Don Quijote - the store that has it all!

A trip to a Don Quijote store is always entertaining. There are 160 'Donki' stores in Japan and 3 in Hawaii. My local Donki store is the one in Roppongi. It still has some remnants of a half built roller coaster on the roof. They started building the roller coaster back in 2005 but the locals weren't happy about it so it didn't go ahead. Donki's is also known for its theme song written by a former employee and released as a single in 1999. The song is called 'Miracle Shopping'. I thinks it is a miracle if you get out of Donki's without buying something bizarre.

Donki's stocks absolutely everything you can think of. The one in Roppongi has 8 floors and is open 24 hours. I often buy groceries and beers from Basement Level 1 but head up to to the higher levels and things get a bit more interesting.....

 They have plenty of character costumes, yes these are all adult size.

Or how about a school uniform? They come in many different colours.

Or I'm sure you could find a use for this style of head-wear or how about this unique face washer?!
These items are located between the Lego and the kid's puzzles in case you go looking for them at a later date.  The stores are known for packing their shelves from floor to ceiling in a completely random manner.

It is a discount store so you can get some real bargains alongside the weird stuff. We have bought a range of kitchen stuff from here as well as a shoe rack, birthday cards, souvenirs and toiletries. Definitely worth checking out, nearly as fun as Kiddyland in Harajuku.