17 Things to do in Akihabara, TOKYO - First Time Guide to Akihabara

Akihabara in Tokyo is the symbolic town for anime, game fans. Thanks to the Storm san and Christine san from United States, I could make this video that can be a good guide for the first time visitors to Akihabara.
Where I visited in Akihabara
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1. Super Potato
2. Animate
3. Radio Kaikan
4. Mandarake Complex
5. Blister Comics
6. Tamashii Nation
7. Radio Depart and Dempa Kaikan
8. Yodobashi-Akiba
9. Military Goods shops
10. Gachapon
11. Vending Machine
12. Chabara
13. 2k 540 Aki-Oka artisan
14. Foods in Akihabara
15. Ecute
16. Kanda Myojin Shrine and Yushima Seido Temple
17. Walking streets of Akihabara
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[@kevinbaas1293]

Kenchan! Next month! Thanks like always for your help, every time I watch a video I feel more secure about what to do, on my first travel alone to Japan 😄

[@tokyokenchan]

Yes! Your trip is coming soon! The winter will be over and the warm Spring is just around the corner. I hope you will like Tokyo. :)

[@sereinity]

Thank you for your guide! Very helpful 🌸 I'll subscribe!

[@DJ-qr5wg]

Another awesome video like always! 👍

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you!

[@michellewang3115]

Animate was my favorite store when i was in japan 7 years ago. I even worked there for a year before moving back to u.s.

[@ronetteskiestante4064]

Saving this for next month!..thanks for the great information Kenchan!!!😄

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching! I wish you the best trip in March. :)

[@naw.]

my favourite youtuber. thank you so much

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you. I really appreciate your comment.

[@foxkocreates]

Great videos, thank you so much for sharing! So helpful. Come visit New Zealand sometime :)

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching! I'd love to visit New Zealand someday. :)

[@thelifeofbatteries2603]

We will certainly be visiting the electronics stores, thank you for another great video Ken san.

[@tokyokenchan]

Darren and Rosie san, thank you for watching this video too! Yes, it might be interesting to drop by Akihabara. :)

[@zannzabar5197]

Thank you, Ken-chan! Your videos are so relaxing and are a breath of fresh air when compared to other traveling KZbinrs. Please keep up the great work!

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for your kind message. I’m glad you liked my videos.

[@PaulineEGraf]

I am really enjoying your videos. Excellent quality. Thank you.

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching and your comment:)

[@WalkingLosAngeles]

Nice tour! I really appreciate you taking the time to make a map. Like you, I’m not really into anime or video games much, so i never thought Id be interested in this area. But after your video, I’ll definitely check it out when I visit. Thanks!

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching and your comment! I’m glad that you show some interest in Akihabara now. I think it’s good to know some places to go in Akihabara, so you can be like a part of the crowd in the town. :)

[@otterpoet]

Thank you for this. I'll be staying in Akihabara next month. This gives me some great ideas.

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoy Akihabara next month.

[@cnat.travels]

Your guests were very helpful!

[@tokyokenchan]

They were! I can’t appreciate enough.

[@JB-yx3kf]

Thank you for all the wonderful information, it will come in handy when I go in a month! Greetings from costa rica

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching from Costa Rica! I wish you the best trip in Japan. :)

[@shokwave2]

Another great video Kenchan. I'll be staying in Akihabara for 6 nights in May, so thankyou for some ideas.

[@tokyokenchan]

Oh wow, I think Akihabara is actually a good place to stay. Many places to eat and many train lines.

[@crayoarts4147]

I hadn't had a chance to watch this video, Im so happy I did now! Your videos are so well made! I appreciate your effort into making the video even though it was harder to make! I've seen videos about Akihabara that don't show very well what you will find in these areas, so I wasn't very interested. This video changed my mind! I would definitely like to go someday.

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, I started to go to Akihabara time to time after I started this channel, but I think Aihabara can be a fun place once you know some stores and places to go. :)

[@nikoladelakirk]

Great video, congrats on the 5k. I remember it was not very long ago you were celebrating 1k. Happy for your success!

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you always! I think that was in the illumination video in early December. I’ve been able to post only half of what I planned, but I’m glad my videos was found by many viewers. :)

[@user-eg7pe2iy1v]

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[@jaicro89]

Thank you for the video, I'm from Costa Rica, and I'm going to Tokio for the first time next year and I learned a lot from the video, Thank you a lot.

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching from Costa Rica. :) I hope you have a great trip in Tokyo next year. I'd like to post more videos about Tokyo before you visit.

