Buying from a Japanese online shop in most cases is not an easy task for those who don't live in Japan and don't speak Japanese. If you do not speak Japanese, it is a tricky task to go through a registration process on a common Japanese website, or to communicate with a seller.
Secondly, some online marketplaces do not accept credit cards and deal only with bank transfers. In some cases, credit cards issued outside Japan are also not accepted. Thirdly, most Japanese online marketplaces and Yahoo! Auction sellers do not ship internationally.
ZenMarket service was meant to solve these and many other problems you might encounter when buying things from Japan. They are happy to become your all-in-one Japanese shopping cart where you can add items from any online marketplaces and auctions in Japan. They will handle registrations on Japanese websites, pay with bank transfer if necessary, and ship internationally. ZenMarket will also communicate to sellers if you have any questions.
Most importantly, one of the main reasons to use ZenMarket is because it is cheaper. You will save a lot on international shipping when you use their default free package consolidation service. Also, upon request, they will check your goods upon arrival to their warehouse and will send you photos.
ZenMarket service is cheaper than any other shopping services in Japan or even mail forwarding services. They charge only 300 yen per item no matter what you buy. In case you can't find something, they will help you to find it in Japanese online marketplaces.
Using ZenMarket service, you can buy from any Japanese online marketplace or auction. Just add the item URL link to your cart and place the order. In case you are not familiar with Japanese online shopping, just click on the "Other shops" tab and you will see plenty of other online shops, organized into categories.
Also for your convenience, they connected their system to the three biggest e-commerce platforms in Japan: Rakuten, Amazon.co.jp, and Yahoo! Auctions. Now you can search for products and browse categories from these shops and auctions in English in one place!
Japanese Amazon is more convenient to use, and in most cases it offers free shipping within Japan. ZenMarket has also integrated Japanese Yahoo! Auctions into their system, so you can bid on Yahoo! Auctions directly from ZenMarket. Yahoo! Auctions are famous for a great variety of rare items you can find only in Japan.
