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Japanese Pokémon packs list at just ¥180–200 — a fraction of English prices — and Japan is the best place on earth to buy them. Where to find stock, how purchase limits and lotteries work on hot sets, and how not to overpay.

Japan's 10% tax-free shopping changes on November 1, 2026: you'll pay full price and get the tax back at the airport. How the system works before and after, the ¥5,000 rule, and the airport steps not to miss.

Japan's Pokemon Center Online won't even let overseas residents register, and the six international stores each ship domestically only — official rules. The whole map, plus what actually works for foreign fans.

Tokyo Disney merch: the park's 50 shops, the app store that only works for Japan residents, the free-entry shop by Maihama Station, and why nothing ships overseas. Buy it while you're there.

Narita has 80+ duty-free and tax-free shops across three very unequal terminals — and no 24-hour store. The terminal-by-terminal breakdown, the official 5% pre-order discount, and the LCC-terminal workaround.

Haneda T3 has 34 duty-free shops — one open 24 hours — plus an official pre-order service. Here's how it works, the connecting-flight liquids trap, and what changes for tax-free shopping on November 1, 2026.

Pokémon Center goods run on near-weekly themed drops, one-per-person limits and lotteries — and in 2026 the online card lotteries added government ID verification that visitors can't obtain. What to buy in the 30th-anniversary year, how the official store's Japan-only shipping works, the proxy route from abroad, and how to spot a fake before you pay.

Don Quijote (Donki) is Japan's most addictive discount store — tax-free for tourists, open late into the night, and a deliberate maze. Here's how the tax-free process works (and the big Nov 2026 change), when to go, and exactly what to buy and skip. Compiled from Japanese shopping reports.

Seven official Pokémon shops within an hour of central Tokyo, ranked: Tokyo DX for the biggest selection, Shibuya for the design-your-own T-shirt — and Mega Tokyo, closed until August 23, 2026, reopening August 24 with entry restrictions. Plus the café booking system everyone gets wrong.