Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Akihabara and Kanda

This page indexes, contains corrections and has additions to the Akihabara and Kanda chapter of Tokyo Stroll.

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2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan
[Northeast of the area in the Akihabara and Kanda Detail 1 map, East of Suehirochō Station]

This interesting shopping mall under the Yamanote Line tracks was founded in 2010. 2k540 is a series of 50 shops and cafés with a focus on the well-crafted items. Clothing, accessories, ceramics, bags, and more. While in some stores many items are made by store staff in other shops most items sold are sourced from craftsmen throughout Japan. However, this is a unique collection of shops and a good place to look for gifts.
WEB: http://www.jrtk.jp/2k540/

AKIBA Cultures ZONE: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58

Akiba-i / Akihabara Tourist Information Center: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58

Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan (秋葉原ガチャポン会館)

While you will find gachapon, ball toy, machines scattered here and there in Akihabara this one is an entire store devoted to gachapon. At Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan there are hundreds of machines each devoted to a specific product line. The stock churns over regularly so each visit brings new opportunities.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Suehirochō Station
WEB: http://www.akibagacha.com

Akihabara Radio Kaikan: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 53

Akihabara station: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 53

Amanoya: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 69

Animate: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 59

ASTOP: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 56

Botan: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 66

gee! store (ジーストア・アキバ)

Sellers of products from:
Cospa for anime accessories and cosplay items, Fighting Spirit for pro-wresting items, little world for dolls & doll costume, Touhou Yaoyorozu Store for Touhou game related goods, and the Cure Maid Cafe for snacks and drinks..
WEB: http://www.geestore.com/geenet/geestore/akiba

Hanabusa Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 59

Hijiribashi: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 69

Holy Resurrection Cathedral / Fukkatsu Daiseidō: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 67

Isegen: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 60

K-Books: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 57

Kaiyōdō Hobby Lobby Tokyo: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58

Kanda Matsuya: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 66

Kanda Myōjin: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 70

Kanda Yabu Soba: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 66

Kandagawa: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 67

Kōbu Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58

Kotobukiya Akihabara: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58

M's

This one is 18 and over only. M's is perhaps Japan's most famous adult goods shop. Originally it opened in Ueno in 2001 but relocated to the present neighborhood the same year. With seven stories it is able to house quite a variety of goods. Sex toys, joke toys, dolls, videos, books, party goods, sexy clothing, even costumes not all of which are erotic. The Akihabara store is the main one, there are seven other shops in Japan, including two other Tokyo locations in Ikebukuro and in Tachikawa. The clientele is mainly male, but they are said to get about 30% women, often accompanied by their partner. The shop also gets plenty of tourists
WEB: https://www.ms-online.co.jp/page/akihabara-store

mAAch ecute: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 67

Mandarake: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 59

Mandarake CoCoo (まんだらけ CoCoo)

A second Mandarake store in Akihabara that opened in December 2019. This shop is devoted to Soft Vinyl, or as some call it Sofubi, toys. Such toys have an established market among collectors, and enough material exists to fill up this good sized space with display cases. While the works of classic toy companies are represented much of the stock is from small companies and individual designers who create original works. There is even one very long set of display cases devoted entirely to characters from the Gojira (Godzilla) movies. As with other Mandarake stores such items can be ordered online.
WEB: https://www.mandarake.co.jp/dir/cco/

Mansei: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 60
NOTE:
The Mansei building closed at the end of March 2024. Mansei company will opened a new restaurant in the Akiba Place building on March 25, 2024.
Thanks go to Ono Masahiro for alerting me to this.

Manseibashi: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 60

Myōjinshita Kandagawa (明神下　神田川)
[West of the area in the Akihabara and Kanda Detail 1 map]

A small restaurant specializing in unagi kabayaki, broiled eel. Almost everything on the menu involves eel. The sauce they use is the original from the restaurant's founding in 1805 replenished but never used up and always saved in times of disaster. The building, reconstructed after being burned in WWII, has a very old feel to it, they are proud of having an "Edo Period" vibe. Seating is traditional Japanese, cushions on tatami mats.
WEB: http://www.norenkai.net/en/portfolio-item/myojinshita-kandagawa-honten/.

PORD

A rental showcase shop where people with items to sell rent transparent cases. Buyers look at the items, each with a number. in the cases, staff then retrieve them so you can take a closer look. Such shops usually have a form at the register that you use to write the case and item numbers down. You then give the form to a staff member who will go with you to the cases to retrieve the items.
WEB: https://www.pord.co.jp

Shōheibashi: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 67

Takemura: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 61

Yanagimori Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 70

Yushima Seidō: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 69