Yodobashi Camera Akihabara
Akihabara, Tokyo
Yodobashi Camera Akihabara is floor after floor of every electronic object Japan makes, from camera lenses to rice cookers to gaming chairs. Less a shop than a museum of Japanese consumer technology where everything is for sale.
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Insider tip
Bring your passport for the tax-free counter. The 8th floor is all restaurants, and the 9th has a golf range and a batting centre. The point card effectively hands you 10 percent back.
What the guides say about Yodobashi Camera Akihabara
Yodobashi-Akiba, the electronics megastore on the east side of the station, is the biggest of the district's stores, and there's a convenience store every few metres, open around the clock. There's no department-store food hall in Akihabara. The nearest is Matsuzakaya at Okachimachi, one stop north.
What's on near Yodobashi Camera Akihabara
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Yodobashi Camera Akihabara, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
KonoSuba Exhibition: Cheerful (10th anniversary)
『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！』展～Cheerful～
Time Timed entry slots chosen when buying Station Akihabara (JR, Electric Town exit), 2 min walk
Tenth anniversary exhibition for the KonoSuba anime, following Kazuma's party through the story with production material from each season.
Digital Games Expo 2026 (indie and doujin games fair)
デジゲー博2026
Time 11:00 to 16:00 (last year's hours) Station Akihabara (JR, Hibiya Line, TX), Electric Town exit, 2 min walk
A one-day fair in Akihabara where hundreds of independent and doujin game makers let you play their games and sell their own copies and goods.
Sanchi Matsuri 2026 (Mandarake fan event)
さん家祭り2026
Time 11:00 to 16:00 Station Akihabara (JR, Electric Town exit), 2 min walk
A one-day Mandarake fan event at AKIBA_SQUARE with admission by lottery order on the day.
OFFKAI 2027 (VRChat offline meetup and creator market)
OFFKAI2027
Station Akihabara (JR, Electric Town exit), 2 min walk
A two-day offline meetup for VRChat users run by VRChat Inc., Polygon Tailor Consulting and Skeb, with entry and exhibitor details still to be announced.
Art Arcade Tokyo
Autumn public art event across three commercial venues blending contemporary art with commercial spaces. Installations transform shopping districts into outdoor galleries celebrating urban creativity.
Forgemind ArchiMedia, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Akihabara pedestrian zone on Chuo-dori Market
Every Sunday, weather permitting. Next: Sun 25 Oct · Chuo-dori, Sotokanda 5-chome to Manseibashi
Chuo-dori is closed to cars for about 570 metres on Sundays so you can walk the middle of the Electric Town, with no selling, street performances or cycling allowed. Cancelled in bad weather.
13:00 to 17:00 (October to March), 13:00 to 18:00 (April to September) · Map · Source: Akihabara Electrical Town Organization (秋葉原電気街振興会) · 秋葉原歩行者天国
Chuo-dori rest areas trial during the pedestrian zone Market
Sun 25 Oct · Three rest spaces off Chuo-dori, Akihabara (near Laox, Akki and AOKI), Sotokanda
On nine Sundays Akihabara puts temporary benches on side roads next to the pedestrian zone, with a neighbourhood interaction event and start-up demonstrations at one of the three spots.
13:00 to 16:30 · Map · Source: Akihabara Electrical Town Organization (秋葉原電気街振興会) · 「回遊と滞留空間の分離による魅力あるまちづくり」社会実験
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Around Akihabara
Electric Town, eight floors at a time
Akihabara is the world's densest concentration of electronics, anime, manga and games, stacked in multi-storey shops around a single main street. Go in with a list and it's the best shopping in Tokyo for figures, retro games and gadgets. Go without one and it's still the most intense few blocks in the city.
Akihabara has 6 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 6 shops. Read the Akihabara guide.
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