Nikaku Japanese Arts — Attraction in San Jose

Picked up a cookware here. The older gentleman who works here is the most precious thing ever. As I was heading out, he shared with me how to use my tamagoyaki pan and to “YouTube” videos to learn. I also overheard his interaction with a child who broke something she purchased. And this man tried to calm her down, even saying he will give her another one/whatever she dropped and broke.

This is a neat store to check out. Lots of interesting old anime stuff, like magazines, manga, DVDs….you can spend quite a bit of time looking through their inventory. They also sell a fair amount of other Japanese goods such as tea and sake sets, plates.

Prices are fair. And the exact pan I got here was $2 cheaper than another Japanese store...

I absolutely recommend this place if you like old before 2010s animes and manga. The store has very rare and old posters, mangas, and DVDs for ridiculously good prices. stuff you can not find online. Mangas are in English and japanese. The owner is really kind and will look in the back to pull out any extra books he has related to your interests. I never seen such an extensive and well maintain collection of old mangas for sale. I love this place even more than the stores in San Francisco Japan Town. They also have sets of beautiful handmade ceramics and traditional...

Although most of the anime and manga products provided are not recently made, the store has an amazing selection of DVDs and books and even figures. The setup is not very organized but it feels quaint and personal. The more well organized section is with the arts and traditional dishes sold there. There are beautiful bowls and bento boxes and cups and even ceramic figures. There's a great collection of cooking utensils and dishes which are truly feel unique to the store and that area. It's always amazing to find these gems in cities where personal business can...