Akihabara
Even in the biggest otaku mecca in the world, there’s a limit to how big the anime salutes are.
Free drink promoting new anime series has cleverly designed bottle that could become new way for otaku to express their love for their 2-D crushes.
Shinzo Abe might have just pulled a total David Copperfield during an appearance in Akihabara.
The Senran Kagura anime/video game franchise has a new restaurant, but the menu seems to be of only secondary interest.
The place to go for three of the world’s most delightful things: wine, cats, and girls in thigh-high stockings.
If gigantic anime figures are your idea of fine art from Japan, you won’t want to miss this free event in Akihabara.
Slip on a headset and let one of three handsome dating simulator stars slip a ring on your finger.
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As Tokyo’s otaku mecca continues to transform, a part of its past will fade away this month.
Four other restaurants in Tokyo also start selling unprecedentedly generous unlimited-beer-and-cocktail passes.
If you know where to look, you’ll be able to try a jugful of noodles that nobody wanted the owner to create.
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