Every Y2K & girly shop across Japan and Korea. Narrow by city, neighbourhood or taste.
Luft Basement
Mid-range · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon · 5 min from the station
Designer picks like Mischief and House of Sunny, with a café on the second floor. Brands and coffee in one stop.
Vintage Candy
Mid-range · Busan · Jeonpo & Seomyeon
A vintage store in Bujeon-dong, Seomyeon.
Seuzuko
A small second-floor shop in the Seojeon-ro lanes, narrowly chosen in a European and girly mood.
PEPPA STORE
Budget & flat-rate · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong · 3 min from the station
Casual Dongseongno vintage, easy to browse without commitment.
ODDFISH
Mid-range · Daegu · Dongseongno & Samdeok-dong
A select shop in Samdeok-dong 1-ga, setting its tone by pairing clothes with objects.
chillchillchill 777
A small shop on Gyodong 2-gil with a clear Y2K and street line.
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.
SHERRY'S
Mid-range · Fukuoka · Daimyo & Tenjin
Unit 101, Selva Nishi-Daimyo, with a clear Y2K and girly line.
Achuu
Mid-range · Kyoto · Sanjo & Teramachi
Secondhand in a Sanjo walk-up. A cheap way into Y2K and girly moods.
KINJI Kyoto
Budget & flat-rate · Kyoto · Sanjo & Teramachi
The Kyoto branch of Kansai chain KINJI. Ground floor in Benkeishicho, cheap and high-volume.
pug kyoto
Mid-range · Kyoto · Shijo & Kawaramachi
A small second-floor shop in Kawaramachi with a clear Y2K and girly line.
POPEYE vintage
Mid-range · Osaka · Nakazakicho · 5 min from the station
A colourful shop handling pop, retro 1950s–70s amekaji, weighted toward womenswear.
lila Nakazaki
Mid-range · Osaka · Nakazakicho · 4 min from the station
Specialists in high-quality European vintage womenswear — frills, lace and the like. Good enough to run department store pop-ups.
LOLLIP
Mid-range · Osaka · Amerikamura
A secondhand shop in Amerikamura.
Elulu by JAM
Budget & flat-rate · Osaka · Shinsaibashi
JAM's girly line, a cheap way into a Y2K mood.
GRAPEFRUIT MOON Sapporo
Mid-range · Sapporo · Tanukikoji & Susukino
The Aurora Town underground branch, with a clear girly line.
Chiyagi
High-end & archive · Seoul · Apgujeong & Cheongdam · 4 min from the station
An in-house label alongside Korean designers and unusual jewellery, with vintage carried in-store only.
LuvLuvLuv
Mid-range · Seoul · Seongsu
A well-liked vintage store on Yeonmujang-gil in Seongsu, strong on women's secondhand and Y2K.
ENUFF Hannam
Mid-range · Seoul · Hannam & Itaewon
A select shop on Itaewon-ro 42-gil with a sharp point of view and a devoted following.
Jigu Shop
Mid-range · Seoul · Mangwon & Hapjeong
A select shop on Donggyo-ro in Mangwon, mixing vintage and select pieces with a good eye.
Collybily
Mid-range · Seoul · Jongno & Seochon
A small select shop in the Tongin-dong lanes, narrowly curated in a European mood.
LLUD
Ground floor on Yanghwa-ro 10-gil. A street selection mixing an in-house label with vintage.
RAGTAG Harajuku
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 6 min from the station
A large resale chain handling Japanese designer and high-brand secondhand. Essential if Comme des Garçons or Yohji archive is the target.
LOVER SOUL
Mid-range · Tokyo · Koenji · 4 min from the station
Open since 1991, specialising in Showa-retro womenswear. Psychedelic 60s–70s blouses and A-line dresses are the strength.
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.
Little Trip to Heaven
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa · 2 min from the station
A romantic selection built on imported European dresses, silk scarves and vintage jewellery.
PIN NAP
Mid-range · Tokyo · Harajuku & Ura-Hara · 5 min from the station
A shrine of Harajuku-girl styling built on an "old school and new school" concept, layering vivid street sensibility over 80s and 90s vintage.
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.
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.
Ayne
Mid-range · Tokyo · Shimokitazawa
A Shimokitazawa vintage shop centred on womenswear.
Spank!
Mid-range · Tokyo · Nakano
Girly secondhand in Petit Paris under Broadway. Effectively the origin of fairy-kei styling, with a devoted following.
XXNT TOKYO
Mid-range · Tokyo · Sangenjaya
Third floor of Esperanza. A small shop with a clear Y2K and street line.
