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Title: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: nachdenki on August 20, 2007, 08:22:57 PM
First the official shops:
Shibuya:
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3171/hpshop1ec2.jpg) (http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4797/dsc00199zr3.jpg)
If you stand where the red line begins, you only have to go to the first building right to the building with starbucks. On the right side of the main entrance is a sign with names of shops in the building ordered by the floor, so the last (down) is ハロプロジェクト... (HelloProject...). Just go in and turn left to go to the escalator down. On the next floor use the escalator again to go down one more floor and you'll see the Hello Project official shop logo/name on your way down.

JPH!P User-experiences:
i might add, the one in shibuya was pretty tricky, for me at least.  'cuz theres two building that shares the same names shibuya 109 and shibuya 109-2.
(... and the H!P Strore is in 109-2!)
Harajuku: < SUPPOSEDLY CLOSED IN FEB. 2010, DON'T BLAME ME IF YOU CAN'T FIND IT
(http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9233/hpshop2xn3.jpg) (http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9913/dsc00131cz8.jpg)
Take the Takeshita-dori exit at Harajuku (if you take the other one you'll have to walk down the street). The rest is self-explanatory. On the google earth picture is a parking space where the H!P Shop is located.
Video of me walking from the H!P Store back to Takeshita-dori (http://www.animelyric.de/files/harajukuhpstore.avi) (2.6Mb, Xvid)

Ueno:

(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/659/hpshop3lc7.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4118/dsc00196gd5.jpg)
Go out of the Ueno station (in the direction of the Ueno park, zoo) and follow the red line (close to the rails) then follow the right street a little and on the left side is a building where a TV stands showing the H!P store or H!P stuff (I wonder how long the TV will stand there... may be outdated someday). Go in and either take the escalator to the 4th floor which looks probably like the photo or use the elevator and when you exit turn left. You will notice the H!P store pretty soon then. The entrance is on the right side.
(Note: when you buy something in this store you have to go "right" when facing the entrance, that will get you to the other door where people get their stuff. You can wait outside using the door and watch TV if you are buying a lot or many people are getting stuff too. They'll call your name when they are ready with your stuff)

How do I buy stuff @official H!P Stores?
When you enter the shop, either in front of the door (Ueno) or inside right next to the door are sheets of paper with tables on it and numbers as well as pencils. You take one sheet (or another if one is full) and a pencil and start shopping. You write the number into the right table (they either have captions or you just look for the first number) and behind the "x" the amount of the item you want. There are like two tables without a number above, you can fill in the number for which you can't find a suitable table here, or have to get an extra sheet if it's a special item. But don't worry, if it's a special item and you fill it in the regular sheet they will most likely give you the extra sheet at the cashier and tell you to fill it out (even though in this case, it may be difficult to get the item because you might have to write your name and telephone number in it which is useless if you live outside of Japan but that's really only a rare special case XD).
At the bottom of the sheet, there are three columns "name (in furigana)", "age" and "gender (male / female)". There are other fields above but you don't need to write in anything there.
You don't need to fill out all three if you can't remember what you have to fill in which field but you should be able to write your name (first or last one does not matter) in Katakana (I think Hiragana is also ok if you have serious trouble with Katakana) because they need it to shout your name when they are done getting your stuff from the stock (only really needed if you go away while they are getting it or if there are many people getting their stuff before you, otherwise they'll look at you or you'll notice when they are done and can go to them without having them call you). You can circle or cross your gender, no need to write the kanji.
When you are done filling out the sheet, go to the cashier and give them your sheet. You will have to pay at this point and you will get a receipt (reshīto) which you should keep because you will be most likely requested to give it to the person who gives you your stuff because they want to check if they got the right items. If there is currently a game or another special sales promotion they also need it to check for example the amount of money you paid and depending on that you get free cards etc. and then they stamp it.
Anyway... now they will put everything in a bag and you can leave with pride because everyone can see the hello! project logo on the bag  :wahaha:

