There so many different stores with things that are practically brand new that you can buy but at a fraction of the cost.

ほぼ新品に近い物を 販売してるお店もあります

Come with me.

お楽しみに！

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

お金ある？

You got your money Dude?

うん！

Yes, yes, yes!

OK

Alright.

ブックオフに行きます

We're heading to a Book Off Super Bazaar

ここのブックオフは大きいです

This Book Off is especially big, especially huge.

大きいわ

Oh now that's huge.

ジョシュアが嬉しそうです

Joshua barely got in the door and he was like "Yes!"

いくら？

How many yen is it?

1万円くらい

Oh, it's almost 10,000 Yen (~$100)

足りないわね

You don't have enough.

ブックオフは日本で有名な リサイクルショップです

Nothing introduces you to the Second Hand Shopping culture in Japan quite like a Book Off Super Bazaar.

洋服コーナーよ

Here we are in the clothing section which is great because...

子供服が安く手に入るわ

The kids grow out of their clothes so fast, so I can buy them pants for a dollar.

洋服代が節約出来るわ

And then, we didn't spend that much money and we can use them until the wear out.

- これ何？ - 何かしら

What is this?! That is, uh, something.

ブックオフは元々 古本屋でした

Book-off started off as a used book store, and skyrocket to popularity in the 90's.

古本の側面を削って 綺麗にして売っていました

They would shave off the edges of the books to make them appear new.

今では他の商品も 取扱っています

A whole franchise was born out of their success and as business boomed, they branched out into other items as well,

服や電化製品 スポーツ用具など

such as clothing, electronics, sporting goods, just to name a few.

新しい買い物の形です

It's a great alternative way to shop, and has inspired many other stores of this type.

家の不用品の買取もしてくれます

And if you have some nice things around your house that you're not using, Book Off is a great way to get rid of it and make a little money in the process.

秘訣があるの

OK, the best time to come is right as the seasons are changing.

夏物は夏の始まりに買うの

Because I came at the beginning, beginning of summer and was able to get water shoes

真夏の間は品薄よ

And then I came back during the summer and there were none.

雪が降ること期待して 手袋を買うわ

So since there are gloves available, I am buying gloves in hopes that we will finally get snow this year.

甥っ子の誕生日ね

So, for my nephew's birthday, what do you get him?

前はここで車買ったわね

Well we got him a car like this from here.

2000円位だったわ

I think we spent like $20.

おもちゃも状態がいいわ

So, it's the perfect place for toys. And look at the condition!

日本人は物を大事に使うのね

Japanese people keep their things in perfect condition, it's great!

- これ欲しい - ダメよ

Can I buy this? Nope.

- 何で？ - もうあるでしょ

Why? Because we don't need another car.

ベッドや寝具もあるね

Do you need a crib at all? Bedding? They got it all here.

子供達が好きな トイストーリーのキャラよ

This ugly bird, or whatever it is, is one of my kids' favorite characters from the new Toy Story.

目からレーザー出すのよ

Because it shoots lasers out of its eyes.

310円よ！

It's only 310 Yen, $3

買うわよ

We're buying it. OK, carry it.

気を付けないと 不要な物も買ってしまいます

The mojo is strong at Book Off, and if you're not careful, you can easily end up with something you didn't originally intent to buy.

子供用の靴下

Socks, for kids, are in the most random place sometimes.

歯医者の待合室にありそう

Did you ever wonder where all the little play things from the doctor's office and the dentist go?

ブックオフで買えます

Well, they end up at Book Off.

箱でも販売しています

And also they'll organize things in kits.

この箱はレゴでいっぱい

So here it's a bunch of LEGO pieces.

まとめられてます

Instead of just having them random, they organize them.

何故かは分かりませんが

I don't really understand what the method that they use is,

まとめて売っています

But it's nice, you can buy just kits of LEGOs.

- レゴが沢山！ - すごいね

And there are a lot of kits of LEGOs. There sure are!

階ごとで精算する必要があります

But a very interesting this is that you have to check out of each floor. You can't just take them between floors and do one massive checkout.

新品同様で半額の物もあります

More often than not you come across something that looks brand new for half of the price.

- いいね！ - 新品の靴よ

Whoa Dude! I'm going to get these new shoes for you.

もう少し大きくなったらだね

When your foot grows a little bit more!

新品みたいだわ

These shoes look brand new.

新品で5千円したわ ここでは2千円よ

I paid 5,000 Yen for them new. Here I can get them practically new for 2,000.

購入決定！

Going in the cart!

ママが子供服を見る間に 一人で見るコーナーがあります

While momma chan shops for kids clothes, I have often wandered into the adjoining section and found myself considering a purchase.

僕のお気に入りの場所

This section is definitely my section.

楽器コーナーです

I love all the used musical instruments.

良いギターも見つけられます

You sometimes find some really good guitars in great condition

ビンテージや掘り出し物もあるかもです

Some vintage gear, if you keep your eye open, you'll find something really nice.

レンズやカメラも沢山

There is all kinds of vintage gear: lenses, cameras, oh my goodness!

色んな階に分かれています

And there's several floors of this. You can really spend a lot of time here.

ブランド物の中古品もあります

And then they also have it broken up into brands, so if you want a certain brand, you can just buy a certain brand.

アディダスやナイキ コロンビアとか

Like this is Adidas and Nike, this is Columbia.

ブランド物も買えます

So if you like a certain brand you can just go to that section and buy what you want.

何見つけたの？

What did you find, dude?

沢山ゲームがあるね

Look at all the games! Oh my goodness.

