Shops
Need to buy furniture or appliances, but don't want to spend too much money? Don't want to spend 3,000 yen on a plain white t-shirt? Want to read more books? Check out this collective list of secondhand shops and specialty shops around Kochi.
speciality shops
This is a specialty imo kempi shop in Kochi. Imo kempi is a traditional snack from Kochi made from sweet potatoes. For freshly fried imo kempi, chocolate covered, and so much more, check out this shop.
This ice cream is made in Ino town of Kochi prefecture. The main shop is in the mountains where you can enjoy a beautiful view from the store as you eat your ice cream, but there's another shop in Kochi city.
secondhand stores
Book Off is the largest chain of book stores in Japan. They sell Japanese books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs at reasonably discounted prices.
This store specializes in AV equipment, musical instruments, and PCs.
This store has a wide variety of clothing to appliances to outdoor equipment.
This is a secondhand clothing store. They have various locations, but some of them won't display even if you Google search. I always go to the one in Asakura across from 2nd Street.
This recycle shop sells appliances, bikes, furniture, and much more. They also have kimonos.
We Are
This is a secondhand clothing store for women. All clothes have the original tags still on them but sell at a fraction of the price. This store is for women's clothing only. Located off of 274, this store doesn't have a Google pin. You can access it by parking at the Sun Plaza grocery store.
Address: 1-chōme-12-28 Kamobe, Kochi, 780-8050
love peace
This secondhand store is a bit more grunge in style. It's quite a small packed space, but it has a lot of grunge wear. And they only play rock music as far as I noticed!
Address: 〒780-8052 Kochi, Kamobe, 1-chōme−14, 鴨部1丁目14-6 1階
Horidashiyari Recycle Shop
掘り出しやりリサイクル
Just look for the sign of the giant T-rex from the road. I'm sure you can find it. This shop is for furniture, appliances, and odds and ends. They also have a fishing version of this store.
Address: Otsu-993-5 Kera, Kochi, 781-5104
places to stay
This guest house is walking distance from Kochi station and run by a lovely couple with a small child. They can speak some English and are very sweet people.
If you don't use this app/website already, check it out. You can rent out rooms or even full apartments for low prices. It makes traveling to other parts of Japan so easy, too.
