Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Anime, Manga, and Cinematic Locations in Tokyo

AKIBA Cultures ZONE (AKIBAカルチャーズZONE): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://www.akibacultureszone.com

CHŪŌ KU

Pokémon Cafe (ポケモンカフェ)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Nihombashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line)
WEB: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/shop/pokecen/tokyodx/

Kameari Katori Shrine / Kameari Katori Jinja (亀有香取神社)

Founded in 1276. The kami enshrined here are Futsunushi no kami, Takemikazuchi no kami, and Kuno no kami. This shrine is also known for frequently appearing in the Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo (KochiKame) series. There are ema with images of characters from KochiKame and Captain Tsubasa. The shrine has two entrances the one to the west on Kannana-dōri is the Urasandō, the back entrance, the Omotesandō, main entrance from the south is close to the ARIO shopping center. The gate at the Omotesandō has two turtle statues.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kameari Station (JR Jōban Line (Local)
FESTIVALS:
Monthly festivals on the 1st and 15th.
Reitaisai, held in September.
WEB: https://www.kameari-katori.or.jp

Kanda Myōjin (神田明神): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 70
As the shrine is a setting in the Love Live! anime fans will often draw their own designs on ema before hanging them.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ochanomizu Station (JR East Chūō Main Line, JR East Chūō Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
WEB: https://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp

KOGANEI SHI

Studio Ghibli Inc.

A set of buildings housing the offices and workplaces of Studio Ghibli. The complex is comprised of the main vine covered building and the Ghibli Studio 2 offices across the street. The studio building was designed by Takahata Isao, one of the three founders of Studio Ghibli along with Miyazaki Hayao and Suzuki Toshio.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION:Higashi-Koganei Station (Chūō Line (Rapid)
NOTE: This is not the Ghibli Museum, you cannot enter these buildings as this is the company workplace. However you can enjoy them from outside. Do speak softly and be respectful as the studio is in a residential neighborhood.

KŌTŌ KU

Tokyo Big Sight / Tōkyō Biggu Saito (東京ビッグサイト)

The Tōkyō International Exhibition Center also known as Tokyo Big Sight. Designed by Axs Satow Inc., construction was completed in October of 1995 and later expanded to add more facilities. Located in the Ariake neighborhood near the Tokyo Big Sight Station, formerly called the Kokusai Tenjijō Seimon Station, and a short distance from Ariake Station. The building resembles four upside down pyramids, and has a 1,000 seat conference room on the 7th floor, and several large exhibition halls. Among anime and manga fans this complex is famous as the location of the Comic Market and Comitia events.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Big Sight Station (Yurikamome Line), Ariake Station (Yurikamome Line), Kokusai-Tenjijō Station (Rinkai Line)
WEB: https://www.bigsight.jp

Cafe Melody (カフェ・メロディ)

This coffee shop has an Ultraman theme running through it. They are very family friendly and have a kid's space, diaper changing table, and a nursing room. It is also possible to reserve the entire cafe for gatherings or events. Food is mainly rice and pasta based dishes, the desert menu includes pancakes, various other items, and in the summer shaved ice. There is a separate kid's menu. There is a variety of hot and cold beverages. If you get a latte you will have an Ultraman character on the foam, they also have Ultraman images on their pancakes. The Ultraman Official shop SHOT M78, described below, on the ground floor is also part of the same business.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Soshigaya Ōkura Station (Odakyū Odawara Line)
CLOSED: Wednesdays.
WEB: https://www.cafe-melody.com

Yuri Cafe Anchor (百合カフェアンカー)

A manga cafe located on the second floor of a building in Shinjuku Nichōme, look up to se their sign. It was originally established in 2005 as a dining bar called Night Cafe Anchor, in 2020 it was reopened as Yuri Cafe Anchor. The cafe has over 2000 Manga, dōjinshi, and novels, classified by genre. Most of the books are in Japanese but they do have some in English and other languages. There is Wi-Fi, as well as power outlets and USB ports at each seat. A variety of food is available as are non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages including cocktails.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shinjuku-sanchōme Station (Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Toei Shinjuku Line)
NOTES:
Thanks go to Erica Friedman for turning me on to this place, they have her excellent history of yuri, By Your Side, in the cafe's collection.
As this is a manga cafe there is an admission fee for 30 minutes, stay longer with an extension fee, a food order counts as an extension fee.
No cash. Various credit cards and mobile payment systems accepted.
CLOSED: Tuesdays and Monday holidays.
WEB: http://yuricafe.tokyo

SUGINAMI KU

44Sonic

A self proclaimed "otaku bar" for fans of popular culture. Anime, manga, games, and films. The bar is not only decorated with various anime/manga etc, items they also host game competitions, speakers, song competitions, and more. The owner is Kimura Keisaku an actor who also has worked on many tokusatsu programs doing visual effects.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Asagaya Station (JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR Chūō Line (Rapid)
WEB: http://www.44sonic.net

Inazuma Cafe (イナズマカフェ)

A small two story cafe with the walls decorated by various creators of anime and manga. This is quite appropriate given the high number of anime studios in the neighborhood. They have a kids menu and even one for dogs, yes pets are welcome.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ogikubo Station (JR Chūō Line (Rapid) and JR Chūō-Sōbu Line), Ogikubo Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)

TAMA SHI

Sanrio Puroland (サンリオピューロランド)

Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters have long had world wide popularity so it should come as no surprise that there is a theme park with a focus on them. Character parades, photo opportunities, several theaters with stage performances, rides, as well as restaurants and shops. Of course there are character goods you can only get here. Performances change according to the time of year so consider the upcoming seasons when planning. The restaurants of course have Sanrio themed foods, there are also several gift shops. The park opened in 1990 and is also nicknamed the Hello Kitty Theme Park. Everything is indoors spread out over four floors so no matter the weather it can be enjoyed year round. For tourists and other international visitors there is a tax-free counter. Advance tickets are available through various vendors slinked from the official Puroland website.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tama Center Station and Keiō-Tama-Center Station (Odakyū Tama Line, Tama Toshi Monorail Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)
WEB: https://en.puroland.jp/language/

Namiki House (並木ハウス)

An eleven unit two story apartment building built in 1953 just off of Kishimojin Omotesandō, access is via a walkway next to Kiazuma Coffee. The most famous tenant in this building was Tezuka Osamu who moved into an apartment in 1954 and lived there for three years. Another famous tenant who resided there around the same time when he was a student at Waseda University was architectural photographer Futagawa Yukio. Next to it is the Namiki House Annex which was built in 1932. Both buildings were restored in 2009 to maintain their look and to bring them more in line with the building codes. While much of the neighborhood was bombed in WWII the part that Namiki House is in did not burn preserving some of the older buildings in the area. One interesting detail is that the building owner had a model airplane factory before Namiki House was built. Namiki House and the Namiki House Annex were registered as a national tangible cultural property in 2018.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Kishibojimmae Station (Toden Arakawa Line), Zoshigaya Station (Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
NOTE: Do not enter, this is an apartment building so respect the privacy of the occupants.
WEB: https://namikihouse.com/en/

