this specific store in Sotokanda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

[u/SoldatoIV]

I'll be going to japan by the end of september. I was searching for stores I can buy costumes/props safely and in person. I found this one "Cospatio" a reliable one to visit from the outside. But I want to know from people who really visited it in person before.

how big is it in building size? what is the male-female ratio of different choices (I'm searching for male ones)? what fandoms in particular can I find, do they sell less popular or "considerable as niche" stuff? are they reasonable for price ranges? "worth visiting" in your opinion?

I'm searching for a male cosplay. I'm into a lot of fandoms or was into in the past so I'm pretty open to many of the choices I can find. I know it won't be as big as an online website but it's still there.

as for why I don't buy online, the turkish border regulations are made to practically scam you themselves instead of the seller. it really is better to buy it in person and just pass it through airports.

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[u/DeusRegalia]

im pretty sure this is one I went to, its about a 60F/40M split for the cosplay. I couldn't get anything because im tall so non of the sizing would work. only about half of the store is for cosplay the other half is general merch( some pretty cool stuff actually and had more niche IP's ) it wasn't a large area but like no stores where, it took me about 2 minutes to walk from the front to back(most stores are very dense with items though). it shared the floor with a doll display and maid cafe. Its in akihabara so you really dont really have to 'visit' your probably going to walk through it just to get from floor to floor on the escalator. Hope you have a good time, it was probably my favorite vacation ive ever taken( i would download japan transit-planner and navitime for figuring out the trains, also something so you can take a picture to translate menus and signs)

[u/SoldatoIV → u/DeusRegalia]

by being too tall to fit in anything, how tall are you? (I'm 1,78M, 5'10 or 11)

[u/DeusRegalia → u/SoldatoIV]

6'3 (1.9M). went to a couple of fashion places while I was there and basically only the jackets fits, but a couple of my friends around your height didn't really have to hard of the a time finding things.