Ya’ll know what it is, Akihabara, the HOTSPOT for all anime stuff

Yuna’s usual go to spots when I go to Akihabara

• Arcades
  • I usually visit multiple arcades, give it 5 tries, and give up because I suck at it.
  • They have other games as well as photobooth, one thing I will recommend is to bring 100 yen coins!
• Gacha
  • I know a place with lots of gacha. Anime stuff?- got it. Animals? - got it. Miniature food samples? - got it. Any trinket you’d like, there probably will be a gacha for it.
• Figurine exhibition
  • Located right at the exist of the station, they display their newest, or upcoming figures.
  • The last summer I went, they had Jamiroquoi (he sang virtual insanity) figurine.
• Animate
  • You want anime goods? This is THE store for it. This chain store is located in multiple places in Tokyo, and Ikebukuro has the biggest one.
  • The one in Akihabara is 5 stories high but very skinny. Be prepared to say Sumimasen every 30 seconds as you walk through this building.
  • But apparently they renovated in Decdember 2023, so it will look new!
• Mandarake
  • You want cheap second handed/vintage anime goods? You want second handed FAN-MADE MANGA? this is the place. You might find good stuff!
    • Example: The Shinobu figurine i have is from this store. It only costs 800 yen (4.2 pounds)
• Yushima ten-jin-gu 湯島天神宮
  • I literally PRAY HARD at this shrine every time I come home so I can pass Uni 😭 so far it has been working.
  • This shrine deify the god of power and accomplishments
  • This shrine also deify the god of studies - Sugawara Michizane
    • Fun fact - In Jujutsukaisen Gojo and Okkotsu’s ancestor is this guy. He was from middleclass but became successful through his studies. Well, some ppl didn’t like that 😭 so they made up a crime and sent him far far away; Sugawara dies there. BUT for some freaky reason sickness and disasters broke out after this ⚡️ people, afraid that Sugawara left a curse, deified him at this shrine to calm him down. Now he is considered as one of the big three vengeful spirit in Japan. Him being feared as the spirit who cursed the capital as a revenge is prob why he is mentioned in Jujutsukaisen.
  • This place gets really crowded in winter as it is when school entrance exams happen and ppl come here to pray.

Other places we could go as tourists

• Maid cafe

  • The OG.

  • Different cafes could have different concepts

    • Example:
      • Mermaid cafe: You are welcomed by mermaids who are waiting for their one true love to come meet them 🧜‍♀️
      • Maid cafe: This is probably the most well known one. Maids welcome you, the master! ☕️
      • Animal cafe: No, not the other one where you get to pet cats. This cafe’s workers are a hybrid of human and animals apparently……. Would love to see pigeon woman imo.
      • 和(Wa) cafe: Staffs are dressed in Japanese traditional outfit, some wear Miko outfit. It’s more of a retro aesthetic.
      • Hospital cafe: Very simple; you are a patient and the nurses heal you! Some cafe has horror theme incorporated apparently…..

    Honestly if I list it it will go on. There’s space, witch, highschool…etc. Not sure if Akihabara has all the themes, but let me know if you would like a specific theme!