Museums / Exhibit Spaces / Galleries

BUNKYŌ KU

Takehisa Yumeji Museum / Takehisa Yumeji Bijutsukan (竹久夢二美術館): Tokyo Stroll, Hongō Chapter, page 173
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Nezu Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
WEB: https://www.yayoi-yumeji-museum.jp

Yayoi Museum / Yayoi Bijutsukan (弥生美術館): Tokyo Stroll, Hongō Chapter, page 173
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Nezu Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
WEB: https://www.yayoi-yumeji-museum.jp

Span Art Gallery (スパンアートギャラリー)

A small gallery operating since 1995 that specializes in works by illustrators and manga artists. Some of the exhibits have featured such noted artists as Itō Junji, Eguchi Hisashi, Kago Shintarō, Terasawa Buichi, Yamamoto Takato, Maruo Suehiro, and Sorayama Hajime. Their website includes a gallery store and they ship internationally.
NOTE: The building directory only has their name in Japanese.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kyōbashi Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
WEB: https://span-art.com/index.html/

Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subculture / Yonezawa Yoshihiro Kinen Tosho Kan Manga to Sabukarucha (米沢嘉博記念図書館まんがとサブカルチャー)

The core collection of this library is based on the private library of Yoshihiro Yonezawa (1953-2006). After his death his eclectic body of material consisted of over 140,000 items, many of which are not in any other collection. Yonezawa was a Meiji University alumnus, author, and manga critic who won many awards for his writing and research. His large collection was put together over his lifetime, friends would often give him material they no longer wanted knowing he would take good care of it. He was also one of the co-founders and president of the massive dōjinshi convention Comiket. The library continues to grow as others leave their collections in their wills or make donations. Established in 2009, the library has a reading room and exhibition hall with glass cases containing representative items.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ochanomizu Station (JR East Chūō Main Line, JR East Chūō Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
WEB: http://www.meiji.ac.jp/manga/english/yonezawa_lib/

CHŌFU SHI

Chōfu City Cultural Hall Tazukuri (調布市文化会館たづくり)

Contains the GeGeGe Gallery (ゲゲゲギャラリー), large display of drawings of yōkai and manga illustrations by Mizuki Shigeru in the lobby of the Chōfu City Cultural Hall Tazukuri (調布市文化会館たづくり)
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Chōfu Station (Keiō Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)
WEB: https://www.chofu-culture-community.org

CHŪŌ KU

National Film Archive of Japan / Kokuritsu Eiga Ākaibu (国立映画アーカイブ): Tokyo Stroll, Nihonbashi South, Kyōbashi, and Yaesu Chapter, page 266
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Takarachō Station (Toei Asakusa Line)
WEB: https://www.nfaj.go.jp/english/

Shibamata Toy Museum / Shibamata no Omocha Hakubutsukan (柴又のおもちゃ博物館): Tokyo Stroll, Shibamata Chapter, page 346
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shibamata Station (Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Kanamachi Line)

Tora-san Museum / Tora-san Kinenkan (寅さん記念館): Tokyo Stroll, Shibamata Chapter, page 347
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shibamata Station (Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Kanamachi Line)
WEB: https://www.katsushika-kanko.com/tora/?hl=en

Yoji Yamada Museum (山田洋次ミュージアム): Tokyo Stroll, Shibamata Chapter, page 352
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shibamata Station (Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Kanamachi Line)
WEB: https://www.katsushika-kanko.com/yamada-yoji-museum/?hl=en

KŌTŌ KU

Tagawa Suihō Norakuro Museum (田河水泡・のらくろ館)

Norakuro was a famous and highly influential manga by Tagawa Suihō, which began in 1931 and ran for ten years. Norakuro is about a black and white dog who joined the Army. The basic story is that he is a member of a troop of dogs fighting against the Monkey Army. The author, who grew up in Fukagawa, drew upon his experiences as a veteran in writing his tales. The U.S. cartoon character Felix the Cat was a great influence on the design, Tagawa was a fan of the Pat Sullivan films. The manga was animated in the 1930s and later in the 1970s and 80s.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Morishita Station (Toei Ōedo Line, Toei Shinjuku Line), Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Toei Ōedo Line)
WEB: https://www.kcf.or.jp/morishita/josetsu/norakuro/pamphlet_en.pdf

MACHIDA SHI

Snoopy Museum Tokyo (スヌーピーミュージアム)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Minami-machida Grandberry Park Station (Tōkyū Railways Den-en-toshi Line)
WEB: https://snoopymuseum.tokyo/s/smt/?ima=0000

MITAKA SHI

Mitaka Forest Ghibli Museum (Mitaka no Mori Jiburi Bijutsukan (三鷹の森ジブリ美術館)

The most famous attraction in this part of Tokyo is this museum devoted to the internationally famous Studio Ghibli. The museum which opened in Oct 2001 was designed by Miyazaki Hayao with some input by his son Gorō. Gorō, who was a landscape architect became the administrator of the museum until 2005 when he began directing anime. The Ghibli Museum has continued to be so popular that you still have to buy tickets in advance. The exhibits illustrate many of the techniques used to make animation. There is so much there that I'll only cover the highlights. For children 12 and under there is a play area with a soft catbus they can climb on and into. There is a reading room called Tri-Hawks, which is a pun on Mitaka as mi is three and taka is hawk in Japanese, the books are all chosen by Miyazaki Hayao. The rooftop garden which has a robot from Castle in the Sky is accessed by an exterior spiral stairway. The theater shows Studio Ghibli shorts made for just the museum that are shown there and nowhere else. With a good museum you expect a gift shop and the Mamma Aiuto! gift shop does not disappoint. If you need to rest and refuel the Straw Hat Cafe, named after the straw hat worn by Mei in My Neighbor Totoro, has a varied menu. The museum's slogan "Let's get lost together" was certainly true the first time I visited the museum as one of us got separated from the rest of us and we did not meet up again for over two hours. She had taken an enclosed spiral stairway that was too low for the rest of us.
Photography prohibited in the museum
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: JR Mitaka Station (JR Chūō Line) then walk along the Tamagawa Aqueduct to the park.
WEB: https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/

Tōei Animation Museum (東映アニメーションミュージアム)

Founded 2018 to highlight the work of Tōei Animation which has been producing works since 1956. The museum replaced the Tōei Animation Gallery, which closed in September 2014. The Tōei Animation Museum houses permanent and temporary exhibits on the animation process and different Tōei Animation productions. There is a giant touchscreen where you can search for, select and view videos. A statue of Pero from “The Wonderful World of Puss’n Boots" is outside the museum. There is a museum shop for Tōei Animation related products.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ōizumi-Gakuen Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)
OPEN: Saturday and Sundays, closed on public holidays.
NOTE: Photography is prohibited.
WEB: https://museum.toei-anim.co.jp

