Every Vintage shop across Japan and Korea. Narrow by city, neighbourhood or taste.
Sensuous
Mid-range · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon · 5 min from the station
American casual vintage. Jeonpo gets good supply flowing in from Japan, which makes it strong ground for amekaji.
Hippo Counting
Budget & flat-rate · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon · 6 min from the station
Flat-rate vintage at 10,000 won. Low-stakes rummaging, and the easiest way into Jeonpo.
Kikie Vintage
Mid-range · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon
A vintage shop tucked into the Jeonpo café district.
Athwart Vintage
Vintage on Seojeon-ro in Jeonpo.
Sujipgadeul
A basement vintage selection in Jeonpo.
Vintage Museum
Budget & flat-rate · Busan · Nampo-dong
A large vintage hall on Gwangbok-ro in Nampo-dong.
Dokomoto
Mid-range · Busan · Nampo-dong
A vintage shop in Sinchang-dong, Nampo-dong.
Goyu
A vintage selection on Gwangbok-jungang-ro in Nampo-dong.
Nunchi Mode
Vintage on the second floor in Sinchang-dong, Nampo-dong.
Vintage Candy
A vintage store in Bujeon-dong, Seomyeon.
93 Vintage
A vintage store in Jeonpo-dong.
Logos Vintage
A vintage store on Gwangbok-ro 39beon-gil in Nampo.
Guje Changgo
A warehouse-style secondhand store in Sinchang-dong, Nampo. Good for value-led volume digging.
Cut a Dash
A vintage selection in Sinchang-dong, Nampo.
Seuzuko
A small second-floor shop in the Seojeon-ro lanes, narrowly chosen in a European and girly mood.
Naknak Shop
Budget & flat-rate · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon
Budget secondhand in a Jeonpo-daero basement. Best worked by volume.
Shop Vintage
Secondhand on Seojeon-ro 10beon-gil, right on the Jeonpo café-street route.
Batons
Second floor of the Sinchang arcade. One of the more clearly curated shops inside the Nampo secondhand market.
Nampo Flea Market
A general-goods flea market in the Gwangbok-ro lanes. Better for objects and accessories than for clothing.
noe.vintage
Budget & flat-rate · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 5 min from the station
Unstaffed 24-hour vintage in Samdeok-dong. Ships by courier, and quiet enough to dig at night.
arose
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 8 min from the station
A selection-led shop for people who know clothes, with a Bukseongno feel.
countryboys
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 7 min from the station
A deep amekaji and workwear selection built on real buying and selling.
rhythm and sharp
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 6 min from the station
Specialists in denim and an American register.
ikkoshop
Budget & flat-rate · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 3 min from the station
Casual secondhand in the core of Dongseongno.
thekoom
In the dense pocket of the Dongseongno lanes — best seen together with the shops around it.
PEPPA STORE
Casual Dongseongno vintage, easy to browse without commitment.
A.LIVE
A shopfront-style vintage selection in Dongseongno.
Verdintage
Budget & flat-rate · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 4 min from the station
An always-open vintage shop with easy access from Dongseongno. Open year-round.
Superlux
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong
A vintage selection on Dongseongno 1-gil.
Beeslow
Vintage on Dongseongno 6-gil.
Basca Store
A vintage selection on Gongpyeong-ro.
Kuromame Vintage
Japanese-sourced vintage on Dongseongno 1-gil.
Bitage
A vintage shop in Deoksan-dong.
Used Box
Secondhand in Dongseongno 2-ga. Stock moves fast, so frequent visits pay.
chillchillchill 777
A small shop on Gyodong 2-gil with a clear Y2K and street line.
Overfingers
Secondhand on Gyodong 2-gil, narrowly curated in a European mood.
Swinging Seoul Daegu
Secondhand in Samdeok-dong 1-ga, heavy on rock, punk and band tees.
Muls
A small shop on Dongseongno 2-gil. Prices are low enough to browse without pressure.
Furugiya JAM Fukuoka
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 8 min from the station
The large anchor store in Daimyo, refitted to roughly 500 m² and twelve thousand pieces.
BIG TIME Fukuoka
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 6 min from the station
One of the largest branches in Kyushu for this national chain. US and European vintage plus objects and art.
