ElHeineken / CC BY 4.0Where to stay in Akihabara
Akihabara grew out of a postwar black market into a showcase for Japanese technology, and then into the home of gaming, manga and anime fandom. Chuo-dori is lined with shops selling computers, anime, manga, games and figures, and the alleys off it hold the specialists: retro games, computer parts, and the rest. The AKB48 Theatre is here. It is a district with one very strong reason to visit and not much of a second one.
Price level · Mid-range
Tokyo
Area scorecard
Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.
- Sightseeing
- 6.4
- Walkability
- 8.2
- Transport
- 8.8
- Food
- 7.0
- Nightlife
- 6.6
- Quietness
- 4.4
- Families
- 6.0
- Value
- 7.8
- Airport / station
- 8.4
- First trip
- 6.4
Best for
- Anime, manga, games and electronics
- Repeat visitors
- Travellers who want a central position at a lower rate
- Short stays
- Solo travellers
Choose elsewhere if
- This is your first trip to Tokyo
- You want a rounded neighbourhood
- You want quiet
- You are travelling with people who do not share the interest