Machiko Hasegawa Memorial Hall / Hasegawa Machiko Kinen-kan (長谷川町子記念館)

A museum opened in 2020 and devoted to the life and works of Hasegawa Machiko. The first floor is devoted to her works, the second floor to her life. Special exhibitions and events take place throughout the year.
She was the creator of the famous Sazae-san manga series as well as other manga, and children's picture books. Hasegawa Machiko began her professional career at the age of 15 publishing in newspapers and magazines. In 1946 Sazae-san debuted, and established the four panel layout in Japan so common today. In 1982 she became the first female manga artist to receive Japan's Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon. She and her sister Mariko started the publisher Shimaisha in the 1950s. Besides manga she wrote articles and books on her on travels outside Japan, this included a manga about Sazae-san taking a trip which was adapted into a live action TV series. She also was a fan of kabuki and would frequently go to see performances. From 1952-56 she wrote articles on kabuki in "Weekly Asahi" and "Weekly Asahi Bessatsu," some of her works were also inspired by kabuki.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Sakura-shinmachi Station (Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line)
NOTE: Across the street is the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum, see above.
WEB: https://www.hasegawamachiko.jp

Tokyo Toy Museum (東京おもちゃ美術館)

Very much for kids of all ages, this museum is mainly hands on, with literally thousands of toys and a playground. Located in a three story former elementary school that was built before WWII. The rooms and hallways not only have toys to view and play with but also a workshop room where you can make your own toy. Modern toys, traditional toys, games, toys that teach science, display galleries, a room designed for babies aged 1-2, and of course a museum shop.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Yotsuya-sanchōme Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line), Akebonobashi Station (Toei Shinjuku Line)
WEB: https://art-play.or.jp/ttm/en/

SUGINAMI KU

Suginami Animation Museum (東京工芸大学杉並アニメーションミュージアム)

Since 2004 this museum has hosted displays on animation. There are three parts, one on history which includes a large timeline, another is on the processes used to make animation including a small recording studio, and there is an exhibit of original images of several types used in animation which changes every few months. There is also a small library and theater. Part of the signage is also in English, admission is free, reservations are required for groups of 6 or more, the entrance is on the third floor.
CLOSED: Mondays and around New Years. Open on national holidays, closed the following day.
ACCESS:
From the south:
Ogikubo Station and Nishi-Ogikubo Station (both: JR Chūō Line (Rapid) and JR Chūō-Sōbu Line), Ogikubo Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
From the North:
Kami-Igusa Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line), Shakujii-kōen Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line, Minatomirai Line)
WEB: https://sam.or.jp/english_home

TACHIKAWA SHI

Tachikawa Manga Park (立川まんがぱーく)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Nishi-Kunitachi Station (JR Nambu Line), Tachikawa-Minami Station (Tama Toshi Monorail Line)
WEB: https://mangapark.jp

Tokiwasō Manga Station (トキワ荘マンガステーション)

A small exhibit space and reading room devoted to magazines, including reprints, and manga by the creators associated with Tokiwasō.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ochiai-minami-nagasaki Station (Toei Ōedo Line)

Toshima City Tokiwasō Manga Museum (トキワ荘マンガミュージアム)

This museum opened July 2020 in Minami-nagasaki Hanasaki Park. This is a very detailed reproduction of the original Tokiwasō building, down to the rust on some of the fixtures, and great effort was put into making the stairs creak like the old ones did. Some rooms have exhibits, the rooms occupied by Yamauchi Jōji, Mizuno Hideko and Yokota Tokuo have been reproduced to show what they looked like when the manga artists lived in them, some windows have panels made to give a view from the time the building stood, one has an old TV playing commercials from the 1950s and 60s. On the ground floor there is a lounge with books about the tenants, an exhibit area, and a ceiling panel that was removed before the demolition with a drawing on it by Osamu Tezuka of his character Sapphire and a self caricature.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ochiai-minami-nagasaki Station (Toei Ōedo Line)
NOTES:
Visitors must remove their shoes so wear clean socks with no holes, Bare feet are not allowed.
Reservations are encouraged as a limited number of people are allowed in at one time.
Closed Mondays, if Monday is a holiday it is closed on Tuesday.
WEB: https://tokiwasomm.jp

Toyoshimaku Tokiwasō-dōri oyasumidokoro (豊島区トキワ荘通りお休み処)

A two story information center, exhibit space, reading room, and shop selling Tokiwasō area related goods that opened in 2013 in a former rice shop, the building itself dates from 1939 and also contains a replica of Terada Hirō's room in Tokiwasō.
Closed Mondays, if Monday is a holiday it is closed on Tuesday.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ochiai-minami-nagasaki Station (Toei Ōedo Line)
WEB: http://www.toshima-mirai.jp/tokiwaso/

Public Art / Monuments

Gojira [Godzilla] Statue (ゴジラ像): Tokyo Stroll, Marunouchi To Nagatachō Chapter, page 215
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hibiya Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line), Yūrakuchō Station (JR Yamanote Line, JR Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line)

Tetsuwan Atomu Manhole Covers

Manhole covers in front of Meiji University on the west side of Meidai Dōri of three of the main characters from Tezuka Osamu's famous series. They are Atom (Astro Boy), Dr.Ochanomizu, and Uran. All three are on the sidewalk about a block apart from each other.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Ochanomizu Station (JR East Chūō Main Line, JR East Chūō Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line), Jimbōchō Station (Toei Mita Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line)

CHŌFU SHI

Bicycle Parking Lot No.1 / Chofuekikita Dai 1 Bicycle Parking (調布駅北第一自転車駐車場)

The streetside wall of this building has a large mural of Kitarō, Medama Ōyaji, Neko Musume, and Ittan momen.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Chōfu Station (Keiō Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)

GeGeGe no Kitarō character manhole covers

Six manhole covers installed in March 2016 on both sides of Dentsūdai Dōri north of Chōfu Station and continuing to the intersection with National Route 20. They are mainly at the intersections, the only one not is in front of the entrance to the Parco store. The order the are in from south to north is: Kitarō and Medama Ōyaji, Nezumi Otoko and Kitarō, Konaki Jiji, Nezumi Otoko and Neko Musume, Sunakake Baba, Ittan momen and Nurikabe.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Chōfu Station (Keiō Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)

