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SUPER NINTENDO WORLD gives game fans a particular reason to build an Osaka day around Universal Studios Japan. Movie-based rides and themed areas fill out the park, so choose your priorities before committing to a route. Check the current area-entry arrangements for Nintendo alongside your park ticket.
Cinderella Castle anchors Tokyo Disneyland's classic Disney setting in Maihama. Covered World Bazaar, themed lands, attractions and parades give the day a different shape from neighboring DisneySea. Decide which rides and entertainment matter most, then check the park's current schedule and app services before arranging the rest of your day.
Tokyo DisneySea is arranged around imagined ports and maritime settings, from Mediterranean Harbor to the volcanic landscape of Mysterious Island. Its waterfronts and detailed environments reward time between attractions as well as time on rides. Treat it as its own park day and check the current attraction and entertainment program before choosing priorities.
Browse Canal City Hakata’s curved shopping terraces, pause beside the water and build a meal or fountain performance into the visit.
Step into teamLab Planets’ water, light and reflective environments in Toyosu, where your movement becomes part of the changing artwork.
Explore DiverCity’s Odaiba shopping and entertainment, while noting that the outdoor Unicorn Gundam exhibition has ended and its old show schedules no longer apply.
Follow moving light through a museum whose artworks cross rooms and change the route you thought you knew.
Step into Ghibli's world of animation craft, original short films and architectural surprises in Mitaka.
Walk Tottori's coastal dunes for wind-shaped sand and a wide view toward the Sea of Japan.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo explores the craft behind Harry Potter through sets, props, costumes and screen effects. Large environments let visitors examine details that pass quickly in a film, while production displays explain how those worlds were made. Set aside time for looking closely as well as photographs, and check admission arrangements when planning the Toshimaen visit.
Heaven's Gate gives maidreamin's Akihabara restaurant format a strong stage-performance focus. Costumed service, themed food and live entertainment form a participatory café visit, with the branch's event calendar shaping what is on offer. Read the menu and entertainment options before choosing a package so the visit matches the experience you want.
Meet Fukuoka's RX-93ff ν Gundam at full scale outside LaLaport.
LEGOLAND Japan brings LEGO-built scenery, family rides and hands-on building areas to Nagoya's Kinjo-futo waterfront. MINILAND turns Japanese landmarks into detailed miniature scenes, rewarding time spent looking between activities. Plan the day around the balance of models, play and rides that suits your group, with individual attraction requirements checked ahead.
maidreamin's Akihabara Head Store is a themed maid café on the sixth floor of the Sumiyoshi Building in Sotokanda. It offers the group's playful café experience in its home district.
Sanrio Puroland turns Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters into indoor rides, theatrical spaces and live entertainment in Tama City. The scenery and performances shape the visit as much as the attractions themselves. Choose priorities from the current program before traveling to Tama-Center, particularly if a specific show or character experience is central to your day.
Search Nakano Broadway's upper floors for manga, figures and niche finds.
Pause at Osu Kannon before entering Nagoya's lively shopping lanes.
Browse official character shops beneath Tokyo Station's Yaesu side.
Walk Toei's renewed Edo-style streets and check the day's shows.
See Tottori's temporary sand sculptures in the current Spain exhibition.
Visit maidreamin's Otaroad maid cafe amid Nipponbashi's hobby shops.
Enter maidreamin's Osaka Namba themed cafe near the entertainment streets.
Try maidreamin's themed cafe service at its Shibuya branch.
Den Den Town packs electronics, games and anime retail into Osaka streets.
The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki centers on original manga artwork and the creative world of Doraemon's creator. Manuscripts and study-related displays reveal the drawing and storytelling behind familiar characters, while playful spaces extend the visit beyond the exhibition rooms. Check admission arrangements in advance and leave time to appreciate the artwork closely.
Visit maidreamin's Manekineko-mae cafe while exploring Osu.
Open manga shelves and exhibitions inside a former Kyoto elementary school.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Osaka turns LEGO building into an indoor family outing at Tempozan Market Place. The miniature Osaka scenes of MINILAND give local landmarks a playful scale, while building areas and other attractions encourage children to participate. Check family admission rules and the current attraction lineup before combining it with another stop around Osaka Bay.
Nintendo TOKYO brings the game company's characters and products into an official shop in Shibuya PARCO. Games, hardware and character merchandise make the visit as much about browsing familiar worlds as buying a particular item. Check current stock or entry guidance for a specific release, and treat special displays and campaigns as changing parts of the store.
Explore Nintendo's cards, toys and games at its Uji museum.
Super Potato Akihabara fills a specialist retro-game shop with used hardware, cartridges, boxed games and related collectibles. Browsing the shelves reveals how Japanese game packaging and consoles changed across generations. Treat it as an active retailer with variable stock, and check condition, language and hardware compatibility carefully if a particular game or console is the reason for visiting.
Pokémon Cafe TOKYO makes a meal part of a visit to Nihombashi, serving character-themed dishes and drinks inside Takashimaya's East Building. The setting combines playful food presentation with café merchandise. Advance reservations are required, and the current menu determines which Pokémon-inspired creations you can order.
Dig through Mandarake's secondhand collector stock in Umeda.