Happy Hunting Ground
High-end & archive · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 7 min from the station
Founded in 1986, specialising in California-sourced 1930s–80s vintage and US military. First choice in Kyushu for pieces with real age.
LOOP
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 7 min from the station
Only vintage bought directly in the US — required stops for amekaji people, covering the 70s through the 00s.
Going Bellbo
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin · 5 min from the station
An idiosyncratic shop selling Showa and Heisei retro womenswear alongside retro objects. Closed Tuesdays.
UNION3 Daimyo
Specialists in 90s and 00s vintage T-shirts. Unmissable if band tees are the goal.
MUMU Fukuoka
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin
The Fukuoka branch of secondhand shop MUMU, in Daimyo.
KAKAVAKA Fukuoka
Kakavaka Fukuoka, in Daimyo.
Hedy Fukuoka
A vintage store in Imaizumi with a European mood.
Small Change Daimyo
A secondhand shop in Daimyo.
RAGMACHINE
A secondhand store in Imaizumi.
HIGHTIMES VINTAGE
A vintage store in Daimyo.
AURA
Vintage clothing and antiques in Kego.
Small Change Fukuoka
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Tenjin & Imaizumi
Amekaji and military specialists across three floors. Among the largest and deepest in Tenjin.
Top of the Hill Fukuoka PARCO
American vintage on the seventh floor of PARCO, with a well-kept ivy and trad line.
SYNC Fukuoka Tenjin
A small shop on the second floor of the Mitsuyama Building. Street and Y2K stock turns fast.
UNDERLAND
Unit 102 of the Shimizu Building. A small shop weighted toward rock, punk and band tees.
iot Daimyo
Secondhand in Daimyo 1-chome. Stock moves fast, so frequent visits pay.
SHERRY'S
Unit 101, Selva Nishi-Daimyo, with a clear Y2K and girly line.
alconne Fukuoka
Unit 103, Twin Nishidori. European pieces with age, hung alongside objects.
Swivel used clothing
Unit 211, Ethos Daimyo. A small shop centred on denim and amekaji.
for.t.e
Mid-range · Gyeonggi · Suwon Haenggung-dong · 5 min from the station
European-leaning selection with careful merchandising. A quiet shop with an effortless mood.
underbar101
Budget & flat-rate · Gyeonggi · Suwon Haenggung-dong · 6 min from the station
Colourful, street-leaning secondhand at reasonable prices.
anen
Mid-range · Gyeonggi · Suwon Haenggung-dong · 6 min from the station
Centred on classic vintage — knitwear, scarves and the like.
aoiro
Mid-range · Gyeonggi · Suwon Haenggung-dong · 7 min from the station
A Japanese-leaning selection: coloured knits, denim and headwear, with fitting available.
carvingfamily
Budget & flat-rate · Gyeonggi · Suwon Haenggung-dong · 7 min from the station
Warehouse-style retro mood. Belts, hair clips and other small goods are the strength.
kiki vintage
Unstaffed self-checkout secondhand, and one of the defining vintage shops in Haenggung-dong.
CBX Vintage
Budget & flat-rate · Gyeonggi · Ilsan Siksa-dong · 5 min from the station
Vintage run both staffed and unstaffed, aimed at a younger crowd.
Omnipeople Outlet
Mid-range · Gyeonggi · Ilsan Siksa-dong
The Omnipeople vintage outlet in Siksa-dong.
CYC Vintage & Antique
Mid-range · Gyeonggi · Bundang & Pangyo
Vintage and antiques on Soetgol-ro in Bundang.
Kolhaag
Mid-range · Gyeonggi · Suwon Haenggung-dong
A vintage selection on Jeongjo-ro in Haenggung-dong.
Not For Resale
A vintage select shop in Haenggung-dong.
SALAMANCA VINTAGE Kyoto Sanjo
Mid-range · Kyoto · Sanjo & Teramachi
The most-reviewed large secondhand store in Kyoto. Band tees, sweats and outerwear stacked deep, with fast turnover — a good first stop.
SALAMANCA VINTAGE Kyoto Shijo
Mid-range · Kyoto · Shijo & Kawaramachi
The Shijo branch of the Sanjo store. Same volume approach, weighted a little more toward Y2K and street.
