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Akky & Akky2 are brilliant for souvenirs to take home. Mandarake usually has some hidden gems in. I always go to that little hidden shrine as it’s so peaceful. Also managed to find a Airsoft place as couple of streets behind the Main Street which was awesome fun.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

Airsoft awesome.. Aki really seems to have it all

This is perfect. Can't wait to visit Akihabara. 🎉

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

enjoy!!

I liked your Picolo cosplay

Yes #10. Definitely get lost! There's always something to find that you don't expect. I've explored Akihabara for days since I last stayed in Asakusabashi. I have more solo plans for Japan next year. More cities and more hotels. Also go to a Book Off for used games.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

26 күн бұрын

indeed.. getting lost needs to be planned in to your itinerary hehe

Awesome!

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Fantastic video, Nathan. Didn’t know about Kanda temple. I’ll plan to check it out next year! 😊

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

you will like it

I spent 1.5 days in Akihabara in my recent trip and it was not enough lol. There is so much to explore in every shop. I spent so many hours in there that I gave my brother (who was traveling with me) the pocket wifi and told him to go do whatever he wants and meet me back in a few hours 😂I wish I could have spent more time there! To add to your recommendations: Mandarake has alot of cool stuff as well, but they have other branches in other cities. K books and Amiami are also nice stores with a bunch of anime/gacha games merch (got alot of hololive stuff from there). Animate also has some anime merch but it is more for mainstream anime. Tamashi Nations also has high quality figures but is expensive. I have found Radio Kaikan/Astop to be the best places to get figures in my opinion.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

Yes, its a location i return to over and over, I like it in short doses of a few hours at a time instead of just staying there for the day but I can see how so many people will like doing that

I visited Tokyo Japan last April and also went to a whole day walk in Akihabara, got a PS vita 1000, there fantastic place woohoo 😅

Awesome tips. I hope it can become a series for each place in Tokyo. :)

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

I need to create a playlist because I have a few from different places in Tokyo! Shimokitazawa:kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHt3qrywk7DNZLQ.html Shinjuku: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eq2a0JmiY6muftI.html Asakusa: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yqhqj9yol5bIe5M.html Less known Tokyo: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6dsr9SPhra3ito.html Ebisu Drinkin guide: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pp-htJemoqivgaQ.html

Cafe Mai Lish was a nice maid cafe to find when getting lost. Would likely try a Magikarp dessert next time

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

i always return to Aki so I'll be searching

Hi Nathan. I just came back yesterday to my home country after a big 2 week adventure in Japan. I just wanted to say a massive thankyou for your videos! I stayed in Ueno, as per your suggestion, and it was absolutely amazing. I was a bit nervous about staying in Tokyo as I'm a real country boy, but it was so green and peaceful in Ueno. I also loved that it was only a short walk to Akihabara, so it was the perfect spot for me. Also your video on Japanese language that you did with Oriental Pearl was massively helpful. I was really struggling on where to start, so that video made a world of difference for me. I used those phrases a lot. Knowing some japanese really saved me in a lot of awkward situations 😅.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you made use of the videos and that you had a successful trip, Thanks for sharing.. will you return? hehe

Akihabara is one of the best places in Tokyo in my opinion. It is important to mention that many older games that you can buy there can have Japanese as the only language option. Also, many older consoles or home appliances can work only with the Japanese electric grid, so you need a transformer (not an adapter!) in order to use those.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

good tips

The pre-owned/retro stores in Japan are heaven for me. I sometimes even buy broken stuff there because I know I can fix them. Bought a ton of games recently at awesome prices and have been having lots of fun

I was there recently and got back. If only this video was made when I was there would have helped out a lot. Appreciate the tips!

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

Yes, Akihabara is one of those locations that having some rough guide will help or you end up wasting time wondering around looking into space haha

Another great job encapsulating an area of Tokyo! Capsule! LOL get it?

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

yes haha

I stayed right next to the station, which was an amazing location. Walked to Donki at 1am in the morning no crowd and really peaceful at that time xD. Not staying there this coming trip but it was a nice area to enjoy as I went to the crane game locations many times over. Also walked to that Vending Machine corner, was sad to see so much trash around them but it was amusing especially the mystery boxes.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

did you get one? a mystery box?

@corgolyin

Ай бұрын

@NinjaMonkeyguy I didn't, when I got there I realized I mainly had 1, 5 and 10 yen in my coin pouch and it wouldn't take them after a certain amount of putting in xD will this go though

Another informative videos. I keep thinking one of these days I need to make my own list of the top 50 or 100 things to do in Akihabara. Great to see you visited Hanabusa Inari shrine. That's a good way to get past just the surface level of Akihabara. It's worth noting that the more established maid cafes don't have touts standing out on the main street or Maid Road. In fact many of the touts are actually from bars with pricey "all-you-can-drink" plans and confusing price systems that can wind up costing a lot of money. The creepy vending machine corner can be disappointing if you think of it as a place to go shopping. I usually wind up visiting multiple times on a trip, and it's more of a mystery to be contemplated. What's the background story? Why are there signs with paranoid warning? Who runs it and picks all the strange items? What's with the boxes wrapped in bizarre short stories? Is it some sort of art installation? There used to be a sign on it that said "Takumi Lining" so at one point it was part of the surrounding button and lining district, so it's a mystery how it changed into what it is now.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

yea.. the vending machine area is just meh for me lol.. maybe one day i'll actually pick something out

@BojoPigeon

Ай бұрын

@@NinjaMonkeyguy I actually wonder how long it will be there. Considering how often buildings in Tokyo are torn down and rebuilt, and how old it looks.