GeGeGe no Kitarō character statues on Tenjin Dōri

Six polychrome statues on the Tenjin Dōri Shopping Street starting at Kyū Kōshū Kaidō (Tokyo Metropolitan Route 119) and ending at Kōshū Kaidō (National Route 20). These statues are mainly in the middle of the blocks, only one is above eye level at the south end of the street. In order, starting at the south end of Tenjin Dōri, they are: Kitarō on the street sign for the shopping street, Kitarō on the street itself, Nezumi Otoko, Neko Musume and Ittan momen Statues, Nurikabe, and finally another Kitarō statue.
NOTE: Beginning at Kyū Kōshū Kaidō the entrance to Tenjin Dōri Shopping Street is one block east of Dentsūdai Dōri.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Chōfu Station (Keiō Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)

Kitarō Square / Kitarō Hiroba (鬼太郎ひろば)

A park with many statues and objects related to the GeGeGe no Kitarō manga. Frome east to west as you walk through the park these include: a statue of Kitarō, Nurarihyon statue & bench, Yamabiko statue and bench, Kappa no Sanpei Pond, the Nurikabe climbing wall, the Neko Musume Restroom, the Kitarō House Slide, and the Ittan momen bench.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Chōfu Station (Keiō Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)

Yōkai Mail Box / Yōkai posuto (妖怪ポスト)

A regular Japan Post mailbox modified to resemble the one in GeGeGe no Kitarō. The planning for this was by the shopping store association and supervised by Mizuki Productions.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Chōfu Station (Keiō Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)

HIGASHIKURUME SHI

Black Jack and Pinoko Statue (ブラック・ジャック＆ピノコ像)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Higashi-Kurume Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)

Black Jack Manhole Covers (ブラック・ジャックのデザインマンホール蓋)

There are six manhole covers scattered about the city of characters from Osamu Tezuka's famous Black Jack series. I was fortunate enough to track down a web site that had their map coordinates so you can locate them even without my bookmarks. The locations are: Black Jack (Blue) [35°45'30.5"N 139°31'47.4"E], Black Jack (Green) [35°44'33.3"N 139°30'40.0"E], Black Jack and Dr. Kiriko [35°45'51.8"N 139°32'26.9"E], Black Jack and Pinoko [35°44'42.7"N 139°30'20.0"E], Pinoko (red) [35°45'20.2"N 139°31'23.4"E], Pinoko (blue) [35°46'21.3"N 139°32'38.7"E]

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Higashi-Kurume Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)

INAGI SHI

Gundam manhole cover

A manhole cover showing the head of the title mecha from the original Gundam TV series. The location is on the south side of Inaginaganuma Station next to the north west corner of Inagi Pear Park.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION:Inaginaganuma Station (Nambu Line)

Gundam Monument (ガンダムモニュメント)

Two statues, roughly 3.6 meters tall, of mobile suits from the original Gundam TV series which were unveiled in April 2016 as part of the opening of the Inagi Information Base Pear Terrace. The statues are of Amuro Ray's Gundam and Char Aznable's red Zaku. Ōkawara Kunio, who was born and lives in Inagi, was the designer of both mobile suits. Attending the unveiling ceremony were designer Ōkawara, Furuya Tōru who was the voice of Amuro Ray, and Ikeda Shūichi the voice of Char Aznable.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Inaginaganuma Station (Nambu Line)

Scope dog (スコープドッグ)

A full sized, 4 meter, statue in Inagi Pear Park of a Scope Dog from the Armored Trooper VOTOMS anime series. The statue was unveiled in front of Inaginaganuma Station on March 2020 as part of an effort to revitalize the Inagi area. Ōkawara Kunio, who was born and lives in Inagi, was the designer of the Scope Dog. Series director Takahashi Ryōsuke and mechanical designer Ōkawara Kunio attended in unveiling.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Inaginaganuma Station (Nambu Line)

Yatterwan (ヤッターワン)

Located just north of Minami-Tama Station this statue of the character from the Yatterman TV anime series was installed in April 2017. The 2 meter, 6.6 foot, tall statue was donated by Nippon Filcon as part of a celebration of the centennial of the company's founding. The designer of Yatterwan is Ōkawara Kunio, who was born and lives in Inagi. Ōkawara and Yamadera Kōichi, who was the voice of Yatterwan, attended the installation ceremony.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Minami-Tama Station (Nambu Line)

Yatterwan manhole cover (ヤッターワン)

A manhole cover with a colorful image of Yatterwan. This is located at the west end of the sidewalk along the south side of Minami-Tama Station.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Minami-Tama Station (Nambu Line)

Captain Tsubasa Zō / Captain Tsubasa Statues (キャプテン翼像)

Nine statues of characters from the Captain Tsubasa manga and anime are in the neighborhood of Yotsugi and Keisei-Tateishi stations. The stations have maps of the statue locations which you can pick up. Only two of the statues are life sized the rest are smaller.
THE STATUES NORTH OF THE RAIL LINE ARE:
NEAR: Yotsugi Station (Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Oshiage Line)
- Hyuga Kojirō in Yotsugi Park
- Nakazawa Sanae in front of the Katsushika Post Office
- A young Ōzora Tsubasa in Yotsugi Tsubasa Park
- Roberto Hongō and Ōzora Tsubasa on the Yotsugi Medaka No Komichi (Medaka Path)
NEAR: Keisei-Tateishi Station (Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Oshiage Line):
- Wakabayashi Genzō in Tateishi Michi Hiroba
- Ōzora Tsubasa (doing a Twin Shoot) is at the Tokyo Metropolitan Minami Katsushika High School main gate.
THE STATUES SOUTH OF THE RAIL LINE ARE:
NEAR: Yotsugi Station (Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Oshiage Line):
- Ishizaki Ryō in the Yotsugi station square pocket park
- Misaki Tarō in Shibue Park
NEAR: Keisei-Tateishi Station (Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Oshiage Line):
- Ōzora Tsubasa in the Tateishi 1-chōme Children's Park
NOTE: I have bookmarked the location of each statue in the maps.me bookmarks.
WEB: Captain TSUBASA Bronze Statue Map: https://www.gotokyo.org/book/en/list/5603/

KochiKame Statues / KochiKame zō (こち亀像) and KochiKame Manhole Covers (こち亀マンホール)

