16Apr 09
Along Omotesando-dori lies Kiddy Land. A building full of various toys for all ages. With the top floor holding mainly action figures, 12 inch figures and other stuff.
Sept 2011 UPDATE: The building in the picture has been torn down and is being rebuilt for Kiddy Land. The shop has moved temporarily to a space just behind along the back lanes.
The shelfs in Kiddy Land are kept pretty up to date. You’ll find current stuff here.
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Nearby Harajuku is Shibuya and Mandarake can be found there. Refer to the map below. From the pic of the entrance above, the stairs lead down to B2 where you will find the shop. It’s a pretty huge underground space with lots of anime dvds, manga and toys. Though the toy selection may not be as big as other places, I have found some hard-to-find stuff there in my past two trips. Good for Transformers, Macross, Gundam, small range of 12 inch figures and Otaku stuff.
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I’m not sure how reliable it is, but it appears that Astro Mike has closed.
I walked up and down Cat Street and couldn’t find the store and when I asked at Kiddyland in Cat Street (including showing them a print-out of this blog post), the staff said that Astro Mikes had closed.
I’d also highly recommend Mandarake in Shibuya for “Western” toys. I found the selection there to be wider than at Mandarake in Nakano.
haha,, I’ll double check this when I next go!