Unofficial shops:
Nakano Broadway:
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7813/shop2ka0.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shop2ka0.jpg) (http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9536/dsc00200pb0.jpg)
I've always been using the Tozai-Line to Nakano (T-01) and used the North Exit. Outside there is an crosswalk just a little right and in front a shopping street. Go forward all the time till the end and you will see what's in the second picture. Go in and use the first escalator (right) you see to the 3rd floor. Now you will only have to go straight forward (on the way left) until you see the name "TRIO2". The shop is in the corner of the building and next to an escalator.
You can buy photocards, dvd magazines other tour goods as well as other store goods there. They also have a decent collection of magazines (mostly second hand if not all) like "Up To Boy" and others I don't know.
If you look around the building you will find showcases with few H!P stuff at other places too, but I don't know if they also sell it there XD but I think so.
Thanks to someone at H!O for his/her guide for this shop which I used first :)

Akihabara:
(http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9981/shop1iz1.jpg)
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4457/dsc00154ii9.jpg) (http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4870/dsc00155bi4.jpg)
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4144/dsc00088or4.th.jpg) (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00088or4.jpg)
If you take the "Akihabara Electric Town" exit at Akihabara you will find a familiar street like the one on the google earth picture if you go left after passing the ticket gates (going right isn't much of a problem but won't fit perfectly to my description :P ).
Following the red line will bring you to a store with a huge selection of H!P DVDs and CDs (mostly used stuff). They sell H!P stuff like on the first floor (going upstairs once). Even though it seems to have more stuff than other stores at akiba, it also turned out to be the most expensive one (imho) at least for DVD Magazines and FC releases...but I also got a used Waracchaou yo BOYFRIEND single-v for 84yen there XD. Picture two and three are shops you will find if you go down the street (yellow line). I can't tell you for sure where they are because everything looks alike on google earth maps XD but they are all on the main street after the crossing where the first store is. Going down the street the shop in the second picture is on the right side and the third on the left of the street.
They are both taken from the same point, I just turned around. If you go right from the view of the second picture (the arrow on the 2nd pic) you will see another shop that sells DS games/other games and maybe anime stuff dunno lol, but if you take the elevator or stairway to the...XYZ floor (I think it was the 3rd or 4th but can't remember correctly I only know that 7 and 8 were Japan AV floors  XD :P) you find yet another shop with a quite good selection of H!P stuff (DVD, CD), I found a DVD there which I didn't found in all other stores before (Promised Land DVD).
There are maybe 2 or 3 more shops with DVDs and CDs but one of them didn't sold Berryz Koubou stuff for some reason which made me hate them :P and the other have only a very small selection.
Note: If you are going to like a Morning Musume concert or Berryz Koubou concert etc. don't... DON'T buy DVD Magazines in those shops at Akiba of that group because they are much much cheaper if you buy them at the concert! (They sold 1-9 at the Berryz Koubou concert iirc as well as some other DVDs which Kanji I could not read)

EDIT:
note: on my trip in 08 I noticed some shops in Akihabara moved around the street so you won't find them all as seen on the picture anymore. Just look for the liberty sign to find them or just go into shops randomly (always good) and see if they have something of interest)

If you know better, more, other cool places tell us about them in this thread, ok? :)
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: SomethingWild on August 20, 2007, 08:25:14 PM
Wow nice work, thanks! This will come in handy.
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Pinkosa on August 20, 2007, 08:33:31 PM
Ohhh awesome! I'll send this to my friend who lives there  :) Thanks~
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on August 20, 2007, 09:34:09 PM
GJ!!!!!

Remind me to stickify this thread when it starts to fall down from the first page XD
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Ayabie on August 20, 2007, 09:49:34 PM
Epic post.

I had no idea of the unofficial ones. :D
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Koolmon93 on August 21, 2007, 01:07:15 AM
Ooh, this may come in handy in a couple of years. Someone needs to track these stores down and buy that damn Tomoiki single dammit!
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on August 21, 2007, 02:14:09 AM
Tokyo 2k8!  Then add Soapland attractions!
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Shinora on August 21, 2007, 03:27:18 AM
i might add, the one is shibuya was pretty tricky, for me at least.  'cuz theres two building that shares the same names shibuya 109 and shibuya 109-2.
wow, i didn't know there was an unofficial shop at akihabara, i bet i walked past that place at least 3 times -_-
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: nachdenki on August 21, 2007, 10:26:49 AM
i might add, the one is shibuya was pretty tricky, for me at least.  'cuz theres two building that shares the same names shibuya 109 and shibuya 109-2.
wow, i didn't know there was an unofficial shop at akihabara, i bet i walked past that place at least 3 times -_-
I've add your experience to the main post  :D

I think it's a chain in Akihabara because most of the shops that sold H!P CDs and DVDs had that sign shown in the 2nd Akiba pic (it's "liberty", right?). But they have a different amount of H!P stuff and some even differ in prices a little (therefore maybe in quality too).
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: chibilolli on August 21, 2007, 08:32:25 PM
Thanks for this. I could've done with this in April because me and my nephew couldn't find the Harujuku store. Found the Shibuya one easy though (with the help of a very nice Japanese guy who didn't know Hello!Project but could tell me where the 109-2 building was).

