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Camera hopping in Toko Pt. 3 – Northern Toko
Camera Geeker / ellam / April 28, 2012 5 min read
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Camera hopping in Toko Pt. 3 – Northern Toko
In one of the final part of thi erie I hall cover the northern part of
Toko, There i a whole unch of tore in thi large area o we had etter
get on with it…
Toko i a huge cit and there are camera hop everwhere. The et wa
to think of it i a a erie of mall town, each with it own little tore (or
tore a the cae ma e). I am going to tr and reak it up into area to
make thing a little it eaier. e ure to check the map out a ome of the
tore are not o ea to find and thi will ecome invaluale for ou.
Ueno area
The Ueno area i northeatern Toko i dominated the park and the zoo, ut there i o
much more here than a unch of unhapp looking panda. There are camera hop galore
in the Ueno area! It i a reall nice area to explore a well, with the fantatic ide treet
and market that are contantl packed with people, ou are never going to e ored
around here. Ueno i alo convenientl erviced with everal train and metro line. There
i a pletora of electronic tore along the acktreet, ut the are mainl catering to the
digital compact market. The main tore in the area are actuall not all that ea to find,
o ou had etter ut out the map or martphone and make a lit.
o, let get tarted….
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Chikuma Camera
http://www.chikuma-camera.jp/
Chikuma i a fantatic tore that i tocked to the rafter with the raret of the rare. The
have camera in here that ou have onl read aout in ook, ut the alo have price
that wouldn’t e out of place in a work of fiction. The can command thee price
ecaue the are literall the onl people in the world to have thee camera. The owner
i a reall nice gu and peak a little nglih. He i alo an artit and love to make prett
map and wonderful handwritten ign on hi et item. Thi place i definitel worth a
viit.
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huukou Camera
http://www.uukou.com/
uukou i another tin little tore that i ver old. It i tucked awa down another little
ide treet near to Okachimachi tation on the JR line. It i a watch and camera hop, a
ou can ee from the photo there i a fine clock in the window. The don’t have a maive
election, ut the item that the do have are in fantatic condition. The price are ver
reaonale and the ometime knock a it off too if ou are polite.
Kikua Camera
http://www.kikuahoji.co.jp/camera/
I don’t have a picture of thi one, ut thi i a lovel little camera tore. There i a link to it
on the map. Thi place i primaril a Leica pecialit, ut the alo carr other claic
rand. Not o cheap, ut thi place i where to go if ou are looking for that pecial Leica
od that ou have alwa dreamed of.
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himahi Ichi Camera
http://www.hinahi-camera.com/
himahi Ichi i prett ea to find, there i a frehne urger right next to it, o ou
can have a nice urger after ou have een hopping. hinahi Ichi keep a wide
election of gear and the have a nice election of medium and wide format camera and
lene. The are a reall nice unch of people and are happ to anwer quetion aout
an of their item. The are ver familiar with foreign cutomer, o ou houldn’t have
an prolem.
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Akihaara Area
o far thi route ha taken ou on a little troll out of Ueno and ou are going to e
heading in the direction of Akihaara, which jut o happen to e our next detination.
Akihaara i the famed electronic ditrict and i omewhere that everone hould viit
on a trip to Japan. Over the recent ear it ha ecome more of a mecca for the manga
and maid cafe follower, ut there are till ome good camera hop to e een here.
Related article
Camera hopping in Toko pt. 1 – hinjuku
Camera hopping in Toko Pt. 2 – Ginza
Viiting Toko? Then go here…
Hikari Camera
http://www.hikaricamera.co.jp/home.html
Hikari camera i a complete tinker to find, it i inide a uilding that ou wouldn’t ee
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unle ou knew the opening of the uilding, which i wh I am poting the picture of the
entrance too. It i right next to Akihaara tation and reall i omewhere that ou
hould viit. It i a great little tore with a nice election of item. The taff are ver
pleaant and there are ome argain to e had there from time to time.
