ANIME AND GAMING

Around the Akihabara area, you can find some of the best collectibles for gaming and anime goods. While Akihabara is known for its electronic goods, but in the recent decade, every nook and cranny has been filled up with stores specializing in games, anime, manga, retro video games, figurines, card games and any kind of collectibles you can think of.

Check out some of these stores while you’re in the area:

  • Mandarake for all your otaku goods.

  • Super Potato for retro gaming

  • Gamers Main Store, a well known gaming shop

  • Animate for 8 floors of Anime shopping

  • SEGA gaming

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Photo credit: Kanpai Japan

Location: Around Akihabara Station

Hours: Typically from around 11:00am - 8pm ish.

Website: N/A

How to get there: Akihabara Station is on the JR Lines Keihin Tohoku, Yamanote and Chuo-Sobu Lines. The Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line also runs through it.

 
Tokyo City GuideLaura BlackhallAkihabara