What is Zozotown? ZOZOTOWN is Japan’s leading online fashion retailer and the official retailer for over 6000 popular brands. Whether you are after international luxury brands, Harajuku fashion labels or Japanese streetwear, on ZOZOTOWN you are … [Read more...] about ZOZOTOWN Shopping Guide: How to buy from ZOZOTOWN
Yahoo! Auctions Shopping Guide: How to buy from Yahoo Auctions Japan
What is Yahoo! Auctions Japan? Yahoo! Auctions (often abbreviated to Yafuoku or Y!A) is Japan’s most popular auction site, with millions of items being bought and sold every day. With both companies and individuals selling their wares, the variety … [Read more...] about Yahoo! Auctions Shopping Guide: How to buy from Yahoo Auctions Japan
Surugaya Shopping Guide: How to buy from Surugaya
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 … [Read more...] about Surugaya Shopping Guide: How to buy from Surugaya
Rakuma (Fril) Shopping Guide: How to buy from Rakuma
What is Rakuma? Established in 2012, Rakuma (then known as “Fril”, which is still used in the URL) was Japan’s first mobile marketplace app, focusing on fashion and beauty. Mercari may be the biggest name in the Japanese smartphone marketplace … [Read more...] about Rakuma (Fril) Shopping Guide: How to buy from Rakuma
Bootleg Figures Found Out! How to Avoid Fake Figures
After months of browsing the Internet, you finally hunt down that special (and rare) figurine that you’ve been tracking for months.But when you finally receive that special figurine in the mail, you realize that it isn’t quite as special as you … [Read more...] about Bootleg Figures Found Out! How to Avoid Fake Figures
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 … [Read more...] about Japanese Clothing and Shoe Sizing Guide: Important for Online shopping
