Kyoto Pokémon card shops: C-Labo Avanti is the star.
C-Labo Kyoto Avanti (4.5/5): Excellent variety, great yellow sticker damaged card prices. Tax Free with loyalty card cash back.
Pureizu (4/5): Tax Free, solid for damaged cards.
Girafull (4/5): Cheaper than Osaka branches.
Magi Kyoto (4/5): Fair prices, accepts credit cards.
Skip Mercado Kioto (1/5).
Nagoya is my favourite city to hunt for Pokémon cards in Japan.
C-Labo Nagoya (4.5/5): Found my Mudkip Gold Star. Tax Free.
Surugaya Nagoya (4/5): Great damaged card prices.
Mandarake Nagoya (4/5): Excellent prices, extra friendly staff.
KoDuckYa (4/5): Vintage wall with Pikachu Gold Star and CoroCoro Mew.
Avoid Hobby Station Meieki (2/5).
Register for the C-Labo loyalty card: 1% cash back on every Pokémon purchase.
Combined with their 9% Tax Free discount, you're saving over 10% on every purchase at C-Labo. They have branches in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Shizuoka, and more.
I used my loyalty card at every C-Labo branch across Japan.
If there's one chain to know before visiting Japan for Pokémon cards, it's Card Labo (C-Labo).
Branches in nearly every major city. Tax Free at every location. 1% loyalty card cash back. Yellow sticker "damaged" cards at incredible prices.
Top locations: Kyoto Avanti (4.5/5), Nagoya Station (4.5/5), Otaroad Osaka (4.5/5), Shizuoka (4.5/5).
C-Labo near Nagoya Station: 4.5/5 Diamond.
Amazing variety with incredible steals on damaged cards. I found my Mudkip Gold Star here for a steal. Tax Free as always with C-Labo.
Less tourist foot traffic in Nagoya means better selection survives longer. Register for the loyalty card for 1% cash back on future purchases.
Carry your passport everywhere in Japan. Shops like C-Labo and Hareruya 2 offer 9% Tax Free to foreign visitors.
On a $500 card haul, that's $45 back in your pocket instantly.
C-Labo has branches across Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Shizuoka. Hareruya 2 in Akihabara is 5/5 Diamond; excellent selection, all Tax Free.
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