Anime Trip Guide

Anime guide to Tokyo

Tokyo has more official anime and game shops than anywhere else in Japan on this site, but they cluster in a few places: inside Tokyo Station, around Ikebukuro, on one floor of Shibuya PARCO, and at the foot of the Skytree. Akihabara and Nakano are for figures, hobby goods and second-hand finds rather than official stores.

Tokyo Tower. Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tokyo Station and Nihonbashi

Tokyo Character Street, in the Tokyo Station Ichibangai mall on the Yaesu side, puts TV network shops and character stores side by side: Chiikawa Land, Jump Shop, One Piece Mugiwara Store, Detective Conan Plaza, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Pretty Cure and more. It is inside the station, so it fits a first or last stop with luggage. Pokémon Center Tokyo DX and Pokémon Cafe are nearby in Nihonbashi Takashimaya.

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Ikebukuro

Two buildings do most of the work. Ikebukuro PARCO, by the east exit of the station, has Chiikawa Land, Chiikawa Ramen Buta, Jump Shop, Capcom Store and Ultraman Store. Sunshine City, about 10 minutes on foot, has Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo, Pikachu Sweets, a Mugiwara Store, Donguri Republic and Kiddy Land in its Alpa mall. animate's main store is on the way between them.

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Shibuya and Harajuku

Shibuya PARCO's 6F has Nintendo TOKYO, Pokémon Center Shibuya, Jump Shop, Capcom Store, SEGA Store and The JoJo World on one floor, with The Doraemon Store on 5F. The main One Piece Mugiwara Store is in MAGNET by SHIBUYA109. Harajuku is one stop away on the JR Yamanote Line, or about 20 minutes on foot: Kiddy Land on Omotesando, and another Mugiwara Store in Harakado.

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Akihabara

Akihabara is where to look for figures, model kits, trading cards and second-hand anime goods from many series, more than official character stores. Akihabara Radio Kaikan is an easy first stop: B1F to 10F of hobby, figure, doll and card shops in one building.

Tokyo Skytree (Oshiage)

Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi, the mall at the foot of the tower, has Kirby Café, Pokémon Center Skytree Town, Jump Shop, Donguri Republic and a Disney Store. Easy to combine with the tower itself or with Asakusa.

Odaiba

DiverCity Tokyo Plaza has The Gundam Base Tokyo, the official Gunpla complex, along with a Mugiwara Store and Donguri Republic. Aqua City Odaiba has a Disney Store.

Shinjuku and Nakano

Shinjuku has Kiddy Land and the Disney Store near the south and east exits. Nakano, a few minutes west on the JR Chuo Line, has Nakano Broadway, a shopping building known as a collector hub, with dozens of shops for second-hand manga, figures, toys and cards.

Museums and parks outside the center

Each takes about half a day and has its own ticketing; the Ghibli Museum and the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum sell only date-and-time tickets in advance. The places: the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka (Kichijoji, one stop away, has Kiddy Land and animate too), the Harry Potter studio tour in Nerima, Sanrio Puroland in Tama, and the Fujiko F. Fujio (Doraemon) Museum just over the border in Kawasaki.

Book or buy tickets ahead

These places take reservations, dated tickets or numbered tickets. The rules are on each page.

Pop-ups and events in Tokyo now

Anime events in Tokyo (53)

Other shops in Tokyo

Gacha shops and crane game arcades in Tokyo — Gacha Guide Japan

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