Achuu
Secondhand in a Sanjo walk-up. A cheap way into Y2K and girly moods.
ROGER'S Kyoto
Amekaji and military selection on the second floor in Eirakucho. Leans toward pieces with real age.
gugu
A small ground-floor shop in Funayacho. Narrow, concentrated curation in a European mood.
BLUE Kyoto Teramachi
Secondhand in Teramachi's Shikibucho. Denim and amekaji, chosen for age.
Mori
An "evolved secondhand shop" on the second floor in Teramachi. Fast turnover and low prices make it fun just to skim.
SHIRO VINTAGE KYOTO
Third-floor selection in Sakuranocho. European and leather, with only the higher-scoring pieces put out.
pug kyoto
A small second-floor shop in Kawaramachi with a clear Y2K and girly line.
HOMIES
Secondhand in the lanes below Nishikikoji. Heavy on street and band tees.
Little Trip to Heaven
High-end & archive · Kyoto · Shijo & Kawaramachi
An antique and vintage selection across two floors. European objects and accessories are the strength.
MILOU Vintage
A small shop in Takamiyacho, quietly curated in a European mood.
Furugiya JAM Nagoya
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu · 4 min from the station
Around seven thousand pieces at any time — the large anchor store that starts an Osu secondhand loop.
Feeet
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu · 5 min from the station
A local heavyweight in Osu built on men's American vintage, with its own online store.
BIG TIME Nagoya
The Nagoya branch of a long-running national vintage chain. Three floors of 50s–90s US and European secondhand.
FUJI STORE Nagoya
A secondhand shop proposing styling around sport, military and outdoor. A newer arrival, opened in 2024.
GREAT POWER
High-end & archive · Nagoya · Osu · 5 min from the station
Specialists in the harder end of American vintage — leather jackets, workwear — squarely aimed at enthusiasts.
RushOut Osu
Budget & flat-rate · Nagoya · Osu · 5 min from the station
Low to mid-priced American secondhand inside the Dai-2 Ameyoko building. Built for value-led volume shopping.
NOTIME Osu
Budget & flat-rate · Nagoya · Osu · 4 min from the station
An unusual unstaffed shop open around the clock. Good regular 90s–00s stock, so a late-night walk can double as a dig.
Archer
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu · 3 min from the station
Womenswear on the ground floor, menswear above — a secondhand shop with a select-shop sensibility.
KAKAVAKA Nagoya
Mid-range · Nagoya · Osu
Kakavaka Nagoya, one of the defining secondhand shops in Osu, with a broad selection.
Hype Nagoya
A secondhand shop in Osu.
Strike Vintage
A vintage store in Osu.
The Second Vintage Store
A vintage store in Chiyoda, carrying classic and European secondhand.
Unwave
Vintage and antiques in Osu.
store in history
SELEN Nagoya
Mid-range · Nagoya · Sakae
Eighth floor of the Itoya Building. A narrow selection in a European mood.
LUSTY NAGOYA
Fifth floor of the Hirokoji Fushimi annexe, built on rock, punk and band tees.
CROUT SAKAE
Third floor in Sakae 3-chome, hanging higher-scoring European and leather pieces.
LOVEVEGAS
Secondhand in Osu 3-chome, with fast turnover on street pieces and band tees.
Small Change Nagoya
Amekaji and military specialists across two floors — the same group as the Fukuoka store.
LUMPEN
European vintage specialists in Osu 3-chome, choosing pieces with real age.
Pigsty Amerikamura
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura · 5 min from the station
The defining Amerikamura shop for serious American vintage, spanning period pieces down to daily wear.
Furugiya JAM Amerikamura
Roughly 360 m² and eight thousand pieces on the floor. Overwhelming genre-by-genre volume across military, work and outdoor — the Amerikamura anchor.
MAGNETS Osaka
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura · 3 min from the station
A long-standing shop with its own warehouse in Omaha, buying US military, work and hunting vintage directly. Aimed at grown-up amekaji.
mecca
High-end & archive · Osaka · Amerikamura · 4 min from the station
Open since 1994, specialising in 1930s–60s deadstock and vintage clothing. The high-end address for pieces with real depth of age.
