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LOADS of guitar shops in Japan, and a lot of them are great. Most cities have a branch or 2 of Ishibashi, which is a great dealer for normal stuff. Most big stores have loads of new & used pedals, a bunch of Japanese brand guitars, MIJ-only Fenders, and plenty of fancy stuff.
In Tokyo there are loads of options:
- in Shibuya you have Ishibashi and NicoNico - I've bought stuff in both of these. There's also G-Club, which was right next to where we stayed last time.
- in Ochanomizu, there is a whole guitar street STUFFED with amazing gear of all shapes & sizes. There's Guitar Planet, Kurosawa, and Ishibashi. Big Boss has loads of MIJ stuff including ESP Custom Shop, Zemaitis, Greco, Tokai, etc etc, and there are loads of other smaller shops I can't remember the name of.
- Shinjuku also has some shops including the new Fender showcase place but I didn't have time to go there as well on my recent trip.
Let me know where else you're going and I'll dig out my notes... Osaka and Fukuoka both have v good Ishibashis if nothing else.
A lot of shops will also happily hold onto a guitar while you're on holiday then ship to you at home so it arrives when you get back
My other half is already out there and noted the shiny new Fender gaff that looks quite fun too. The weird and wonderful of used stores is always my weakness though
For second-hand stuff, find a branch of Hard-Off which stocks guitars. Half of my gear comes from Hard-Off (and half the rest comes from Yahoo Auctions, sadly not an option for you in practice, I expect).
As I said in the other thread, start looking at www.j-guitar.com to do your research.
You need to get out of the Golden Triangle of Tokyo, Osaka & Kyoto and out side the city center to find anything. If the store is only accessible by car, then it's always better.