J-Pop Shopping in SF/Bay Area

[Amai Yume]

Originally Posted by soysaucestar

As far as SF goes, I think Kinokuniya may be your best bet. The prices are not so bad really--I think of some of the prices being somewhat equivalent to what you would pay in Japan (maybe a little higher). There are other shops in Japantown but unfortunately those shops have bootlegs priced roughly around the same as the real, authentic versions at Kinokuniya.

I'm not sure about places in the surrounding Bay Area though.

I second this idea since I love shopping there. It's where I get all my J-Pop CDs that I don't order online. And prices are good - sometimes album prices seem a little high but overall it's good prices for good authenticity.