GRIZZLY Amemura
Budget & flat-rate · Osaka · Amerikamura · 3 min from the station
A budget vintage chain running five separate stores inside Amerikamura alone. Working the branches is a route in itself.
Teesclub
A T-shirt specialist opened by the Grizzly group in 2024. Start here if band tees and print tees are the target.
Yushoku
Budget & flat-rate · Osaka · Nakazakicho · 3 min from the station
One-off damaged and reworked pieces plus Euro vintage at 1,000–3,000 yen — the value benchmark in the Sakura Building.
olfe.
Mid-range · Osaka · Nakazakicho · 4 min from the station
European-leaning design secondhand, rotated about 400 pieces a month and announced on social. Fast turnover rewards return visits.
POPEYE vintage
Mid-range · Osaka · Nakazakicho · 5 min from the station
A colourful shop handling pop, retro 1950s–70s amekaji, weighted toward womenswear.
green pepe
A fixture filling two old townhouses with Showa retro (60s–70s) Japanese-made dresses and objects. Worth knowing that objects outweigh clothing.
lila Nakazaki
Specialists in high-quality European vintage womenswear — frills, lace and the like. Good enough to run department store pop-ups.
Furugiya JAM Horie
Mid-range · Osaka · Horie · 8 min from the station
About 660 m², the largest floor area of any JAM store, and Horie's flagship secondhand destination.
Epic Vintage Clothing
Mid-range · Osaka · Horie · 3 min from the station
A local shop curating amekaji and street secondhand bought first-hand across the US, tuned to what is current.
en.DAWS Horie
Mid-range · Osaka · Horie · 5 min from the station
Menswear-leaning used and vintage chosen by two owners, centred on military, work and amekaji.
LARA VINTAGE
High-end & archive · Osaka · Horie · 5 min from the station
European vintage specialists, running from 1800s antiques through designer archive.
FUJI STORE
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura
A secondhand store in Amerikamura with good American vintage volume.
chappie wearhouse
Warehouse-style secondhand in Amerikamura. The volume makes it worth digging.
KAKAVAKA Osaka
Kakavaka's main Osaka store in Amerikamura, with a broad secondhand selection.
LOLLIP
A secondhand shop in Amerikamura.
pug Osaka
Mid-range · Osaka · Nakazakicho
The main store of pug, a well-liked secondhand shop in Nakazakicho.
CETRA
A secondhand store in Nakazakicho, with a repair service alongside.
Hedy Osaka
Mid-range · Osaka · Horie
A vintage store in Horie carrying sharply chosen European secondhand.
calico
A secondhand selection in Kita-Horie.
ACORN
Mid-range · Osaka · Semba & Hommachi
A buy-and-sell vintage store in Minami-Semba.
muretto
Mid-range · Osaka · Shinsaibashi
A small selection on the fourth floor of the COCO Building, narrowly curated around European pieces and leather.
pigsty a⇌zSTORE Nakazakicho
Men's and women's lines (vivie) run out of the same building — among the largest volumes in Nakazakicho.
VINTAGE KANENAGA
Second floor in Nakazaki 2-chome. Narrow, concentrated picking in a European mood.
Raum Vintage
The main store in Nakazaki-nishi, hanging higher-scoring European and leather pieces.
Furugiya SHARE
Mid-range · Sapporo · Tanukikoji & Susukino
The flagship of SHARE, the chain that defines Sapporo secondhand. Minami 3 Nishi 2, with enough volume to make digging worthwhile.
Alter Vintage Suburbia Store
A vintage store at Minami 1 Nishi 4, curating pieces with mood.
nola
A secondhand selection near Odori Park.
neuf
A secondhand shop at Minami 2 Nishi 2.
The RAG & Square
A secondhand shop in the Tanukikoji arcade.
BIG TIME Sapporo
A large secondhand store in the Tanukikoji 7-chome arcade, with real volume on every floor.
HIGHPOSITION
A secondhand shop at Minami 3 Nishi 2.
Union Vintage Shop
A vintage shop at Minami 4 Nishi 1.
Moonrise
A secondhand shop at Minami 3 Nishi 8.
