OEDO Antique Market✨KIMONO, FOLK Craft, WOODBLOCK Prints and more🎶Thrifting in JAPAN🇯🇵

Today we're at Japan’s largest outdoor antique market with around 250 booths. Usually held on the first and third Sunday of each month* from 9am-4pm, cancelled if raining. To avoid disappointment, do check their website before going, whether it's rain or shine!
*not held in August due to heat
www.antique-market.jp/english/
Some stalls start packing up around 3pm so would suggest not to leave it too late in the day to go.
Estimated prices noted in USD($) are from the exchange rate as at April-May 2024.
Thank you so much for watching and hope you enjoy the content🥰
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📍Oedo Antique Market (the Tokyo International Forum)
大江戸骨董市 (東京国際フォーラム)
Nearest station: Yurakucho (JR Yamanote Line, JR Keihin Tohoku Line and Metro Yurakucho Line)
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Market Lists:
TOKYO:
List of Antique Markets (by Japan National Tourism Organization as at January 2024)
asset.japan.travel/image/uplo...
KYOTO:
List of Flea Markets (by Kyoto Tourist Information Center as at May 2024)
global.kyoto.travel/resource/...
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About me:
Hi! I’m Michelle. A half Japanese, half British Tokyoite🇯🇵🇬🇧
Aside from reselling, I am also a tour guide, therefore an avid researcher on all things Japanese.
There may be an educational element to the content at times, however, this channel is simply for light entertainment🎶
Should you require info on antique identification, please refer to an expert or specialist😊
Hope you enjoy coming along with me to shops and markets in Tokyo, and beyond!
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Shop platforms:
✔️Domestic market (Japan): Mercari
✔️International market: Was on eBay but have now closed the account. Hope to be listing soon on the Tokyotique online shop.
IG
Tokyotique: / thetokyotique
Japanescapes: / japanescapes
Please kindly refrain from sending personal requests regarding market and recycle/thrift shop info, item identification etc. Thank you!🙏
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Video No.8

[@FrenchGlobetrotter]

So lively! I enjoy all single moments!!

[@tokyotique]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed the market😊

[@sequiny1302]

The way I'd bankrupt myself with excess baggage weight if i had the chance to shop here 😅 Great Video thank you! X

[@tokyotique]

Hahaha seriously! May need to hire the whole plane😄Thank you so much for watching the video. Happy you enjoyed it!🥰🎶

[@gigiatlas2364]

When I went to Japan I took a whole empty suitcase (cabin size but still) and filled it to the brim. Best part about it I bought so much stuff for only about 400€ 😄

[@marilynproctor3485]

Hello Michelle - Thank you for that wonderful trip to the market! I would never have enough room in my suitcase for all the treasures I would purchase. I love the blue & white dishes, the Kokeshi and my favourite, the art prints. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment! So many fabulous things at this market😊Happy you enjoyed seeing all those items. Best wishes to you in Canada!🥰

[@jx1659]

Loved this video!! First time viewer and have subbed.

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much for watching and for subscribing!😊

[@charlottebayford]

I'm loving your videos. Makes me want to come to Japan, drop everything and have a look at the flea... maybe 1 day soon. Keep up the good work ❤

[@tokyotique]

Thank you!😍Hope you can make that trip to Japan some time to check out the flea and antique markets!😊🎶

[@contempl8ive]

Ditto!🤩

[@XDproductionsXD]

Amazing items! However, I was more impressed with your knowledge of many of the items. Thank you ~ gambatte ne~

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely encouraging comment! Arigato ne~😊

[@cairofuller1995]

From watching your videos I realize that I will have to take a couple of pieces of empty luggage with me if I ever get to come to your amazing country. I saw a statue of Baku at one of the stalls and that alone would take up one suitcase. :D Thank you so much for sharing your trips to the markets with us!

[@tokyotique]

Thank you! I hope you can visit some time and have an amazing time looking for lovely treasures to take home (that fit in your suitcase!)!😊

[@plauditecives]

Just salivating as I see everything! So many beautiful things. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much for watching!😊Glad you found lots of treasures through the screen on this market visit!🎶

[@ayshemaylke5344]

❤

[@tokyotique]

🥰🎶

[@Its_just_me_again]

what a great video - thx for sharing. i have visited these markets on a rainy day which still went ahead. i wouldve loved to have got some unrushed footage like this but was too scared to impose with my camera

[@tokyotique]

Thanks for watching and for your comment. Ah, this market is definitely not on if there's a proper downpour though. For filming, there's a way to do it subtly but you need a lot of time😄Best of luck to you!✨

[@Its_just_me_again]

@@tokyotique yea we loved the market and spent hours and too much money. yea it didnt pour but it drizzled constantly enough for me to be walking around in wet jeans :P we almost missed it as our GPS took us literally to the other side of the building (25m) and all the local shops had no idea of any markets lol

[@jennstumpf1]

That was so much fun to watch! So many beautiful forms of art in Japan!! Thanks for the beautiful filming!! ❤

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much! Happy you enjoyed seeing all the different types of art at the market with me!😍🎶

[@birgitbonde6677]

Just saw the title and knew it will be good😂

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy the market!🤩🎵

[@birgitbonde6677]

It looks fantastic🎉 With your knowledge, will I as a plus size (UK 20), 5”8 woman have any luck fitting into eg. a haori as a open cardigan type?

