Vix in Japan's video: Retro Game Shopping in Mie Japan Hard Off Book Off Flee Markets and Thrift Stores

Having recently moved to Mie Prefecture in the west of Japan from Iwate, I was eager to see what was available on the second hand market for retro games, most notably GameBoy and Super Famicom or Super Nintendo as you may know it. Mie is in Japan's Tokai region, sometimes also included in the Chubu region, although rarely so, and it is said that the Iga region of Mie that I live in is traditionally considered Kansai... well that clears that up. Anyway, not many folks visiting Japan probably venture outside of Nagoya or Osaka which Mie is somewhat sandwiched between; so, who knows what was available? I visited 6 stores in Yokkaichi and Suzuka Cities here in Japan including 2 Hard Off stores, 2 Book Off stores and 2 more local second hand/recycle shops - Mandaishoten. All stores had some goodies, some were better priced than others, so I'll show you these six stores and point out some things I found notable including some genuinely rare beasties. I made 4 pickups during the trip, and I'll be sharing them in the next video! This video was recorded in April 2023. -- You can read my debut manga Future Saviors for free here: https://linktr.ee/futuresaviors You can help support the channel, artwork and my manga Future Saviors in many ways: *Patreon:* https://patreon.com/pixel_vixen from $2 a month *Ko-fi:* https://ko-fi.com/pixel_vixen *Future Saviors, Retro Gaming & Japan Merch/Photos on RedBubble Store*: https://tinyurl.com/y543sbsy *Instagram*: https://www.instagram.com/stories/pixel_vixen_in_japan *Tees on Amazon including Future Saviors merch, the Amiga, Super Nintendo/Famicom, Mega Drive, Commodore 64 and more pixel art designs:* UK: https://tinyurl.com/y4bmp9x9 USA: https://tinyurl.com/y3url56k DE: https://tinyurl.com/y52plesh FR: https://amazon.fr/dp/B08JJ485KM IT: https://amazon.it/dp/B08JJ4MMB5 ES: https://amazon.es/dp/B08JJ5QMSK Sorry - not all countries I'd like to offer them through are supported yet by Amazon.