I find it a little sad that hobby stores seem to have disappeared from the landscape. As a kid I remember most towns usually had numerous hobby stores, and nowadays they're either gone, or something super generic like Michaels which isn't too different from walmart or target.

That said, I'm surprised once in a while, like Yodobashi camera in Japan, or some other specialty stores in akihabara etc which feature lots of this.

any other must-see stores?