Toys shops in Taiwan

[steith]

I will be going to taiwan for vocation this august, anyone knows of any places in taiwan where i can grab some good buys for toys?

[nagamisan]

For Taiwan, Taesake will be the correct person to ask

[arianyeo]

in taipei, i only know 2 places..

Taipei underground shopping mall, and Wan Nian, at XiMenDing.. level 4 or 5, can't really remember.. whole level sell toys.

XiMenDing itself has a few toy shops too.. i remember got one is along the shop houses near Ah Chung Mian Xian.. 2nd floor.

[taesake]

For Taiwan, Taesake will be the correct person to ask

hehe,no la
arian shld be the one ;)
i learn a lot bout taiwan from him wo

[Stunner24]

Get the display boxes from the toy shops at XiMenDing as well, they're selling at NT100, 3/4-steps and height is enough for you to display the usual 3" figurines ;)

Also there's 1 3-storey high comic shop selling TW mangas, Jap/TW magazines :D

[steith]

how's the price like? Are they selling geniune stuff? heard night market in taiwan also got sell toys but dont know is it bootleg items?

last time i went to taiwan for reservist and then bought some toys which is much more exp than in hong kong and sg...:(

in taipei, i only know 2 places..

Taipei underground shopping mall, and Wan Nian, at XiMenDing.. level 4 or 5, can't really remember.. whole level sell toys.

XiMenDing itself has a few toy shops too.. i remember got one is along the shop houses near Ah Chung Mian Xian.. 2nd floor.

[sai]

haha.. Went to dig up this thread since going taipei soon.. Wanted to ask got any good toys or comics shop to recommend over there? Wanted to search for some anime figures,SOC,SRW robots and comics over there if possible. Anyone here knows?? Pls help.. Thanks.

[Gabriel_Lucifer]

hi me too just managed to dig up this thread coz goin to taipei tomolo...
will stop at L.A disney as well.
anyone got rec of shops in Taipei besides the mentioned 2 place wan nian and the other?
any places or things that i can get in L.A which you guys might want from this 2 countries?
I collect naruto and bleach only so if you guys want any other and other rec of shops to go pls do pm me asap!...
cheers!

[y1ch]

my house is in Taichung... so if anyone wants to know toy shops/comic shops can PM me. Taipei i am not familiar with.

[KiraDude]

i was at taipei last dec.

at taipei central mrt, ther is 1 shop along the subway, just just beneath 星光三月 and few shops in a building (cant rem e building name but u will see 1st floor selling watches + electronics) across xi meng ding.

hope e above helps.

[Gabriel_Lucifer]

Just came back from Taipei on mon... let me sum up some of the better places to get toys...
Overall the toys and Cds, Dvds in Taipei is not very cheap. Variety wise that depends on what you looking for... Old stuffs not much...

1) Train stop - Taipei Zhong Xiao Dunhua Station 忠孝敦化站
Exit at exit #8.
once you come out of underpass, walk straight, cross a small road and on your right you should be able to see a building called 頂好名店城.
Its an old looking interiors something like lucky plaza but smaller scale.
3rd flr got a shop names Monster Taipei.
4th flr another shop named Tin Tin.
The rest of the shops are mainly fashion items for gals...
Both shops opens around 1pm so don't go too early.

2) Behind 頂好名店城 building, at 大安路一段 51巷 21號 D4
There's a shop named Maxxdragon. Quite messy but maybe you guys might find something you might want.

3) Taipei Zhong Xiao Dunhua Station 忠孝敦化站
Exit at exit #7.
Once you get out of the underpass from the station, you'll see a small alley.
Walk straight into the alley and on your left, a shop called 2%.
And besides it is a small entry door leading to a shop called Hot Dog Toyz.

[Gabriel_Lucifer]

Continues...

4) Xi Men Ding Wan Nian Commercial Building 西門町萬年大夏
This not so good looking building has been mentioned by alot of our members here. It sits at the intersection of Xi Ning South road (Si Ning S Rd on map)
and Emei Street located after the famous Xi Men Ding area.
1 flr sells alot of watches and some gadgets.
2nd & 3rd flrs sells fashion clothings, shoes, etc and just 1-2 shops selling toys (There's a shop which sells air guns and paintball guns and rifles and military stuffs quite kewl but can't buy...)
4th flr is a heaven for us! Loads of model kits, action figures, games, comics, anime shops. Price slightly high but worth paying if you can't get them in Sg.
5th flr is filled with arcades and machines like our entertainment ctrs.

