Here's the info. It's been sent to me by my Japanese friend. However, please understand that no one in these shops speaks English, so it can be quite a bit of a problem placing any orders.

Please also note that the amount one ends up spending depends a lot on the bank exchange rates. If the Yen is strong against the dollar on a given day, you'll end up spending more, not less (!). Don't forget that shipping also costs more.

Finally, direct purchases from Japan are a sensitive issue for all of us in the U.S. I happened to visit there and found something that was not available here, so I got it. Richard is the importer of YS engines into the U.S. and he works via a 2-stage distribution process. i.e. all equipment goes through the master distributor and a second distributor before finally reaching a retailer like Central Hobbies. As with any distributor, Richard always waits for the most favourable exchange rate before making a bulk purchase. In fact, it is because of this that you'll find the YS-110 to be cheaper at CH than in Japan (CH : $380; Japan (Cheapest shop): $445). So overall I'm not sure how much - if anything - one might save. In the long term, it's better to support the retailers and distributors here in the U.S. As such, I believe the names below should be used for those traveling to Japan ideally.

Atul


Super RadiCon

Address : Echo Akihabara Bldg. 2F
1-10-3 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo
zip : 110-0061

Tel : +81 3 5688 1414

Web site
http://www.super-rc.co.jp/tokyo.html

Online shopping
http://www.super-rc.co.jp/cp-bin/osc...og/default.php



Futaba Sangyo

Address : 2-9, Kanda Suda-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
zip : 110-0061

Tel : +81 3 3255 9984

Web site
http://www.f-sangyo.co.jp/default.html

Online shopping
http://www.f-sangyo.co.jp/shop/goods/goods.asp?top


Champ

Address : 6-5-4, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
zip : 101-0021

Tel : +81 3 5807 5239

Web site (English)
http://www.rc-champ.co.jp/Champ_Inte...onal_index.htm