[@bennykoh]

I m on the way to akihabara now. Will be following this guide

[@tokyokenchan]

It's sunday so a perfect day to go to Akihabara! Have a great day. :)

[@bennykoh]

@@tokyokenchan thank you. And I will end my day in ginza so will use your new video as a guide too!

[@FromTheDeep2481]

Fantastic video Kenchan! Love how you keep trying new things - it’s always so Interesting to see what you come up with 👍☺️

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching this video too! I’ll try different types of videos so that they make you and your brother feel like visiting Japan someday. :)

[@FromTheDeep2481]

@@tokyokenchan awesome! Another idea might be to do a gag reel or highlight reel at the end of the year, where you combine highlights or funny moments from several videos into one. I think that would really show off your comedic side 👍😀🤩

[@tokyokenchan]

@@FromTheDeep2481 haha, I'll try to make one! Thank you.😄

[@davyf7620]

Kengo-San, arigattogozaimasu for the video! I am currently traveling to Kyoto from Nagano, started in Tokyo last week and we are having such a good time! Never get tired of coming back to Japan!

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you Davy san. I'm very very happy to hear that you are having a good time in Japan. Nagaon to Kyoto sounds like an interesting route. I wish you the best for the rest of your trip. :)

[@davyf7620]

Thank you Kengo-San. Yes, it is an interesting routing, riding Thunderbird to final destination of Kyoto. I always visit Kyoto, we really like it there. Highlight of the trip was Kusatsu Onsen, so relaxing and really nice people. I hope you come to visit Hawaii one day!

[@RajReviewsDualSportPhotoGadget]

“2K540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN” sounds very interesting. I had not heard of this place until now. Thanks!

[@tokyokenchan]

Yes, I think it would be nice to look around all hand made goods stores. 👍

[@trevorgurley5632]

I'm so glad you showed Kyushu Jangara Ramen 🙂. It's so tasty!

[@avijeetmohanty]

Another great and informative video .... Kindly consider adding the google maps link in the description to add move value.

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you for watching. I'd like to add the Google My Map in the description later. I'll comment here again when I'm done. Thank you for letting me know!

[@skeletorrobo]

Nice video

[@Omni0404]

4:40 He's 100% correct! Like a Dragon: Ishin is a great game too. It made me develop a deep manly affection for the Shinsengumi 😳

[@ciggieshoreditch507]

Excellent quality. Kenchan keeps evolving . The detail that is given with the maps is great. Good going sir.

[@nepumukgaming5797]

This isn't even his final form!

[@tokyokenchan]

Ciggie san, thank you for watching! I’m glad you found the map helpful. Have a great day. :)

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you. I need to improve a lot. :)

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

I second this comment. Really engaging, useful video. Edited and paced well-- sound recording and post-production levels were adjusted well. And hooray-- no obnoxious music blasting my ears out all the way through. So unnecessary. Thanks for this one Kenchan, great channel!

[@spktlsa]

I like the map showing each locations.

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you. There is a Google map in the description too.

[@honet8661]

Thank you so much for the information, I will be going there 08/04/2024 before I go back home to new Zealand

[@swissfoodie3542]

Thank you Kenchan for another great video. I really like Akihabara, even though I am not into Anime and Manga. I just find it a very interesting part of Tokyo to walk around and to discover at random. It is so different from home (Switzerland).

[@sreypovchun663]

It also have some great hifi stores

[@alanmats9386]

I went to akihabara for the first time also and I loved it. I did go to the last store I bought a few figures :)

[@tokyokenchan]

Oh you finished your trip! Sounds like you had a good time in Akihabara. :)

[@alanmats9386]

@@tokyokenchan yes! You have a beautiful country! 😊

[@tokyokenchan]

Thank you. I hope you come back again someday. 😄

[@hachooSiR]

Thanks again for the video, Day 1 starts on Feb 23, Akihabara.. Day 2, Day 3 and so on... Always included in my itinerary.

[@tokyokenchan]

Sounds great! I hope you are having a good time in Akihabara. :) Nice weather.

[@hachooSiR]

@@tokyokenchan yes, my 3rd time and im enjoying my stay here in Tokyo... Too many steps walking around, so hard to find a seat, your feet will eventually get tired.

[@tokyokenchan]

I understand. I went to KFC under the railway and UDX to take a rest. It might help to take a rest at Internet cafe if your hotel is not nearby. :)

[@hachooSiR]

@@tokyokenchan also there are places to sit in front of Yodobashi Akiba, with gashapon machines and cat cafe infront. Also i tried sitting on the metal rails infront of the stores in Akihabara main road..a lot of locals and foreigners are doing it.