5) Taipei City Mall 台北地下街
This is the actual name for it.
It is situated at Taipei Main Station (MRT).
Or you can go by another route which I've not tried.
Its at 市民大道地下街 from 台北火車站市民大道出口.
An underground shopping area good for winter and cold weather...
With loads of foodstuffs, clothings and artifacts.
Walk towards the south of Taipei City Mall 台北地下街...
You'll find shops upon shops of toy heaven and comics and occasionally groups of kids and teenagers gathered at game shops Wifi'ing their handheld consoles and linking them to the TVs at the shops.
Great area to find cheaper stuffs but BECAREFUL!
I realised some of the shops are selling very cheap candy toys or even figures which might infact be bootlegs. Just beware...

6) Shilin 士林 - 劍潭站出口
I heard that 大東路 and 文林路 along the station there is some toy shops but I didn't have the time to go there (too busy eating at the night market)
大北路 26號 (in btwn 大東街 & 文林街) there is a shop selling some model toys and near this shop there is a comic shop called 一刻館漫畫書坊.
文林路 198號 A shop selling old toys called 我搜你藏.

7) New York New York - Toys'R'Us
Its situated opp Taipei 101. This building has nice foods as well and things are more affordable as compared to 101. It has a big MUJI store as well.

8) Taipei 101 basement there's a toy shop... Never been there too so i don't know what it sells... But the foodcourt at 101 is worth trying!

Hope this helps to those who're going and don't know where to go...
If you have more infos to share, pls do! So that my next trip will not be the same places again! Thanks guys! Cheers!

[y1ch]

Toy Shops in Taichung (台中)

玩具蟲
406台中市北屯區北華街80號
here is a review on the toyshop
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/Otaku-Orz/article?mid=4581&sc=1
selling: all sorts
quite hard to find this shop cuz it is in a small street, the shop was half open when i went there, and inside was quite messy, looks like they got new shipment.

魔力屋
40353 台中市西區博館路274號
http://www.fantasyhouse.com.tw/index.asp
selling: mostly model kits on tanks, cars, airplanes, ships,etc

宏富玩具
台中市南屯區大墩路730號
selling: 1st floor: spiderman action figures, a few japanese anime toys, kids
toys
2nd floor: all lego
basement: mcfarlane, gundam, hellboy, mostly for adults

西洋城
台中市成功路210號
selling: sells bootlegs and originals, but bootlegs more for those popular toys so becareful if u wanna risk it

欣奇
台中市雙十路一段35-1號
http://sc-tvgame.com.tw/index.php?menu=2
selling: all games console games, and got a section on toys, not much of a selection, got gundam, kids toys, some anime toys.

雷鳥健行
台中市健行路825號
selling: all sorts

朵依小舖
台中市西屯區西屯路二段259-5號(名流廣場)
small shop... check the website better, since the shop was really small, i was disappointed haha
http://toyshop.shop2000.com.tw/

雷克漫畫專賣店(台中—光復店)
400台中市中區光復路77號
selling: comics and toys, not so much on toys, but have new stocks like One Piece etc.

漫畫專賣店
400台中市中區光復路79號 (Beside 雷克漫畫專賣店)
selling: mostly gachapon, anime toys, alot of One Piece, no comics haha (ironic to its name shop)

these are shops i've been to, there are others, but i think it sucks or sells more of stationery than toys. =__= anyway hope this will be useful to those who drop by taichung, i know it's not likely, but just incase!

[Gabriel_Lucifer]

yo thks for the info! great updates and hopefully some other will contribute too thanks! :P

[Malakite]

Thanks for the update guys! Damn useful as I'm headed to Taipei on Saturday.
By the way, any S.I.C. spotted? I'm currently only interested in those.

[y1ch]

Thanks for the update guys! Damn useful as I'm headed to Taipei on Saturday.
By the way, any S.I.C. spotted? I'm currently only interested in those.

yup. taiwan seems like only into Gundam, One Piece, S.I.C., action figures, and some japanese anime things. (i am talking about the shops i listed in taichung) :D

[collector]

hi,

i will be going to taiwan reservist. anyone know of any toys shops in gao xiong coz based on past experiences of overseas exercise, i always ganna there and not taipei. Looking for mainly gashapons or dragonball toys.

pls advise.

Thanks

[Jinz]

taiwan toys cheaper than SG?

[Hades]

taiwan toys cheaper than SG?
Slightly cheaper imo.

[Malakite]

Some stuff like the Kotobukiya ArtFX starwars series, very much cheaper than SG, SIC prices are roughly the same, though you can find older rarer pieces. A lot of Manga/anime gashapons and trading figures. Gunpla kits also.

