GiGO Akihabara
Akihabara 3 floors mapped
Multi floor arcade with crane games full of exclusive prizes, rhythm games and purikura.
Arcades
- 1F-2FUFO catchers with anime prize figures
- 3F-4FRhythm and card based arcade games
- 5FFighting games
Theme cafés and arcades
Things to do, not just buy. Book cafés in advance and keep coins ready for the arcades.
ShopsExperiencesPilgrimage spots
Pokémon Café Tokyo
Tokyo
Pikachu themed dishes and a live Pikachu appearance in Nihonbashi Takashimaya.
Theme cafés
Tip: Reservations open 31 days ahead at 18:00 Japan time and sell out in minutes.
The Gundam Base Tokyo
Tokyo
Official Gunpla flagship in Odaiba with exclusive kits and a life size Unicorn Gundam outside.
Gunpla
Club Sega Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro
Big crane game floors with anime prize figures and Pokémon Mezastar machines.
Arcades
Capcom Store Osaka
Den Den Town
Official Capcom store with Street Fighter and Monster Hunter goods in Umeda.
Arcades, Figures
Related travel tools
Coin lockers
Where to stash your shopping bags at Akihabara, Nakano and Ikebukuro stations so you can keep hunting.
IC cards
Suica, PASMO and ICOCA work on trains, in lockers and even at many gachapon and arcade machines.
Roadto151
Track your Pokémon card collection and plan which originals to hunt for in Japan.