Landmark Capsule Stores and Where to Play
The flagship floors and districts worth a trip, plus transit rows and the official shops outside Japan.
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The world's largest-scale capsule floor — over 3,000 machine faces in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, Tokyo.Akihabara: Department Floors and the Gachapon Hall Tradition
Tokyo's electronics-and-anime district, where capsule rows anchor several landmark stores.Tokyo Station: The Official Shop on Character Street
The official shop inside Tokyo Station's Character Street — the highest-convenience stop between trains.Shibuya: #C-pla and the Youth-Floor Chains
Shibuya's capsule specialty chain floors — the format aimed at young collectors in the fashion districts.Osaka: Namba and Umeda Floors
Kansai's two capsule capitals — the Namba entertainment district and the Umeda station maze.Kyoto and Fukuoka: Regional Flagship Floors
Beyond Tokyo and Osaka — the regional cities where official and chain floors anchor a capsule stop.Airports and Stations: Capsules in Transit
Machine rows at airports, major stations and service areas — the last-chance and first-taste format.Official Shops Outside Japan: The US, UK and Europe
You do not need a Japan trip to start: official shops operate across 18 countries and regions. Here is how the overseas network works.
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.