[y1ch]

beware bootlegs :shooting:

[collector]

IS Feng Jia somewhere near to kao siong? where is kao siong located in taiwan? located in tai nan area?

can anyone pls confirm on this?

thanks

[Hades]

IS Feng Jia somewhere near to kao siong? where is kao siong located in taiwan? located in tai nan area?

can anyone pls confirm on this?

thanks
not sure about it but you can always search through google for TW maps ;)

[collector]

thanks but cant find much on taiwan map leh.

i want to go to 台南市鹽埕路 , can any taiwanese here advise on how to get there from kaosiong?

[Cloud1strifE]

Hi, I'm going to Taipei soon too, I have no idea bout the maps, could anyone tell me the nearest hobby store to Sheraton? ones that sells gunpla

[collector]

u going on personal trip? do you know that u can get free mrt cards (to be used for bus and train trips in taiwan worth NT50) if you produce yr itinerary and hotel voucher to them.

They are located at UIC building 31 floor. you can call this number to confirm

6223 6546/47

Hi, I'm going to Taipei soon too, I have no idea bout the maps, could anyone tell me the nearest hobby store to Sheraton? ones that sells gunpla

[Cloud1strifE]

u going on personal trip? do you know that u can get free mrt cards (to be used for bus and train trips in taiwan worth NT50) if you produce yr itinerary and hotel voucher to them.

They are located at UIC building 31 floor. you can call this number to confirm

6223 6546/47

yah,
UIC building? is it far or near from sheraton?
12 zhong xiao east road

[collector]

I am referring to the UIC building in Singapore and informing u that u can get free mrt cards from them if you can prove that you are going to taiwan with your itinerary and hotel voucher.

for the benefit of those who are going to taiwan but not aware of this special promotion, hope it helps.

As for your queries on where sheraton is , i am not too sure, but u just need to go to the taipei underground shopping mall, u can find lots of toys there, they have similar shops like our toypost here and u might be able to find some gems there, but sometime the prices can be steep.

Other places where u can find toys include Wan nian building at simending (nothing much for anime and manga stuff) and shilin night market, there is this shop in a isolated allay but they sell a lot of toys.

Hope the above infor helps for those going to taiwan.

[Cloud1strifE]

I am referring to the UIC building in Singapore and informing u that u can get free mrt cards from them if you can prove that you are going to taiwan with your itinerary and hotel voucher.

for the benefit of those who are going to taiwan but not aware of this special promotion, hope it helps.

As for your queries on where sheraton is , i am not too sure, but u just need to go to the taipei underground shopping mall, u can find lots of toys there, they have similar shops like our toypost here and u might be able to find some gems there, but sometime the prices can be steep.

Other places where u can find toys include Wan nian building at simending (nothing much for anime and manga stuff) and shilin night market, there is this shop in a isolated allay but they sell a lot of toys.

Hope the above infor helps for those going to taiwan.

oh, I thot UIC was in Taiwan :P

thanks for the shops info!

[Darkbane]

u can go to taipei mrt station. Take exit Y and u can shop at the underground shopping center. Inside have a stretch of toy shops. other than tat, Xi Men Ding also have but slightly more expensive. The Gundam there are cheap. The rest more or less the same price. I got a 1/48 gundam for about NTD$2250. which is about SGD$100. At a shop in the underground shop at Taipei Mrt. Take Exit K. I cannot remember which shop just tat one selling games and some toys too. Take a walk around loh. The whole underground shopping area have a lot of things.

[Cloud1strifE]

u can go to taipei mrt station. Take exit Y and u can shop at the underground shopping center. Inside have a stretch of toy shops. other than tat, Xi Men Ding also have but slightly more expensive. The Gundam there are cheap. The rest more or less the same price. I got a 1/48 gundam for about NTD$2250. which is about SGD$100. At a shop in the underground shop at Taipei Mrt. Take Exit K. I cannot remember which shop just tat one selling games and some toys too. Take a walk around loh. The whole underground shopping area have a lot of things.

thanks again, I found one reliable shop finally, MG astray red for $1500 or
JP¥4500, so far I found two shop
1. taipei main station -> station front metro mall -> right side
2. taipei 101 -> ground floor -> toy land (not recommended, expensive)

I can't find anything at xi men ding, only clothes @_@
next stop would be HK :D

[Leslie]

Better go check out the Toy Shops in HK thread!

[jabalong]

Appreciate the suggestions on toy shops in Taipei.

Of these, can anyone who's been advise ast to which ones might be likely to sell Marvel Universe 3.75" figures?

Thanks!