SHARE 1-chome
Second floor of the Maru Building. The defining Sapporo secondhand brand, and stock moves fast.
Top of the Hill Sapporo PARCO
Third floor of Sapporo PARCO, putting out American vintage in good order.
Alter Vintage Outpost
Third floor at Odori Nishi 6-chome. A select outpost run separately from the main store.
GRAPEFRUIT MOON Sapporo
The Aurora Town underground branch, with a clear girly line.
Old Forest
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu · 8 min from the station
Specialists in 80s and 90s vintage eyewear. The place to dig for acetate frames and goggle sunglasses.
Million Archive
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Seongsu · 7 min from the station
A warehouse-scale Seongsu institution since 2017. Treasure hunting through overwhelming volume, and forgiving for beginners.
Blueware
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu · 7 min from the station
Broad range from classic through street to western. Good for anyone still working out their taste, and the fitting rooms are generous.
UNICO
Mid-range · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon · 8 min from the station
Specialists in 80s and 90s American casual. Levi's and Wrangler denim plus military and workwear — required for amekaji people.
RPS Vintage
Mid-range · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon · 5 min from the station
Mostly imported vintage from the 2000s onward. Casual digging in Itaewon's international register.
Vintage Town Itaewon
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon · 3 min from the station
An approachable vintage town in the Itaewon lanes. Good for a broad sweep of casual secondhand.
Vintage Santa
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 5 min from the station
One of the largest secondhand stores in Hongdae. Street, casual and amekaji across the board — a playground built on volume.
ROOT
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 4 min from the station
Warehouse-scale vintage open until 2am daily, so the digging carries deep into the night.
UTA.SEOUL
Mid-range · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 7 min from the station
Reworked pieces on the ground floor, Supreme, Wrangler, Lee and Jordan classics below. For anyone into rework and custom.
WASHER
Mid-range · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 6 min from the station
A vintage store in Yeonnam with a sharp selection — an easy stop on a walk through the neighbourhood.
Eternalog
Mid-range · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 8 min from the station
Vintage in a European analogue register, with black-and-white portrait sessions alongside. For mood over hunting.
Vintage Plus
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam · 8 min from the station
Budget secondhand spanning old school, workwear and street. Imported directly from the US, Japan and Europe — strong value digging.
Kkotbat
Mid-range · Seoul · Euljiro · 4 min from the station
A Euljiro vintage object shop that pulls you in. European objects and homeware to dig through.
dongmyo_vtg
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Dongmyo · 3 min from the station
An orderly vintage shop in the Dongmyo lanes. New stock is announced on Instagram, so wasted trips are rare.
Luke Dongmyo
Mid-range · Seoul · Dongmyo · 4 min from the station
Strong on workwear — denim jackets, cargos. Organised by brand, which makes it one of the easier Dongmyo shops to read.
BNZ Vintage
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Dongmyo · 4 min from the station
Sizeable, and cheaper than most of its neighbours. The budget dig in Dongmyo.
DM Vintage
Enormous in both volume and variety — the defining digging store in Dongmyo.
OMNIPEOPLE Gallery
Mid-range · Seoul · Apgujeong & Cheongdam · 5 min from the station
American vintage like Carhartt and Levi's, staged across two gallery-scale floors near Dosan Park.
CYC
High-end & archive · Seoul · Yeongdeungpo · 1 min from the station
Premium American vintage and antiques bought first-hand in New York. A full-scale store on the ground floor of Lotte Department Store Yeongdeungpo.
4F Vintage
Mid-range · Seoul · Hongdae & Yeonnam
A large vintage store on Yanghwa-ro in Hongdae. Each floor is composed differently, which keeps the digging interesting.
Dozo Manju
A vintage shop in Seogyo-dong, Hongdae, mixing European and American picks.
Hide Value
A vintage selection on Eoulmadang-ro in Hongdae.
Hongdae Vintage B1
Warehouse-style vintage in a Seogyo-dong basement in Hongdae.
Ultra Vintage
A vintage shop on Wausan-ro.
Yuko Vintage
A Japanese-sourced vintage selection in a Seogyo-dong basement.
Wacky Willy
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu
A large American vintage selection in Seongsu. US casual and amekaji digging.
