Mini Car Shop Global (ミニカーショップ グローバル)

Mini Car Shop Global is a diecast specialist on the ground floor of the Yamanaka Building in Komagome, in Tokyo's Toshima ward. Daisuke Imai opened it in October 2005, and the shop and its mail order business still run from the same counter, licensed by the Tokyo Public Safety Commission to deal in secondhand goods.

It is a shop of two halves. New releases and pre orders sit on one side and a deep out of print section on the other, with Japanese road and race cars well represented across both.

Beyond the model cars, the shop brings in pieces direct from overseas, stocks clear display cases and books, and sells original carmaker brochures, the printed catalogues dealers handed out for the real cars. It also takes requests by phone or email to track down a specific model.

• 1:43 and 1:64 carry the shop. Spark, Minichamps, Ebbro and Ignition Model fill the 1:43 side; MINI GT, Tomica Limited Vintage and Hot Wheels fill the 1:64 side. 1:18 is a handful of pieces.
• Tomica is the deepest brand, old and new: current releases, Tomica Limited Vintage, the older 1:43 Tomica Dandy line, and custom commissioned Tomica editions.
• The out of print shelves lean Japanese: Diapet, older Tomica, Ebbro and Ignition Model, next to retired Spark and Minichamps race cars.
• The shop buys collections, from single pieces to large lots, and puts them back on the shelf as out of print stock, so there are genuine odds of a rare find on any visit.
• Themed corners cover Ferrari, Formula 1 and the shop's own tobacco livery versions of race cars, plus buses, trucks, construction machines and police cars.
• The range runs from budget Tomica to a small corner of high end finished models, with a sale section in between.
• The shop's own photos show boxed models stacked in tall glass fronted cabinets along the walls.

• Hours: 11am to 8pm Monday and Wednesday to Friday, 11am to 7pm on weekends and public holidays. Closed every Tuesday and the third Monday of the month, unless that day is a public holiday.
• Getting there: Komagome Station, south exit on the JR Yamanote Line or Exit 3 on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line. The shop puts it at a 30 second walk, on the ground floor of the Yamanaka Building, 1-34-3 Komagome.
• Entry: free to walk in and browse.
• Pre orders: taken for new releases, in store or through the online shop.
• Selling a collection: walk in sales are taken any day the shop is open, and the shop asks sellers to phone first. From outside Tokyo, a list goes by fax or email for a quote, then the models are sent cash on delivery with the shop paying the postage. Payment is by bank transfer, postal transfer or registered cash mail. Cancelling after the appraisal means paying the return postage.
• Online shop: the full catalogue is on the website, and online orders can be collected in store. Delivery within Japan is by Sagawa, free over ¥8,800. Online payment is by credit card, bank transfer, postal transfer or cash on delivery.
• Returns: out of print and secondhand pieces can carry scratches or box wear and are not returnable for either.
• Call ahead: it is a small specialist shop, on +81 3-3941-3110. Swap meet appearances are posted on its Instagram.

• Last verified: 18 October 2026
• Official link: https://minicar-global.com/