Akihabara anime shops are mostly around the Electric Town Exit of JR Akihabara Station, in the buildings by the station and along Chuo-dori. You’ll find shops for new goods, secondhand shops, and figure stores. This guide goes building by building, starting from the station.
In short:
- Start with Akihabara Radio Kaikan, about 1 minute from the Electric Town Exit: figure, secondhand, and doll shops on floors 1 to 8.
- North along Chuo-dori are animate, Mandarake Complex, and SURUGA-YA.
- Opening times vary a lot. Some shops open at 9:30, others at noon.
Store hours and floors below were checked on the official pages of each store or building in November 2026. They can change, so check the store’s page before you go.
Table of Contents
Akihabara Radio Kaikan (in front of the station)
Akihabara Radio Kaikan is open 10:00–20:00, but each shop keeps its own hours. Anime, figure, and doll shops are on floors 1 to 8.
| Floor | Shop | What it is | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1F | mach | Prize lotteries, trading cards, figures | 11:00–20:00 |
| 2F | Havikoro TOY | Figures, anime goods, and trading cards (buys and sells) | 11:00–20:00 |
| 3F | K-BOOKS AKIHABARA HONKAN + K-BOOKS AKIHABARA MEN’SKAN | Goods, CDs, voice actor goods, figures, doujinshi | Weekdays 12:00–20:00, weekends and holidays 11:30–20:00 |
| 4F | AmiAmi Akihabara Radio Kaikan Store | Figures, goods, model kits, trading cards, new and secondhand | 11:00–20:00 |
| 5F | Lashinbang Akihabara Radiokaikan Store | Secondhand figures, character goods, Blu-rays, DVDs, CDs | 10:00–20:00 |
| 5F | KAIYODO HOBBY LOBBY TOKYO | Figure maker Kaiyodo’s own shop | Weekdays 12:00–20:00, weekends and holidays 11:00–19:00 |
| 5F | UCHUSEN | Character toys: figures, die-cast robots, hero toys, dolls | 12:00–19:30 |
| 5F | AKIBA NO X | New and secondhand figures and character goods | 10:00–20:00 |
| 6F | Yellow Submarine Akihabara★MINT | Figures, model kits, toys, trading cards, board games | 10:00–20:00 |
| 7F | ENTERTAINMENT HOBBY SHOP JUNGLE | Figures, die-cast toys, anime goods, model kits, from retro to new | Weekdays 12:00–20:00, weekends and holidays 11:00–20:00 |
- Doll shops: Dolly Teria (5F, secondhand dolls), Azone Labelshop AKIHABARA and DOLK (7F), VOLKS DOLL POINT Akihabara (8F).
- Trading card shops: several, from 1F to 9F.
- 10F is an event space (used for sales events and more).
West of the station (Sotokanda 1-chome)
| Shop | What it is | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GAMERS Main Store | General anime shop. Bushiroad Store on 4F | Weekdays 1F 10:00–22:00, 3F–7F 11:00–21:00; weekends and holidays 10:00–21:00 |
| MELONBOOKS Akihabara Store No.1 | Mostly doujinshi (fan-made comics) | 10:00–21:00 |
| AmiAmi Akihabara Figure Tower | A figure store | 10:00–21:00 |
| Kotobukiya Akihabara Store | Figure maker Kotobukiya’s shop. Its page mentions shop-exclusive items | 11:00–20:00 |
| COSPA GeeStore Akihabara | COSPA’s own shops: COSPA, Nijigen COSPA, and COSPATIO (Onoden Building 4F) | 10:00–20:00 |
| atre Akihabara 1 | Bandai Namco Cross Store Atre Akihabara (2F–3F) and COSPA Official Store (3F) | 10:00–21:00 |
| AKIBA CULTURES ZONE | Lashinbang AKIBA Flags (2F, secondhand) and other shops | 11:00–21:00 |
| SURUGA-YA Akihabara Ekimae Store | Secondhand shop | Weekdays 11:00–21:00, weekends and holidays 10:00–21:00 |
| Sofmap AKIBA Amusement Hall | Figures on 1F, model kits on 2F, new anime goods and comics on 6F (Animega) | 11:00–20:00 |
North along Chuo-dori (Sotokanda 3- and 4-chome)
| Shop | What it is | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| animate Akihabara (Buildings 1 and 2, ANNEX) | General anime shop | Buildings 1 and 2: 10:00–21:00. ANNEX: weekdays 10:00–21:00, weekends and holidays 10:00–20:00 |
| Mandarake Complex | Secondhand shop, 4 minutes’ walk from the Electric Town Exit | 12:00–20:00, open every day |
| SURUGA-YA Akihabara Main Building | Secondhand shop, 5 minutes’ walk from the station | Weekdays 11:00–21:00, weekends and holidays 10:00–21:00 |
| SURUGA-YA Akihabara Store, Anime & Hobby Store | Secondhand shop | Weekdays 11:00–21:00, weekends and holidays 10:00–21:00 |
| Bic Camera AKIBA | Electronics store. 7F has toys: character toys, model kits, figures | 10:00–22:00, open every day |
There’s also Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan in Sotokanda 3-chome. We couldn’t find its official page, so we haven’t listed its hours.
