Akihabara Tour: Anime and Subculture Exploration

Embark on an exciting adventure through Akihabara, Japan’s gaming and anime hub. Explore anime merchandise shops, discover rare gaming consoles, and experience the kawaii world of maid cafes. Capture memories with a group photo at Print Club!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • ONODEN - At Onoden, anime enthusiasts should definitely pay a visit. Initially, it may seem like an ordinary electronics store, but when you make your way to the fourth floor, you’ll find yourself in an anime merchandise haven!\n\nHere, you can find not only T-shirts from major and minor anime series but also cosplay outfits and materials for…
What's Included
  • Customizable experience
  • English Speaking Guide
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fee to Meeting points
  • Food & Drink at Maid Cafe
  • Merchandise purchases
Additional Information

Join an anime-savvy guide outside JR Akihabara Station for a 3-hour, personalized exploration of Tokyo’s pop-culture hub. A day or two in advance, the operator will contact you via WhatsApp to discover your favorite series and must-have items—such as figures, English manga, retro games, limited cards, and exclusive gacha—ensuring each stop is tailored…

Location
Akihabara Station
Go pass through JR Akihabara "Denki-gai (electric town) Exit". Guide is waiting for just in front of Midori no Madoguchi (Green colored Ticketing Center) near "Denki-gai (electric town) Exit".
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Travellingk0alas
Oct 18, 2025
Fascinating insights into anime and manga - We are absolute manga and anime beginners, but our lovely guide Yui explained all the important aspects to us and answered all our questions. YUI tailored the tour to our interests and as a result, we had a fascinating few hours in a part of Tokyo we would not otherwise have visited. Thank you Yui!
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Francescocz1813ku
Oct 1, 2025
Akihabara full experience - Fantastic tour of Akihabara! We browsed amazing shops full of action figures and retro games, then had a unique experience at a maid café. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable—highly recommend for anyone who loves anime, gaming, and Japanese pop culture!
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Navigate13018577339
Aug 26, 2025
Best Way to Explore Akihabara! - The tour was SO much fun! The guide knew all the best spots and helped me find exactly what I wanted. Had the best time in Akihabara!
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Camper54350283574
Aug 25, 2025
Good tour! - I had a great time on this tour. The guide was lovely and I had so much fun getting to know the unique culture. Thank you for a great time!
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Ken_h
Jul 13, 2025
Yui is an exceptional guide. - What can I say. Yui was an awesome guide who was very knowledgeable in the Manga art. He was able to answer questions, provid clear history and translation, along with with providing exceptional interests to look at even after the tour ended. The Gundam shop was reminiscent of childhood, the main café was a whole experience in itself, and the Mario kart race was a blast. Overall very please we took the tour.
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V
Jun 19, 2025
Wonderful exploration of anime - Our tour guide Sunho Park was amazing. He showed us all around the various anime stores and shared so much information. He even helped me find some very vintage anime figurines for my daughter. Would highly recommend.
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Miesha_h
Apr 3, 2025
Great time, outa was very... - Great time, outa was very good and tour was great! I would definitely recommend to anyone who’s new to Japan. The maid cafe & shopping was my favorite
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Andreakq1545gz
Mar 8, 2025
Great tour to secret places - Very fun day! Tui and her assistant and our daughter engaged the whole tour about animae! Maid Cafe a highlight, as well as other places we could never have found. Our guides also took photos and videos that they later sent. Lastly, the company handled a minor customer service issue promptly and accepted! Would highly recommend!
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Faraway20985280975
Feb 9, 2025
It was a great and fun tour!! - They explained Japanese culture, such as anime and games, in an easy-to-understand way. They customized the plan to suit our needs, and we had a great time.
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Phyllis_w
Mar 25, 2025
Just play, was basically... - Just okay, was basically a guided shopping experience. The guide did do a good job of hearing what our kids liked and helped us focus time on 2-3 stores with these things, but we basically stayed in a 2-block area. Our guide was super nice and interacted well with the kids, but had no knowledge of anime history, gaming or the evolution of the place. Would not recommend Maid Cafe, expensive food, not included in experience fee and very slow. Lots of upselling within the experience and you are stuck for 2-hours of the tour in this.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).