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Akihabara, Tokyo · Things to do

Things to Do in Akihabara: 10 Places with Hours, Closed Days and Access

10 things to do · checked October 20, 2026

10 things to do in Akihabara, from the Electric Town to the shrine

Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.

  1. A crossing on Chuo-dori in Akihabara by day under a blue sky, with blue road signs reading 中央通り Chuo-dori Ave., a white van, a truck and a black car, and shop towers behind

    1Chuo-dori on Sundays (Pedestrian Paradise)中央通り（歩行者天国）

    Street closed to traffic · Electric Town

    Akihabara's main road, lined with shops selling computers, anime, manga, games and figures, is closed to vehicles on Sundays and opened to pedestrians. Side alleys off it hold niche shops for retro games and computer parts.

    Sundays only. The next one is 25 October 2026.

    Access
    From the JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit, about 5 minutes on foot. The station is served by the JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines, the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and the Tsukuba Express.
    Hours
    Sundays: 13:00–17:00 from October to March; 13:00–18:00 from April to September
    Closed on
    May be cancelled in rain, strong wind or other bad weather
    Price
    Free

    Official site ↗

  2. The yellow-fronted Akihabara Radio Kaikan on a brick-paved pedestrian street, with people walking past and a few suitcases at the kerb

    2Akihabara Radio Kaikan秋葉原ラジオ会館

    Hobby and collectibles building · Electric Town

    A multi-floor building of hobby shops. Its shop list covers dolls, hobby and figure shops, electronics and audio, and trading cards and books, with an event space on the 10th floor and a basement floor that keeps its own, later hours.

    Access
    1-15-16 Sotokanda. The building's access page gives the address and a car park, not station directions; the district is about 5 minutes on foot from the JR Electric Town Exit (Go Tokyo).
    Hours
    10:00–20:00. Basement floor: Mon–Fri 12:00–22:30 (last order 22:00), Sat 11:30–22:30 (last order 22:00), Sun and holidays 11:30–21:30 (last order 21:00). Individual shops may differ

    Official site ↗

  3. The grey tower of Yodobashi-Akiba with its green Yodobashi Camera sign, seen over a road with a red taxi and a rail viaduct in front

    3Yodobashi-AkibaヨドバシAkiba

    Electronics store and shopping complex · Akihabara Station

    Yodobashi Camera's Akihabara multimedia store, with specialist shops in the basement and on the 7th floor, a restaurant floor on the 8th, and a golf shop, driving range and batting centre on the 9th.

    Access
    Directly connected to Akihabara Station (JR lines, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tsukuba Express). 1-1 Kanda-Hanaokacho.
    Hours
    Store 9:30–22:00; 8th-floor restaurants 11:00–23:00; 9th-floor golf range and batting centre 10:30–23:00. Hours of some shops change; see the building's notices

    Official site ↗

  4. 4Animate Akihabaraアニメイト秋葉原

    Anime and character goods store · Electric Town

    Animate's Akihabara store runs across Building 1, Building 2 and the ANNEX. After a renovation it reopened in full on 8 August 2026, with a capsule-toy floor in the ANNEX basement and ground floor and game character goods on its 2nd and 3rd floors.

    Access
    4-3-1 Sotokanda. The store's own directions start at the JR Electric Town Exit, go out to Chuo-dori, turn right and cross at the Bic Camera crossing; Building 2 is nearest, then Building 1, then the ANNEX to its left.
    Hours
    Buildings 1 and 2: 10:00–21:00 daily. ANNEX: weekdays 10:00–21:00, Sat, Sun and holidays 10:00–20:00

    Official site ↗

  5. 5Mandarake Complexまんだらけ コンプレックス

    Second-hand manga, toys and collectibles · Electric Town

    The Akihabara branch of the second-hand chain Mandarake, spread over several floors. The shop's news posts cover vintage books and magazines, toys, dolls and doujin books; a second building, Complex 2, stands nearby at 3-12-2 Sotokanda.

