Online shopping guide for Japanese Products

(kingdom hearts products)

I thought that since there are people who want to buy the kingdom hearts final mixes or other kingdom hearts japanese products it would be nice to start a thread where everyone can suggest japanese sites that they trust and have delivery options for japanese products to Europe,Usa and Australia

If you are a regular customer to a japanese store and have experience with online shopping you can post information and sites that you trust so that other people can visit them and maybe find a product that they have been looking for

I will start with some common sites

http://www.play-asia.com/

http://www.yesasia.com/us/en/home.html

Tips from Oishii

Guide for buying from Amazon Japan

http://halcyonrealms...d-buying-guide/

Third party company that can make an order for a japanese product for you and deliver it to you

(requirements:you need to have searced for a japanese shop that has the product you want and inform the company)

http://whiterabbitexpress.com/

Tips from XShinigamiX

Ships to Usa

http://www.amiami.com/

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/

http://www.gamebaz.com/

http://www.japanvideogames.com/

http://www.paletweb.com/

Ships to Europe

http://www.genkivideogames.com/japanese_imported_video_games.asp?pagetoshow=home&dept=home

Deputy/Mail-Forwarding/Proxy Services (Middle Men) -

http://www.tenso.com/en/

http://shoppingmalljapan.com/

http://www.noppin.com/

Feel free to add more, it can really help

Cool, I'll use this in a few years when I graduate and can finally import whatever I want online.

If you can't find what you want from play-asia or yesasia, there is also Amazon Japan. There is a guide here: http://halcyonrealms.com/books/how-to-order-from-amazon-japan-a-detailed-buying-guide/.

 

Another option is to search for online stores in Japan. This requires having the name of what you're looking for in Japanese, and knowing how to find them with a search engine. When you find a store that has it, you can take the link of the page to this site: http://whiterabbitexpress.com/. It's a 3rd party that will order anything for you in Japan and ship it internationally. I order Japanese study books from this company so I trust their services.

 

Third Option: get a plane to Japan and buy it in person

There should be like rating thread thing because this thread is just awesome. 6/5

 

I am a collector myself and I am looking for legit KH stuff. Thanks for bringing this up!

 

And thanks Oishii for the guide I might get some from amazon jp then lol

 

Btw, does the Amazon UK works the same way Amazon JP? Do they ship internationally as well?

There should be like rating thread thing because this thread is just awesome. 6/5

 

I am a collector myself and I am looking for legit KH stuff. Thanks for bringing this up!

 

And thanks Oishii for the guide I might get some from amazon jp then lol

 

Btw, does the Amazon UK works the same way? Do they ship internationally as well?

 

yes exodaze me too ,i would like to learn about sites that are safe for buying stuff,i didnt know that there was a company who can order a japanese product for you and deliver it,i look forward to what other sites people will recommend

Ship to US -

 

AmiAmi

CDJapan

GameBaz

JapanVideoGames

PaletWeb (Be careful, they ban people for cancelling their orders....stupid, I know.)

Play-Asia

YesAsia

 

Ship to EU -

 

Genki

 

Deputy/Mail-Forwarding/Proxy Services (Middle Men) -

 

Noppin (Formerly Crescent-Shop)

Shopping Mall Japan

Tenso

 

Ship to JP (Will have to use Middle Man) -

 

Amazon JP

Yahoo Auctions

 

*Legend - Red links are sites that I have used and recommend.

Does Amazon JP ship to internationally? or Em I missing something here?

Does Amazon JP ship to internationally? or Em I missing something here?

 

http://www.amazon.co...?nodeId=1039606

 

They ship Books, CDs, and DVD/Blu-Ray internationally. They won's ship Figures, PC Software or Video Games though. You'll have to use a Mail-Forwarding service (Like Tenso) for those products.

http://www.amazon.co...?nodeId=1039606

 

They ship Books, CDs, and DVD/Blu-Ray internationally. They won's ship Figures, PC Software or Video Games though. You'll have to use a Mail-Forwarding service (Like Tenso) for those products.

 

Oh sweet thanks!

 

Do you know any UK online retailers that ship to US/international?

Oh sweet thanks!

 

Do you know any UK online retailers that ship to US/international?

 

Zavvi does. I've used them to import Xenoblade, they are very reliable.

That's awesome! Thanks for posting this!

Zavvi does. I've used them to import Xenoblade, they are very reliable.

 

I am interested with the UK release of Birth by Sleep Special Edition. I couldn't find. T_T

I am interested with the UK release of Birth by Sleep Special Edition. I couldn't find. T_T

 

I can't seem to find it anywhere....it's Out of Stock everywhere I've looked. I'll keep looking but the best I've found is on Amazon UK Marketplace (£89.98 for New and £64.00 used.) and they don't ship games to the US either.

I can't seem to find it anywhere....it's Out of Stock everywhere I've looked. I'll keep looking but the best I've found is on Amazon UK Marketplace (£89.98 for New and £64.00 used.) and they don't ship games to the US either.

 

Yeah, that's kinda rare I think lol well unless I get a middle man that would buy it for me there then ship for me here T_T

Simple guide:

 

To play Japanese PlayStation 2 games you'll need either a Japanese PS2, Swap Magic or a PS2 with a mod-chip.

 

To import Japanese video games purchase them off Play-Asia.com.

 

 

To import Re:Chain of Memories from North America to Australia or Europe:

 

You'll either need a North American PS2, Swap Magic or a PS2 with a mod-chip.

 

To import the game you'll just need to purchase it off Amazon.com

I am interested with the UK release of Birth by Sleep Special Edition. I couldn't find. T_T

 

i can find it ,basically its the same in every european country like greece so there are a few copies left here if you are interested

i can find it ,basically its the same in every european country like greece so there are a few copies left here if you are interested

 

I am really interested, if you by any chance seen one, let me know the price. You could message me instead

Can I use the official Square Enix Shop JP for these guys--http://whiterabbitexpress.com/?

Can I use the official Square Enix Shop JP for these guys--http://whiterabbitexpress.com/?

 

you should ask oishii ,i am also interested in trying this site for delivering japanese products ,it may be usefull but i dont know much about it ,do you want to use this for delivering the KH3D anniversary ?

you should ask oishii ,i am also interested in trying this site for delivering japanese products ,it may be usefull but i dont know much about it ,do you want to use this for delivering the KH3D anniversary ?

 

I tried sending them a product from the Square Enix official shop. I let you know if they do ship them.

I tried sending them a product from the Square Enix official shop. I let you know if they do ship them.

 

thanks you are a lifesaver ,i hope everything goes well

Woo! It seems that this site---http://whiterabbitexpress.com/ actually does ship you anything in JP. I just tried sending them a product from Square-Enix Official Store JP and they issued me with the link to give payment! This is awesome!