Will use this in September :D
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Shinora on August 22, 2007, 04:41:47 AM
i actually visited this one store at akihabara that sold a lot of random stuff and one corner of the store was for H!P stuff, 90% of the stuff they sold we DVDs of all kinds. 

Another thing is that there are alot of unofficial stores at Takeshita.  One that I would highly recommend is the one that u have to go up the stairs beside the lolita cosplay shop, sorry for the vague description, its on the left side assuming u entered from the JR exit.  They sell alot of old photocards, FC merchandise, concert tickets, autographs (i bought my 6th gen autograph there), as well as a lot of Johnny's stuff.  Actually, i was the only guy in that store while i was looking for stuff, the rest are johnny fangirls -_-
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: misugi on August 22, 2007, 07:27:57 AM
Thanks a lot.  I'm planning on going to Japan this Nov, this will be great help. :)
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Happosai on August 22, 2007, 01:54:44 PM
i actually visited this one store at akihabara that sold a lot of random stuff and one corner of the store was for H!P stuff, 90% of the stuff they sold we DVDs of all kinds. 

Another thing is that there are alot of unofficial stores at Takeshita.  One that I would highly recommend is the one that u have to go up the stairs beside the lolita cosplay shop, sorry for the vague description, its on the left side assuming u entered from the JR exit.  They sell alot of old photocards, FC merchandise, concert tickets, autographs (i bought my 6th gen autograph there), as well as a lot of Johnny's stuff.  Actually, i was the only guy in that store while i was looking for stuff, the rest are johnny fangirls -_-

Listen to this man, as he speaks the truth!  ;)

Yeah, i went crazy over teh stuff inside that store too.  :)
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: nachdenki on August 22, 2007, 02:29:16 PM
You are talking about the reseller in Harajuku (Takeshita-dori) ?
They even have a website, http://www.gorakudoh.co.jp/top.htm. I bought my first Momo photocard there XD and the tickets.
I'll try to add the location on a map later. But you can also find it on their page with a photo of the front.
Title: Re: H!P shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Happosai on August 22, 2007, 02:36:16 PM
yeah, that's the one!  :D ---------> http://www.gorakudoh.co.jp/syozaiti.htm

Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Shumatsu Samurai on September 22, 2007, 12:32:57 PM
So, which store would you recommend for PBs, especially older/popular ones?
Where else should/could one go to look for them?
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: JFC on September 22, 2007, 07:45:44 PM
So, which store would you recommend for PBs, especially older/popular ones?
Where else should/could one go to look for them?
Wherever it is, we gotta hit it up during the 2K8 JPHiP Tokyo invasion. ;D
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: nachdenki on September 22, 2007, 08:34:52 PM
So, which store would you recommend for PBs, especially older/popular ones?
Where else should/could one go to look for them?
You can first check Hello! Project shops because they also sell some older PBs but popular ones are maybe sold out there.
If you don't find what you are looking for there, then from the shops I posted, the TRIO2 shop in Nakano may have some PBs. Or at least one of the shops at Akihabara (the one with the red dot, I'll add a photo of it...), but you won't find them where the other H!P stuff is because they are of course not classified as DVD or CD, so you'll have to go to Idol and AV floors to find them. There are plenty of other shops with PBs, it's just not always easy to find H!P ones. In Akihabara is also an Idol/AV shop where I bought B.L.T. issues, but can't remember having seen H!P PBs there tho.
There were even some very old H!P photobooks in a CD/DVD/Games shop in Kansai (where my Hotel was).
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Shumatsu Samurai on September 22, 2007, 10:47:51 PM
Thanks nachdenki for the info. I'll give it a try. If you have a guide to some good non-H!P shops, it would be highly appreciated.  :mon sweat:
*runs away*

