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EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01 is the official Evangelion flagship store on 6F of the Ikebukuro PARCO main building, a 1-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station's East Exit, open 11:00–21:00 and tax-free. It moved from P'PARCO 2F in March 2023.
Pokémon Center TOKYO DX is on 5F of the Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C. East Building, open 10:30–21:00 daily, direct from Nihombashi Station exit B2, tax-free in-store, with the reservation-only Pokémon Cafe TOKYO on the same floor.
Toranoana's Ikebukuro Store B is one of the shops that defines Otome Road — a women-only 7th-floor doujinshi and BL/otome goods floor a minute from Ikebukuro Station.
A single-floor retro video game specialty shop on Osaka's Otaroad, billed by the operator as having the largest retro-game selection in western Japan. Open every day, no closures.
A four-floor Mandarake branch in Nagoya's Osu shopping district, open every day of the year, buying and selling secondhand manga, toys, doujinshi, idol goods and cosplay.
Jungle Nagoya is a two-floor secondhand hobby shop on Osu's Akamon-dori arcade specializing in tokusatsu heroes, robot anime and figure collectibles, with current-series merchandise downstairs and vintage finds like Kamen Rider and Mazinger Z upstairs.
animate Nagoya is the chain's main Nagoya store: three floors of manga, light novels, character goods, figures, trading cards and anime/game CDs and DVDs a short walk from Nagoya Station. It is not near the Osu shopping district — that's a separate area a few subway stops away.
A multi-floor branch of secondhand chain Lashinbang on Ikebukuro's Otome Road, dedicated to female-fan doujinshi and character goods, on floors 4F–6F of the Kindai Bldg. 21.
Sunshine City is Ikebukuro's giant shopping, dining and entertainment complex built around the Sunshine 60 tower. For otaku visitors the current draw is Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo and rotating anime pop-ups, while the flagship Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO is temporarily closed (reopening targeted around September 2026).
One of Japan's largest tabletop-game specialty stores, run by hobby chain Yellow Submarine — TRPGs (including Japanese-language Dungeons & Dragons), board games and dice, with a pay-per-table play space near Akihabara.
Don Quijote's 24-hour Akihabara flagship, packed with anime, idol and VTuber merch alongside the usual discount-store mix — and, in the same building, AKB48's home theater on the 8th floor.
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.
TRADER's Akihabara flagship: an eight-floor (B1F–7F) secondhand games-and-hobby shop on Chuo-dori selling everything from retro Famicom titles to anime figures, plastic models and PC games, with a basement buyback counter. The current building opened in May 2024 on the site of a former TRADER branch that had closed back in 2021; today TRADER runs just two shops in Akihabara — this Main Store and a smaller Branch 2 near the JR tracks.
Lashinbang's largest branch in Japan — two floors of secondhand figures, character goods, doujinshi and anime CDs/DVDs inside Akiba Cultures Zone. Tax-free shopping is available, but there's no English signage on site.
Melonbooks Akihabara 1st Store is the flagship Akihabara branch of major doujinshi (self-published manga, novels & games) chain Melonbooks, in the basement of the Hirose Building about 2 minutes from the station. General-audience and adult (R18) sections are shelved separately, as at other Melonbooks stores.
Bandai Spirits' directly-run flagship TAMASHII NATIONS store beside Akihabara Station, displaying 400+ collector figures across Gundam, Kamen Rider, Ultraman and more. Admission is free, but a checkout sign confirms it is not a tax-free shop.
Volks' seven-floor Akihabara hobby flagship on Chuo-dori, with figures, model kits, paints and trading cards spread across dedicated floors and an event hall on 6F–7F.
Odaiba's life-size Unicorn Gundam is no longer on display: its run at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, which began in September 2017, ended on 31 August 2026, and no successor statue has been announced for the site.
Tokyo's official, reservation-only Pokémon-themed café, on the same East Building 5F as Pokémon Center Tokyo DX in Nihombashi. Since its June 2026 reopening after renovation, seats are released in bulk waves at 18:00 JST for blocks of future dates rather than a simple daily window, so foreign visitors need to time their booking to the current wave.
Volks' flagship Osaka store in Den Den Town — a six-floor hobby complex renovated in 2025, with a dedicated garage-kit/plastic-model floor (3F) and the official Dollfie Dream boutique, Doll Point Osaka (5F).
Hareruya2's first branch outside Tokyo — a Pokémon TCG specialty store on the 5th floor of COCONAMBA, 2 minutes from Nankai Namba Station, with an 80-seat play space.
Osaka flagship of Japan's largest Magic: The Gathering chain — a 1-minute walk from Nankai Namba Station, with a free 50-seat play space and daily events.
Mandarake's Otome Road branch — secondhand BL and shoujo manga, female doujinshi, male-idol goods and trading cards, on the female-fan-focused strip near Sunshine City.
Harajuku's five-floor character-goods department store — Chiikawa Land, Sonny Angel pop-ups, Rilakkuma, Hello Kitty and a dedicated Snoopy basement, floor by floor.
Hobby & TCG shop at the Namba/Otaroad edge of Den Den Town — trading cards, figures, plastic models, plus an in-store duel space.
Branch of Japan's biggest maid-café chain on Den Den Town's Otaroad — songs, moe performances and a tourist-friendly maid-café experience.
Den Den Town's flagship Surugaya: figures, plastic models, retro & modern games, toys and collectibles, open daily 10:00–21:00, 5 min from Ebisucho Station, with overseas shipping.
