I've bought some very unique and interesting lamps... especially from this shop.
Ie:
- A Japanese induction lamp (National)
- A 15w NEC RGB phosphor lamp (1/3 is Red, 1/3 is Green, 1/3 is Blue)
- A 20w Toshiba lamp that is primarily phosphored but has no phosphor down an even strip through the lamp
- two clear globe CFLs, both with white phosphor but illuminate green
- a very early 1980s strobe lamp
- a 40w merc
- tons of miscellaneous metal halide products
- "balafire" type lamps– some candles, some flames. Has the magnet on the outside rather than the inside (i believe Kyp-Go owned that patent)
- and far more. Just as much as I can list off the top of my head.
Also, some of the employees in this shop may join L-G in the near future; I showed them my gallery and they expressed immense interest in the site. They were generally very interested in my lamp "Otaku" (お宅/オタク) and wanted to know what kinds I like, etc.
They let me roam the entire three-story store– I could rummage through anything and everything for as long as I wanted. I paid a grand total of around ¥12,000 there, but primarily because there are some HID lamps that I got which were extremely expensive, at least in Japan. Even still, I think that's about $68?
Also, it seems like the future is dim for lighting shops in Akihabara Electric Town, as well as wider Japan. As everything turns bscomes LED, these smaller shops lose their market position, and begin to lose customers, money, etc. Supposedly Kōtō had just moved their store location back in June, and that I had I come earlier there would have been far more vintage HID and CFLs to choose from. @James - I am very glad you recommended me to visit this place.
