder reprints being made for lost abyss, arcana, paradigm trigger.

    • @CatBack94
      @CatBack94 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep they are infact reprinting 3 swsh sets in JP hes not kidding they can really go ahead and do anything they want at creatures ​@Augors

  • @yomarigoodloe
    @yomarigoodloe 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    People don’t know that the J in JLUV stands for japan. Theres your fun fact of the day

    • @persuasivebarrier2419
      @persuasivebarrier2419 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not jabber? jaded? jingo (since jluv is weeb)?

    • @JesterBeats
      @JesterBeats 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Snapple fact

  • @mashu1291
    @mashu1291 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @NovaSkyridge
    @NovaSkyridge 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Damaged cards are better anyway in my opinion. That markdown in those Japanese stores had cards from like 1000 yen down to like 200 yen just because it was damaged. So not only are damaged cards cheaper, but they also hold a lot of history that's genuinely feels great to hold.

  • @Pokewarz
    @Pokewarz 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I subscribed 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @EggRollNinjutsu
    @EggRollNinjutsu 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Goated 🐐

  • @MuhammadLatif-xg1lp
    @MuhammadLatif-xg1lp 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sama aja ada daging nya . ada daging nya kan bang

  • @dangies
    @dangies 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    where was my invite??

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      :(

  • @Iamwillz
    @Iamwillz 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Japanese scalpers are shitting bricks 🧱🧱🧱

  • @adamcogan211
    @adamcogan211 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Am I crazy or have people in Japan and the rest of the world started scalping other tcg’s now? I swear all of a sudden it’s really difficult to get Union Arena/Weiss Schwarz stuff now

  • @PokemonSteven
    @PokemonSteven 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    REAL FIRST

  • @qualaup
    @qualaup 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i'm sorry to say but de flute on the backaground made me leave.

  • @Dire_Hit
    @Dire_Hit 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Isn't this the guy who hates people who make money off pokemon?

    • @okJLUV
      @okJLUV  6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      isn’t this the guy with a speed limit IQ?

  • @palkys.
    @palkys. 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Pokemon TCG is literally the biggest scam of all TCGs, if you're a collector. There's no way around it.
    They print way too much for the cards to have any real value. The IP is keeping the game afloat, but it is such a bad bet.
    I recently changed from pokemon to another tcg and the difference is so big. In terms of stress, actual fulfilment on getting the cards, the state of the market, the ease of selling, etc etc.
    The pokemon market is filled with bad actors already, and recent overly shiny, overpriced, overprinted cards, tingled my senses and I ran away.
    Don't be fooled, the Japanese market will sink you lower than the english one, even if it sounds weird and completely wrong.

    • @jankomeisel9568
      @jankomeisel9568 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      What’s bad about getting the cards you want. I don’t think a card game for kids should be gate keeping any card. Just because they are available doesn’t mean they are that easy to get either. I don’t see any problem with an easier access other than investors not getting money back and they are not the main narrators of the community.

    • @User-zl9pj
      @User-zl9pj 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What does IP stand for

    • @jankomeisel9568
      @jankomeisel9568 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@User-zl9pj Intellectual Property, in this case meaning the name/brand "Pokemon". They are basically saying the game is only successful cause its Pokemon, not because the game or cards are good. Yet, we already saw decades in which this wasn't true.