# Japan Used Kimono Market - Cross-Shop Price Comparison (`fruitful_quintessence/kimono-market-scraper`) Actor

Scrape and compare used kimono, obi and accessories prices from Japan largest kimono marketplaces (Kimono Ichiba + BuySell Online). Resale arbitrage for eBay exporters.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fruitful\_quintessence/kimono-market-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [atushi ino](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Japan Used Kimono Market — Cross-Shop Price Comparison

**Scrape and compare used kimono, obi, and accessories prices from Japan's largest kimono online marketplace.**

This actor scrapes listings from multiple Japanese kimono marketplaces, focusing on **バイセルオンライン (BuySell Online)** and **着物ひととき (Hitotoki)**. It can also optionally target **京都きもの市場 (Kimono Ichiba)** (note: that site is currently inaccessible from datacenter IPs and is disabled by default).

### Why this is useful

- **Resale arbitrage** — Japanese used kimono are in high demand on eBay etc.; prices vary widely between domestic stores.
- **Cross-shop price comparison** — check price differences for the same brand / item in one dataset.
- **Market trend monitoring** — track price movement for specific types (訪問着, 振袖, 帯, 長襦袢).

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchKeyword` | string | `訪問着` | Keyword to filter via site search (empty = scan used kimono category 3002) |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Max items to collect |
| `maxPages` | integer | 2 | Max pages per source |
| `sources` | string | `buysell,hitotoki` | Source list (buysell,hitotoki,kimonoichiba) |

### Output fields

Each item contains:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `itemId` | Kimono Ichiba product ID (from `k_pid`) |
| `title` | Product title |
| `price` | Price in JPY |
| `currency` | `JPY` |
| `imageUrl` | Product image URL |
| `detailUrl` | Product page URL |
| `condition` | Condition label (新品 / 中古 etc.) |
| `discount` | Discount label if present (e.g. `23%OFF`) |
| `shop` | Source shop name (京都きもの市場) |
| `category` | Category label (着物) |
| `scrapedAt` | Scrape timestamp (UTC) |

### Integrating with your workflow

Push results to Google Sheets, Slack, Notion, or Supabase with one click using Apify Connectors, or run on a schedule to monitor price changes.

### Pricing

Assume **PAY\_PER\_EVENT** pricing: a small fee per run plus **$0.001 per item** collected (adjust to actual market).

### Data source notes

- **Kimono Ichiba** (`kimonoichiba.com`): server‑side rendered product lists. Category 3002 covers used kimono (中古品・新古品). Pagination uses `?k_cid=3002/N`. *Optional* — this source is currently blocked from Apify datacenter IPs (returns 403/202) and is therefore excluded from the default source list.
- **BuySell Online** (`buysellonline.jp`): 56,135+ items in kimono category (`/c/kimono`). Pagination uses `?page=N` for category, and `GoodsSearchList.html?keyword=` for keyword search.
- **着物ひととき** (`hitotoki-online.com`): makeshop-based shop selling second‑hand kimono. Pagination uses `?page=N` on `/view/category/all_items`. Item cards are parsed from `.item-name`, `.price`, and `.item-category` elements.
- Only factual product information (name, price, condition, image, URL) is collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `statsMode` (type: `boolean`):

true で検索結果の価格統計（min/avg/median）を出力

## `statsKeyword` (type: `string`):

statsMode時の集計対象（タイトル部分一致）

## `searchKeyword` (type: `string`):

訪問着・振袖・帯などブランド名・品目を指定（空欄で中古着物カテゴリスキャン）

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

取得する最大商品数

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

各ソースで取得する最大ページ数

## `sources` (type: `string`):

カンマ区切り（buysell,hitotoki,kimonoichiba）

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apifyプロキシ設定（自動）

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "statsMode": false,
  "searchKeyword": "訪問着",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "sources": "buysell,hitotoki",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `itemId` (type: `string`):

Product ID at source shop

## `title` (type: `string`):

Product title

## `price` (type: `string`):

Price in yen

## `currency` (type: `string`):

JPY

## `imageUrl` (type: `string`):

Product image URL

## `detailUrl` (type: `string`):

Product page URL

## `condition` (type: `string`):

新品/中古 etc

## `discount` (type: `string`):

Discount label

## `shop` (type: `string`):

Source shop name

## `category` (type: `string`):

Category label

## `source` (type: `string`):

kimonoichiba or buysell

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

Scrape timestamp

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchKeyword": "訪問着"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/kimono-market-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchKeyword": "訪問着" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/kimono-market-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchKeyword": "訪問着"
}' |
apify call fruitful_quintessence/kimono-market-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fruitful_quintessence/kimono-market-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/2Yy3Zu3pw0KzqYOP5/builds/yMeEeeP0bvjsCgmqD/openapi.json