[@weacro]

Instead of buying many of the things you want from the area just write them down and check for them online. Alot of times it's cheaper and a better option if you live overseas

[@redfish337]

There are lots of different things there but if you're already into the sort of stuff here you probably already know what you're looking for and could spend days perusing the aisles if given the chance. I also like Akiba Cultures Zone, the gray building on the map between 1 and 4... in terms of something I can actually explain how to find and is AFAIK still there. I remember seeing some tour for German tourists or something- probably mostly 60+. They looked bored. Probably hadn't been there over 30 minutes. They clearly didn't know anything about this sort of stuff and probably had no business being taken there on their tour. If that includes you but you still want to visit, look around a little and just pay the 1500-4000 yen or so per person and have a memorably awkward time at Maidreamin or @home cafe or something for an hour or two. Check off Akihabara and then go somewhere more to your interest. When I went to Japan I often go to Akihabara because soooo many different lines go to this general area, and this is pretty much the hub station for this less expensive region, including Asakusa, where many of the hostels are located, so it's common to be transfer here or just stop off on the way back to Asakusa. When it comes to Akiba culture stuff it's the idols that I personally have the most interest in. But not many of the venues are actually in Akihabara anyway. Still, if I was to design say a 5000-10000 yen day experience for Akihabara it'd probably start from Ochanomizu side, then Kanda Myoujin, something like Maid Cafe lunch, figure and shopping and arcades if there are any left...='( idol show, and then something like late night ramen or curry to wrap it up. But again, if you already know what you like, you could spend all day, or even multiple days, sifting through trading cards or manga or whatever. I'd probably be more into the games, but compatibility issues makes it hard for many systems. I've bought about 10 games total over the years that never got a USA release or not one on a system I owned or that just plain weren't out in the USA at the time. But I don't think I bought any of these in Akihabara.

[@WTN808]

Kenchan, thank you for sharing! By the way, my travel arrangements are done for my visit in May. I have plans to visit Tamashii Nations since it's right outside the Akihabara Station and seems to have a decent number of figurines on display and purchase. I will then take a walk to and take in what may suit my interest. Gachapon (not to go overboard) for my grandson and of course the food! Have you considered a short video on visiting the Gracery Hotel and Godzilla? It would be interesting to provide tips on how to get to the roof to have our pics taken with Godzilla! 😂 I believe you can get access to the roof by visiting the cafe on the rooftop? I will be in Tokyo and as I mentioned a side trip to Wakayama / Kishi Station (Tama chan) two nights and three days. I want try to ride the four different trains back and forth from Wakayama to Kishi Station. I also plan to take the train from the Wakayama Train Station (Granvia Hotel) to Kuroshio Fish Market and have lunch then a walking tour thru Wakayama and back to hotel. Again, thanks for sharing. 🙏

[@tokyokenchan]

Wtn san, I’m excited to hear your Japan trip plan is getting finalized. I’m looking forward to your stories especially on Wakayama. Yes I think you can access to Godzilla if you use the hotel or coffee shop. I might visit when I talk about Shinjuku next time. :) Thank you again😄

[@user-gd4nu7qm7o]

KEN, GOOD STUFFS!! BUT CAN I HAVE THE NAME OF THE STORE WITH A BLUE GIGANTOR OUTSIDE ON DIS PLAY?! TY!!!

[@tokyokenchan]

Thanks for watching. It's here! goo.gl/maps/wNeqGYejuKmRAAzT7

[@noahvasquez8777]

I land in tokyo in 2 weeks! Could you do a video Shinjuku Ni-chōme or other Gay districts/bars in Tokyo? Great video!

[@tokyokenchan]

I think I’d like to make the video once I find someone to collaborate with, maybe not in 2 weeks though. I hope you have a great trip anyway:)

[@bennykoh]

HI Ken Chan, thank you for watching. I have never dared to explore the stores in akihabara in all my previous trips to Tokyo, only along the streets. This time in March, i intend to spend a day here and will follow your recommendations in the video (except for some of the food)

[@scooterxx6094]

I smiled when you said you didn’t have much to shop for in Akihabara. I’m guessing you have a microphone, video camera, and some sort of computer (two monitor screens? three?) for editing this video… so perhaps you are not a Game Otaku, but perhaps are a little bit of a Video Otaku?

[@tokyokenchan]

haha. I'd be happy to be any kind of Otaku. I actually decided to purchase my camera because of the store person in Akihabara, explain everything better than any other shops. I always need a reason to go to Akihabara. :)