The best location in Tokyo! Stay close to the Imperial Palace, Akihabara and Tokyo dome. Clean and affordable rooms, English speaking staff and a 24 hour cafe at Sakura hostel!
Hara Shobo has been in business for over 70 years, specializes in Ukiyo-e prints. Our collection ranges from affordable prints (approx. 10,000yen) to museum-quality pieces. With our broad knowledge and top-quality service, we are trusted by collectors and museum curators both in Japan and overseas.
I found Unasho completely by accident when showing a friend around Yodobashi camera Akiba. He had told me that one of the only things he was interested in trying while he was in Japan was unagi. Seein...
Love Merci is probably the biggest sex shop I have ever seen in my entire life. I saw it from afar while visiting Akihabara for the first time and curiosity got the best of me. Anything you could th...
The citrus fruit is actually sudachi, not yuzu.
Vintaro is right however, there is always a line. I find it best to go a little after 1, the wait will be around 30min or so during the week.
Th...
The yellow sign and bright lights of this 24hour supermarket drew me like a little bee to a brightly coloured flower and was the nectar sweet! Its really quite a find staying in Tokyo where smaller sh...
No offense, but I always thought that Maid Cafes are for wierd Otakus. However, I was wrong. My thought changed 180 degrees and found myself enjoying it.
It really takes courage to go alone, so I v...
This place was a wonderful store before Radio Kaikan went under rennovation. They moved their store across the street behind Sega now, and is MUCH BIGGER than before. Really worth checking out!
If manga and anime aren't really your thing, but you're still into miniatures, take a look in Ribatei. It's completely devoted to miniature cars, trains and other such vehicles. Most of the miniatures...
This is a great place to go when you're in the mood for curry. I got the half portion of the beef curry, and it was delicious and satisfying. It was actually almost too big for me to finish! Another t...
Great prices and nice combinations of sushi. I had one which included okra, and another with natto on the top. The natto added a nice nutty flavor to the fish. A third piece, was the traditional slice...
DUTY FREE ISHiMARU whose appearance is as big as Mt.FUJI and just a minute from JR AKIHABARA station. The interior design of Each Floor is Japanese traditional Image. And for me it was almost like bei...
The East Gardens are quite pretty with some very nice landscaping. My favorite areas are on the top of the hill, where there is a large green area that *gasp!* you can actually walk on, and the garden...
Jupiter specializes in costumes for cosplay fans. Here you can find a surprisingly wide range of products that cater to pretty much any kind of costume fan.
The have all the requisite standard cost...
This place has a great atmosphere and seems always really crowded. I also feel comfortable it’s part of Laox and so I might be a bit bias because of that. In any case like other game stores you’ll...
This place was okay. I had been to Kiji the week before, so compared to that, it's only average okonomiyaki. However, it is a nice change from Tokyo okonomiyaki and gives you a feeling of what okonomi...
Absolutely fantastic traditional coffee shop in Jimbocho. They play excellent jazz on a top notch sound system, and serve fantastic coffe and homemade sweets. The owner is very nice and many of the st...
after a long day of exploring the terrifying-wonder that is Akihabara, this place was an oasis. the modanyaki is awesome, they cook it at your table, it's huge, and delicious! The staff are super frie...
