More English Guides to Japan
Sister guides in the same English-language family. Dagashi (traditional sweets shops, whose 10-yen games are the capsule format's ancestors) is covered within the vintage and food guides listed here.
Arcade GuideJapan's game centres as venues — the buildings capsule rows live in.Japan Exclusives
Japan-only shopping in general, beyond capsule toys.Vintage Japan
Showa-era retro culture and play.Sake of Japan
Rice wine regions, grades and brewing.Japanese Tea Guide
Types, regions and brewing of Japanese tea.Regional Dishes of Japan
Regional dishes across Japan.Onsen of Japan
Hot-spring towns and spring types.Ski Resorts of Japan
Japan's ski areas in English.
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.