[@tokyotique]

@@birgitbonde6677 Oooo I'm not so sure as some of them are quite short in the length of arms (even for me and I'm 5ft2), however, if anywhere, I think Oedo Antique Market would be the most likely place to have longer and larger sizes as it has so many international visitors that would require non-Japanese standard size😊I'll keep it in mind next time I go there and ask some of the stalls!

[@mattallison5220]

I have been waiting for this video since you gave a sneak peek on IG sharing it would be up on the weekend. I’m flying out next week from Sydney and looking forward to visiting the markets.

[@tokyotique]

Great! Enjoy your visit!😊🎶

[@suewindebank7694]

So lovely to see the sakura 🌸 - I was hoping you would show some! It makes sense you're a tour guide Michelle, you do such a nice job of explaining what you are showing. I lived in Japan for a year in the 90s and I feel I didn't properly appreciate half of what I saw, so it's nice to hear your explanations. 👏♥

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much Sue😍That's brilliant you lived here in the 90s. Ah yes, so much to do, see, learn...hard to fit everything into one year with other commitments going on. Hope you can visit some time, return to your old haunts and also explore some new ones!🥰🎶

[@alexmac337]

Absolutely adore your videos. Antique markets in Japan are so much better than the ones in the UK (and cheaper). I just love all those Japanese arts and crafts.

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much!😊Ooooh, I understand things have got pretty pricy in the UK. Also it will seem even less expensive over here with the Japanese yen being currently so weak😅

[@user-hv1vu9ug8r]

I so look forward to seeing your videos they are so educational and interesting

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much! Happy to hear you've been enjoying the content!🤩

[@ManticorePinion]

at :39 there's a beautiful bird necklace, it looks like a Hieroglyph! Next to the silver pearl necklace. I'd probably have bought that haha

[@ManticorePinion]

and the bird scroll at 11:09, I'd go home with so much bird art from here

[@ManticorePinion]

the craaaaaane bowl 18:00

[@tokyotique]

I love cranes too😊Glad you saw some items you liked at the market! Thank you so much for watching the video🎵

[@rmcv3769]

Another great video full of wonderful things! Thanks for sharing these with us Michelle. ❤

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much! Happy you enjoyed checking out the market with me!😍

[@FGBFGB-vt7tc]

Thank you for trying to show the male kimonos!

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment! Waited for aaaages for that lady to move...hopefully I can video a few male kimonos elsewhere some time!😊🎶

[@anhdieli]

I’m eagerly waiting for my next trip in late October which I’ll be preparing big luggages 😅

[@tokyotique]

Hope you have a great time on your visit!😊

[@anhdieli]

@@tokyotique Thank you!

[@billyc3772]

Just found your channel and I instantly love it! Do any of the shops you go to offer online shopping?

[@tokyotique]

Thank you for watching and for your comment😊The first shop Yamada Books does for sure. If you Google Yamada Shoten it will come up.

[@peterreston6478]

I am new to your channel. It is delightful. You have a beautiful melodic voice. It's going to lure me back along with all the great stuff.

[@tokyotique]

Aw thank you so much for watching and for the lovely compliment!😊

[@celia1610]

Hi. When a plate says it is from the Meiji era is the design ou the plate is really 150 years old?

[@tokyotique]

It will have been made during the Meiji period, so any time between 1868 to 1912😊

[@swinetownswine]

is haggling socially acceptable in japan ? .... at a UK antique market you would pay 2/3 of the asking price .. great video subbed !!

[@tokyotique]

Thank you for watching and for subscribing😊Haggling at flea markets is quite normal here if you're picking up a few pieces from one stall. Some places are receptive, some not if the prices are already low. I don't tend to haggle myself, but often get a discount without even asking for one when it's almost closing time!🎶

[@kelseyclarke9488]

Do you ever go to any market in Kyoto?

[@tokyotique]

Bit far from Tokyo…perhaps at some point!

[@sb.calvin]

Thanks for the video, Michelle! I just watched your Jimbocho video and realized I have been keeping pinterest of Kawase Hasui’s art. Is it easy to tell a woodblock print is reproduction or not other than the pricing? Thanks

[@tokyotique]

Thank you for watching and for your comment! I'm not an expert so can't confirm that, but I usually see a difference in paper quality/type😊

[@2011prajakta]

Lovely video! Could you please share the music used at 3:12?

[@tokyotique]

Thank you so much for watching😊I subscribe to Uppbeat and use their catalague for all music used in Tokyotique videos. The track at 3:12 is by Vens Adams and called "Adventure is Calling". I like it a lot too!🎶

[@2011prajakta]

Thanks!!

[@Skeptic2006]

Why are you obsessed with cranes? 😀

[@tokyotique]

I saw them in the padi fields while traveling to Akanko in Hokkaido, huge creatures, all of them in pairs. That blew me away and ever since then I adore tanchozuru😊

[@heatherr1473]

Another great video. I found it very hard to watch as I miss Tokyo as much. I watch NHK on demand and recently an episode from Design X - Design Hunting in Tokyo - Updating Traditional Crafts featured a workshop in Tokyo that still makes Edo kiriko glass.

[@tokyotique]

Thank you for watching again!🥰

[@jada1230]

how about June2?

[@tokyotique]

You can check on their website. I’ve included a link in the description box😊