Seongsu Vintage
A vintage selection in a basement on Achasan-ro.
Balbal Vintage Seongsu
The Seongsu branch of Balbal Vintage, on Yeonmujang-gil.
Tokyo Used Seongsu
A Japanese-sourced vintage selection on Seongdeokjeong-gil.
Vintori Dongmyo
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Dongmyo
A vintage shop on the Dongmyo secondhand strip, with two branches.
Juraoptique Dongmyo
Mid-range · Seoul · Dongmyo
Vintage eyewear specialists in Dongmyo.
Cemt
A vintage selection on Jibong-ro in Dongmyo.
Fox Vintage
Budget & flat-rate · Seoul · Myeongdong
A large underground vintage store in Myeongdong, well known to visitors.
Balbal Vintage Myeongdong
Balbal Vintage in Myeongdong.
Root Myeongdong
The Myeongdong branch of Root Vintage.
Raw End Vintage
Mid-range · Seoul · Myeongdong
A vintage selection in Myeongdong.
Fox Vintage Seoulsup
A vintage clothing store in Seongsu near Seoul Forest. Plenty of volume to dig through.
AIR Vintage
A basement vintage selection on Yeonmujang-gil in Seongsu, covering both American and European secondhand.
LuvLuvLuv
A well-liked vintage store on Yeonmujang-gil in Seongsu, strong on women's secondhand and Y2K.
Forest Vintage
A vintage clothing store in the Seoul Forest lanes, centred on casual and street secondhand.
FOGSY
A vintage selection in the Achasan-ro lanes of Seongsu, editing carefully chosen pieces onto the rail.
Lower Vintage
A basement vintage store on Yeonmujang 7-ga-gil in Seongsu.
HighKalla
A vintage store on Seoul Forest 4-gil, working a classic, European register.
H559
Mid-range · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon
Vintage and select pieces on Itaewon 55ga-gil, handling military and street secondhand.
WARPED.
A vintage store on Itaewon-ro 42-gil.
Seoul Vintage
A vintage store on Hongik-ro. Volume-led and good for digging.
Yeontral Vintage
A vintage store in the Yeonnam-dong lanes.
Adelphoi Vintage
A vintage selection on Yanghwa-ro 16-gil.
Dokbaek
Mid-range · Seoul · Mangwon & Hapjeong
A vintage store on Poeun-ro in Mangwon, hanging secondhand in a quiet register.
Vintage Heart
Mid-range · Seoul · Euljiro
A vintage store on Euljiro 18-gil, easy to add onto a Euljiro route.
Insadong Vintage
Mid-range · Seoul · Jongno & Seochon
Vintage on Insadong-gil. Right on the tourist route and strong on objects and accessories.
Ropa Usada Insadong
Secondhand in the Seongbo Building in Insa-dong, chosen in a European mood.
IAM Vintage
Secondhand on Yanghwa-ro 18-gil, easy to sweep on a Hongdae and Yeonnam route.
Seoul Folk Flea Market
A permanent flea market in Sinseol-dong. Secondhand clothing and antique goods are split across floors, and it pairs with Dongmyo into a full day.
BerBerJin
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 7 min from the station
The Ura-Hara landmark known worldwide for vintage denim. You come for the decade-by-decade denim archive — first priority if denim is the point.
Santa Monica Harajuku
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 5 min from the station
A veteran of the Tokyo vintage scene, covering American casual and trad broadly. A safe first stop for Harajuku vintage.
Flamingo Shimokitazawa
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 4 min from the station
The leading chain for American vintage. Regular stock turns fast, which makes it a useful baseline for a Shimokita route.
Haight & Ashbury
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 6 min from the station
A Shimokita institution curating older European and American vintage and classic pieces. Go if you want real depth of age.
Safari Koenji
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 3 min from the station
A vintage store with several branches across Koenji. Each has its own register, so working through them is a mini route in itself.
Sokkyou
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Koenji · 5 min from the station
A Koenji shop with a reputation among serious collectors for its curation. For people who look hard at workwear and denim of a certain era.
Small Change Koenji
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 4 min from the station
One of the defining Koenji shops for American vintage across the board, with a dense run of everyday tees and sweats.