The popular comedic manga series Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo usually shortened to KochiKame, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years from 1976-2013, is set in this area. The manga is about a middle aged officer at the local (fictional) kōban. As I write this there are 15 statue locations and 6 decorated manhole covers of various characters from the series scattered in the neighborhood of the train station, all but one statue are bronze. Some statues are life sized; some are quite small. Maps of the neighborhood indicating the locations of the statues are available at Kameari Station.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kameari Station (JR Jōban Line (Local)
The list below starts from north of Kameari Station then shifts south more or less in order of the locations as you walk away from and back to the station. The maps.me bookmarks include all the statues and manhole covers.
NORTH OF THE STATION Go towards the right as you leave the station:
- Statue of Ryōtsu Kankichi (standing and facing Kameari Station’s north exit)
- Nakagawa Keiichi manhole cover (Across the street and next to the taxi stand from the Statue of Reiko in front of the koban)
- Statue of Reiko (A small seated statue in front of the koban near Kameari Station’s north exit) The statue here was originally of Reiko in a walking pose, It was vandalized in May 2010 and replaced with this statue.
- Honda junsa manhole cover (in front of the bookstore with the blue awning near the north exit bus stops)
- Statue of Double Peace Ryō-san (A small statue of Ryōtsu in Kameari Park doing the peace sign with both hands)
- Kankichi Ryōtsu manhole cover (At the south east corner of Kameari Park)
- Resting Ryō-san Statue (a life sized statue of Ryōtsu seated on a bench in Kameari Park)
- Statue of Saluting Ryō-san (A small statue near the north east corner of the Tōbu Chiiki Hospital)
- Asatoai junsa manhole cover (Officer Ms. Maria near the statue of the Saluting Ryō-san)
SOUTH OF THE STATION: Go towards the right as you leave the station:
- Ryōtsu Kankichi Festival Statue (A life sized statue of Ryōtsu in festival attire at the entrance to Kameari Ririo Park)
- Reiko manhole cover (South East corner of Kameari Lirio Park)
- Welcome to Kameari Ryō-san Statue (Life sized and seated with one are on the back of the bench near the bus stops)
- Statue of Samba Ryō (A small statue of Ryō-san in a samba outfit on Kameari Shopping Street)
- Shōnen Ryō-san Statue (Ryō as a child with two friends in a Pocket Park)
- Ōhara buchō manhole cover (near the Shōnen Ryō-san Statue)
- Honda Statue (a small standing statue of Honda Hayato in front of the Kameari Shinkin Bank)
- Statue of Wahaha Ryō-san (A small statue of a laughing Ryō)
- Statue of Shōnen yo, Ano hoshi wo mezase! Ryō-san (A small statue just inside the main torii of Kameari Katori Jinja)
- Statue of Nakagawa (A small standing statue in front of Lirio Hall’s #2 building across from the bus area and the Lirio Hall. This one may be hard to spot.)
- Statue of Reiko (A small standing statue inside the Lirio Hall near the Katsushika Ward Kameari District Center entrance)
- Ryōtsu, Nakagawa, and Reiko welcome you! (Three polychrome statues located near the south exit of Kameari Station, this most recent set of statues was added in 2016)

KŌTŌ KU

Kokusai-tenjijō Station / Kokusai-Tenjijō-eki (国際展示場駅)

Has a large relief sculpture of characters by Tezuka Osamu.
Description to be added soon

Unicorn Gundam Statue (実物大ユニコーンガンダム立像)

A full sized statue of the title Gundam unit from the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn novel and anime series. The statue is 19.7 meters (64.63 feet) tall and it was unveiled, if that term can be used for such a large statue, in September 2017. Several times a day the statue transforms into the destroyer mode, at night internal lights are visible during the transformation. This statue replaced the older RX-78-2 Gundam statue that had been in the same location.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station (Yurikamome Line), Tokyo Teleport Station (Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line)
WEB:https://www.unicorn-gundam-statue.jp

MACHIDA SHI

Pokémon Manhole “Poké-Lids” / Pokéfuta (ポケモンマンホール「ポケふた」)

Six manhole covers with designs of various characters from the famous game Pokemon. Tajiri Satoshi, the designer of Pokemon, grew up in Machida and was well known in his school as collector of insects.
The manhole covers are:
Bulbasaur (Japanese: フシギダネ Fushigidane)
Caterpie (Japanese: キャタピー Caterpie), Oddish (Japanese: ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa) and Weedle (Japanese: ビードル Beedle)
Charmander (Japanese: ヒトカゲ Hitokage)
Poliwag (Japanese: ニョロモ Nyoromo)
Pidgey and Rattata (Japanese: ポッポ Poppo and コラッタ Koratta)
Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Machida Station (JR Yokohama Line, Odakyu Odawara Line)

MINATO KU

Ni-Tele Big Clock [Nippon Television Big Clock] / Nittere dai tokei (日テレ大時計)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shiodome Station (Toei Ōedo Line, Yurikamome)

Sailor Moon manhole covers / Bishōjo senshi sērāmūn no dezainmanhōru (美少女戦士セーラームーンのデザインマンホール)

There are five Sailor Moon themed manhole covers in Minato Ku each at a location linked with the story. They are:

Sailor Moon & Tuxedo Mask / Sailor Moon & Tuxedo Kamen セーラームーン＆タキシード仮面
Near the front of the Azabu-juban shopping area entrance.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Azabu-juban Station (Toei Ōedo Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line)

5 Sailor Senshi (blue) / Sailor 5 senshi (ao) セーラー5戦士（青）
In front of the Minato Library.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Onarimon Station (Toei Mita Line)

Sailor Moon Manhole Cover (Usagi, Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako) / Sailor Moon Design Manhole 「Usagi & Ami & Rei & Makoto & Minako」 デザインマンホール「うさぎ & 亜美 & レイ & まこと & 美奈子」
In front of Toyo Hidekazu Women's Academy.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Roppongi Station (Toei Ōedo Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)

Sailor Five Senshi (Spring Green) Manhole cover / Sailor 5 senshi (shinryoku) セーラー5戦士（新緑）
Near the front of the Shiba Water Station Park.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Kamiyachō Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)

5 Sailor Senshi (Lemon Color) Manhole cover / Sailor 5 senshi (remon-iro) セーラー5戦士（檸檬色）
At the Keio Nakadoori Shopping District entrance.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Tamachi Station (JR Yamanote Line, JR Keihin–Tōhoku Line)

NAKANO KU

Kasei-chan Monument (かせいチャンモニュメント)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Toritsu-Kasei Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line)

NERIMA KU

Ōizumi Anime Gate (大泉アニメゲート)

Next to the north exit on the pedestrian deck which is one level above the street of Ōizumi-Gakuen Station there are several metal statues here of anime/manga characters. These are Astro from Astro Boy (Atom from Tetsuwan Atom), Tetsuro and Maetel from Galaxy Express 999, Lum from Urusei Yatsura, and Joe from Tomorrow's Joe (Ashita no Joe). There are apparently plans to add another statue soon. The station gate area also has exhibits regarding the anime industry in the area. Nearby there are manhole covers with Lum, Maetel and Joe. On the street level is a large mural of Galaxy Express 999.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ōizumi-Gakuen Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)

Sakura-shinmachi Sazae-san Statues / Sakura-shinmachi Sazae-san-zō (桜新町サザエさん像)

