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Soak in the fun of being a kid again in a dreamworld of retro toys and sweets
Get off at Keisei Shibamata Station and face the main walk leading to Taishakuten temple to find a building with an extra special flair. This former “dagashi” or retro sweets shop in Katsushika-ku was turned into Shibamata Haikara Yokocho & Toy Museum in 2004, by its owner who specializes in children’s candy and toys.
It’s a common stop for visitors on their way to Taishakuten, getting a snap with the two-story retro store as a backdrop.
The first floor, Shibamata Haikara Yokocho, is home to a wide array of candies, goodies and other fun surprises that always feel like a party. The interior is packed with the memory of old-time flair that Japanese people know and love, countless stores of dagashi candies and little souvenirs that will leave you itching for more. Head to the back and find a lineup of toys and trinkets await. You can play old-school arcade games or try your hand at the shooting gallery for 300 yen a pop! The second floor is home to the Shibamata Toy Museum, a space filled with old Showa-era game machines that you’re not likely to find anywhere else (entry to the 2nd floor requires a 200 yen entrance fee). There are 10-yen game machines that still work, creating a world that 80’s kids and up will remember fondly. There’s also a corner recreating an old Japanese house, giving you the old-timey feel of what it was like to grow up in Japan.
Whether the 1st or 2nd floor, each space will show you a world of oldtown toys and Showa era charm you thought you forgot. If you’re on your way to visit Taishakuten, this is one shop you won’t want to miss.
View just outside Shibamata Station facing the main walk up to Taishakuten temple.
Exterior
Gachapon toys at the storefront
Step into the first floor to enter a candyland filled with Dagashi
Plenty of Japanese goodies waiting at the back of the 1st floor
The 1st floor shooting gallery area
Retro games to try on the 1st floor
Lots of goodies waiting by the 1st floor register
A wonderful world of retro toys on the 2nd floor
2nd floor racing track
A nostalgic home space recreated on the 2nd floor
The top 3 Dagashi candies (Middle: #1, Morocco Yogurt, Left: Furutsu no Mori, Right: Ume Jam)
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There are so many toys, snacks, and arcade games from my childhood here. The old street in Shibamata is full of nostalgic memories from the past.
With time, a lot of childhood memories have faded away, but I was amazed at how well everything—people, places, and things—has been preserved in this old street. It's all still so beautiful.
I stopped by while passing through. The retro, nostalgic vibe brought back so many childhood memories. The entrance fee for the second floor isn't expensive, and you can try out air gun shooting games and play on those almost-extinct pinball tables.
I love these old-school candies and the nostalgic vibe of the shop. It really brings back childhood memories. Watching kids carefully pick out their candy and happily bring their little baskets to the counter was such a heartwarming scene—it made me smile from the inside.
It's right between Shibamata Station and the shopping street, so it's really easy to find! This place is so much fun—it's full of things from my childhood and brings back so many memories! 👍
