Ayyyyeeeee, I am glad that Love Live got mentioned at the end there! I will say, it has definitely helped the rest of the world realize the importance of the shrine!
When I lived in Japan I would regularly visit Akiba during my lunch break to go model shopping, play arcades and/or grab some lunch. Good memories. Nice intro TC team.
heheeee, when I went to Japan in March (thanks to you guys, the trip went SO MUCH easier!!!) I slept in Ryogkoku, which was only a 20 minute walk away, so I went there everyday and then took the metro to where ever I wanted
This is the best Akihabara guide! We followed all of your recommendations and had an amazing time. So glad we watched this video. We tried Akihabara before and felt like we missed so much but here we stayed foucesd and had a variety of everything. Thank you!!
Outstanding intro to Akihabara! I’ve read about it over 20+ years and have no plans to go, but this gave me the enthusiastic dive that satisfied my curiosity. Thx!
I'm going to Tokyo in October and this is a great video for a checklist in Akihabara. Super Potato seems like "The" place for a retro videogame nerd like me.
Super Potato is great if you want to pay 4X the value of what the item is actually worth. They had Pokemon Gold boxed for 14,600 yen i got it outside of tokyo for 4,600 yen
I went for the first time to Tokyo and only got a chance to spend a couple of hours wondering around Akihabara. I’m definitely planning to go back in the near future (still looking to get my Yamato mini replica from the anime show!)
Just came back from Tokyo last weekend. It was kinda strange seeing the same anime statues all at various prices across different stores in the vicinity. I did manage to grab a copy of Brave Fencer Musashi for not even 4 bucks.
it's all so overwhelming, did you feel compelled to go into every single store? I plan to visit in 2024 and I would love to find: Gojira, Jet Jaguar, Speed Racer, Ultra Man and Voltron
Don't forget to keep an eye out for stores that have Tax Free over 5000 JPY. Akihabara has quite a few there which can help lower the price a bit, but you want to hit up the same stores branches in different areas to find cheaper stuff or rarer goods.
@KnightZeemo japan has 10% tax they pay on top of things but people coming for tourism / holidays can get temporary visitor slip in passport with a QR (u use ur phone and the welcome japan site) when you go through immigration and that lets you get tax taken off at certain stores (either tax taken off total purchase or you take your receipt and goods to a counter for that store and they give you the tax back)
There's also Gee! Store I went to on the 4th floor of the Onoden building when trying to find Cospa brand anime merchandise. Hard to find quality full graphic shirts in general.
I'm planning a trip to Tokyo with my two kids and one of their friends (two 18 year old girls and a 25 year old guy). I'm 55- the old man (Dad). They would like to stay where the action is (arcades, shopping, food, neon lights, etc.)- however I don't want to stay in an area where there is a lot of "adult" entertainment /red light typr district at night for obvious reasons. Also, I would like a safe area for them to explore and be able to go out in the evening. What would be your recommendation? Shinjuko? Shibuya? Any particular areas that are nicer- but have the attractions as well? Thanks!
Shibuya and it’s surrounding areas are probably the most suited for youngsters. The hotel “All Day Place” is nice and in the perfect area - just a short walk from all the action, but on a quieter back street.
I'm doing my holiday in Tokyo next month (12days just for the city) and I'm planning to go on Akihabara on Sunday. to be more exact, I want to do Akasaka/Tokyo sky try in the morning, Akihabara for the rest of the day. However, I heard that the Tokyo Sky Tree gets really busy on the weekend. should I go there on another day? I'll stay in Ueno.
Tokyo Skytree can get quite busy, especially around sunset but if you're going in the morning it might be okay. If you book tickets in advance online that helps speed up the process once there as you don't need to wait in-line to buy tickets. Have a great trip!
Hi there! It really depends on what you're looking for and how much you want to spend. One day should allow you to browse most of the shops. There's also Nakano Broadway in the west of Tokyo for anime lovers too!
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