Sazae-san was a 4 panel newspaper manga series that ran from 1946 to 1979, was adapted into live action movies and TV shows as well as an anime which started airing in 1969. The anime is still running making it the longest running animation series in the world. Hasegawa Machiko, the creator of Sazae-san lived in the Sakura-shinmachi area of Setagaya which is why the statues are there. One group is north of the Sakura-shimmachi Station, the rest in locations south of the station close to the Hasegawa Machiko Memorial Museum of Art on Sazae-san Dōri.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Sakura-shimmachi Station (Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line)
Statues in order of distance from the train station:
1. Sazae-san Bronze Statue / Sazae-san dōzō (サザエさん銅像)
In 2012 seven statues of the family from the long running Sazae-san series were placed on the north side of Sakura-shimmachi Station. There are two groups of statues for a total of seven characters. In one group they are: Sazae-san's dad Namihei, little brother Katsuo, little sister Wakame, and mom Fune; in the other group: Sazae-san, her son Tarao, and her husband Masuo.
2. Sazae-san Statue / Sazae-san-zō (サザエさん像)
This statue of Sazae-san statue is in front of the kōban where Sazae-san Dōri splits in two not far from the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum and the Hasegawa Machiko Memorial Museum of Art.
3. In front of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum there are statues Sazae-san, Apron Obasan, and Ijiwaru Baa-san.
4. Statues of Sazae-san's Family / Sazae-san ikka no zō (サザエさん一家の像)
A group of five statues located in the park near the Hasegawa Machiko Memorial Museum. This group of statues is of Sazae-san, her son Tarao, Little sister Wakame, little brother Katsuo, and her dad Namihei.
TRIVIA: The family members are named after food items.

Toho Studios (東宝スタジオ)

The interesting part of this location is on the west side of the Sengawa river, the east side is mainly rather plain large buildings behind walls and fences. While you cannot enter the studio buildings you can still stroll around outside. There you will find murals of the Seven Samurai and at one entrance one of Gojira (Godzilla) as well as a statue.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Seijogakuen-mae (Odakyū Odawara Line)
WEB: https://www.tohostudio.jp

Ultraman Shopping Street / Ultraman Shōten Machi (ウルトラマン商店街)

A shopping area named after the popular Ultraman TV series that started broadcasting in 1966. Why this location for an Ultraman theme? At the time the street was set up Tsuburaya Productions, the studio that produces Ultraman, was nearby. The Ultraman Shopping Street was founded in 2005 as a shared name for three local shopping streets on both sides of Soshigaya Ōkura Station. The three streets are Soshigaya Shopping Street, the Sancha Soshigaya Minami Shopping Street, and the Soshigaya Shoshinkai Shopping Street. The neighborhood has four statues, three of which depict Ultraman flying at the top of an archlike gate, and several manhole covers. The stand alone statues include Ultraman north of the station, Kanegon north west of the station. There are three gated arches at the furthest ends of the shopping streets away from the station, each with a flying Ultraman character. They are Zoffy [aka "Sophie"] flying over the street not far from the Kanegon statue, some ways away south of the station you will find the Ultraman Jack (Return of Ultraman) Gate, and the last Ultraman Gate is on Soshigaya Shopping Street near Chitose Dōri North of the station. South of the station you will also find the manhole covers, they are: Yellow for Antler, Orange for Kanegon, Red for Ultraman, Green for Ultraseven, and Blue for the alien Baltan, I have not bookmarked this last one as I was not able to verify its location. unable to verify location. There are also various other items with an Ultraman motifs, one example is some of the street lights in the area on either side of the shopping streets. Soshigaya Ōkura Station also has an information board with various information that may be worth checking out.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Soshigaya Ōkura Station (Odakyū Odawara Line)
WEB: https://www.ultraman-shotengai.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ultraman.syoutengai/

Takadanobaba Station (高田馬場駅)

This is actually three connected stations, they service the JR East Yamanote, Seibu Shinjuku, and the Tokyo Metro Tōzai lines. The underpass below the tracks at the station has what will interest most visitors, a very large mural of characters from various works by the famous manga artist and animator Tezuka Osamu. Most recognizable are Atom (Astro Boy), and the illegal surgeon Black Jack. A close look will show circled images with a realistic portrait of a person and one of Tezuka's drawings. These are some of the authors of famous works Tezuka refashioned into manga. On the Yamanote Line platform the theme music from Tetsuwan-Atom (Astro Boy) is heard before each train departs. All of this is appropriate as in the manga Takadanobaba is where Atom was created. Another connection is that in 1976 Tezuka Production moved its offices to the neighborhood.

SUMIDA KU

Tokyo Skytree Town Campus, Chiba Institute of Technology / Chiba Kōgyōdaigaku Tōkyō Skytree Town (千葉工業大学東京スカイツリータウン)

Located on the 8th floors of TOKYO Solamachi. There is a full sized VALKYRIE VF-25F from the Macross anime series on display.
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)
WEB: https://cit-skytree.jp

TAITŌ KU

Ashita No Joe Statue (あしたのジョー像): Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 465
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Minowa Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)

KochiKame Stone Monument / KochiKame sekihi (こち亀石碑)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)

TAMA SHI

Hello Kitty manhole covers / Harōkiti manhōru futa (ハローキティマンホール蓋)

A series of three designs of manhole covers which were installed in eleven locations beginning in December 2017 at various locations. The designs are: "Hello Kitty After the Rain," "Sunshower Hello Kitty," and "Road Bike Hello Kitty."

NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Tama Center Station and Keiō-Tama-Center Station (Odakyū Tama Line, Tama Toshi Monorail Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)

"Hello Kitty After the Rain" can be found:
Next to a parking lot south east of Tama Center Station.
Near the south west corner of Tama Central Park.
At the bottom of the stairs going into Tama Central Park at the base of the Hakusan Bridge and next to a "Sunshower Hello Kitty."

"Sunshower Hello Kitty" can be found:
North of the Keiō-Tama-Center Station at the intersection of Tokyo Prefectural Roads 156 and 158.
For south of Keiō-Tama-Center Station:
The south east end of the station at Tokyo Prefectural Road 156.
Near the street level west exit of Keiō-Tama-Center Station.
At the north west intersection next to Sanrio Puroland.
At the bottom of the stairs going into Tama Central Park at the base of the Hakusan Bridge and next to a "Hello Kitty After the Rain."
At the north west corner of Tama Central Park.

"Road Bike Hello Kitty" in Tama Central Park next to the benches north of the large pond.

HelloKitty with Shimajirō Monument / Harōkiti to shimajirō no monyumento (ハローキティとしまじろうのモニュメント)

Twin statues in located just off Hello Kitty Street in Shimajirō Square. The internationally famous character Hello Kitty and Shimajirō from the Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō anime series.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tama Center Station and Keiō-Tama-Center Station (Odakyū Tama Line, Tama Toshi Monorail Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)

Tokiwasō memorial / Tokiwasō Atochi (トキワ荘跡地)

A monument installed in Minami-nagasaki Hanasaki Park in 2009. The monument is topped with a replica of Tokiwasō and has a series of plaques with caricatures and signatures of many of the manga artists who lived in that famous apartment building with Tezuka in the middle.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ochiai-minami-nagasaki Station (Toei Ōedo Line)

Shopping

NOTE: Much of what is below is in the Akihabara and Kanda neighborhood where there are so many entries the area has its own page.

