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Tokyo's anime, manga and electronics district.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Anime and pop culture
Ghibli, manga museums, Pokémon and the anime districts.
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Akihabara Radio Kaikan
Landmark Akihabara building facing the station, filled with figure, card and hobby shops.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Animate Ikebukuro (flagship)
Animate's flagship anime-goods store on Ikebukuro's Otome Road side: manga, figures, character goods and events.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Animate Osaka Nipponbashi
Animate store in Den Den Town, Osaka's anime shopping district.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Chibi Maruko-chan Land
Small theme space for the Chibi Maruko-chan anime in S-Pulse Dream Plaza, Shimizu.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Fujiko F. Fujio Museum
Doraemon creator's museum in Kawasaki; advance tickets.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Studio Ghibli's museum; tickets are sold in advance only.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ghibli Park
Ghibli park in Aichi Expo Memorial Park; advance tickets.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ghibli Park ticket info
Official portal for Ghibli Park areas inside Expo 2005 site (Aichi).
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory (Hokuei)
Museum in the hometown of the Detective Conan creator.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Gundam Base Tokyo
Official Gunpla shop and gallery in Odaiba.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ishinomori Manga Museum (Mangattan)
Museum in Ishinomaki honouring Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kadokawa Culture Museum (Tokorozawa Sakura Town)
Kadokawa's culture complex with the Kadokawa Culture Museum, a manga and anime library and a themed shrine.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kami City Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall (Anpanman Museum)
Museum in Kami, Kochi, dedicated to Takashi Yanase, the creator of Anpanman.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kitakyushu Manga Museum
Manga museum and reading library above Kokura Station in Kitakyushu.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kobe Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall
Anpanman play museum and shopping mall on Kobe's Harborland waterfront.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kyoto International Manga Museum
Museum with tens of thousands of manga to read.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Mandarake Complex (Akihabara)
Eight-floor second-hand store in Akihabara for manga, doujinshi, figures, cels and retro toys.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum
Sakaiminato museum of the GeGeGe no Kitaro creator, on a street lined with yokai statues.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Mizuki Shigeru Road
Street in Sakaiminato lined with bronze yokai statues from Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitaro.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Nakano Broadway
Shopping complex packed with collectibles and vintage manga.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Niigata Manga Animation Museum
Museum in central Niigata city about manga and anime, with drawing and voice-acting experiences.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Nijigen no Mori
Awaji Island park with anime attractions based on series such as Naruto and Crayon Shin-chan.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Nintendo Museum (Uji)
Nintendo's official museum in Uji — check ticket release waves.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nintendo Tokyo
Nintendo's official store in Shibuya Parco.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nipponbashi (Den Den Town)
Osaka's anime and electronics shopping district.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
One Piece statues in Kumamoto
Statues of the Straw Hat crew placed around Kumamoto to support recovery after the 2016 earthquakes; a free trail.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum
Takarazuka museum for the 'god of manga'.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Pokémon Center
Official Pokémon stores across Japan.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Pokémon Center Kyoto
Pokémon Center in the SUINA Muromachi building, linked to Shijo and Karasuma stations in central Kyoto.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo
Large Pokémon Center inside Sunshine City in Ikebukuro.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Pokémon Center Osaka DX
Large Pokémon store with café in central Osaka.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Sanrio Character Park Harmonyland
Sanrio theme park in Hiji, Oita, with Hello Kitty and friends shows and rides.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Sanrio Puroland
Indoor Hello Kitty theme park in Tama.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Suginami Animation Museum
Free museum in Ogikubo about how Japanese animation is made, with a small library and screenings.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Sunshine City (Ikebukuro)
Ikebukuro shopping complex with Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo, the One Piece store and other character shops.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Super Potato Akihabara
Retro video game shop in Akihabara with consoles, cartridges and a small retro arcade floor.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Takaoka Fujiko F. Fujio Furusato Gallery
Gallery at Takaoka Art Museum about Fujiko F. Fujio, the creator of Doraemon, who grew up in Takaoka.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Toei Animation Museum
Toei Animation's museum at its Oizumi studio in Nerima, covering series from Dragon Ball to Pretty Cure.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Toei Kyoto Studio Park
Working period-drama film set in Uzumasa, Kyoto, with shows, costume photos and anime exhibits.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Tokiwa-so Manga Museum
Rebuilt Tokiwa-so apartment in Toshima, where Osamu Tezuka and other manga pioneers lived and worked.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Tokyo Anime Center
Anime exhibition space and shop for current series, run with industry partners in Ichigaya.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Tokyo Character Street
Underground shopping street at Tokyo Station with official stores for anime and TV characters.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Yokohama Anpanman Children's Museum
Indoor play museum and shops themed on the Anpanman picture books and anime, near Minatomirai.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
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