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Sofmap AKIBA Amusement-kan

Sofmap AKIBA's Amusement-kan is an eight-floor game and hobby specialty store near Akihabara Station, stocking everything from new and used TV games to anime goods, plastic models and figures, with a top-floor idol and gravure event space.

An eight-floor Sofmap game/hobby specialty store steps from Akihabara Station's Electric Town Exit, open daily 11:00-20:00, with new & used TV games, PC games, anime goods, plastic models, figures and a top-floor idol/gravure event space.

Storefront of Sofmap Akihabara Amusement Store (Amusement-kan), a multi-floor arcade and hobby-goods store in Akihabara, Tokyo
Ryo FUKAsawa (from Tokyo, Japan), via Flickr / CC BY 2.0

Opening hours

Monday
11:00–20:00
Tuesday
11:00–20:00
Wednesday
11:00–20:00
Thursday
11:00–20:00
Friday
11:00–20:00
Saturday
11:00–20:00
Sunday
11:00–20:00

Known for

  • new & used TV games
  • PC games
  • anime goods & comics
  • plastic models
  • hobby figures

What it is

Sofmap AKIBA Amusement-kan is one of the five buildings that make up the Sofmap AKIBA complex, an eight-floor game- and hobby-focused specialty store a few minutes from Akihabara Station's Electric Town Exit. It carries new and used TV game consoles and software, PC games, anime merchandise and comics, anime/voice-actor CDs, plastic models, and hobby figures, including a dedicated Tamashii Nations (Bandai) corner on the ground floor.

Floor guide & events

Floors run roughly: 1F hobby goods, figures and the Tamashii Nations corner; 2F plastic models, shokugan (candy toys) and add-ons; 3F new and used TV game hardware and software (with a software buyback counter); 4F–5F PC games and anime video/music software; 6F Animega x Sofmap anime goods and comics; 7F the STELLAMAP Cafe; and 8F the STELLAMAP STAGE event floor, known for idol and gravure photo/handshake events. The store is open every day of the year.

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