Wherever it is, we gotta hit it up during the 2K8 JPHiP Tokyo invasion. ;D
That's in late 2008 right? I guess I should check it out before you guys go crazy over there  :mon misch:  XD
*hides*
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: JFC on September 23, 2007, 12:14:37 AM
Wherever it is, we gotta hit it up during the 2K8 JPHiP Tokyo invasion. ;D
That's in late 2008 right? I guess I should check it out before you guys go crazy over there  :mon misch:  XD
*hides*
Should be summer 2008, IIRC.  We really need to get things planned soon. :P
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: EternalW on October 02, 2007, 05:46:29 PM
Thanks for all the infos.

I plan to go to Japan next year (or maybe early 2009), this is gonna help me a lot  :)
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: huggumwuggums on October 03, 2007, 03:09:13 AM
Damn. I knew this thread existed but didn't bother to look for it. I went crazy looking for shops that sell H!P merchandise in Akihabara XD

Quote
(I think it was the 3rd or 4th but can't remember correctly I only know that 7 and 8 were Japan AV floors   )

Well next time I'll know where to go first :P
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: jogasa on November 17, 2007, 11:31:59 AM
Hi everyone. If you wanna buy some HP dvd concerts you could go to a Geo Rental DVD shop. There I got some concerts for les than 1000 yens.
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Shumatsu Samurai on December 01, 2007, 12:06:32 PM
I was in the one in Ueno today and was rather disappointed by it's size and collection.
They have like 10-15 Maki items left and when I asked at the counter (because I wanted a certain set from G-Emotion 2) the answer was quick and harsh: "Unrucky! Goto has left Hello Project. You can buy only the ones we have here"...

Are the other shops like that as well?
Or should I just give up on the official shops and go to Harajuku directly?
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: nachdenki on December 02, 2007, 10:13:05 PM
I was in the one in Ueno today and was rather disappointed by it's size and collection.
They have like 10-15 Maki items left and when I asked at the counter (because I wanted a certain set from G-Emotion 2) the answer was quick and harsh: "Unrucky! Goto has left Hello Project. You can buy only the ones we have here"...

Are the other shops like that as well?
Or should I just give up on the official shops and go to Harajuku directly?
The collections are almost the same in all shops in Tokyo. Even the availability of items is somewhat similar, but there is always a chance that something isn't sold out at other shops. It's worth a try. But since Maki left H!P, chances to find a certain set are relatively low.
Unofficial shops like TRIO2 have some cards, but it can be difficult to find a complete set there.
Anyway, good luck :D
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Shumatsu Samurai on January 20, 2008, 02:41:52 PM
OK, I've been to all the official shops now and some of the others as well. With your maps and explanations it was really easy. Thanks again. (http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/6956/flowers4uu.gif)
The Ueno one still has a TV near the entrance of the building but it advertises all the shops there and H!P is only one (short) segment of it (I think I heard Reina speaking the comment).
So I wouldn't try to find the store just by looking for some TV that plays MM.

I like the one in Harajuku the most. The area has lots of other things to offer (like the mentioned unofficial shops) and the shop is the closest one to the station (with the Ueno one probably being the most hidden, half way between Ueno and Okachimachi Stations).
And they actually have a store window that they put to good use:

Last week: (http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7046/harajuku1dm5.th.jpg) (http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=harajuku1dm5.jpg)  Today: (http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1656/harajuku2ma9.th.jpg) (http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=harajuku2ma9.jpg)

Plus, if you feel like it, you can actually walk down to the one in Shibuya.
But after being to all shops on the same day four times now (and on different weekdays too), I must say that the Shibuya one always had the most "sold out" or "currently unavailable" tags. Maybe it was just a coincidence, maybe not...
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: emifebruary on January 20, 2008, 02:49:26 PM
yeah MKB OUTFITS  :gmon heartu:
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: BLoNDDyKe on March 05, 2008, 08:37:45 PM
Waaaaaaaaaaaah!  :w00t:  thx love , imajine walking there & then u see H!P walkin' beside u?  8) wat would u do?
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: Yuna on May 30, 2009, 03:06:29 PM
Oh god, I'm going out of Japan tomorrow morning ... I wish I had seen this thread before.
But hey, great work!!! I do hope to get back here someday, this time I'll be sure to check these stores.
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: writerserenyty on December 06, 2009, 10:28:24 PM
Thank you!