    Access
    3-11-12 Sotokanda. 4 minutes on foot from the JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit.
    Hours
    12:00–20:00, open every day. Buying counter takes items until 19:30

    Official site ↗

  6. 6Super Potato Akihabaraスーパーポテト 秋葉原店

    Retro game shop and arcade · Electric Town

    A retro game shop on the 3rd to 5th floors of the Kitabayashi Building, selling games and consoles from the Famicom and Mega Drive to rarer machines such as the Pyuta and LSI games, plus game guides, cheap sweets and character goods. The 5th floor has a retro arcade and a rest area.

    Access
    1-11-2 Sotokanda, Kitabayashi Building 3F–5F. The shop's page gives the address and phone (03-5289-9933), not station directions.
    Hours
    11:00–20:00 on weekdays, and on Sat, Sun and holidays; open all year

    Official site ↗

  7. 72k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN

    Craft workshops and shops under the railway · Akihabara–Okachimachi

    A run of workshop-and-shop units under the railway viaduct between Akihabara and Okachimachi stations, themed on making things: jewellery, accessories, leather goods, interior goods, fashion, cafes and restaurants. Restaurants keep their own hours.

    Access
    5-9 Ueno, Taito-ku (under the Yamanote Line between Akihabara and Okachimachi). 6 minutes on foot from the JR Akihabara Electric Town Exit; 4 minutes from the JR Okachimachi South Exit; 3 minutes from Suehirocho Station (Ginza Line).
    Hours
    Shops 11:00–19:00; shared passage 10:00–20:30
    Closed on
    Wednesdays (open if it is a national holiday; some shops differ)

    Official site ↗

  8. 8mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashiマーチエキュート神田万世橋

    Shops and cafes in a 1912 railway viaduct · Kanda–Suda-cho

    A shopping facility built into the red-brick viaduct of the former Manseibashi Station, which opened in 1912. The old staircases, walls and platform survive, now with shops and cafes, and there is an open deck.

    Access
    1-25-4 Kanda Sudacho. 4 minutes from the JR Akihabara Electric Town Exit; 2 minutes from Kanda Station (Ginza Line, Exit 6); 6 minutes from JR Ochanomizu Station (Hijiri-bashi exit).
    Hours
    1912 Staircase, 1935 Staircase and platform: Mon–Sat 11:00–22:00, Sun and holidays 11:00–20:30. Open deck: Mon–Sat 11:00–22:30, Sun and holidays 11:00–20:30. Shop hours differ by shop
    Closed on
    9 November 2026; 31 December 2026; 1–3 January 2027; 8 February 2027; 8 March 2027

    Official site ↗

  9. The lit red main gate of Kanda Myojin at dusk with its green tiled roof and two large paper lanterns lettered 神田明神

    9Kanda Myojin (Kanda Shrine)神田明神（神田神社）

    Shrine · Ochanomizu–Sotokanda

    The shrine's official name is Kanda Shrine. By its own history it was founded in 730, moved to the present site in 1616 as the guardian shrine of Edo, and its lacquered main hall of 1934 is a nationally registered tangible cultural property. Its Kanda Festival is held every second year; 2026 is a smaller year, without the shrine procession or portable-shrine entry.

    Access
    2-16-2 Sotokanda. About 5 minutes on foot from JR Ochanomizu (Hijiri-bashi exit), Marunouchi Line Ochanomizu (Exit 1), Chiyoda Line Shin-Ochanomizu (B1) and Ginza Line Suehirocho; about 7 minutes from JR and Hibiya Line Akihabara (Electric Town Exit).
    Hours
    Charm and amulet office 9:00–18:00 until 31 December 2026 (longer hours at New Year, from 0:00 on 1 January 2027). Opening hours of the grounds are not stated on the site

    Official site ↗

  10. A wide stone staircase rising between trees and bamboo fences to a dark gate with a green tiled roof

    10Yushima Seido湯島聖堂

    Confucian temple and historic site · Ochanomizu / Yushima (Bunkyo)

    A Confucian temple site in Bunkyo Ward, designated a national historic site in 1922. The Shogunate's Shohei-zaka school opened here in 1797. The Taiseiden hall is open on weekends and holidays.

