⭐️Free Map⭐️ Anime, Games, and Tech in Akihabara Electric Town

⭐️Free Map⭐️ Anime, Games, and Tech in Akihabara Electric Town

Here is a guide on the essentials for every game, anime, or tech fanatic visiting Akihabara for the first time! I've listed up everything with a short description, so you can pick and choose your favourites.
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・Anime and Manga Stores

・Arcades

・Tech and Second-Hand Shops

・Themed Cafes and Restaurants

・Non-Themed (But Super Tasty) Food

Anime and Manga Stores

Mandarake Complex
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An absolute mecca for all things otaku: merch, figures, games, collectibles, and even art and "the making of" books
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Otachu akihabara 4th shop GUNDAM specialty shop
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Second-hand video games, figurines, and trading cards
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Animate Akihabara
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16 floors across 2 buildings packed to the brim with anime, manga, and merch
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Akihabara Gamers
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Anime magazines, CDs, and collectibles
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AKIHABARA KOTOBUKIYA
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Three floors of anime and manga figurines and models
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Arcades

GiGO Akihabara 1
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A multi-storey arcade with a selection of newer games
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GiGO Akihabara Building 3
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Multi-storey arcade with retro games from the 80s and 90s
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HEY (Hirose Entertainment Yard) Taito
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Retro gaming arcade with classics like Arika’s Tetris the Grandmasters
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TAITO Station Akihabara
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A fairly standard Taito arcade, with games you will see in most other Taito Stations
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namco Akihabara
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Six floors of crane games, rhythm-based games (like taiko no tatsujin) and gachapon capsule toys
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Tech and Second-Hand Shops

Super Potato Akihabara Branch
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Possibly the most famous retro game store in the whole of Japan!
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Yodobashi Akiba
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Nine storeys of gadgets and gizmos from rice cookers to DSLR cameras
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Laox
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Electronics store with 70,000 products from household appliances to games and watches
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Sofmap Akihabara Headquarters
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A shop for second-hand electronics and computer parts
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Janpara
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Small shop for second-hand electronics
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Themed Cafes and Restaurants

TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS
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A cafe-bar with a full arcade. Order anything from the menu to get access to the games
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Little TGV
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A cute railway-themed restaurant with railway decorations and staff in conductor's uniforms
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(Maid Cafe) at-home cafe Akihabara Main
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A classic maid cafe in central Akihabara
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Final Fantasy Eorzea Cafe
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A cafe with fun decor and themed food to get your Final Fantasy fix
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Square Enix Cafe
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An atmospheric Square Enix cafe with creatively presented food
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Non-Themed (But Super Tasty) Food

Snacks

Beard Papa
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A popular chain selling cream puff pastries, known as "choux cream" in Japanese
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Jack In The Donuts
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Tasty donuts with classic and funky flavours, including crazy tie-dye colours
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Club Marion Yodobashi Akiba店
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Classic Japanese-style rolled and filled crepes
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Kinako to Torori
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A warabi mochi place. Warabi mochi is a very squishy type of mochi served with kinako, or soy bean powder. It has an earthy and mildly sweet flavour.
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Meals

Komaki Shokudo Kamakura Fushikian
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Buddhist-style plant based cuisine
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Kyushu Jangara Akihabara
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Popular plant-based ramen
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Katsu Sando Vending Machine
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Just a fun vending machine selling made-that-morning katsu sandwiches from the popular steakhouse, Niku no Mansei. For those who want to know the full potential of vending machines in Japan!
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Tempura Hisago
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A tasty place for a spot of tempura
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Japan is full of delicious food 🍡 so let's explore it together! If you want to learn more about where the food comes from, and the customs and etiquette behind it all, make sure to take a look at my YouTube channel
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