Akiba-i / Akihabara Tourist Information Center (秋葉原観光情報センター): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://www.akiba-information.jp/html/multi/multiple/index.html

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/SUBWAY STATION: Suehirochō Station (Ginza Line)
WEB: http://www.akibagacha.com

Akihabara Radio Kaikan (秋葉原ラジオ会館): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 53
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://akihabara-radiokaikan.co.jp

amiami Akihabara Figure Tower / amiami Akihabara figyuatawā (あみあみ秋葉原フィギュアタワー)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Akihabara Station (Tōhoku Main Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line, Sōbu Main Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line, Hibiya Line), Akihabara Station (Tsukuba Express)
WEB: https://www.amiami.jp/top/page/t/store.html

amiami Akihabara Radio Kaikan / amiami Akihabara Rajio Kaikan (あみあみ秋葉原ラジオ会館)

Description to be added soon 4th Floor
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Akihabara Station (Tōhoku Main Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line, Sōbu Main Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line, Hibiya Line), Akihabara Station (Tsukuba Express)
WEB: https://www.amiami.jp/top/page/t/store.html

Animate (アニメイト): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 59
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://www.animate.co.jp/shop/akihabara/

ASTOP (アストップ): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 56
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line), Akihabara Station (Tsukuba Express)
WEB: https://www.astop.co.jp/en/

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 and doll costume, Touhou Yaoyorozu Store for Touhou game related goods, and the Cure Maid Cafe for snacks and drinks.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line), Akihabara Station (Tsukuba Express)
WEB: http://www.geestore.com/geenet/geestore/akiba

K-Books: Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 57
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://www.k-books.co.jp

Kaiyōdō Hobby Lobby Tokyo (海洋堂 Hobby Lobby Tokyo): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://kaiyodo.co.jp

Kotobukiya Akihabara (コトブキヤ秋葉原館): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 58
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)

Mandarake (まんだらけ): Tokyo Stroll, Akihabara and Kanda Chapter, page 59
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)

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.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Suehirocho Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line), Akihabara Station (JR East Tōhoku Main Line, JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR East Yamanote Line, JR East Sōbu Main Line, JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://www.mandarake.co.jp/dir/cco/

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.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Suehirocho Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
WEB: https://www.pord.co.jp

Super Potato Akihabara Branch / Super Potato Akihabara-ten (スーパーポテト秋葉原店)

Tamashii Nations Store Tokyo

Yellow Submarine Akihabara Main Shop (イエローサブマリン秋葉原本店)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Akihabara Station (Tōhoku Main Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line, Sōbu Main Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line, Hibiya Line), Akihabara Station (Tsukuba Express), Suehirochō Station (Ginza Line)
WEB: https://www.yellowsubmarine.co.jp

Yumeno Book Store / Yumeno Shoten (夢野書店)

Specializing in manga and anime. Books, magazines, anime cels, manuscripts, storyboards, and related items. They are especially strong in works from the Shōwa Period. The store is the successor of an earlier venture the Nakano Shoten Manga Club which ceased when the owner unexpectedly died. The name of the store comes from the Yokoyama Mitsuteru's manga Mahōtsukai Sarī (Sally the Witch) magical girl manga from the mid 1960s in which the main character's pseudonymous family name was Yumeno.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Jimbōchō Station (Toei Mita Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line) exit A6.
CLOSED: December 31 - January 3
WEB: http://www.yumeno-manga.com/access.html

CHŌFU SHI

Kitarō Teahouse / Kitarō Chaya (鬼太郎茶屋)

A teahouse and shop with a theme of the popular manga GeGeGe no Kitarō serving a variety of dishes. Fans of GeGeGe no Kitarō from all over the world visit when they come to Japan. The teahouse is divided into three sections: The Yōkai Cafe with a variety of beverages and snacks, the Yōkai Shop Gegege no Mori sells a variety of goods, some are exclusive to the shop, the Yōkai Gallery which displays art of Mizuki Shigeru mainly related to yōkai.
NOTE: In 2024 the Kitaro Teahouse relocated to the present location on the Tenjin-dōri Shotengai near Chōfu Station. The building at the old location near Jindaiji was in bad shape so they were forced to relocate.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Chōfu Station (Keiō Line, Keiō Sagamihara Line)
WEB: http://kitaro-chaya.jp/

CHŪŌ KU

Kamen Rider Store (仮面ライダーストア)

Description to be added soon On Tokyo Character Street in Tokyo Station, B1 at First Avenue Tokyo Station, best to enter Yaesu North gate
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, JR Tōkaidō Main Line, JR Ueno–Tokyo Line, JR Keihin–Tōhoku Line, JR Yamanote Line, JR Chūō Main Line, JR Chūō Line (Rapid), JR Sōbu Main Line, JR Sōbu Line (Rapid), JR Limited Express Narita, JR Yokosuka Line,JR Keiyō Line, and many JR Shinkansens lines: Tōhoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Shinkansen)
WEB: https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/official_shop/

Pokémon Center Tokyo DX (ポケモンセンタートウキョーDX)

Tokyo Character Street (東京キャラクターストリート)

Description to be added soon B1 at First Avenue Tokyo Station, best to enter Yaesu North gate
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, JR Tōkaidō Main Line, JR Ueno–Tokyo Line, JR Keihin–Tōhoku Line, JR Yamanote Line, JR Chūō Main Line, JR Chūō Line (Rapid), JR Sōbu Main Line, JR Sōbu Line (Rapid), JR Limited Express Narita, JR Yokosuka Line,JR Keiyō Line, and many JR Shinkansens lines: Tōhoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Shinkansen)
WEB: https://e-shop.tokyoeki-1bangai.co.jp/shop/default.aspx

KochiKame Game Park (こち亀ゲームぱ～く)

On the third floor inside the Ario Kameari shopping mall you will find a KochiKame themed game center. The center includes a full sizzed reproduction of the kōban in the series. There is also plenty of KochiKame themed art, including sculptures, arcade games, character goods, etc.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kameari Station (JR Jōban Line (Local)
WEB: https://www.kochikame-gamepark.jp

NAKANO KU

Mandarake (まんだらけ)

The main draw of Nakano Broadway for many is Mandarake, they also have staff who can speak several languages including English. Mandarake is credited for reviving the then dying mall after it opened its first, and very small, shop selling used manga in 1980. Then two years later another shop for women and girl's manga, then another shop, etc. Today they have 39 shops broken down by specialty scattered throughout several floors of the mall. This drew related shops to the mall filling even more of the space.
ACCESS: Floors 1-4 of Nakano Broadway (described below.)
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Nakano Station: Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Chūō Line (Rapid).
WEB: https://www.mandarake.co.jp/dir/nkn/index-en.html#googtrans(ja|en)

