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I'm also interested in western Alternative Rock music and I love record exchanges so a record store would be somewhere I'd enjoy visiting. Is there any record stores in Tokyo we should visit specifically?
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Tower Records in Shibuya should be a place to go since it's close to somewhere I'm sure you'll visit: Shibuya crossing and the Hachiko statue outside JR Shibuya Eki.... Standing at the Hachiko exit of Shibuya station, you'll see the Starbucks across the crossing. Take the street to the right of that, which goes up away from you. I don't know if it's called Fire Street that far down (I know it is further up) and Tower Records is on the right-hand side of the street. It's about 3 blocks up from the crossing.
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I like a few anime shows especially classic ones like Sailor Moon as I used to watch it when I was growing up and would love to buy something Sailor Moon like a figurine. What stores in Tokyo and Osaka would stock Sailor Moon things, any you could recommend?
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Most Sailor Moon items I've seen won't be new. There are shops in Akihabara (Chuo Dori street) on the same side as Animate (which you should visit anyway) that sell second-hand items. Those range from promotional items (bottle top figures, gachapon figures (coin vending machine), etc.) to figures, models, etc. that people sell back for money. Some are in pristine condition, some are just parts, etc. You can find all sorts of old things there and some bargains.
It seems that Japan is a country that sells what is trendy at the moment. Animate stores seem to change their merchandise based on what is popular at the time and you'll be hard-pressed to find old anime merchandise there. That said, it still will be an eye-opening experience to see all the anime-related items they can merchandise.