OneMall Blog - Buying Guides, Anime, Japanese Shopping Tips

Japanese game companies mapped by role: Nintendo, Sony, Bandai Namco, Sega, Capcom, Square Enix and Konami, plus arcade, mobile, gacha and indie studios.

Japanese luxury brands by category: designer houses like Comme des Garçons, Grand Seiko watches, Mikimoto pearls and pen makers, with Japan prices.

The most expensive ukiyo-e print is Hokusai’s Great Wave, HK$21.7 million (about US$2.8 million) at Sotheby’s in November 2025. We list the other records.

Japanese shampoo and hair care brands in three tiers (drugstore, premium and salon), matched to dry, oily, coloured and thinning hair, with live prices.

Hobonichi Techo 2027 from Japan: on sale since 1 September 2026, Original ¥2,860, Cousin ¥4,620, Weeks ¥2,860. Every book and cover, and how to buy abroad.

Jirai kei and ryousangata brands explained: Ank Rouge, LIZ LISA, Evelyn, ROJITA, MA*RS and more, the style differences, and real Mercari prices in Japan.

Japanese workwear brands: job-site uniform makers like Toraichi and BURTLE (¥3,000–15,000), heritage labels like Kapital, and jika-tabi, with live prices.

Japanese yarn brands: export names like Noro and ITO, and domestic houses such as Hamanaka, Daruma and Puppy. We cover Clover and Tulip tools and prices.

Japanese audio brands in four tiers, from Sony, Technics and Yamaha to Accuphase and Luxman, with live prices like the Technics SL-1200MK7 at ¥124,885.

Japanese denim brands explained: the Osaka Five reproduction labels, the Kojima and Okayama makers, the mills behind them, fits, sizing and live prices.