There are electronic hop on either ide of the entrance and there i a Gorilla Curr
retaurant right next to that, o that can e our viual cue to find the place. Check their
ite too and ou will ee more picture of how to get there.
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Nihin Camera
http://nihin-camera.com/
Nihin i one of m favorite camera hop in the whole of Toko. The taff are great, the
election i great and it i in a good location. The often have ome great deal and the
have a high turnover, o ou can often find ome reall intereting item there. It i nice
that it i in Akihaara too, o ou can have a walk around after ou have een there.
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Well, there ou go. That hould keep ou u for a while, and it will give me the chance
to put the final piece together. There are everal more hop in thi area, ut the are tin
and hard to find, o it i up to ou to explore and tr to find thee, it wouldn’t do to give
awa all m ecret now would it? ;)
I hope ou enjo thi piece and pleae don’t forget to get our Camera Karma leaving
comment, ecaue I love it when ou do.
Cheer
Japancamerahunter
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13 comment on “Camera hopping in Toko Pt. 3 –
Northern Toko”
dmieter
April 28, 2012 at 9:53 pm / Repl
Thank for thi information, ometime thi i the et info anone can get epeciall the
hidden little tore which I prefer hopping at.
Glen
April 28, 2012 at 11:35 pm / Repl
Great erie! Not onl great information ut the food & camera pairing i jut exquiite!
Dann
April 29, 2012 at 8:04 pm / Repl
Thank for haring. It i aweome, and ueful for me. I am planning a trip to Japan at the
end of ear.
ave it for the future.
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Jeff M
Ma 9, 2012 at 11:13 pm / Repl
Aweome info – I live in Japan and haven’t heard of an of thee hop! Will definitel e
checking them out.
Mike
Jul 22, 2012 at 10:12 pm / Repl
Hi ellam,
A friend recommended Lemon Camera in Ginza, and it certainl wa worth a look around
for Leica memorie.
I wih I had een our ite efore I wa in Toko lat week. I pent a da in the Ueno area
and mied all the hop ou lited. Next time.
Thank for haring.
Ian Cheung
Januar 30, 2013 at 1:40 pm / Repl
Thank for the info. I went to the couple cloe to Akihaara ut the hop were quite
mall. If m ta in Toko had een a little longer I would have ventured to a few other.
Zetton Nara
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Decemer 23, 2013 at 5:50 am / Repl
Hikari Camera in Akihaara ha een cloed on Ma ’13.
http://hikaricamera.log99.fc2.com
ellam
Decemer 23, 2013 at 7:30 am /
I need to update thi. ome thing have changed.
Ari alomon
June 13, 2015 at 2:02 pm / Repl
Can’t wait to check out ome of thee. thank for taking the time to write thi up.
If ou want ome inight into Akihaara I recommend the “toko real time” audio tour
availale here http://tokorealtime.com/
it’ an audio file ou u and give ourelf a elf-guided tour – reall well done with
interview and lot of “underground” culture torie.
Jaaraman T
Jul 28, 2015 at 10:38 pm / Repl
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Hi, in a couple of da to Japan and in a week time to Toko. I have a lit of m thing to
do out there, et the camera hunting ha een quite alluring.
Could omeod pot me here which i a et hop to u NIKON DLR without an
heitation. It’d e grateful and thank for the info ellam.
Arnaud
March 23, 2016 at 5:24 pm / Repl
He uper uefull ut do ou have an tip if we want to LL a camera (rodentock and
Haellad tpe plu len)? Thank
Frederick Doerfler
March 3, 2017 at 9:53 am / Repl
I’m intereted in tereo/3D camera, film or digital. Where in Toko would I find ued?
Thank
Loui Phan Doan
March 21, 2017 at 1:29 pm / Repl
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Hi JCH.
thank ou for our effort. thi help me alot. hope i can get m camera a new len on thi
trip.
keep it up. cheer
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