Style & Gear

Where to Buy Used Designer Clothes in Tokyo

Harajuku for designer resale, Shinjuku for brand hunting, Shimokitazawa and Koenji for vintage, Nakano for watches. The Tokyo areas where brand clothes cost half or less.

By JOHN NANJO 2026.10.24 2 min read

Tokyo might be the best place in the world to buy designer clothes second-hand. People here buy good brands, wear them carefully and sell them on, and shops grade condition honestly. Japanese labels you'd pay full price for abroad turn up for half or less. Here's where to look, area by area.

Budget¥3,000–30,000 a piece

TimeA half-day per area

Best forJapanese designers, sneakers, bags

BringResidence card if you want to sell

Harajuku and Ura-Hara: designer resale central

1 RAGTAG Harajuku

11:00–20:00, open daily · 6-14-2 Jingumae · 3 min from Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Sta.

A big, tidy designer resale store: Comme des Garçons, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Sacai and the European houses. Condition is usually excellent and racks are sorted by brand. If you're hunting one label, start here.

2 2nd STREET Harajuku (flagship)

Open year-round · 4-26-4 Jingumae · 4 min from Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Sta.

The flagship of the big resale chain, with a strong focus on brand bags and streetwear. Then walk the back streets of Ura-Harajuku and Cat Street, packed with small vintage and select shops.

Shinjuku: brand hunting in one afternoon

3 RAGTAG Shinjuku and BOOKOFF PLUS West Exit

RAGTAG 11:00–20:00, 4F T&T Building · BOOKOFF PLUS 10:00–22:00, 3F–6F 110 Building

Designer resale on the east side, a mixed bag of clothes and bags on the west side, both close to the station. Full details are in our thrift shopping guide.

Vintage towns

4 Shimokitazawa

Shops roughly 12:00–20:00 · Shimokitazawa Sta.

Tokyo's best-known vintage town: dozens of shops within a few minutes of the station, from ¥1,000 bins to curated American vintage. Brand pieces show up here too, at better prices than Harajuku if you dig. Weekday afternoons are the most relaxed.

5 Koenji

Shops roughly 12:00–20:00 · Koenji Sta.

Wilder and cheaper than Shimokitazawa: punk, workwear, 70s, Japanese folk. Start at MODE OFF on Junjo shopping street for brand basics, then lose yourself in the side streets. See our Koenji walk.

Watches and luxury

6 Nakano Broadway

Shops roughly 12:00–20:00 · 5 min from Nakano Sta. North Exit

Famous for anime and collectibles, but its floors also hide a cluster of used luxury watch dealers. Compare prices across several shops before buying, and ask for the paperwork.

Shop like a pro

Read the condition tag. Shops rate condition and note flaws. Check collars, cuffs and soles.
Try on before you pay. Japanese sizes run small; a brand's "2" or "M" may differ from what you're used to.
New stock drops daily. Regulars visit their favourite shop weekly. Midweek mornings have the freshest racks.
Sell what you don't wear. The same shops buy back. Bring your residence card; ID is required by law.
Tax-free is for visitors. As a resident you pay normal prices. If friends visit, our tax-free refund guide explains their new system.

Words that work

試着してもいいですか？ (shichaku shite mo ii desu ka?) — May I try this on?
他のサイズはありますか？ (hoka no saizu wa arimasu ka?) — Do you have another size?
買取もできますか？ (kaitori mo dekimasu ka?) — Do you buy clothes too?

The best jacket I own came off a rack in Koenji for the price of a lunch. Tokyo rewards patience: go often, go early, and one day the exact thing you wanted is hanging there in your size.
— John Nanjo