Tourist Information
This page introduces sightseeing spots classified by themes, recommended sightseeing routes, and my favorites for the first visitors to Akihabara.
●Sightseeing spots classified by themes
Shops and facilities are classified by four themes, "Sightseeing", "Entertainment", "shopping", and "Foods".
●Recommended sightseeing routes
According to how much time you have, five sightseeing routes (basic, short, very short, long, and very long) are recommended for the first visitors.
●My favorites
Shops, goods, foods, anything I like are introduced.
●Sightseeing spots classified by themes
Sightseeing
・Chuo Street
・Radio kaikan
・Radio Center
・Radio Department
・Junk Street
・Akiba Cultures Zone
・Yodobashi Akiba
・Chabara
・Kanda Shrine
・Edocco
・mAAch ecute
・2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN
Entertainment
【Show】
・Za-show
【Game Center】
・SEGA
・Taito
・Hey
【Maid Cafe】
・＠homecafe
・Akiba-zettairyoiki
・HoneyHoney
・Cure Maid Cafe
・Maidreamin
・Shatzkiste
【Concept Cafe】
・Shinobazu Cafe (Ninja）
・Tetsudo izakaya Little TGV (train)
・Akibatei（Shrine maiden）
・Otoko-no-musume NEWTYPE (men in drag)
【Animal Cafe】
・MOCHA (cat)
・JaLaLa (cat)
・Boku-to-Neko (cat)
・Machineko (cat)
・Owl-no-Mori (owl)
・Akiba Fukuro (owl)
・Mofureru (rabbit)
・CHEESE (hedgehog)
・Coo&RIKU（cat, rabbit and hedgehog）
【Karaoke】
・PASERA
・Adores
Shopping
【Home Electric Appliances】
・Onoden
・Yodobashi Akiba
・Bic Camera
【Clothing】
・Nijigen Cospa
・Cospa G-store
・Kamikaze Style
・Cephirothictree
・Wakuwaku Taro
・Don Quijote
【Cosplay】
・ACOS
【Souvenirs】
・The Akiba
・Don Quijote
・Laox
・Bic Camera
【Anime related-goods】
・Animate
・KOTOBUKIYA
・Surugaya
・Mandarake Complex
・Rashinban
・Gamers
・Moulin
●Recommended Sightseeing Routes
１）Basic Route (1-3hours)
①JR Akihabara Station (Electric Town Gate）→ ②Radio Center → ③Chuo-dori (Main Street) → ④Gachapon Kaikan (capsule toy shop) → ⑤Junk Street → ⑥Akiba Cultures Zone → ⑦Radio Kaikan
2）Short Route (1-2hours)
①JR Akihabara Station (Electric Town Gate）→ ②Radio Center → ③Chuo-dori (Main Street) → ④ Radio Kaikan
3）Very Short Route (30min. to 1hour)
①JR Akihabara Station (Electric Town Gate）→ ②Chuo-dori (Main Street) or Radio Kaikan
４）Long Route (2 to 3hours)
①JR Akihabara Station (Electric Town Gate）→ ②Radio Center → ③Chuo-dori (Main Street) → ④Gachapon Kaikan (capsule toy shop) → ⑤Junk Street → ⑥Kanda Myojin Shrine (edocco) → ⑦Akiba Cultures Zone and nearby area→ ⑧Mansei Bridge → ⑨mAAch ecute →⑩Radio Kaikan
５）Whole day Route (4hours or more)
①JR Akihabara Station (Electric Town Gate）→ ②Radio Center → ③Chuo-dori (Main Street) → ④2k540 →⑤Gachapon Kaikan (capsule toy shop) → ⑥Junk Street → ⑦Kanda Myojin Shrine (edocco) → ⑧Akiba Cultures Zone and nearby area→ ⑨Mansei Bridge → ⑩mAAch ecute →⑪Radio Kaikan → ⑫Yodobashi Akiba
●Video Tour of Akihabara
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Radio Kaikan
This is a symbolic shopping building in Akihabara. If you do not have time, drop in this building. The town of Akihabara seems to be integrated in this building.
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Radio Center
This place is the beginning of Akihabara electric town. Enjoy narrow passages and low ceilings. You may feel nostalgic atmosphere in old days.
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Chuo-dori (Main Street)
Chuo-dori is a main street of Akihabara. So many anime shops, arcades, electric appliance retailers, electrical components shops, computer shops and so on are along the street. Anime signboards and displays are found here and there. This street will be kept completely free of cars on Sunday (note that it depends on the weather).
Kanda Shrine
Daikokusama (god of marriage), Ebisusama (god of thriving business) and Taira-no-Masakado (god of luck in battle) are deified.
Click the following site for more details.
https://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp/
Edocco
Edocco is an Edo culture complex adjacent to Kanda Shrine. Very Japanese souvenirs and foods are obtainable.
Click the following site for more details.
https://edocco.kandamyoujin.or.jp/en/
Yodobashi Akiba
Yodobashi Akiba is the biggest electronics retail store in Japan. The latest devices can be seen in the store. Not only electric appliances but also variety of goods like toys, cosmetics, stationery, and books are sold in one building. Beside shopping, you can also enjoy foods on the 8th floor and golf driving and butting on the 9th floor.
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Vending Machine Area