WHISTLER
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 2 min from the station
A men's vintage institution since 2001. Leather shoes and boots stacked floor to ceiling, plus US and European classics.
LOVER SOUL
Open since 1991, specialising in Showa-retro womenswear. Psychedelic 60s–70s blouses and A-line dresses are the strength.
BIG TIME Koenji
The Koenji branch of a national vintage chain. Men's on the ground floor, women's above, spanning cheap to high-end — good for a first visit.
GRAPEFRUIT MOON Koenji
Military, workwear and outdoor bought directly from the US and Europe. Very satisfying if you want rugged vintage you will actually wear.
Kiki2
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Koenji · 5 min from the station
A cute retro shop built on a "girl's room" concept. Pastel dresses and accessories in the 3,000–4,000 yen range.
Slat
Good American casual at fair prices, in a treasure-hunt format. Worth pairing with the second branch.
Albatross
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Koenji · 3 min from the station
90s pop culture, rock tees and sportswear at easy prices on the PAL arcade. The fun is in buying without thinking too hard.
Anemone
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 5 min from the station
French trad and European vintage built around British labels. Recommended if you want a classic European register rather than amekaji.
BIG TIME Shimokitazawa
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 3 min from the station
Two floors packed with 50s–90s vintage bought first-hand in the US and Europe. A solid opening stop in Shimokita.
STICK OUT
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 3 min from the station
Famous for flat 700-yen pricing across the store. Essential if you want to dig by the armful without watching the budget.
CHICAGO Shimokitazawa
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 5 min from the station
The Shimokita branch of the storied Harajuku vintage chain. US and European secondhand through to kimono, all on volume.
GRAPEFRUIT MOON Shimokitazawa
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 5 min from the station
A long-running shop covering 50s–70s American plus British and French military and workwear. Go if euro military is your thing.
DESERT SNOW Shimokitazawa
A budget amekaji chain with several branches in Shimokita alone. Levi's, Champion and Carhartt staples, by volume.
VOSTOK Vintage
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 4 min from the station
A small shop curating European and military pieces. For digging into European secondhand rather than the usual American run.
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 2 min from the station
A romantic selection built on imported European dresses, silk scarves and vintage jewellery.
Toyo Department Store Annex
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 1 min from the station
The annexe carrying on the lineage of Shimokita's Toyo Department Store. Small, idiosyncratic vintage shops gathered under the tracks, so several tastes get covered in one stop.
Furugiya JAM Shimokitazawa
JAM's Shimokita store, opened in 2023. Bright, orderly and merchandised by category, which makes choosing easy for newcomers.
CHICAGO Harajuku
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 5 min from the station
The home store of a large chain, warehouse-style and stacked with amekaji, denim and kimono. Essential for hunting on sheer quantity.
KINSELLA
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 10 min from the station
A genre-agnostic curated secondhand shop holding down Ura-Hara since 2008. Reads like a reference book for strong Harajuku styling.
PIN NAP
A shrine of Harajuku-girl styling built on an "old school and new school" concept, layering vivid street sensibility over 80s and 90s vintage.
Flamingo Harajuku
The Harajuku branch of the chain known for sharply curated retro American amekaji.
PANAMABOY Harajuku
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 3 min from the station
Known for reworking vintage with lace and embroidery. For one-of-a-kind upcycled pieces.
VINTAGE QOO TOKYO
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 2 min from the station
A luxury vintage flagship holding roughly two thousand Chanel pieces in the basement alone. First priority for 90s and Y2K luxury bags.
AMORE Vintage Omotesando
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 4 min from the station
Luxury vintage specialising in Chanel bags and accessories, with English service and an unhurried atmosphere.
LAILA VINTAGE
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 5 min from the station
A pioneer of high-end vintage, handling maison and designer archive since 2002. The place for genuinely serious archive pieces.
NUDE TRUMP
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shibuya · 8 min from the station
A legendary Shibuya secondhand shop running since 1988, built on the 1980s New York party scene. Studs, sequins and leather accents are the strength.
