Hi all,
Because I haven't been doing anything much worth reporting on, I thought I'd give a bit of an overview of some of the Book Off stores in Nagoya. If you haven't heard of Book Off, think second hand, think manga, think really cheap. Of course they sell other books, CD's, games and so on as well. But if you're an avid manga fan and don't particularly mind the books being in Japanese, then Book Off is the place for you.
I've been to three stores, so I'll restrict my information to those...
Sakae
Centrally located in the Sakae Skyle building, this is probably the biggest store. You can get there from the subway by staying underground and heading for the Crystal Square (the fountain). Once you get there, look for a sign for Skyle above one of the sets of stairs going up. You can go up those into the basement of the building.
This store is also good for people who like second hand clothes. There is a decent range, including brands. Another advantage is that on the floors below there is Daiso and G.U. Daiso is a 100 yen shop that sells all sorts of stuff and G.U. is a reasonably cheap young people's clothes store.
Tenmacho
I call this one Tenmacho because that is the closest subway station to the store. Once you exit the station, look for a sign - as of the date of this post, there is a big one pointing you to the store.
This store is a bit out of the way, but I mention it because it's a hidden haven of manga/anime figurines...the range isn't mind blowing, but it's up there with most of the figurine stores in Nagoya that I know of, and, the average figurines are pretty cheap.
Kamiyashiro
I only mention this one as another option. Probably don't go out of your way to go there, but if it's in your area, it's another option (mostly books etc). It's right outside the station, so not hard to find.
Well, there's my appraisal!
