This is an area where you can find all kinds of antique. In more recent years, akihabara has gained recognition as the center of japan s otaku diehard fan culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district. A guide to shopping in japans retro gaming paradise, akihabara. I have fallen in love with a japanese thrift store chain known as book off. We were torn about including this at first since bookoff is an.
The akihabara branch has a large selection of games and manga. Hard off the japanese electronic second hand store. It has for decades been the bastion of japanese gaming and otaku culture. That was awesome that you didnt film out of respect for them.
Back in early 2000, akihabara was really the world. The book off in akihabara can be great when looking for modern games, but for the classics i would highly recommend staying away. They are available at bookoff naritaaeonmoll,bookoff shinjukuwest,bingo shibuya centergai,bookoff super bazaar yokohama seya minamidai store, etc. Recycle shop purchase sale hard off group purchase. Bookoffstores in japan offer taxfree services to our foreign visitors. These places are all over japan and hold tens of thousands of books. If you had to recommend one branch of bookoff in the tokyo, which one would it be. Detailed information for old towns shitamachi kanda used book street located in the akihabara area.
Akihabara, also called akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. Join us for a chill evening walk around the akihabara. I shall probably give the akihabara one a miss but will certainly visit the ikebukuro store. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It sells loads of manga, books, games, and the best part is is that it is all really cheap. This is the main book off store in akihabara, tokyo. Akihabara is known as the world leading electric town and home to otaku culture. Its the best place to witness the underground culture of japan and shop hightech gadgets. Akihabara is the anime capital of japan but theres so much more to it so i really love wandering around and seeing what i can find.