In Koshigaya, Saiyama is a recently cut in half sized A-too Book Market. Some wacky things and some good deals and some sad feelings about how it used to be better.

Another fun trip to another Surugaya store, this one in Narashino city in Chiba, albeit in a neighborhood more famous to foreigners by its station name than the city itself. Listen to learn a hint for parking for free!

This time I'll describe finds in the 4th best Surugaya store, the one in Konosu, Saitama as visited on May 19th, 2024! You can get the most expensive PC Engine ever and then go downstairs for a hot and fresh pepperoni pie!

Another day, another Hard Off; this describes s visit to the store in Kitamoto, Saitama on May 19, 2024. I hope you like old game-centered computers.

Learn about Japanese immigration and emigration as I explain a bit about the town of Oizumi in Gunma. The Hard Off as visited on May 13, 2024 had many interesting rarities also. Come for the LaserActive LD-ROM games, stay for the grilled meats and Brazilian pizza!

This is the best retro gaming store in the world, period, combining selection, rarity, and price. Describing the Book Off in Ashikaga, Tochigi, as visited on May 13, 2024. Go there as soon as you can. And grab a pizza too.

Kind of a regular old Hard Off trip visit description this time, being the one in Sodegaura, Chiba, on May 12, 2024. Not the best place for rare retro games but a great place if you're looking to collect every computer Apple ever made.

The second store visited in Kisarazu, Chiba on May 12, 2024, this is a favors Hard Off store. Huge with lots of stock and a take off said to find, it has one of the most surprising deals I've seen although it's more useful these days as a toddler's nap area than a game accessory.

The first store visited in a drive through Kisarazu, Chiba, this is a Momotaro Kingdom store manager by the Surugaya chain. Some super cheap stuff and super expensive stuff, but in the end I was happy to take advantage of the store's wide array of 100 yen junk games, CDs, and Blu-ray/DVDs

Formerly a great store that feel on hard times but now is seeing a resurgence, I describe visiting a WonderGoo store in Mobara, Chiba on May 12, 2024. Also I share information on the best donuts in the world.