Whether you’re looking for the hustle and bustle or peace and quiet, this list has you covered.
Akihabara (Page 3)
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Tokyo Pokémon card shop blocks scalpers by limiting sales to kids only for part of its inventory
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Casey Baseel
May 2, 2023
Hareruya 2 doesn’t think kids should have to hope for a miracle in order to find Pokémon cards.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • collectible card games • cool • Hareruya • Hareruya 2 • kids • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • resellers • scalpers)
Akihabara arcades aren’t dead yet! New six-floor game center opens in Tokyo otaku quarter next month
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Casey Baseel
Feb 23, 2023
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Bandai • capsule toys • COK • crane games • gachapon • game centers • gashapon • Namco • video games)
Akihabara’s immigrant-founded kebab landmark is closing down for good after more than a decade
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Casey Baseel
Jan 24, 2023
- Japan
- (Akiba • Akihabara • closing • COK • food • kebab • restaurants • Star Kebab)
Mr. Sato goes back to the junk shops of Akihabara, where the real lucky bag action is
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Master Blaster
Jan 3, 2023
Tokyo’s all-female sushi chef restaurant has closed down, is being dismantled
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Casey Baseel
Dec 22, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • COK • food • Nadeshiko Sushi • restaurants • sushi • sushi chefs • women)
This Akihabara restaurant is the new best place in Tokyo to eat chicken nanban
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Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • chicken • chicken nanban • COK • food • restaurants • SNJO)
Fast-food chain Gyoza no Ohsho’s all-you-can-eat curry made us feel like we fell down a mountain
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Dale Roll
Nov 20, 2022
All you can eat ice cream and frozen food restaurant becomes a hit in Akihabara
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Oona McGee
Oct 14, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • cafes • cool • crazy • food • frozen food • ice creams • Japanese ice creams • microwave cooking • microwaves • pop-up • pop-up cafes • pop-up shops • pop-up stores • restaurants • Tokyo • weird)
International tourists travel to Japan, spend big at top tourist spots in Tokyo
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Oona McGee
Sep 21, 2022
First weekend following new entry procedures sees foreign visitors picking up loads of bargains, thanks to the weak yen.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • border restrictions • COK • coronavirus • entry restrictions • foreigners in Japan • international travel • reopening • reopening borders • shopping • tourism • tourist sites • travel • travel ban • yen)
Otaku gather in the Akihabara night as Toranoana dojinshi shop permanently closes【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Sep 2, 2022
Sega’s old arcade right outside Akihabara Station is closing, taking takeout cafe stand with it
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Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2022
Akihabara landmark Toranoana is permanently closing, chain downsizes to just one branch in Japan
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Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2022
Dojinshi specialty shop will live on in other capacities, but its 28-year-run in Akihabara is coming to an end.
Akiba Dental Clinic: The Akihabara dentist where a moe maid in cosplay cleans your teeth
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Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2022
- Japan
- (Akiba Dental Clinic • Akihabara • cosplay • dental • dental care • dentist • dentistry • maid • maids • maids costume • moe • otaku • SNJO • Tokyo)
Part-maid cafe, part-dentist’s office? Akiba Dental Clinic opens in Tokyo【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2022
Frilly outfits and assisted teeth-brushing practice are part of the otaku-oriented dental clinic.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • cheap • computers • destruction • disposal • hard disk drive • HDD • junk shops • SNJO • Tokyo)
Burger King roasts McDonald’s with cryptic message on poster jabbing huge new store in Akihabara
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Oona McGee
Apr 1, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Burger King • burgers • fast food • food • funny • hamburgers • Japanese • marketing • McDonald's • posters • twitter)
Manga creator/politician Ken Akamatsu opens political office/art gallery in Akihabara【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Apr 1, 2022
Creator of Love Hina is gearing up for a run at Japan’s upper parliament house to protect freedom of expression.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • art • Ken Akamatsu • Love Hina • manga • Negima • politicians • politics)
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