A lot of people in Tokyo have high incomes but small apartments. This means that they tend to throw out all kinds of great stuff once they no longer have room for it. It makes Tokyo a great city for people who like flea markets.

One of the best flea markets was the Jingu Gaien market, which ran in some form on most weekends (weather permitting) and was within easy walking distance of my apartment. On most saturday or sunday mornings I would take an hour to walk through the market and see what was on offer. And back in those days, before the whole retro game revival had really kicked off, I couldn’t fail but notice that one of the things on offer was old game consoles - and more importantly plenty of games to play on them.

Jingu Gaien Flea Market
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