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It’s time to say goodbye to one of Tokyo’s most famous landmark meeting spots
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Casey Baseel
Feb 26, 2025 - Tweet
- Japan
- (Alta • closing • COK • shinjuku • Shinjuku Alta • SNJO • Studio Alta)
After 21 years, Harajuku’s famous Lolita fashion and cosplay shop is permanently closing
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Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2024
- Japan
- (closing • cosplay • cosplayers • fashion • Harajuku • Lolita fashion • Takeshita Dori • Takeshita Street)
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)
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.
End of the line for Japan’s absolute favorite waitress uniform and one of its favorite pie places
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Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2022
- Japan
- (Anna Miller • Anna Miller’s • cafes • closing • closure • COK • food • pie • restaurants • sweets • uniforms)
Goodbye, Megaweb! Downtown Tokyo’s coolest car museum is closing for good【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Dec 30, 2021
An amazing collection of cars in a free museum is about to figuratively drive off into the sunset.
140-year-old sukiyaki restaurant in Tokyo closing due to coronavirus pandemic
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Casey Baseel
Jul 15, 2021
Asakusa’s Chinya has been serving visitors to the historical district for more than a century.
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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