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Shinjuku Arcades: 4 Game Centres, and the Nine-Floor One That Opened in 2026

Shinjuku got a nine-floor arcade in 2026 and lost two others. The four game centres worth your coins in September 2026, with verified floors and hours.

2026.09.07

Experiences & Stays

Ikebukuro Arcades: 4 Game Centres, and Two That Guides Still List

Both Adores branches in Ikebukuro have closed. Here are the four game centres that are open in September 2026, with verified floors, hours and the one that shuts at nine.

2026.09.07

Experiences & Stays

Akihabara Arcades: 4 Game Centres, and the Red Building Is Gone

The red SEGA building closed in August 2025. Here are the four Akihabara game centres that are actually worth your coins in September 2026, with verified floors and hours.

2026.09.07

Experiences & Stays

Kichijoji Record Shops: 4 Stores, Two of Them in the Same Basement

Kichijoji has four record shops worth the trip, and two of them share one Parco basement with the turntables. Verified addresses, hours and closed days for September 2026.

2026.09.07

Shopping & Merch Guide

Shibuya Vintage Clothing: 4 Shops, and Why Two of Them Are in Harajuku

Shibuya has two vintage shops worth the trip and they are both in Jinnan 1-chome. Everything else people call Shibuya vintage is fifteen minutes north in Jingumae. Verified addresses, hours, and the shop that has no Shibuya branch at all.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Akihabara Gunpla: 4 Shops, and the One That Is Not in Akihabara

Where to actually buy Gundam kits in Akihabara — the eight-floor hobby store, the sixth floor of Yodobashi, and the Radio Kaikan shop whose own website still sends you to a store that closed in 2023.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Is the Odaiba Gundam Still There? It Came Down on 31 August 2026

After nine years, the life-size Unicorn Gundam at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza is being removed on 31 August 2026. Final show times, the farewell ceremony on 29 August, and what stays in Odaiba afterwards.

2026.08.26

Pilgrimage & Events

Akihabara Gachapon: 4 Stops, and the Floor That Stays Open Until 11pm

Akihabara capsule toys are concentrated in three buildings, not spread across the district. Verified addresses and hours, including the 800-machine floor inside namco that runs to 23:00 and the veteran shop that shuts at 19:00 on Sundays.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Shinjuku Card Shops: 4 Stores, One Open Until 1am

Akihabara and Ikebukuro shut by 21:00. Shinjuku is the card district that stays open after dinner — including one official shop trading until 1am. Four stores across three clusters, plus the address every listing still gets wrong.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Kichijoji Vintage Clothing: 4 Shops, and Which Side of the Station They Are On

Kichijoji splits by exit: the independents and designer resale are south of the station, the chains are north in Sunroad. Four verified shops, their real hours, and the two that are registered tax-free.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide