Akihabara (Page 7)
Gundam conquers AKB48? Mobile suit cafe closes to expand, may take over idol eatery’s territory
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Casey Baseel
Jan 29, 2020 - Tweet
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- (AKB48 • AKB48 Cafe • Akihabara • anime • cafes • Gundam Cafe • idol singers • Idols • restaurants • robots • themed restaurants)
Final Fantasy VII cafes are opening in Tokyo and Osaka to celebrate legendary game’s remake
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Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2020
Mr. Sato hunts for New Year’s lucky tablets in the wilderness of Akihabara
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Master Blaster
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Akihabara’s forgotten history reveals surprising basketball court at the station
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Oona McGee
Dec 30, 2019
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • basketball • history • Japanese train stations • old photos • sport • stations • Tokyo • train stations)
Busty ninja girl barred from Smash Bros. gets her own Tokyo pop-up store/merch line【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Dec 26, 2019
Akihabara bar’s secret menu beer is a massive treat in the world’s biggest otaku culture center
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Casey Baseel
Dec 23, 2019
- Japan
- (Akihabara • awesome • bars • beer • big food • COK • crazy • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokyo • ura menu • Yodobashi Camera)
Japan’s favorite super-cheap revolving sushi restaurant finally comes to Akihabara!
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Casey Baseel
Nov 29, 2019
Once strictly for the suburbs, Sushiro lets fans in Tokyo’s otaku district enjoy tasty sushi and still have plenty of cash left over for anime merch.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • COK • food • Kaitenzushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi)
Only a few weeks left to visit the idol singer eatery, plus possibly one more Akihabara landmark.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • AKB48 Cafe • Akihabara • cafes • Gundam Cafe • idol singers • Idols • restaurants • themed restaurants)
This is Akihabara’s best hidden food vending machine: The Mansei meat sandwich machine!
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Casey Baseel
Nov 18, 2019
- Japan
- (Akihabara • COK • food • katsu • Niku no Mansei • pork cutlet • sandwiches • SNJO • tonkatsu • vending machines)
Should Akihabara be walled off from the rest of Tokyo? Twitter user proposes bold rezoning plan
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Casey Baseel
Nov 3, 2019
Admission fees, age requirements, and unrestricted public posting of erotic anime art would all be part of “Akihabara Gate City.”
Dine at Akihabara’s Dorami and get all-you-can-eat mapo tofu, plus delicious dumplings and more
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Katy Kelly
Oct 22, 2019
Our Japanese-language reporter follows a hot tip to a mouth-searing offer he can’t refuse.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • cheap eats • COK • mapo doufu • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • value for money)
In Akihabara, giant screens blared happy tunes to deserted streets as a life-threatening typhoon approached Japan.
Pager service officially ends in Japan, funeral service for outdated tech held in Akihabara【Pics】
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Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2019
Awesome Sega Mega Drive six-button controller taiyaki lets you bite into mouthful of nostalgia
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Koh Ruide
Sep 24, 2019
- Japan
- (Akihabara • COK • Genesis • limited edition • Mega Drive • red bean paste • Sega • taiyaki • treats)
Otaku lie down in the streets of Tokyo to be comforted by beautiful anime mom【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2019
Customers simultaneously amused and guilted by the name of this bread stand in Akihabara
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Krista Rogers
Jun 2, 2019
Foreign travelers in Tokyo, other towns handing out flags, asking Japanese people to pay for them
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Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2019
Sellers often claim to be deaf and ask for random Japanese people to “sponsor” their travel expenses.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • deaf • flags • foreigners in Japan • panhandling • scams • Tokyo)
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