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Find out at “Akihabara Electronics Quarter”
(Sofmap Akihabara Head Store 2F)！
“Electric rice cooker,” a secret trick for tasty Japanese Cuisine
The “Rice cooker,” is an up-and-coming product among hot-selling electric appliances for foreign people. We can say that “Sushi” is a byword of the Japanese Cuisine, the world’s greatest pride, and “rice” plays an important role in [...]

Catch the latest information about Japanese animation
“Tokyo Anime Center”

It is the new landmark in Akihabara, a holy site of animation that is also popular among foreign tourists.　It is a place where you can get the latest information on commercial animation. It is included in Akihabaras new discovery tour and/or various sightseeing tours for foreign tourists [...]

Let’s get Akiba-kei (Akiba style) art products for souvenirs at a hobby shop “Kogobukiya”!
The shop has the best range of character goods in Akihabara. While many stores connect to the eaves, it has a cheerful and open atmosphere. Even for Akiba beginners, it is easy and comfortable to enter the shop, thus many foreign [...]

An integrated animation museum where parents and children can enjoy themselves together regardless of any age differences
“Suginami Animation Museum”

The museum displays interesting exhibits even non-animation fans can enjoy the duplication of work desks of leading Japanese animation creators including Mr. Yoshiyuki Tomino, director of “Mobile Suit Gundam” as well as an explanation of the history [...]

Giving life to 2D-characters and creating them as reborn, materialized figures.
Figure prototype model creators
Shunji & Kaoru Hagii

Japanese figures are considered as something that represents a sub-culture, but when you look into the works, you may be highly impressed by their morbidezza, craftsmanship and artistry. A figure prototype model creator is a person who creates a [...]

Over 200 bottle wines and over 30 glass wines are always available
Micro winery “Episode”

History, tradition and taste, the world famous five big chateaus and DRC wine selection are provided by bottle, or by a glass in the shop. As for the meal which is essential to enjoy the wine, the shop uses unique foods from [...]

Scenery of rice paddies expanded 45m above the ground. Crop that change with the different seasons of the year.
Roppongi Hills “Keyakizaka Complex Rooftop Garden”
“Roppongi Hills” is a culture and information base. On top of the facility, about 45m high above the ground, there is a 1300 ㎡rooftop garden. This exists so that people can think [...]

Craftsmen who succeed the Japanese crafts skills
The rat-a-tat sound of knocking on wood, the fluid motion of quickly spreading glue on paper, earnest eyes grinding stones with a chisel, the assured fingertips that fix a thong quietly. Craftsmen in Asakusa succeed the wisdom and skills of their predecessors. Hidden ingenuity and their careful handwork create [...]

Nakamise street
The mall has 89 shops Nakamise.The length of Nakamise main street is approximately 250m(approx. 274 yards). The beauty of integrated electric sign boards and seasonal decorations against stone pavement made visitors from overseas who just went through Kaminari-mon exclaime “Wonderful!” many times.
Age Manjyu (flied bean-jam bun)“Asakusa Kokonoe ”

The third shop from Sensoji temple. It [...]

Tofu (soybean curd) “Ichikawa Shoten”

A tofu speciality shop that is located opposite Saryo Ichimatsu. The third generation owner of the shop has conducted a comparative study of soy beans. And as a result he has blend four different domestic soy beans to make “self-assertive Tofu.”
He makes tofu using the same process which was used when [...]