Thrift stores in Hiroshima

Thrift stores reward the patient. In Hiroshima, Chugoku that patience currently stretches across 20 mapped shops — All 20 are independent second-hand stores rather than charity shops — Hiroshima leans commercial when it comes to used goods.

This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Hiroshima (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include サークルワン and セカンドストリート, plus ハードオフ — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Hiroshima's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Hiroshima thrift lineup

20 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about thrifting in Hiroshima

3 of the 20 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Hiroshima — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Hiroshima; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.

2 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.

The one mapped shop sits on 1 — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.

The Hiroshima thrift circuit

Making a day of it in Hiroshima? Work this order: サークルワン on 1, セカンドストリート, ハードオフ, 大吉, お宝買取団 東広島店, リセールランドワコー, 束屋, and セカンドストリート. That's 20 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack. 12 more are listed below.

Thrifting tips for Hiroshima

Thrifting in Hiroshima goes better with a little prep:

• Seasonal items go cheapest off-season at サークルワン. Winter coats in April, fans in October. Buy the season ahead and pay half.
• Shop the wrong season on purpose at セカンドストリート. Coats are cheapest in spring, fans in autumn. Off-season racks are picked over less and priced to move.
• Inspect electronics in the store. Plug it in before you pay. Most thrift shops sell electronics as-is, and a cheap record player can be an expensive paperweight.
• Follow the shop if it's online. Some stores post new arrivals or sale days on social media. One follow costs nothing and catches the announcements.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Hiroshima — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Hiroshima can take a while to appear. The 20 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.

Prices at Hiroshima's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Hiroshima included.