About This Guide

This is an independent, unofficial information site about Japanese capsule toys. It sells nothing, runs no product catalogue, states no stock, and gives no per-product prices — current products, stock and hours belong to the makers' and stores' official pages.

Scope and neighbours

This guide covers capsule toys as objects and culture: system, words, makers, types, landmark stores and practical how-to. Game centres as venues belong to the arcade guide; general Japan-only shopping belongs to the Japan exclusives guide; Showa-era play belongs to the vintage and dagashi guides — see the network page.

Sources and checking

Facts come from maker official information (Bandai / Bandai Namco, Takara Tomy Arts), the Japan Capsule Toy Association survey, JNTO statistics, official shop pages and Wikipedia under CC BY-SA (credited, never used as a destination). Where surveys disagree — market size is the main case — this guide gives the range and names the source. Store information is re-checked on a six-month cycle.

Random sale, stated once more

Capsule toys are sold at random within a pictured line-up. Duplicates are a normal outcome; design exchanges and returns are not accepted under makers' official rules. This site publishes no odds and encourages no repeated play.

Sources: Bandai / Bandai Namco Gashapon official information and 50th-anniversary growth-strategy briefing (8 October 2026, reported by Mynavi News, Real Sound and Asahi Shimbun); Japan Capsule Toy Association (JCTA) market survey (figures cited via industry reporting — survey scope differs from Bandai's, so market size is given as a range); Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) visitor statistics 2025; official shop pages (Bandai official shops, Gashapon Department Store, #C-pla and other chains); Wikipedia 'Gashapon' (CC BY-SA 4.0, credited only, not a destination). Checked 5 November 2026.