Osaka's flagship Mandarake — a multi-floor treasure house of used manga, vintage toys, figures, doujinshi and collectibles in Den Den Town.
One of Japan's largest hobby superstores — five floors of plastic models, Gundam, RC, model trains and toys in the heart of Den Den Town.
Western Japan's flagship of the biggest anime-goods chain, on Den Den Town's Otaroad — two floors of manga, character merch and game goods.
A B1 arcade of official character shops in Tokyo Station's First Avenue — Jump Shop, Pokémon, Ghibli's Donguri, Sanrio and TV-network stores, all in one corridor.
Studio Ghibli's whimsical museum in Mitaka, designed by Hayao Miyazaki. Entry is advance-ticket-only with a fixed date and time slot — and tickets sell out fast.
The Shibuya branch of the official Pokémon Center, on Shibuya PARCO 6F — a darker, 'urban/mysterious' themed store with plush, cards, exclusives and a Mewtwo display.
Nintendo's first official store in Japan, on Shibuya PARCO 6F — Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, Animal Crossing and Kirby goods, exclusives and life-size photo spots.
The official Gunpla flagship on DiverCity Tokyo Plaza 7F, Odaiba — Gundam model kits of every grade, store exclusives and build zones. The life-size Unicorn Gundam statue outside ended its display on 31 August 2026; the store stays open.
Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO in Ikebukuro reopened on 24 August 2026 and is open 10:00–20:00 every day on alpa 2F of Sunshine City, about 3 minutes from Higashi-Ikebukuro Station, with Pokémon GO Lab. and the Pokémon Card Station alongside (checked 24 Sep 2026).
K-BOOKS' Otome-kan on Ikebukuro's Otome Road, specializing in otome-game and BL character goods and doujin items for female fans.
animate's flagship and one of the world's largest anime shops, anchoring Ikebukuro's Otome Road — multiple floors of anime, manga and character goods.
Mandarake's original operation inside Nakano Broadway — dozens of genre-specialized shops across the floors selling manga, figures, vintage toys, dolls and rare collectibles.
Iconic 1966 mall in Nakano packed with subculture shops — home to dozens of specialist Mandarake stores plus figures, retro toys, idol goods and dolls.
Whole-building Pokémon TCG specialty store with a 152-seat play space and daily Pokémon tournaments, from the Hareruya group.
Multi-TCG store seconds from Akihabara Station with a ~45-seat duel space and strong Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and Magic ranges.
Large multi-TCG store on the 9th floor of Radio Kaikan, stocking Magic, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and more, with dueling space and official Pokémon events.
Hareruya's Akihabara flagship (Mikasa Bldg 2F–5F, 1 min from the station) runs daily Magic: The Gathering tournaments and a free 32-seat play space, with an English website and event listings — one of the easiest Tokyo card shops for overseas players to walk into and join. Hours, access and what to expect inside (verified against the official store page, July 2026).
Idol-focused live house in the Box'R AKIBA Building, with a basement live floor and a ground-floor 'GARAGE' space, hosting frequent idol events.
Idol bar and live spot in the DEMPA Building, famous as the birthplace of idol group Dempagumi.inc; staff perform between serving drinks.
Branch of one of Japan's largest maid café chains, with multilingual menus and overseas maids — accessible for first-time foreign visitors.
One of Akihabara's best-known maid cafés, across several floors of the Mitsuwa Building, welcoming foreign 'masters' and 'princesses' home.
Home theater of idol group AKB48 on the 8th floor of Don Quijote Akihabara, hosting near-daily live stage shows by the group's teams.
GiGO (formerly SEGA) Akihabara arcade focused on crane games, with a collab-cafe stand. Note: the older No.1 building closed in Aug 2025.
Capsule-toy landmark open since 2002 with around 500 gachapon machines, from anime figures to quirky 'grown-up' designs. Cash only.
Giant electronics megastore directly at Akihabara Station, with a large toy/hobby floor of figures, models, trading cards and games.
Flagship of figure/model maker Kotobukiya: five floors of figures, plastic models and original kits, plus the VstoreAKIBA VTuber official shops.
Surugaya's flagship Akihabara store on 'Junk Alley': a large multi-floor secondhand shop for anime goods, figures, games and trading cards.
Major hobby retailer AmiAmi's physical shop on the 4th floor of Radio Kaikan: figures, character goods, plastic models and trading cards.
Flagship Akihabara branch of Japan's largest anime/manga goods chain — a multi-floor main building plus a second building and an ANNEX.
Akihabara's landmark retro game store: vintage consoles and software across three floors, topped by a 5F retro arcade.
Eight floors of secondhand otaku treasure: vintage figures, doujinshi, retro toys, cosplay and collectibles, each floor with its own theme.
Akihabara's landmark hobby tower right by the station: ten floors of figures, anime goods, trading cards, dolls and model kits.
Suruga-ya's TCG/board-game specialty store in Osu, Nagoya — Yu-Gi-Oh!, Duel Masters, Pokémon Card Game and import/domestic board games, with an in-store duel space, open daily 12:00–20:00.
Suruga-ya's Nagoya Osu flagship, spanning floors 3F–5F near Kamimaezu Station: figures, plastic models and modeling tools, toys, games, books and anime CDs/DVDs, open daily 10:00–21:00 with no closed days.
A secondhand anime-goods store inside the MultinaBox building on Osu's arcade, about 4 minutes from Kamimaezu Station — figures, doujinshi, Blu-ray/DVD/CD and used games, open daily with buyback until 18:00.
