Best Contemporary Culture Spot List

Let’s find character goods.

This is a psyllium penlight-specialized store that is located in the New Akihabara Center building. This shop displays and sells official, unedited photos of media idols.

A treasure trove of anime products

A store specializing in nostalgic secondhand games and consoles such as the Super NES.

A museum where you can enjoy the world of Fujiko F. Fujio through original images of Doraemon and other characters. The museum also includes a cafe and a shop.

Offering a perfect environment to fully enjoy cosplay

An Otome Road landmark

This is an interactive museum where you can enjoy the world of Anpanman. It is very popular among both children and adults.

A specialty shop for character goods is born

You can learn, experience, and enjoy anime in this museum, which is totally devoted to animation. You can also take part in the creation of a flip animation.

A Fire Festival that Marks the End of Summer

The former Wada residence―Kurosuke no ie― is a traditional folk house built over 100 years ago.

An area with a concentration of shops specializing in ”otome-kei” (women-oriented) anime goods and doujinshi. The anime-themed restaurants are also fun.

This is the home theater of the Takarazuka Revue, which enthralls its audiences with fantastic stage performances. These spectacular theatrical plays and shows are conducted in turn by one of the five troupes: Flower, Moon, Snow, Star, and Cosmos; each troupe has a top star called otoko yaku (a male role). The plays performed range widely from original plays to overseas musicals to revues. This grand theater is exclusive to the Takarazuka Revue and comes with a history stretching back over 100 years. The live orchestra accompanying performances is one of the big attractions of these shows in the grand theater.

At ACOS Akihabara, the selection caters to tourists. Here they sell wigs, makeup, and cosplay props as well as complete costumes. Before every big cosplay event (such as Comiket and the Tokyo Game Show), many foreign visitors come to ACOS Akihabara to get that one last essential something for their costume. The store has English and Chinese descriptions of almost every item, so no matter where you are from you can explore the store without encountering difficulties. The great selection, multi-language support and the kind staff makes shopping easy!