ブックオフといえば古本です

You find a lot of Book Offs in Japan, and they're mostly this: books.

とにかくたくさんの本

Tons and tons and tons of books.

コレクターも大満足のはず

And if you like to collect stuff, this is amazing place to find stuff to collect.

フィギュアや模型も沢山あります

Action figures. All kinds of models.

スポーツやキャンプ用具も買えます

Here you can find all kinds of things for sports, for camping, seasonal items

ヴィトンやコーチ等の ハイブランド品もあります

And then if you want really real nice, name brand purses like Louis Vuitton, Coach, Guess,

鍵が掛けられてます

Then have them all here, they're all locked up obviously,

状態がとてもいいです

But they're a fraction of the price and a lot of them are in still very good condition.

あら

Oh! oh.

- 何か見つけた？ - 月が見える！

What do you see Dude? The moon, up there!

カメラ落とさないで！

Don't drop your camera!

今日の支出は？

So what was the damage? How did we do?

4階で5000円

We spent 5,000 Yen on floor number 4

2階で1300円

And 1,300 on floor 2.

最高！

Good job.

他にもお店があります

But Book Off isn't the only second-hand store we like to go to.

ここもお気に入りよ

This is another one of our favorite stores.

ブックオフより少し高めかしら

It's a little bit more expensive, but it's just another option of fun things you can buy.

この鞄

I actually bought...

ここで買ったの

This is where I bought this purse.

値段と品質を見れば リサイクルショップが流行る理由が分かります

Yea!

鞄もいいわね

Second Hand stores have become very popular in Japan, and it's easy to see why.

スノーボードに スキーもあるね

It's a great way to buy good items at a discounted price.

おもちゃ大好きだね

And who doesn't like a good deal?

それは何？

They also have very nice bags. I love bags.

光る剣！

It's a snowboard, Dude! And skis, that's what I'm talking about. Yeah.

光るの？

Joshua always finds the toys, no problem. Right?

来日した時 まず家具を揃える必要がありました

Whatcha got there?

イケアでも買いましたが

Sword that can light up.

地元のリサイクルショップでも買いました

That can light up? Very cool.

冷蔵庫はクレーンが必要でした

When we first moved to Japan in 2014, we had to furnish our whole house and do it fast.

リサイクルショップを活用したので かなり節約できました

While we bought some of our essential items from IKEA,

来日した時

the rest of our furniture and appliances came from local second hand stores.

地元のリサイクルショップで 洗濯機や冷蔵庫を買いました

In fact our refrigerator was too big to move up the stairs, so a crane had to hoist it in!

地元の小さなお店です

We were able to set it all up through the second hand store, and it was an affordable way to do a big move.

家具に運動器具

When we first moved to Japan,

バッグも

We were able to buy a lot of our things at a second hand store

あら

Including our washing machine and our refrigerator which we still use 'till today.

イケアやニトリの家具も 組み立て済みだね

And it was in a little shop kind of like this one that we were able to buy it.

リサイクルショップは 節約に欠かせません

They have furniture, exercise equipment, bags

昨日ブックオフで買ったのよ

Ooo, interesting!

トイストーリーの人形 300円よ！

A lot of this stuff comes from IKEA and Nitori and it's already prebuilt, which is nice.

ルイーザの服があまりないでしょ？

Second Hand stores come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and are a great way to save money in Japan.

3か月未満のサイズが分からなくて

So I went to Book Off yesterday and look what I bought!

色々買ってみたの

Tada! From Toy Story. It was 300 Yen. They're going to love that.

おかえり！

Luiza has no clothes right now 0-3 months. Right, no 0-3 months.

これ買ったの ピンク色はやめたわよ

And I have no clue what size 0-3 is. Oh yea, in Japan.

ピンク嫌い？

So I bought a couple different sizes.

私は泣かないよ

Well welcome back girls!

ピンク好きなんだね

Hello!

これはあなたの

So I got three because I thought you guys always cry because I buy you pink.

小麦粉と玉子？

Is that true?!

- 学校は？ - クラブ活動だった

What?! I don't cry when Mommy buys me pink.

何？

Oh you like pink, OK.

- クラブ活動 - クラブね

This one for you girls.

何してるの？

Flour, eggs, fun.

バドミントン

How was school, Beccster? Good, I had club today.

バドミントン？楽しい？

You threw up?! What?

- うん - いつか試合見たいよ

I have club today. Oh, you had club today.

バ・ド・ミ・ン・ト・ン ク・ラ・ブ！

What's your club?

またね！

Ba-do-mi-n-to-n, Badminton

日本のリサイクルショップでした

Badminton club?! Is it fun?

とても便利です

Yeah. I want to see you play it sometime.

皆さんは何を買いますか？

Ba-do-mi-n-to-n-ku-ra-bu

海外と比べて何が違いますか？

Good bye!

コメントで教えてください！

Hello?

新着通知もお忘れなく！

Ah, this is Toad.

動画の配信をお知らせするので ベルのボタンをクリックして下さい

I'm Mario. Nice to meet you.

また次回お会いしましょう！

Oh Mario! Donkey Kong is such a big fan,

Would you talk with him?

Yes, it's Donkey Kong.

Mario here.

(Imitates Japanese)

OK, bye bye!

Bye bye!

Donkey Kong may have not made a lot of sense,

I hope that's alright.

Bye Mario.

It's me, Bye Bye Mario.

Goodbye.

This is a smile.

See you later!

So that's how we use second hand stores in Japan.

Super helpful, super useful.

How do you use them? What do you like to buy at them?

If you live outside of Japan, how are they different from second-hand used stores where you live?

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