Repost: 12 Crazy Things You Can Buy From Don Quijote

Butt Pillows at Don Quijote
photo credit: http://tokyodesu.com/2013/06/30/12-crazy-things-you-can-buy-at-don-quijote-part-1/

From tight man costumes to butt and breast pillows, from Nose Up that lifts noses to Black Man underwears that lifts penises. These are only a few crazy things you can find at Don Quijote.

For those unfamiliar with Don Quijote, here's what Wikipedia has to say:

"Don Quijote is a discount chain store througout Japan. It carries a wide range of products, from basic groceries to electronics to colothing. This store is well known in Japan and is often referred to as Donki. Distinctly, Don Quijote keep very late hours for Japanese retailing (up to 3 or 5 am or even 24 hours) and it packs its goods from ceiling to floor in a distinct merchandising strategy encouraging customer to "discover treasure" and possibly return to the store to find a remembered item."

(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quijote_(store))
Tokyo Desu, a Japan blog , made a list of 12 Crazy Things You Can Buy From Don Quijote Akihabara:

Here's a quick rundown:

1. Michael Jackson Mask
2. Breast and Butt Pillows
3. Nose Up
4. Necomimi
5. Knuckle Duster Phone Case
6. Tights Man Costume
7. Sulky Darth Maul
8. Black Man
9. Fish and Almond
10. Perverted Pig- Trottered Boba Fett
11. an unidentifiable item
12. Maid's Cafe

To get a fuller idea of these items, check Tokyo Desu's article here and here.

There's a Don Quijote in Hamamatsu at Wakabayashi-cho, Minami-ku. Just like Don Quijote Akihabara, it also has a lot of crazy and interesting items. At Donki Hamamatsu, I've personally seen most of the items on their list except for Numbers 5. 11 and 12.

Aside from shopping for crazy things, Donki is also a great place to shop for Japanese food items and souvenirs. This is where I buy souvenirs when I go home to the Philippines. They have wider variety of goods for cheaper prices.

If you're visiting Japan, find a Donki and revel at their stuff.

If you're in Hamamatsu, visit Donki. You can cycle from the station, like I did in the summer. Or, you can take Bus 12 and tell the driver you need to get off at Donki. He knows it. He probably shops there too!

For more information, here's Don Quijote Japan's website.


Want a higher nose? Check this Nose Up: