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Female virtual YouTubers are here to collaborate with Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin Shrine in a punny way
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Krista Rogers
Mar 29, 2022 - Tweet
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VR metaverse of Akihabara Station being made by JR East, netizens scoff at early quality
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Katie Pask
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Akihabara Nagomido manga cafe x Felissimo Cat Division Parlor collaboration café is open meow
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Month-long specialty cafe offers the purrfect dishes and goods for cat lovers in Japan’s capital.
Ramen chain Menya Musashi teams up with Lotte chocolate for unique Valentine’s Day dish
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Dale Roll
Feb 10, 2022
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Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A pop-up cafe to open in Akihabara
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Master Blaster
Jan 19, 2022
The Akihabara ? Bag lucky bag may disappoint you if you yourself are a pretty weird guy
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Casey Baseel
Jan 6, 2022
- Japan
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Akihabara card shop asks visitors to stop getting liquored up inside the store
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Casey Baseel
Jan 4, 2022
Akihabara junk shop offers “Guaranteed iPad and other various items!!” lucky bag in 2022
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Master Blaster
Jan 3, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • ipad • junk shop • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • Mr. Sato • shopping)
Leading maid cafe chain to open largest location in history in Akihabara
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Master Blaster
Dec 12, 2021
- Japan
- (@Home Cafe • Akiba Culture Zone • Akihabara • business • COVID-19 • maid cafes • pandemic • Tokyo)
End of the line for Gundam Cafe as entire chain announces permanent closure
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Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2021
After an 11-year-run of anime-themed food and giant robot merch, it’s last call at the Gundam Cafes.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • cafes • food • Gundam • Gundam Cafe • otaku • robots • themed restaurants)
Akihabara’s landmark “meat building” is being sold as pandemic continues to hit neighborhood hard
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Casey Baseel
Sep 16, 2021
Mansei meat company can no longer afford to continue owning the building that’s been a local icon since 1991.
Experience Akihabara Station in a VR world, then ride the train to a virtual marketplace!
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Dale Roll
Aug 21, 2021
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • cool • digital media • JR East • technology • Virtual Market • virtual reality • VR)
Gacha collections so weird we can’t work out why they were even made.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • capsule toy • capsule toy machine • COK • cool • gacha • gacha toys • gachapon • Kenele Stand • Kenelephant • SNJO • vending machines • weird)
Another Akihabara icon disappears as famous rice bowl restaurant closes its doors
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Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2021
- Japan
- (Akihabara • beef bowl • business • closure • COK • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • news • Niku Meshi • Okamuraya • SNJO • Tokyo)
A closer look at the iconic otaku street shows it’s not business as usual in the district.
Landmark Akihabara arcade Adores is the latest Tokyo game center to go out of business
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Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2021
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • Arcades • closing • crane game • crane games • game centers • UFO catchers • video games)
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