Gorilla Camera at Akihabara, Tokyo

A used-camera shop on the first floor of Circles Akihabara.

Gorilla Camera is a used-camera shop on the first floor of the Circles Akihabara building at Sotokanda 3-chome, near the cluster of camera stores in Akihabara's Electric Town. The shop trades in second-hand film and digital cameras and lenses, joining Akihabara's healthy used-camera market alongside stores such as Lemon-sha, Nisshin Camera and Tokyo Camera. Its central location a few minutes from Akihabara Station makes it easy to hop between several camera shops in one trip.

Browsers can expect a rotating stock of bargain and vintage bodies, with Akihabara known for both working cameras and cheap junk units for parts or repair. The surrounding Circles building houses other specialist retailers, making a combined visit worthwhile for photography enthusiasts.

Dig through the used-camera racks at Gorilla Camera in the heart of Akihabara.