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!
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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...
I lovingly call this building the cow building, given the huge cow head on the top, which can be seen from afar. I have lived nearby for 4 months, and finally tried one of the upper floor restaurants....
I had a bad experience for lunch at this place. I ordered a double cheese burger and clam chowder. The clam chowder was bland and tasteless. My American friend said it looked very watery. So I told 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...
I came here for lunch on the way to do some book shopping in Jimbocho on a very hot July day. Filled with businessmen grabbing lunch, my friend and I were seated immediately and waited about 10 minute...
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...
Sofmap had a great selection of electronics and gadgets. I looked in a bunch of large electronic stores and either couldn't find what I was looking for, a wired usb cord, or they didn't cary it. The s...
In previous reviews, they mention 6 floors. I was there yesterday and let me just say they've added 3 more to the building. I'll mention some other things about store. I love the fact that you never h...
This was an adorable store! Perfect for finding a phone charm or for squealing over cute stuff. I was personally delighted with the Ghibli section; it was quite impressive. It had several sections tha...
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...
I don't know much about anime or manga, but I still think that the life-sized action figures are really cool. Or should I call them plastic statues? Or maybe just large models? In any case, they're ne...
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...
