If You’ve Never Been To Akihabara, These Tours Help You Explore Everything This Dazzling District Has to Offer(2023)!

Itinerary:

• The tour group will visit gaming centres and stores that will give them the best experience of classic and modern gaming cultures. They will also visit Akihabara’s most popular maid cafe to get pampered by the hostess.

Highlights:

• The tour package includes entrance fee to the maid cafe, a drink and a polaroid picture with the maid. You will also experience purikura or a photo booth experience unique to Japan. The tour is 3 hours long with an English speaking guide. The group size will be small so you won’t have to be worried about overcrowding.

Itinerary:

• The tour involves walking along the Akihabara cityscape soaking in the various sights and sounds unique to the neighbourhood. The tour also includes a visit to a maid cafe.

Highlights:

• The duration of this tour is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. You will be accompanied by a guide who is well versed in English, Spanish and French. A group can have a maximum of 30 members. The tour fare covers only the guide fee and admission fee to the maid cafe. The costs inside the maid cafe ( for food, drinks and other activities) have to be born by you separately.

Itinerary:

• The group meets at the Hijiri Bashi exit of JR Ochanomizu station. The first stop of the tour is the famous Kanda Myojin Shrine. Then the tour group proceeds to visit the anime, gaming and electronics stores nearby, stopping at a few of them.

Highlights:

• This is a customizable tour so the itinerary can be tailored to your interests. You will experience Japanese food and otaku subcultures upon visiting the stores and the cafe. The guided tour will let you discover the hidden charms of the neighbourhood. The duration of the tour is 4 hours and the guide accompanying you is well versed in English.

Itinerary:

• The typical itinerary involves visits to Robot Restaurant, Meguro Parasitological Museum and a unique pet cafe. Besides, you will explore Akihabara and immerse in its otaku culture, and Piss Alley which is a street packed with bars. The tour is 100% customizable and the itinerary can change accordingly.

Highlights:

• You will visit all the wacky venues stated in the itinerary unless you have other places in mind. The tour includes a drink and a snack in an izakaya. The 4 hours long tour will include a walking experience in the neighbourhood with an English speaking guide. Transportation is available if you prefer that.

Itinerary:

• The group will meet at the Cycling Holiday Tokyo where you will be handed an electric bike. The route will depend on your choice of tour ( morning tour or an afternoon tour) but the neighbourhoods you would normally visit are Akihabara, Ginza and Asakusa. You stop at any landmarks that fall in your chosen route.

Highlights:

• Exploring a city on a bicycle ride is itself a unique adventure. The 3 hour long tour will take you to the top landmarks of Tokyo. Your guide knows English so communication won’t be a problem. The tour fare includes rent for the electric bike and helmet, and insurance.

Itinerary:

• The tour starts with a visit to the unique Nadeshiko restaurant. Then you will explore Akihabara by visiting the many gaming, anime and electronic shops in the neighbourhood.

Highlights:

• This is a 2-hour guided tour of the neighbourhood of Akihabara. You will learn about the history and culture of the place from your learned, english speaking guide, and eat sushi roll at a cafe. This tour is designed for a small group of maximum 10 people.

Itinerary:

• This will be an entertaining and completely personalized tour of Akihabara. Your host will first treat you to a coffee than food at a traditional Japanese food stand. This will be followed by visits to cosplay shops and other shops in the neighbourhood.

Highlights:

• Your host is a native and knows the area like the back of her hand. This is a hipster tour where you will discover and experience the hip and happening places in Akihabara. It won’t be a regular guided tour but a fun and entertaining one. This 3-hour tour will be hosted in English and includes a beverage (coffee or tea).

Itinerary:

• This is a personalized and private shopping tour so the neighbourhoods you will visit are dependent on what you want to shop for. But usually, you would visit the neighbourhoods of Koenji, Akihabara, Shinjuku and Harajuku.

Highlights:

• You will get to surf and buy a variety of products like vintage goods, anime merchandise, cosplay items, comics and more. Your learned guide will take you to the many shopping centres in the neighbourhoods that suit your needs, tastes and preferences. The tour is 5 hours long which gives you enough time to shop to your heart’s content.

Itinerary:

• The tour group will explore Japanese cuisine and culture in the neighbourhoods of Nihonbashi, Ginza, Akihabara, Tokyo Station and Yurakucho District. Additionally, they will visit attractions like Nihonbashi Bridge, Fukutoku Shrine, Kitte Building and International Forum Building.

Highlights:

• You will eat some of the most delicious food the city has to offer like dashi, kombu, amazake, daifuku, match, tamagoyaki, lemon sour and more. Additionally, you will learn about the history and culture of these dishes,and the overall culinary scene of Japan. This is a 5 and a half hours tour of pure gastronomical delight. The guide knows English so communication won’t be a problem.

Itinerary:

• The tour group will meet in front of the SEGA arcade outside the Electronic Town Exit of Akihabara station. Then they will proceed to explore the otaku culture and subcultures unique to the Akihabara neighbourhood. The venues in the itinerary are Akihabara Radio Kaikan, Taito Station Akihabara and Pinafore Ichiban Boshi Theatre.

Highlights:

• The tour includes entrance fee to a maid cafe, an arcade play and a drink. All your questions regarding otaku culture and other interests will be translated by your guide so that your experience is in-depth and complete. The 2 hours and 30 minutes tour will give you an immersive experience of Akihabara’s unique otaku culture and it will be an experience of a lifetime. The tour is offered in 4 languages namely, English, Spanish, French and Italian.