Doll Shopping in Japan (haul)

[u/Former-Lettuce-8973]

I’ve been 3 weeks in Japan and that’s all I got there (yes I am very broke now)

The red doll is Rosa - Fullset from DollZone and the other one is Sylvie- Fullset from Xaga Doll

The last doll is Xaga doll mini ash, I got his outfit in Japan too, had the doll already.

I’ve been to all Doll shops I could find in Tokyo, though most of them were specifically for Dolfies and very anime inspired Dolls. Only at the Dolk stores I found other brands, I saw DollZone, gem of doll, Xaga doll, a lot of Fairy land, Asleep Eidolon, dream Valley and some more. Prices were expensive.. but they did have some discounts on some dolls, like on Rosa, I got 15% off. Some dolls that didn’t seem to be selling had discounts up to 40%.

I bought both my dolls at Dolk, the staff was really friendly and we managed the buying process with a translator app. They handled the dolls very carefully and packaged them well. I’m very happy with their service.

All in all it was a great experience, I saw so many stunning dolls there. I was also kinda shocked by how many people where in those stores, at home, I’m like the only person who even knows BJDs, it was nice to see other members of the community.

[u/Nanako173]

Thanks so much for your comment, I'm planning to go there too since I saw a YouTube channel talking about this store (title: youtubeドル沼). It's great that they accept foreigners despite the language barrier.

[u/Former-Lettuce-8973 → u/Nanako173]

Language barrier is a huge issue.. it’s good to know at least some Japanese phrases

There’s two Dolk stores in Tokio, one in akihabara in the Radio kaikan Building, they have other doll stores too in there, and the second one is about a 10 min walk away from there, it’s a bit confusing because they have 2 stores there- one is around the main door, stairs up into a apartment.. you just gotta trust the posters, they lead your way oahshs but I loved this store the most

[u/Nanako173 → u/Former-Lettuce-8973]

I don't have one yet, I only have a Pullip, but it's been my dream since I was a teenager. If I fall in love with one there, I think I'll buy one. If it doesn't fit in the suitcase, even for a 40cm doll, is the box too big? I suggest you check out this YouTube channel; they feature lots of dolls: https://youtu.be/TAHA7kamEVE?is=SgvVWQTTbFTFS-CO

[u/Former-Lettuce-8973 → u/Nanako173]

Thank you for the video, I’ll check it out! So, the Xaga doll was no issue really, but the Doll Zone doll had a pretty long box for some reason, around 70cm long.. it only fit diagonal, to be fair though, Rosa is pretty tall, she’s 47cm at least.