LE available in stores in Japan?

[onigir1.livejournal.com]

I have a question for people who have been or are living in Japan, since I'm going to Tokyo a few days after Yamapi's new single gets released and would like to get his single there, I was wondering if you can usually still find LE singles around stores days after the release date or how long do they usually take to sell out.

Thanks.

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[scottishwish.livejournal.com]

I had no problem finding LE of singles and albums this summer. The HMV in Shibuya is well stocked and there is a huge Tower Records around the corner. If you want to find old stuff I highly recommend going to Book Off, it is a used book, cd, and dvd store. I found all sorts of great Johnny's stuff there that was well priced (my friend found an unopened PopUp SMAP dvd for 1,000Yen at the BookOff in Asagaya, everywhere else it was at least 4,000Yen. Another great area is Nakano Broadway, not only do they have the best crepes, but on the second story there are a couple secondhand Johnny's stores that are much better priced then the ones in Harajuku.

Have fun in Tokyo!!

[j-halo7.livejournal.com]

Sorry to butt in but I was wondering which are the more popular BookOff stores in Tokyo? I've always seen people mentioning about buying older stuff at BookOff so I'm interested in checking it out in the future. Or does more popular stores mean less chances of finding rare stuff?

[scottishwish.livejournal.com]

sorry it took me so long to get back to you! More popular usually means fewer chances to find rare stuff, but they also tend to have a better selection. What I found was that the bigger the area, the more popular the BookOff. The store in Akihabara is huge and I purchased several NEWS albums there. The one in Higashi-Nakano (where I lived) was tiny and never had a very small selection of CDs, but they had the DVDs I was looking for. My advise would be to wander into the BookOff's that you see and hope they have what you are looking for.
For the really rare stuff I would seek out that back-corner secondhand shops like those in Harajuku (overpriced) and Nakano Broadway. I'm sure there are more buried in other parts of Tokyo, but sadly I don't know where they are.

I hope this helps!

[j-halo7.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your advice. I'll be sure to have a map of all the BookOff stores in Tokyo and visit them if I'm in the area.