Close to Jimbocho station in the middle of Tokyo, Akane-do is a third-floor treasure-house of vintage and collectors' items. It's jam packed with prints and postcards, toys, collector cards and labels, magazines and comics, tableware and ornaments, and there are also oddities like old dialed telephones and Japanese abacuses. It's a great place to go to pick up some interesting, original gifts and souvenirs.
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Akane-do Retro Store
Vintage goods and collectibles in Jimbocho
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By Peter Sidell
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![Marbles and collectors' cards](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128647/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128647.jpg)
Marbles and collectors' cards
![Woodcut prints](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128648/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128648.jpg)
Woodcut prints
![A table of random stuff](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128654/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128654.jpg)
A table of random stuff
![Vintage manga and magazines](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128649/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128649.jpg)
Vintage manga and magazines
![Labels and stickers, maybe](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128653/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128653.jpg)
Labels and stickers, maybe
![More woodcuts and magazines](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128650/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128650.jpg)
More woodcuts and magazines
![Attractive scenic postcards](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128651/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128651.jpg)
Attractive scenic postcards
![Toys](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128655/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128655.jpg)
Toys
![More postcards](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128652/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128652.jpg)
More postcards
![Handheld fans](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128656/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128656.jpg)
Handheld fans
![Art prints](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128657/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128657.jpg)
Art prints
![Proper vintage postcards](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128658/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128658.jpg)
Proper vintage postcards
![This box of hundred-yen goodies outside is what first caught my eye](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128659/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128659.jpg)
This box of hundred-yen goodies outside is what first caught my eye
![Something for the house](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/23358-128660/1000/tokyo-shopping-retro-store-akane-do-128660.jpg)
Something for the house
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Olga
9 years ago
Looks very, very retro. I love such places!
Get down there Olga! They have lots of quirky goodies.
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