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Surugaya Shopping Guide: How to buy from Surugaya

As of May 2022, our Surugaya proxy shopping service has resumed.

What is Surugaya?

Surugaya is a top Japanese retailer offering a wealth of games, books, DVDs, CDs, trading cards, figures, collectibles, and much more. They stock both new and pre-owned products sourced from across Japan, meaning it is one of the best places to shop for both new releases and rare items on your otaku wishlist. Navigating and purchasing on Surugaya can be a little difficult if you don’t understand Japanese, so we’ve decided to create this guide for the would-be Surugaya shopper. We will show you how to search for items and even how to order on Surugaya without needing a Japanese address or credit card with FROM JAPAN’s proxy service!

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Japanese Clothing and Shoe Sizing Guide: Important for Online shopping

If coming from Western countries, Japanese clothing sizes can be perplexing. While a girl may usually wear a size small in the U.S. (a size 4/UK size 8), in Japan they wear a large! And “one-size” (as in one-size-fits-all) almost never fits a Western girl, unless it’s a hat of course! While this can be a blow to the ego, at the end of the day it’s not the number on the tag that matters, but how you look and feel while wearing the clothes.

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Women’s Sizing
Men’s Sizing
Children’s Sizing

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Importing Japanese Video Games for PlayStation Consoles and more!

Before the Internet, buying video games was simple. You saw what your local shop had in stock and chose a game from that selection and that was it. But now thanks to the internet, we hear of games from other countries that you would’ve never seen in your local shop. Japan has a wealth of games that are destined to never be released overseas. And while getting your hands on a copy of the newest release from your favorite series can be problematic due to the language barrier, importing Japanese video games doesn’t need to be a hassle and we’re here to help!

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Why Is Gunpla So Addictive?

Gunpla: Master Grade RX-78-2 Ver. Ka. — Master Grade RX-78-2 Ver. Ka.

Gunpla is a satisfying and quickly addictive hobby but can be overwhelming to anyone trying to get started. FROM JAPAN is here to give you a closer look at the popular series that make up the huge selection of Gundam model kits.
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