JunkSpots

Private · Pickup · Drop-off · Free · Booking needed

2nd STREET (セカンドストリート)

A second-hand chain that buys furniture and large appliances, comes to the house for them and carries them out, anywhere in Kyoto City. You are paid rather than charged. The catch decides whether this is for you: they buy only what they can resell, and they dispose of nothing at all, so anything broken, too old or refused on the day stays exactly where it was.

Right for you if

  • Furniture and large appliances in good working order and inside the age limits, when you would rather be paid than pay the 大型ごみ fee.
  • It has to cost nothing.
  • You cannot move it yourself. They come and collect.
  • You can get it there under your own steam.
  • You would rather it was used again than buried.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need it gone today.
  • It is broken, dirty or missing parts.
  • You cannot show proof of address.

Contact and booking

Phone
0120-211-846
Email
Not published
Book online
Booking page
Address
Not published
Opening hours
Pickup bookings by phone 10:00 to 18:00. The 13 stores inside the city keep their own hours and take walk-ins with no booking at all.
Website
Official website

Verification

Checked against a published source

Last checked 20 August 2026

That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →

Sources

Part of How to get rid of stuff in Kyoto.

Something wrong here?

Why use it

It is the only route in this guide that pays you and still does the lifting, and the coverage checker returns every one of the 11 wards. The visit, the valuation and the carry-out are all free, and you are paid in cash before the item leaves the room.

Good for

  • furniture
  • appliances
  • electronics
  • clothes
  • textiles
  • toys
  • bicycles
  • other items

How it works

How you use it They collect, or you can take it there yourself.
Cost They pay you rather than charge you. The visit, the valuation and the carry-out are free, and cash is handed over on the spot before anything is loaded. They buy only what they can resell and dispose of nothing, so whatever they turn down on the day stays with you.
Booking Arrange it with them either way.
Service area Kyoto City (all 11 wards)
Run by 株式会社セカンドストリート (2nd STREET CORPORATION), part of the GEO group

Where your things go

A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.

Item
Reuses
Donates
Recycles
Disposes of
furniture
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
appliances
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
electronics
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
clothes
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
textiles
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
toys
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
bicycles
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
other items
Reuses Stated, not named
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published

Does it actually work

The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.

  • Booking

    Their pages

    Arrange it with them either way.

  • Typical wait

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nobody has told us how long they waited. Two reader reports would settle it.

  • Do they answer

    Needs reports

    Not established

    We read their pages, we did not phone them. One reader who got through would settle it.

  • Restrictions

    Their pages

    By appointment only · Must be clean and working · Proof of address or ID required

  • Who it's for

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nothing published about who may use it.

  • Last checked

    Pipeline

    20 August 2026

    Checked against their published pages.

The Responsible Index, in full

Not a review score. 14 observable signals, each met only where the operator's own pages state it, and each linking to the page it was read from. Blanks are gaps in what they publish, not accusations. How the Index works →

States a few things about its process, and names nowhere.

5 of 14 signals met

  • Transparency

    0 of 3

    • Publishes disposal partners
    • Explains the sorting process
    • Provides documentation or receipts

  • Reuse

    2 of 3

    • Reuse-first policy stated
    • Resale channel
    • Donation partnerships

  • Recycling

    0 of 3

    • Material separation on site
    • Named recyclers
    • Specialist handling (e-waste, mattresses)

  • Operations

    1 of 3

    • Service scope is clear
    • Licence number published
    • Insurance stated

  • Local

    2 of 2

    • Named community partners
    • Local reuse contribution

The evidence behind it

14 signals checked against 5 pages on 20 August 2026. The Index measures what an operator publishes about itself. It cannot be bought, verification does not raise it, and it never touches the order Spots are listed in.

What happens to it

  • Put back into use

This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.

What readers told us

Used them recently?

How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.

Tell us what happened

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