Akihabara

Akihabara Junk and Electronic Parts: What Is Left, and What Time It Opens

The Radio Depart still has four levels of component shops — but some open three hours a day and four have closed since 2024. Verified floors, hours and closed days for September 2026.

2026.09.08

Shopping & Merch Guide

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

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

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

Akihabara Card Shops 2026: 4 Stores for Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh

Radio Kaikan is a trading card mall now, and a whole building became a Pokemon card shop in February 2026. Four shops, correct hours, and what changed.

2026.08.23

Shopping & Merch Guide

Akihabara Anime & Manga Goods Guide: 4 Stores for Otaku Shopping

Akihabara is the default answer to “where do I buy anime merch in Tokyo,” and it earns that reputation many times over....

2026.07.31

Shopping & Merch Guide

Akihabara Retro Game Shop Guide: 4 Stores for Classic Console Hunting

Friends Akihabara closed in 2024 and still appears on almost every English list. The 4 retro game shops actually worth your time in 2026, what each one is strong on, where Trader moved to, and the landmarks that changed name.

2026.07.27

Shopping & Merch Guide

Akihabara Maid Cafe Guide: What It Actually Costs, and the Touts (2026)

What an hour in an Akihabara maid cafe really costs, why the street touts are legal, how maid cafes differ from concept cafes, and the famous names that have moved or closed — including the one every guide has at the wrong address.

2026.07.27

Shopping & Merch Guide

Akihabara Doujinshi & Zine Shop Guide: Where to Buy Now Toranoana Has Gone (2026)

Toranoana left Akihabara entirely between 2021 and 2022, and most English guides have not noticed. The six shops that actually sell doujinshi now, which floor to go to, how Comiket week changes the hours, and what closed.

2026.07.27

Shopping & Merch Guide