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Akihabara Custom Tour | Retro Games, Arcades, Claw Machines, Anime & More

Akihabara retro arcade experience on private tour

Taito Hey Arcade

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Retro arcade in Akihabara

Akihabara Custom Tour | Retro Games, Arcades, Claw Machines, Anime & More

Highlights

Joined 2025

Johnny A.

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Tokyo

English (Native), Japanese

4 hours

Private tour (only you and Johnny A.)

Up to 10 people

Have a retro-game nerd with 1000s of hours in Akihabara show you around. See Akiba’s highlights: electronics, arcades, anime, manga, trading cards, maid cafes, and hobby stores. Fully customizable – after booking we’ll plan your dream tour with any ideas or special requests:

⭑⭑⭑Top 10 Things To Do In Akihabara⭑⭑⭑

⭑ Retro arcades & stores

⭑ Crane games

⭑ Anime & manga shops

⭑ Maid cafes

⭑ Trading cards

⭑ Figures & models

⭑ Hidden food spots

⭑ Animal cafes

⭑ Secret shrine

⭑ Food vending machines

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

02:30 PM

Meeting Point

Namco Building

- Meet at the Namco building. If coming from JR Rail it's opposite the Electric Town South Exit. If coming via metro, use Google maps.

02:30 PM

Namco Building Gachapon

Let's check out the world of Gachapon – the OG analog loot box – and take pictures of our haul inside the nerdy photo booths there.

02:50 PM

Radio Kaikan

Nerd MEGASTORE feat. pokemon and Magic the Gathering cards, idol group merch, figures, stuffies, Kirby, Ghibli, Sanrio, Godzilla, Kamen Rider, One Piece, Marvel, etc.

03:10 PM

Radio Center

WW2-era analog electronics shōwa-era market under the train tracks.

Check out rare analog cameras and original portable tape players including the original Sony walkman. Also check out turntables, figures, rare coins, batons and cuffs, buttons, diodes, PC parts, etc.

Meet "Kikuchi-san" – 94-year old vendor who's been working there for 70 years.

03:20 PM

Taito Hey Arcade

Best 2D-shooter and 2D-fighter arcade in Tokyo

03:40 PM

Super Potato | Retro Gaming Store

See the best retro-game seller in Japan: consoles and cartridges for Master System, Genesis/Megadrive, Saturn, Dreamcast, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, PS1, Atari, Etc.

03:50 PM

Kotobukiya

Hobby store inc. video-game items and Ghibli.

04:00 PM

Gigo building [retro SEGA arcade]

The best retro 3D SEGA games including SEGA Rally, House of the Dead, etc. along with table-top retro games inc. Donkey Kong, Galaga, Pacman, etc.

Also the best modern arcades including Mario Kart multiplayer.

04:30 PM

Underground Beef Bowl restaurant "SANBO" / OR best ramen in the area.

Legendary store featured in Stein's Gate anime with a "mama-san" owner who will get angry if you use your smartphone in the store. Serves "gyudon" beef bowl (stewed beef on rice with raw egg you can stir in; optional), with miso soup and side salad.

Alternatively, let's hit the best ramen in the area (queues depending).

05:00 PM

Don Quijote (discount goods store; wild place)

Insanely huge nerdy discount goods store selling everything from mad-flavored kit kats and portable tonkotsu-ramen packs to Sanrio and anime-branded cutlery, chopsticks, T-shirts.

05:30 PM

Crane-Game loft

Tons of great crane games above Donki Hote. A real Japanese experience.

05:50 PM

Yodobashi Camera

Insanely large electronics store with a breathtaking "toy and fun goods" floor on the 6th. Super-famous in the area.

06:20 PM

Street-food dessert (crepe)

Get the famous Japanese crepe filled with fresh fruits, ice cream and/or cheesecake.

06:30 PM

Maid Cafe

Drop you at a maid-cafe.

Ending Point

Maid Cafe (or Ninja-Maid cafe; or Cyclops cafe…)

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Only the guide is included.

Guests are responsible for all food, drinks, games, tickets, etc.

What‘s not included

Food, drinks, games and tickets.

Guest should bring about ¥10,000 each for games and toys, food, etc.

Tour Important Information

This tour involved a fair amount of walking.

This tour is recommended for those with a *serious interest* in retro games, anime and Japanese sub culture – if you only have a mild interest in these things, you may not find it enjoyable.