Was just in Tokyo for about 9 days total and spent the second half at the JR East hotel attached to the station. Fun area and worth noting there are backups of everything. If you enjoy Yodobashi (fun place) you can also go to BIC Camera as the most comparable, or Edion which was a bit lower quality. For the anime figure places it's also worth noting they seem to have wildly varying prices between stores, though I'm presuming many offerings are also open box. To some extent this can make the area boring if you don't enjoy the culture, but I find it very interesting to explore. A totally random for the area recommendation is the Juice Bar (that's the name) located on one of the main roads leading up towards Ueno (a few blocks passed the Don Quijote and Strawberry Fetish stores). Everything at the juice bar was nice, but I personally really enjoyed their Kiwi juice.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for the recommendation :)

A very good place to find affordable retro videogames. Got myself Suikoden 2 for the PS1 for only a few bucks. It is in Japanese. No Furigana. Nothing a translation patch + emulator can't fix.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

was that in Super Potato?

@geralt7144

Ай бұрын

@@NinjaMonkeyguy Not sure. It was a small store on the main road. Very cramped with a second floor. The stairs are a nightmare too in there. So cramped

@southcoastinventors6583

Ай бұрын

Why would you want a translate patch to ruin the experience beside if you going to emulate might as well stick to the internet archive

I didn't really know anything about the area until now 👍 I've just walked down the main street and thought what am I supposed to do here😅

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

me too until I put this video together lol

That's the first place I'm going when I visit next year. 😄

@NinjaMonkeyguy

29 күн бұрын

Awesome! Haha hope the video was helpful

@michellem7202

29 күн бұрын

@@NinjaMonkeyguy It was, thank you

This what the game section of the internet archive looks like in irl

how is it going?!you shared splendid content. :)

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

thanks so much ! its going fine

I'm there in less than 2weeks !!! Ahhhhhh

I had an accidental visit to Akihabara in September 2019. My shinkansen from Atami to Tokyo ran an hour late due to typhoon Faxai and when I got to Tokyo station to transfer to the shinkansen to Niigata all of the departure update screens were blank becuase the lines still needed to be cleared. So I got on a local train to Akihabara and walked around amazed. An unplanned and unexpected surprise and a very memorable day!

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

great accident haha

First stop on my Tokyo adventures is easily Yodobashi Camera. If you are an audiophile you GOTTA demo the music floor.

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

I usually visit a Yodobashi at least 3-4 times every trip haha

GiGo no.3 has a much better retro arcade in my opinion, there's lots more retro machines that I recognize I'm missing it already!!

As for someone who loved playing Arcades Akihabara is a good choice but Ueno is better for restaurants

@NinjaMonkeyguy

25 күн бұрын

both are close enough

how buy simcard intrnet active learen us how active simcard and how buy tickiet train bus from narita airport?

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

I recommend you use my sim affiliate link (on my website www.ninjasaru.com )or purchase from vending machines at arrival. You can purchase Narita limousine bus from the airport or their website. You can use google maps to help you figure out your route

hmmm,... Akiba is utterly annoying to me now but, I think, it is good for the town economy that it was taken over by anime and manga people. For electrical engineers, we can buy components from Mouser and Digikey now.

the pilgramage, nerd mecca

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

haha yes

How often are you in Japan? Also, are you a big video game fan? :)

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

nearly every 2-3 months ... I love video games but I don't play anymore because i simply don't have time and i wouldn't be able to make content!

@ELZ00M

Ай бұрын

@@NinjaMonkeyguy omg, I’m jelly! What a dream to be able to see Japan as often as you get too. ❤️❤️❤️

We just spent half a day in Akihabara yesterday and then headed to Asakusa in the late afternoon I found a store where they still sell discrete electronic parts. I believe that is what Akihabara used to be. Now it seems is mostly about video games and anime. I was expecting more from Mabdarake. It was disappointing. There is this place right in front of the JR Station with 10 or 12 floors (Radio kaikan). That was the best place we found. I did find it troubling all the maid cafe advertising going on. You just wonder why all these young girls and boys are there rather than on jobs where they can develop their real skills... BTW, I am writing this right next to the fountain in ikebukuro Sunshine City

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

awesome! thanks for watching yep this is why i feature radio kaikan in the video

New pandemic is coming from Japan did you hear? 😅 just as I’m moving to Tokyo

@NinjaMonkeyguy

Ай бұрын

I wouldn’t worry too much it’s obviously important to take note and be aware ,