Ask a collector in Switzerland who has ever ordered Japanese cards from abroad, and you will often hear the same story. The booster box comes from a marketplace on the other side of the world, the tracking says very little for weeks, and when the parcel finally arrives, import VAT and handling fees have to be paid before it can be collected. Then comes the real question: is the box even genuine? JapHunter was created so that collectors in Switzerland would never have to go through that again.
JapHunter Sàrl is a Swiss online shop specialised in Japanese trading cards, based in the canton of Vaud and online at japhunter.ch. Its catalogue of more than 700 products is built around Japanese Pokémon cards, the One Piece Card Game and Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG, alongside Dragon Ball Fusion World, Weiss Schwarz, Gundam and several other games. Everything is priced in Swiss francs and shipped from Switzerland. For a collector in Geneva, Lausanne, Bern or Zurich, it is the simplest way to get genuine Japanese cards, and that is far from the only advantage.
Japanese cards hold a special place in the hobby. New sets usually come out in Japan first, often several months before their English versions, and a whole category of products never leaves the Japanese market: promo cards given away with magazines, event exclusives, editions sold only in certain Japanese stores. Many collectors also prefer them for their print quality and their artwork. That is exactly why they are so sought after in Europe, and so hard to find through the usual channels.
This is where JapHunter's first commitment comes in: authenticity. The Japanese editions sold in the shop come from the Japanese market, and sealed products arrive sealed, exactly as they left the factory. There are no reprints of unknown origin and no copies passed off as originals. When you open a booster box bought at JapHunter, you know exactly what you are opening. The same standard applies to the most valuable cards: the shop offers graded cards in PSA and CollectAura slabs, whose authenticity and condition are certified by an independent grading company.
The catalogue follows what collectors actually look for. Japanese Pokémon booster boxes and special sets sit next to the latest One Piece Card Game displays and Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG releases. JapHunter also goes looking for items that are normally only found in Japan, such as issues of V Jump and Weekly Shonen Jump with their promo cards, ONE PIECE BASE SHOP limited editions or Ichiban Kuji prizes. Many of them are gathered in the JapHunter Exclusives selection. Instead of juggling three foreign sellers, you get one basket and one delivery.
New releases are where the difference shows most. The most anticipated Japanese sets can sell out within days, and the boxes left on the secondary market rarely stay at their original price for long. JapHunter opens preorders ahead of release for Pokémon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball and other games, so you can secure your copy early instead of chasing it afterwards.
Being a Swiss shop also makes a real difference for customers. Prices are in Swiss francs, parcels are sent from Switzerland, and Swiss buyers have no customs formalities and no import charges to pay on delivery. Shipping is free within Switzerland from CHF 200, every order over CHF 100 comes with a free random booster, and high-value parcels require a signature on delivery. You can pay with the usual cards, PayPal, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Behind the website stands a Swiss company listed in the commercial register, JapHunter Sàrl, whose name is protected as a Swiss trademark, and a team you can reach directly by email or phone.
That team speaks the languages of the country. The shop is available in English, French and German, and customer service replies in the language you write in. A collector writing from Lausanne gets an answer in French, one writing from Basel gets it in German, and an English-speaking expat in Zug gets a reply in English. In a country as multilingual as Switzerland, it makes every exchange simpler.
Customers seem to agree. More than 10,000 of them have already ordered from the shop, and JapHunter holds an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 from 1,200 verified reviews. Among the things they point out are well-protected parcels and quick, helpful replies when something needs sorting out. With a customer account, you also earn Hunt Points, JapHunter's loyalty points, on every order.
JapHunter is also a good place to follow the hobby. The JapHunter blog covers Japanese releases as they are announced, from set reveals to price rankings in Swiss francs, and the shop shares drops, unboxings and giveaways on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. To protect your best pulls, JapHunter offers its own Shield toploaders and 360-card binders, along with accessories from Ultimate Guard. And for collectors who go beyond cards, there is a selection of Tsume, Figuarts and Ichiban Kuji figures.
For JapHunter, Switzerland is only the first step. The shop already delivers to 20 European countries, from Germany, France and Italy to the Netherlands, the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom, and it serves professional buyers as well as collectors. The ambition is clear: to become the European reference for Japanese trading cards, and to offer collectors across the continent what Swiss customers already enjoy, namely authentic products, early access to new sets, careful shipping and a service that speaks their language.
If you collect Japanese Pokémon cards, play the One Piece Card Game or build Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG decks, the best place to start in Switzerland is JapHunter. Discover the latest arrivals, keep an eye on upcoming preorders, and order your next Japanese booster box from a shop that knows exactly what it sells.