I'm studying the language, and I hope to either study abroad there or teach English in Japan at some point. So, this'll come in handy!!
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: SayuForever on May 29, 2011, 07:05:32 PM
wHOO THX IM GOING TO SE THE SUMMER COCNERT OF HELO PROJECT 2011. ILL SO VISIIT THAT STORE SOMETIME!!!! :cow:
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on August 30, 2011, 07:24:48 PM
Some updates?? :lol:

Shibuya official store: It's much easier to find the right building if you look for Men's 109. The 109-2 part's dropped from the name. I didn't know it was Men's 109 so I spent 2 hours looking for a building that was RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STATION. Most useless waste of time ever. :lol: It baffles me why they still call it 109-2 in the official maps (I got a handout from the concert), since that's not the name anymore.
It's on BF2 floor so you need to take the escalator 2 floors down. It's also named Hello! Project Petit Museum or sth, but it's really a shop with just a few outfits standing in the corner.

Nakano Broadway unofficial store: They have moved selling H!P official pictures to the 2nd floor of Nakano Broadway, but there they have quite a few pictures. Sorry I can't write a more detailed advice on where it is, but just walk around the 2nd floor and you'll find an idol goods store. On the 3rd floor store they still have huge H!P posters (and PBs?), so check both 3rd and 2nd floor idol goods for a full shopping experience o/

LET'S SHAKE HANDS WITH H!P MEMBERS!
If you go to the Shinjuku station, I *WARMLY* recommend checking FUKUYA store at the Subnade Mall (underground mall)! It's a book store where H!P frequently holds PB release events including a handshake opportunity. (That's where I got to shake hands with 6 H!P members for Hello! Channel.) Finding the Subnade itself can be tricky, but Fukuya is at one of its corners so just walk around until you find a book/magazine store :P Luckily the place is quite rectangle-shaped.

There's a list of upcoming events outside the store. There is no English info so you do need to be able to read some Japanese to find out what's coming up (say, katakana and the kanji in the names of H!P members whose PBs are being released, or PB titles, anything that can help you spot an event you'd like to attend).

To attend you must pay the price of the PB/magazine they are advertising to receive a ticket. You then line up according to your ticket number, starting like an hour before the event. Mine was like 1052 so I had to go way to the back, but eh it doesn't really matter if you're first or last, you get the same thing. The ticket selling starts at 9am the day of the event (at least did for the event I went to) so if you want to get in early, ...get the ticket early. When it's your turn, they hand you the PB and you shake hands with whoever's event it is. Then you go to heaven.

THAT'S MY H!P SHOPPING EXPERIENCE!! LOL
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: SomethingWild on July 20, 2012, 01:25:27 PM
Might as well cross-post (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33330.0) my experiences!

Official Hello! Project Store - Shibuya

(http://uppix.com/t-IMG_0840500690ca00106d88.jpg) (http://uppix.com/s-IMG_0840500690ca00106d88-jpg.htm)

Despite knowing where it was, it still took me quite a while to find it. I could not find the down escalator, lol.
It's near the sparkly Hello Kitty shop. You have to go down two floors and it's you'll find the H!P Store on the far side of the building.

Differences with the Official AKB48 Shop:
1. H!P shop was about 8x the size of the Official SKE48 Store in Shibuya.
2. H!P shop focuses on photos a lot, whereas the AKB48 shop has anything from clear files, food, clothes, keychains and other stuff.
3. The system. At the AKB48 shop you can grab a sealed five pic set and take it to the counter. At the H!P shop you have to fill in the numbers of the pics you want. You hand in the form, pay and wait while the staff finds your order together. The upside of this you can get single pics, unlike AKB48 where everything comes in five pic sets. The downside is that is takes a very long time. The people before me had long orders and I had to wait ages to get my small order of three pics . You have to write your name on the order form and they call you when your order is completed.

Trio - K-Books - Akihabara

In Akihabara there is a large K-Books building, which consists of four floors, filled with various idol goodness. On the third floor you'll find a store called Trio (ask for "Torio" if you can't find it). They have a substantial section of H!P goods; posters, photobooks, uchiwas, DVDs, CDs and whatnot. They also have a picture section where you can freely browse and buy single pics sorted by member. Prices vary massively depending on member and rarity. In some cases the official H!P Store may be cheaper, so use your brain.


