JSK (Japanese Speedcubing Kit) - availability at brick & mortar stores in Japan?

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Howdy, folks...a family member is visiting Osaka, Japan some time next month and I was interested in having her pick up a Japanese Speedcubing Kit or two, mostly for collectability's sake. I'm aware that they're available at C4Y (or at least were at some point), but with shipping and conversion, I'm wondering if getting from an actual physical store would be cheaper.

Unfortunately, my understanding of Japanese is extremely limited, which makes contacting stores in Osaka sorta useless. So, are there any particular stores in Osaka (maybe the Nipponbashi district?) that would carry this?

Just asking as the last time she visited Hong Kong, I asked her to go to the Meffert's factory to pick up some stuff for me and she got lost on the way, so I figure I wanna make it as easy as possible. :)
 
I saw them for sale in a few shops when I was in Japan. I didn't really go to osaka, but she will probably have luck at department stores that sell toys.
 
If you go to a store called "Don Quijote" (ドン・キホーテ in Japanese), they sell the JSK for under 2000 yen (Under $20 USD). These stores are all over Japan and they contain a whole lot of discount products and a lot of cheap cubing related stuff.

If you order from Tribox, it will cost you 2500 yen plus shipping which is 550~700 yen within Japan.
 
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