East of the station
Both are 1 minute’s walk from the station.
| Shop | What it is | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Yodobashi-Akiba | Electronics store. 6F has games and toys: model kits, figures, trading cards, capsule toys, character goods | 9:30–22:00 |
| TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO | BANDAI SPIRITS’ flagship for its TAMASHII NATIONS figures. Its page mentions store-exclusive items | 10:00–20:00 |
Before you go
Opening times:
| Opens | Shops |
|---|---|
| 9:30 | Yodobashi-Akiba |
| 10:00 | animate, GAMERS (1F), MELONBOOKS, AmiAmi Figure Tower, atre Akihabara 1, COSPA GeeStore Akihabara, Bic Camera, TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO, SURUGA-YA (weekends and holidays), Radio Kaikan (building) |
| 11:00 | Sofmap AKIBA Amusement Hall, Lashinbang AKIBA Flags, Kotobukiya, SURUGA-YA (weekdays) |
| 12:00 | Mandarake Complex |
Shops in Radio Kaikan open between 10:00 and 12:00 (see the table above).
Arriving in the morning? Start near the station.
Sunday pedestrian zone: On Sundays, Chuo-dori is closed to cars from Sotokanda 5-chome to Mansei-bashi (about 570 m): 13:00–18:00 from April to September, and 13:00–17:00 from October to March. It may not happen in bad weather or over the New Year holidays (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department).
Tourist information:
- AKIBA_INFO (Akihabara UDX 2F): English and Chinese, an original area map, baggage storage and delivery. 11:00–17:30, closed Mondays (the next day if Monday is a holiday) and over the New Year holidays.
- akimoba (CIRCLES Akihabara 1F): nine languages, tax-free shopping support, baggage storage. 12:00–19:30, closed Sundays, holidays, and some other days.
Adult-only floors: Some shops have adult-only (18+) floors or sections: SURUGA-YA Akihabara Main Building (5F and 6F), SURUGA-YA Akihabara Ekimae Store, Sofmap AKIBA Amusement Hall (4F and 5F), and K-BOOKS AKIHABARA MEN’SKAN. Keep this in mind if you’re with children. Some countries ban adult material, including drawings, from being brought in. Check your country’s customs rules before you buy.
Tax-free: animate, MELONBOOKS, Lashinbang, and Bic Camera say on their store pages that they offer tax-free shopping. SURUGA-YA’s three Akihabara stores in this guide are on SURUGA-YA’s list of tax-free stores. Tax-free shopping changed on November 1, 2026. See Tax-Free Shopping in Japan.
Photos: Ask the staff before taking photos inside.
What we haven’t verified
We checked the official pages of each store or building from Japan in November 2026. We haven’t verified:
- Whether hours and floors are still the same after November 2026
- Whether shops without a tax-free note on their page offer tax-free shopping
- Each shop’s rules on taking photos inside
- The hours of Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan
If something here has changed, please tell us through the Contact page.
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