Events

Shinjuku - Fukuya Store in the Subnade Mall: When I was here there weren't any events. I'm not sure if it was poor timing or perhaps they moved the events to somewhere else. It's a pretty cool area, both above ground and the underground mall, so you might want to check it out anyway. The store had some signed photobooks at very good prices, so that's cool if you're into that.

Shibuya - Tower Records: Look for this sign near one the entrances:

(http://uppix.com/t-IMG_07165004090a00106a26.jpg) (http://uppix.com/s-IMG_07165004090a00106a26-jpg.htm)

Daily events for various artists, ranging from mini-lives, handshakes and signings. The details for each event differ, so be sure to ask the staff for further information. Read the full details of the Morning Musume event here. (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33330.msg1065915#msg1065915)

Akihabara - Softmap: Go to the idol section on the first floor and look for the event schedule:

(http://uppix.com/t-IMG_08125005a0ee00106c52.jpg) (http://uppix.com/s-IMG_08125005a0ee00106c52-jpg.htm)

There is also a guy in front of the store who promoted the particular event they have that day.
These events are less high end than the ones at the Tower Records in Shibuya, but the upside is that they are a lot easier to access.
Location: Take the Electric Town Exit in Akihabara (Yamanote line), walk towards the AKB48 Cafe, take a left passed the McDonald's and giant Itano Tomomi sign and you'll see Softmap across the street on the right. It's pretty hard to miss.
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: hwangmagic on February 04, 2013, 08:44:55 AM

Well this information is bound to be helpful at some point, right now though I don't think my income can afford to book a flight to Tokyo...not to mention once I get there, manage to survive a shopping spree lol
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: nimrod on February 28, 2013, 07:46:59 PM
■■■ If you have a plan to come to Japan, Please take care!■■■
■ Hello! shop Shiubya which started in 2001 move to the sub culture town Akihabara!
Hello! shop Tokyo Akihabara will start on 30th March.
That's why Hello!shop Shibuya will close on 24th March at 21:00.(sun)

New place:
Sakai SueHiro Bill 6th floor
Soto kanda 6-14-2 Chiyodaku Tokyo
JR Akihabara Denki gai : walking five minutes.
Above of Ginza line SueHiro Cho

(http://www.helloproject.com/officialshop/news/news_20130301_11160.html (http://www.helloproject.com/officialshop/news/news_20130301_11160.html) )
See map:
https://maps.google.de/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&q=%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%8D%83%E4%BB%A3%E7%94%B0%E5%8C%BA%E5%A4%96%E7%A5%9E%E7%94%B0%E3%80%806%EF%BC%8D14%EF%BC%8D2&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43148975,d.bGE&biw=1680&bih=892&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl (https://maps.google.de/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&q=%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%8D%83%E4%BB%A3%E7%94%B0%E5%8C%BA%E5%A4%96%E7%A5%9E%E7%94%B0%E3%80%806%EF%BC%8D14%EF%BC%8D2&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43148975,d.bGE&biw=1680&bih=892&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl)

via FB
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=610463358968044&set=a.436091429738572.121154.253277044686679&type=1 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=610463358968044&set=a.436091429738572.121154.253277044686679&type=1)
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: xepher416 on March 18, 2013, 05:41:29 PM
I plan to go to Japan this summer. Hopefully I'll get to visit some of these stores and hopefully Ill be able to go to a concert too.
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: fc2 on April 19, 2013, 09:06:20 PM
Notice of Hello Project shop transfer (Harosho Shibuya):
http://www.helloproject.com/officialshop/news/news_20130307_11160.html (http://www.helloproject.com/officialshop/news/news_20130307_11160.html)
---We may need to view this in a translated version as it is in Japanese---
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: darknessfool on June 06, 2013, 08:39:52 AM
Awesome!

Thanks for the info! This will totally be handy when I go to Tokyo next month!  XD
Title: Re: Hello! Pro shopping guide for Tokyo
Post by: apol on July 09, 2013, 02:31:08 PM
I hope someday to come to Japan (tokyo, kyoto...). But the shops I will not do it, that's for sure. Walk, stare, eat, breathe and enjoy the other world. and shopping - it's, IMHO, empty.