Nakata Shoten
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Ueno & Ameyoko · 2 min from the station
A legendary Ameyoko military surplus dealer running since the 1950s. Genuine issue from many armies plus leather jackets, sensibly priced.
dracaena Kichijoji
Mid-range · Tokyo · Kichijoji · 5 min from the station
Kichijoji's signature vintage shop, on the way to Inokashira Park. Broad range from classic through the 90s.
JANTIQUES
High-end & archive · Tokyo · Nakameguro · 5 min from the station
A Japanese vintage store of the first rank, frequented by stylists and industry people. Early twentieth-century clothing and antiques, enjoyed like an archive.
DEPT TOKYO
Mid-range · Tokyo · Nakameguro · 7 min from the station
A revival of the legendary shop that drove 1980s Tokyo culture, curating European and American vintage alongside reworked pieces.
CaNARi Nakameguro
Mid-range · Tokyo · Nakameguro · 4 min from the station
A shop proposing a Tokyo-style vintage mix along the Meguro river walk. Pairs naturally with a riverside café route.
shara
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa
A well-liked Shimokitazawa secondhand shop, editing carefully chosen American and European vintage onto the rail.
memento
A secondhand shop in the Daizawa lanes, centred on casual and street vintage.
sui vintage
A vintage selection in Shimokitazawa, curating pieces with mood.
Ayne
A Shimokitazawa vintage shop centred on womenswear.
SELEN
A secondhand store in Shimokitazawa with enough volume to reward digging.
SANGO
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji
A secondhand shop in Koenji-kita.
BoobyTrap
A secondhand shop in Koenji-minami, with vintage in a street and rock register.
SHINTO
A used-and-new select secondhand shop in Koenji.
Spank!
Mid-range · Tokyo · Nakano
Girly secondhand in Petit Paris under Broadway. Effectively the origin of fairy-kei styling, with a devoted following.
kaya
A small shop on Broadway's first basement floor, selling narrowly in a European mood.
SCReeN vintage
A one-person selection on the third floor in Shin-Nakano, picking narrowly and deeply around amekaji and military.
Antiques Kimono Lily
Mid-range · Tokyo · Asakusa & Kuramae
Kimono antique specialists in Nishi-Asakusa. For anyone wanting to wear haori and obi as outerwear and accessories.
Kimono Lily Kaminarimon
Ground floor at Kaminarimon. Vintage watches alongside kimono, which makes it good for accessory digging.
Furugi-ya K2
Coffee and secondhand together in Asakusa 3-chome. Set up so you can rest while you browse.
comma
A small shop on the fourth floor of the Umamichi Building, hanging quietly in a European mood.
Iida Shoten / Vintage SHINOBI
A long-established secondhand shop in Asakusa 1-chome, built on military surplus.
FUKURAKU VINTAGE
Budget & flat-rate · Tokyo · Asakusa & Kuramae
Unstaffed secondhand. Cheap enough to browse without pressure, and open long hours.
EROTIC
Mid-range · Tokyo · Jiyugaoka
A small ground-floor shop in Okusawa with a clear rock and punk register — worth trying for band tees.
Afar Vintage
A selection on the second floor of The Front, leaning toward European pieces with age.
SMASH
Secondhand in Jiyugaoka 2-chome, with solid denim and amekaji fundamentals.
CARBOOTS
Mid-range · Tokyo · Daikanyama
Ground floor of Silk Daikanyama, selling clothing and objects together in a European car-boot-sale register.
PFP
Mid-range · Tokyo · Sangenjaya
Secondhand in Sangenjaya 2-chome. Street pieces and band tees turn over fast, so regular visits pay.
Furugi-ya sui
A one-person selection in Taishido, picking narrowly and deeply in a European mood.
XXNT TOKYO
Third floor of Esperanza. A small shop with a clear Y2K and street line.
Muri vintage
Unit 202, Terao Building. Higher-scoring pieces, centred on European and leather.
PULP VINTAGE
Secondhand in the Maeda Building, weighted toward rock, punk and band tees.
ROOT vintage
Ground floor in Taishido 4-chome, built on amekaji and military pieces with age.
Furugi-ya SAKASHITA
A small shop in Taishido 5-chome. Prices are low enough to browse freely.
GASLAMP SQUARE
Ground floor in Sangenjaya 1-chome. Denim through boots — a full amekaji outfit in one stop.