Nakano Broadway (中野ブロードウェイ)

For fans of anime and manga Nakano Broadway is a must go to location in Tokyo. Five stories, one is a basement level, of various shops, some 241 shops. While the 1st basement floor is mainly devoted to food, with a section for fortunetellers, the shops that interest fans of Japanese pop culture are on the 1st - 4th floors. The mall is not juist fan oriented there are plenty of other interesting shops for clothing, cameras, music recordings, watches, etc. There are still shuttered shops, mainly on the top floor, awaiting tenants with something unique to offer.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Nakano Station: Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Chūō Line (Rapid).
ACCESS: Head north from Nakano station and go through the Nakano Sun Mall Shopping Street, Nakano Broadway is at the end of the street.
WEB: https://nakano-broadway.com

Taco Ché (タコシェ)

A small shop famous for selling alternative, non-mainstream manga and art books. The books you will find here are quite unique and the selection is well curated. They also often host art exhibits.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Nakano Station: Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Chūō Line (Rapid).
ACCESS: 3rd floor of Nakano Broadway (described above.)
WEB: http://tacoche.com

Ultraman Official shop SHOT M78 / SHOT M 78 Ultraman Shōten-gai-ten (SHOT M78 ウルトラマン商店街店)

Part of Cafe Melody and located on the ground floor with a direct street entrance. This shop has a large variety of Ultraman related goods. Toys, apparel, dishware, and even goods limited just to the Ultraman Shopping Street area.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Soshigaya Ōkura Station (Odakyū Odawara Line)
CLOSED: Wednesdays.
WEB: https://www.cafe-melody.com/items/

SHIBUYA KU

Animate Shibuya (アニメイト渋谷店)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shibuya Station (JR Saikyō Line. JR Yamanote Line, Keio Inokashira Line, Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, Tokyu Tōyoko Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
WEB: https://www.animate.co.jp/shop/shibuya/access/

Capcom Store Tokyo

Jump Shop Shibuya (JUMP SHOP渋谷店)

Kiddy Land Harajuku (キディランド原宿店): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 319
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Meiji-jingūmae Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
WEB: https://www.kiddyland.co.jp

Mandarake (まんだらけ): Tokyo Stroll, Shibuya Station Area Chapter, page 369
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shibuya Station (JR Saikyō Line. JR Yamanote Line, Keio Inokashira Line, Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, Tokyu Tōyoko Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
WEB: https://www.mandarake.co.jp/dir/sby/

Nintendo TOKYO

RADIO EVA Store

Tokyo Anime Center in DNP PLAZA SHIBUYA (東京アニメセンター in DNP PLAZA SHIBUYA)

SHINAGAWA KU

MIRAI STORE TOKYO

The shop for the Smart Doll line of high quality customizable dolls. The dolls come in a variety of skin tones and even have dolls of amputees, or with vitiligo, birthmarks, burn scarring, cleft lips, and medical devices. Such dolls have been well received by customers with similar conditions. Some doll designs even go out of production to be replaced with new ones. They not only sell the dolls but also clothing and a large variety of parts, to customize details such as bust size or hands. there are several options for hair color, style and length.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Gotanda Station (Yamanote Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tōkyū Ikegami Line)
NOTE: It is worth reading the essays on the store website as this is not a conventional mass production company and that can be a fascinating thing. They even list reasons not to buy their dolls as these products are not for everyone.
CLOSED: Weekends and public holidays
WEB: https://info.smartdoll.jp/en/posts/mirai-store-tokyo

Godzilla Store Tokyo (ゴジラ・ストアTokyo)

Shinjuku Marui Annex 1st floor. Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Shinjuku-sanchome Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Toei Shinjuku Line)
WEB: https://tohoentertainmentonline.com/content/GS/tokyo/

Hobby Center Kato (ホビーセンターカトー東京)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ochiai-minami-nagasaki Station (Toei Ōedo Line)
WEB: https://www.hobbycenterkato.com/tokyo

Takadanobaba Game Center Mikado / Takadanobaba Gēsen Mikado (高田馬場ゲーセンミカド)

Description to be added soon
WARNING: This place has lots of smokers.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Takadanobaba Station (JR Yamanote Line, Seibu Shinjuku Line, Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line)
WEB: http://mi-ka-do.net

SUMIDA KU

JUMP SHOP Tokyo Skytree Town Soramachi (JUMP SHOP 東京スカイツリータウン・ソラマチ店)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)

Pokémon Center Skytree Town (ポケモンセンタースカイツリータウン)

Solamachi East Yard 4th floor.
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)
WEB: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/shop/pokecen/skytreetown/

TACHIKAWA SHI

Kotobukiya Tachikawa Main Store / Kotobukiya Tachikawa honten (コトブキヤ立川本店)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Tachikawa Station (JR Chūō Main Line, JR Chuo Line (Rapid), JR Nambu Line, JR Ome Line)
WEB: https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/kotobukiya-shop/detail/tachikawa/

Lashinbang Tachikawa Main Store (らしんばん立川店本館)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Tachikawa Station (JR Chūō Main Line, JR Chuo Line (Rapid), JR Nambu Line, JR Ome Line), Tachikawa-Minami Station (Tama Toshi Monorail Line)
WEB: https://www.lashinbang.com/store/26/

Melonbooks Tachikawa (メロンブックス立川店)

Yellow Submarine Tachikawa (イエローサブマリン立川店)

TAITŌ KU

Freak Market (フリークマーケット)

A local branch of FIT'S, a company that originally focused on American casual clothing. Decades ago they decided to try sukajan, jackets with embroidered Japanese designs, and sales of this new product took off. The company is said to have been the first commercial outlet for sukajan, even reversible ones. Sukajan sold in the US almost always cost much more than the prices you will see here. Freak Market also stocks patterns licensed from popular shows like Ultraman, One Piece, etc. and even have designs from traditional woodblock prints. Such designs are also on other types of clothing including shirts and hoodies.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Naka-okachimachi Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line), Okachimachi Station (JR Keihin–Tōhoku Line, JR Yamanote Line), Ueno Station (JR Jōban Line, JR Keihin–Tōhoku Line, JR Tōhoku Shinkansen, JR Utsunomiya Line, JR Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line), Ueno-hirokoji Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line). Ueno-okachimachi Station (Toei Ōedo Line)
CLOSED: 2nd Wednesdays.
WEB: https://www.fits-is.co.jp

Marubeludō (マルベル堂)

Selling photographs of stars for over 100 years. Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)
WEB: http://marubell.co.jp/bell/index.html