    Access
    1-4-25 Yushima. 1 minute on foot from Ochanomizu Station (Marunouchi Line); 2 minutes from JR Ochanomizu and from Shin-Ochanomizu (Chiyoda Line).
    Hours
    9:30–17:00 (to 16:00 in winter). Taiseiden hall open Sat, Sun and holidays from 10:00 until closing
    Closed on
    13–17 August and 29–31 December
    Price
    Free

    Official site ↗

Good to know

Plan Akihabara as a walk around the Electric Town side of the station. Mandarake Complex gives 4 minutes on foot from the JR Electric Town Exit, Radio Kaikan, Animate and Super Potato are in the same streets, and Yodobashi-Akiba is directly connected to the station. Most of these shops open between 10:00 and 12:00 and close between 20:00 and 22:00; Yodobashi-Akiba runs 9:30–22:00.

On Sundays the main road, Chuo-dori, is closed to vehicles: 13:00–17:00 from October to March and 13:00–18:00 from April to September, and it can be cancelled in bad weather. The next Sunday is 25 October 2026.

Three places are away from the shopping streets. mAAch ecute (in the old Manseibashi Station arches) and Kanda Myojin are 4 to 7 minutes from the station, and Yushima Seido is in Bunkyo Ward, 1 to 2 minutes from Ochanomizu. Dates to plan around: 2k540 is closed on Wednesdays, mAAch ecute is closed on 9 November and from 31 December, and the Kanda Festival is a smaller one in 2026.

Electric Town, under the railway, or the shrine side

Walking time from the nearest station the place itself gives, when it opens, and when it closes. Hours are for ordinary days; closed days are on each card above.

WhereWalk from the stationOpensCloses
Chuo-dori on SundaysAbout 5 min from the JR Electric Town Exit13:00 (Sundays only)17:00 Oct–Mar · 18:00 Apr–Sep
Radio Kaikan, Animate, Mandarake Complex, Super PotatoMandarake Complex: 4 min from the JR Electric Town Exit; the others give the address onlyRadio Kaikan 10:00 · Animate 10:00 · Super Potato 11:00 · Mandarake 12:00Animate 21:00 (ANNEX weekends 20:00) · Radio Kaikan, Mandarake and Super Potato 20:00
Yodobashi-AkibaDirectly connected to Akihabara Station9:3022:00 (restaurants 23:00)
2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN6 min from the JR Electric Town Exit · 4 min from JR Okachimachi South Exit11:0019:00 (closed Wednesdays)
mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashi4 min from the JR Electric Town Exit · 2 min from Kanda (Ginza Line)11:0022:00 Mon–Sat · 20:30 Sun and holidays
Kanda MyojinAbout 5 min from Ochanomizu and Suehirocho · about 7 min from AkihabaraAmulet office 9:00Amulet office 18:00 (to 31 Dec 2026)
Yushima Seido1–2 min from Ochanomizu / Shin-Ochanomizu9:3017:00 (16:00 in winter)

By kind of trip

Questions

Is Chuo-dori in Akihabara closed to cars on Sundays?

Yes. Go Tokyo says Akihabara is closed to vehicle traffic on Sundays and opened to pedestrians from 13:00 to 17:00 from October to March and 13:00 to 18:00 from April to September. It can be cancelled in rain, strong wind or other bad weather.

What time do the Akihabara shops open and close?

Yodobashi-Akiba is 9:30–22:00. Radio Kaikan is 10:00–20:00, Animate Buildings 1 and 2 are 10:00–21:00, Super Potato is 11:00–20:00 and Mandarake Complex is 12:00–20:00. Individual shops inside a building can differ.

Is there a Kanda Festival in 2026?

Kanda Myojin says the festival is held every second year and that the 2026 festival is a smaller one, without the shrine procession or portable-shrine entry. The 2025 festival was the last full one.

Does anything here close on a fixed day?

2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN is closed on Wednesdays (open if it is a national holiday). mAAch ecute is closed on 9 November 2026, 31 December 2026, 1–3 January 2027, 8 February 2027 and 8 March 2027. Yushima Seido is closed 13–17 August and 29–31 December. Mandarake Complex and Super Potato say they are open every day.

Does Yushima Seido cost anything?

No. The site's own page says entry is free. It is open 9:30–17:00 (to 16:00 in winter), and the Taiseiden hall is open on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10:00 until closing.