Akihabara Tailor-made Private Tour for Anime Fans
Description
"It's my first time visiting Akihabara, but I have no idea how to have real experiences I saw in anime..." "I really wanna have an Akiba experience but I'm running out of time..." "There's something I wanna get, but have no idea how/where to buy..." For those who have such demands, I offer the tour that you can finish within 5 hours! After meeting at JR Akihabara station and a short introduction, we'll go around places. As a native Japanese Otaku, I'm sure that I can give you the right information related to Akihabara. Also, we'll go to a maid cafe that I recommend the most out of 10 kinds of maid cafes I experienced in Akihabara, which is not well-known but is a must-see in my opinion! I recommend you prepare some wishlists of what you're looking for/where you want to go, so I can arrange the tour as you'd like!
Tour Options
Itinerary
An anime-related gifts such as T-shirts are available here
Do you like retro games? Let's enjoy playing/buying classic games make you feel nostalgy!
We'll go to a maid cafe that I recommend the most out of 10 kinds of maid cafes I experienced in Akihabara, which is not well-known but is a must-see in my opinion!
Going to the Japanese arcade, which is one of the most fun parts of this tour! I'll show and let you play the newest arcade games!
A bunch of gacha-pon(capsule toys) are available, enjoy small figurines as much as you want!
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(168)
Yuki is the best tour guide I’ve ever had!!! The tour was completely personalized and he went above and beyond to make this a memorable experience in every way. We did some anime shopping, ate at a traditional noodle dipping restaurant, and got a drink at a fun arcade bar! If you’re visiting Japan, definitely book with Yuki!
Thank you so much Lillian!! “Best tour guide I’ve ever had” is the biggest compliment a guide can get :) I had so much fun hunting anime treasures with you, and I’m glad you enjoyed the dipping noodles and the drink to close the day — that’s my favorite way to end a tour! Hope to guide you again in Akihabara!!
Amazing experience!!! Yuki knew all of my niche animes and where to go to get what i wanted! I had so much fun, and he was so friendly and helpful. 100% recommend and would absolutely do it again!!!
Thank you!! Nothing makes me happier than hearing I could keep up with your niche anime picks — hunting down exactly what you wanted is my favorite part of this job :) I had a blast exploring Akihabara with you. Round two is waiting whenever you come back to Tokyo!!
Very fun! We spent the day go around to various shops, around 5-6 buildings. Started with an action figure store but since I wasn’t very interested in them we swapped to figures and clothes. Also after the fact gave recommendations for gachapon and ramen.
Thank you again Susan!! Hopping through all those buildings and switching the hunt over to figures and clothes for you was a lot of fun. Hope the ramen and gachapon recommendations served you well — come back anytime!!
Very fun, we spent the time going around and looking at shops. Tour guide brought us to around 5-6 whole buildings with different items in them. Started with action figures but adjusted the tour to focus on figures and apparel. Also after the fact gave us locations for gachapon and ramen.
Susan, thanks so much for joining my tour!! I'm glad we could shift the plan from action figures to figures and apparel on the spot — that flexibility is what private tours are for! Hope you enjoyed the gachapon and ramen spots too. See you again in Akihabara!!
What an amazing experience! Yuuki was absolutely incredible, his knowledge of the area was made the experience that much better. Not to forget all his anime, manga, and gaming knowledge to as well. All together one of our family’s favorite experiences in Tokyo!!!
Sky, thank you for such an amazing review!! I'm thrilled the tour became one of your family's favorite experiences in Tokyo — sharing my anime, manga, and gaming knowledge with you all was a blast! Hope to guide your family again!!
What a great afternoon! Our guide Yuuki took time to personalize the afternoon for us to go around and do the things that were important to us and our son. We only had three hours before we had to move onto something else, but he made the most of our time. He took us to grab some lunch at a great place and then showed us so much of the anime and gaming area. He took time to play some video games with us and take our son to a car shop so that he could pick out specific Pokémon cards he was looking for and helped him acquire those. he also made sure we were able to hit the shopping locations that had the specific items her son was looking for. At the end of our tour he made sure we were in a taxi, headed to the correct destination. Thank you for a wonderful afternoon that checked all our boxes.
Gregory, thank you for such a kind review!! I'm so glad we could fit lunch, video games, and the Pokémon card hunt for your son all into just three hours! Seeing him find the exact cards he was looking for made me so happy. Hope to guide your family again in Akihabara!!
Yuuki is amazing at crafting the perfect tour for your interests. He knows the best places to go based upon which anime or games you prefer. He also helped us shop and find many things only sold in Japan. He is an excellent guide and his English is very strong. He even takes pictures and videos which he sends you at the end of the tour. If you like Anime and gaming, I can’t recommend this tour enough.
Steven, thank you so much for your kind words!! I'm glad I could help you find treasures only sold in Japan and capture your family's memories in photos and videos. Hope to craft another perfect tour for you all someday!!
This was a fantastic experience! Tailored to our special needs and whatever truly interested us - especially my son. He actually commented about how we were surrounded by “fellow nerds” haha. Tokyo can be overwhelming and having this time was such a load off my shoulders from having to figure it out on my own. I was just as excited as my kid to see merchandise of all our favorite anime characters!
Thank you for your fun review!! Your son's comment about being surrounded by "fellow nerds" made me laugh — he's totally right, that's the magic of Akihabara hehe. I'm glad I could take the planning stress off your shoulders too. Hope to nerd out with your family again!!
Yuuki was great, a real pro! He scoped out itinerary ideas beforehand, spent time in an initial meeting to figure out our priorities, and was helpful and informative throughout. His English was excellent, and his knowledge of the subject was extensive. He also spent extra time to maximize the trip experience. Nothing but positives and praise -- ARIGATO!!!
Isaac, thank you for your kind words!! I'm glad the itinerary scouting and our first meeting paid off so we could make the most of your family's time in Akihabara. Arigato to you too — hope to guide you all again!!
Yuuki did an amazing job as my guide. He showed me the best stores to get anime merch for my favorite characters and went above and beyond to help me look for the exact items I was looking for. He also showed me a really good restaurant for omurice and bar too. I am definitely recommend this tour for people who are new to Akihabara.
Hey Lorenzo, thanks so much for joining my tour!! It was a fun quest hunting down the exact items of your favorite characters, and I'm glad you liked the omurice restaurant and the bar too! Come back to Akihabara anytime — I'll be ready for the next hunt!!
