Tokyo
Akihabara
The classic otaku district. Retro games, gachapon by the thousand, trading card shops, second-hand figures and eight floors of toys at Yodobashi. Best explored on foot in one afternoon.
Places
In this area
Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba ヨドバシカメラ マルチメディアAkiba
A nine-floor electronics store whose hobby floor carries the full current BEYBLADE X lineup at Japanese retail price.
- Nearest station
- Akihabara Station · 1 min walk
- Time needed
- 1 hr
Super Potato Akihabara スーパーポテト 秋葉原店
The famous retro game store, with a coin-op arcade of 1980s cabinets on the top floor.
- Nearest station
- Akihabara Station · 5 min walk
- Time needed
- 45 min
Mandarake Complex Akihabara まんだらけコンプレックス 秋葉原
Eight floors of second-hand anime goods, each floor a different category.
- Nearest station
- Akihabara Station · 6 min walk
- Time needed
- 1 hr
Kanda Myojin Shrine 神田明神
The shrine that appears throughout the original Love Live! — a short walk from Akihabara, and it still sells series goods.
- Nearest station
- Ochanomizu / Akihabara Station · 7 min walk
- Time needed
- 45 min
Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan 秋葉原ガチャポン会館
Around 500 capsule toy machines in one room, restocked constantly.
- Nearest station
- Akihabara Station · 7 min walk
- Time needed
- 30 min
Akihabara Radio Kaikan 秋葉原ラジオ会館
The building from the opening — rebuilt in 2014. Same corner, same name, same signage, different building.
- Nearest station
- Akihabara (JR / Metro) · 1 min walk
- Time needed
- 45 min
Yanagimori Shrine 柳森神社
The small shrine below the road on the Kanda River, six minutes from the station and completely unlike the rest of Akihabara.
- Nearest station
- Akihabara (JR / Metro) · 6 min walk
- Time needed
- 20 min
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