Otaku Experience: Akihabara In-Depth Tour
Tokyo, Japan
Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Small-Group walking tour with expert on Otaku culture through the shops and other attractions of Tokyo's famous Otaku capital Akihabara. You will learn a little of the neighborhood’s history and encounter anime, manga, games, fanzines, figurines, cosplay, idols, characters and more! This tour will allow you to choose a free Gachapon toy from among thousands and taste the vending machine food what true otaku devotees eat everyday! Also you will have the opportunity to visit a maid cafe with one free drink and go to an electronics workshop to build a simple device by yourself!
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Small-Group walking tour with expert on Otaku culture through the shops and other attractions of Tokyo's famous Otaku capital Akihabara. You will learn a little of the neighborhood’s history and encounter anime, manga, games, fanzines, figurines, cosplay, idols, characters and more! This tour will allow you to choose a free Gachapon toy from among thousands and taste the vending machine food what true otaku devotees eat everyday! Also you will have the opportunity to visit a maid cafe with one free drink and go to an electronics workshop to build a simple device by yourself!
You will visit Radio Kaikan the historic center of Akihabara and learn about the neighborhood's origins as a black market for electronics parts after WWII.
Winding through the area's streets and shops, you will see how the area developed into the center of Japan's consumer electronics culture and then into the mecca of Otaku culture of manga, anime, games and idols. You'll visit famous shops and lesser known ones, encountering content ranging from cute to risque.
You'll choose your own type of small toy from a Gachapon vending machine center and have a chance to sample otaku vending machine food “delicacies”. (If you are still hungry you can buy healthier snacks along the way). Fans of Japanese pop culture will have the opportunity to see your favorite characters. A highlight of the tour is a visit a maid cafe where you’ll get to experience the fun and weird world of otaku culture. See the theaters where groups like AKB-48 perform. Beginners will marvel at the whole scene while fans will know they have arrived in Otaku heaven!
Winding through the area's streets and shops, you will see how the area developed into the center of Japan's consumer electronics culture and then into the mecca of Otaku culture of manga, anime, games and idols. You'll visit famous shops and lesser known ones, encountering content ranging from cute to risque.
You'll choose your own type of small toy from a Gachapon vending machine center and have a chance to sample otaku vending machine food “delicacies”. (If you are still hungry you can buy healthier snacks along the way). Fans of Japanese pop culture will have the opportunity to see your favorite characters. A highlight of the tour is a visit a maid cafe where you’ll get to experience the fun and weird world of otaku culture. See the theaters where groups like AKB-48 perform. Beginners will marvel at the whole scene while fans will know they have arrived in Otaku heaven!
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