Akihabara a.k.a. AKIBA is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tokyo known as the center of Otaku (geek) culture in the world. If you are into Otaku culture, you may already know what Akihabara looks like, but it’s a great tourist destination for everybody to learn the unique Japanese underground culture!
Besides the unique culture, Akihabara is also a great area for shopping. Especially, Akihabara is known as the world leading “Electric Town” where you can find practically any electronics products. Numbers of electronics retailers are located within this area. Also, there are a lot of shops selling unique products related to anime, games, manga, cosplay, idols, etc, including very rare items.
Today, I am sharing the Akihabara Shopping Guide with my picks of the 10 best stores in Akihabara, Tokyo where you can find great products and also get to know the deep Otaku culture. So let’s check what Akihabara offers to all of us!
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1. Yodobashi Camera
So as Akihabara is home to electronics products, it’s arguably the best place in the whole world to shop high-tech gadgets. Not only because the selection of products are huge but they do offer competitive rates as there are many shops gathered in Akihabara to compete each others.
Yodobashi Camera is the biggest electronic store in the area with 9 floors with a huge variety of electronics products.
More info: Yodobashi-Akiba: Largest Electronics Store in Akihabara
2. Akihabara Radio Kaikan
Akihabara Radio Kaikan is a shopping building and the famous landmarks in Akihabara area. The 10 storied building was originally built in 1962, then demolished and newly rebuilt in 2014.
There are numbers of shops inside the building, which are related Akihabara Otaku culture, selling a wide selection of manga, figure dolls, books, trading cards, unique souvenirs and more.
3. Akihabara Gamers
Only few steps away from JR Akihabara station’s “Electric Town Exit”, the 7 storied building, Gamers deals mainly with animation and game related goods. Also if you are looking for your waifu from Japan, this is a good place to find one!
The shop offers a wide selection of books, CDs, DVDs and Blu Ray, and often holds events with popular voice actors.
4. Radio Center
Where the Otaku history of Akihabara began. Akihabara Radio Center is a 60 years old shopping center lined by numbers of small merchants selling millions of electronic components.
It’s also a good place to hunt for rare anime goods such as model figures.
More info: Akihabara Radio Center: The Old-School OTAKU Paradise in Tokyo
5. Animate Akihabara
Animate is Japan’s biggest anime shop chain that has outlets across the country. In Akihabara, one of largest Animate shop opened in 2023 spring. The brand-new anime shopping complex comprises 8 floors in total and sells a wide variety of anime-related products such as character goods, comics, game, DVD, Blu-ray and CD. There is an event space on the top floor where various events are held.