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Hobby & TCG shop at the Namba/Otaroad edge of Den Den Town — trading cards, figures, plastic models, plus an in-store duel space.
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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.
Big used-hobby chain in Den Den Town — figures, plastic models, retro games, toys and collectibles, open late until 21:00.
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 in DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, Odaiba — every Gundam model kit, exclusives, builder zones, and the life-size Unicorn Gundam statue outside.
The largest Pokémon Center in the Ikebukuro area, in Sunshine City's alpa mall. Temporarily closed — reopening expected around September 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.
Flagship Magic: The Gathering store from Japan's largest MTG chain, with daily tournaments and a large free play space. English-friendly.
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.