See the Luffy statue that anchors Kumamoto's ONE PIECE recovery project.
Browse Kotobukiya figures and character goods in Akihabara.
FINAL FANTASY EORZEA CAFE Akihabara brings the world of Final Fantasy XIV into a themed dining space. Food, drinks and décor draw on the game, giving familiar characters and settings a place at the table. Its location inside Pasela's Akihabara complex makes it a focused stop during a day of game and hobby browsing.
Kirby Cafe TOKYO turns a meal at Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi into a visit to Kirby's game world. Character-themed dishes, tableware and décor form the attraction, with menu offerings changing over time. The Tokyo branch is in Solamachi's East Yard, and its reservation service requires an account.
Browse animate's anime and manga goods in central Kyoto.
HMV&BOOKS SHIBUYA combines music, screen entertainment and books inside Shibuya modi. Its retail floors also host changing promotions and events, so a visit can be shaped by a release or artist you follow. This is the broad entertainment store in modi, distinct from HMV's separate record-shop format elsewhere in Shibuya.
Search six floors of Mandarake collectibles in Nipponbashi.
Visit Nintendo's official Kyoto store at Takashimaya T8.
Find Nami at Moe no Sato on Kumamoto's ONE PIECE recovery trail.
Meet Chopper beside Kumamoto's zoo on the ONE PIECE recovery route.
In Shijo Kawaramachi / Takashimaya T8, kyoto branch of the famous secondhand collectibles chain, inside Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.
Animate branch inside Kyoto Avanti near Kyoto Station, stocking anime, manga, games; a stop in Kyoto Station / Hachijo.
Find Franky beside Takamori Station on the Kumamoto recovery trail.
Hareruya 2 Akihabara Tower devotes an entire building to Pokémon cards, combining sales, buying services and a substantial play area. The range includes individual cards, older Japanese releases and accessories, giving collectors more to inspect than sealed packs alone. Players can also look for scheduled events and beginner guidance.
A permanent Shueisha JUMP SHOP in the Umeda commercial district carrying official manga goods.
Browse official Jump character goods inside Tokyo Solamachi.
KAMEN RIDER THE DINER in Ikebukuro combines a meal with displays celebrating the long-running Kamen Rider series. Character statues, figures and themed dishes make franchise references part of the dining experience. Menus and campaigns change, so the active lineup is the best guide to which Riders feature during your visit.
Pair the Nico Robin statue with Kumamoto's KIOKU earthquake-memory site.
Browse Nintendo's official Osaka store directly in the Umeda station complex.
See Zoro in Ozu Central Park on Kumamoto's Straw Hat statue route.
Play at TAITO STATION while exploring Osaka's Den Den Town.
Meet Usopp directly outside JR Aso Station on the Kumamoto statue trail.
See Sanji in Mashiki and the food-linked story behind his placement.
DRAGON BALL STORE TOKYO brings official Dragon Ball merchandise and themed interior displays into First Avenue Tokyo Station. The shop offers a concentrated franchise stop alongside a rail journey or a wider station-shopping visit. Exclusive goods are part of its identity, although availability and purchase conditions depend on the current release.
The Harajuku flagship of BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT in Harajuku / Jingumae.
Mandarake branch in Nagoya's Osu shopping district, focused on secondhand manga and collectible.
In Fureai Hiroba / Mifune, the Brook bronze statue in Mifune’s Fureai Hiroba, close to the town’s dinosaur museum.
A permanent Shinjuku character café with separate dining, takeaway and merchandise options.
A large Tenjin amusement center with crane, purikura, driving, shooting, rhythm, video, card.
A station-adjacent Nagoya arcade at Kanayama with rhythm, racing.
GiGO’s Kansai flagship in Dotonbori, a large multi-floor arcade with crane and capsule games.
A broad-mix central Sendai GiGO in the Sankei 60 Building, serving prize, music; a stop in Aoba / Chuo.
Takadanobaba: Hareruya's flagship Magic: The Gathering tournament center with a very large play space.
In Sumiyoshi Kaigan Park / Uto, the large Jinbe bronze statue at Sumiyoshi Kaigan Park in Uto.
In Sakae, nagoya’s permanent Shueisha JUMP SHOP for official Weekly Shonen Jump merchandise.
Shueisha’s permanent JUMP SHOP in Tokyo Dome City, with official goods from current and legacy Jump properties.
Permanent Shueisha JUMP SHOP on Tokyo Character Street B1F inside First Avenue Tokyo Station.
Kotobukiya's directly operated main store in Tachikawa, carrying figures.
In Inagi / Yomiuriland, A Pokémon-focused area inside Yomiuriland combining Pokémon Forest, Sedge Town, shows.
A second-floor Super Potato branch in Higashi-Ikebukuro carrying retro through current game.
In Nipponbashi / Ota Road, A Super Potato branch on Osaka’s Ota Road specializing in retro games.
Yellow Submarine Akihabara Main Store ★ Mint brings tabletop games and character hobbies together inside Radio Kaikan. The branch stocks trading cards, board games, role-playing material, dice, models and hobby supplies. Its mix makes it useful for comparing different interests within one shopping stop, while specialist services vary by product category.
Find tabletop RPGs, board games and play space at this Akihabara branch.
Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo brings character retail and changing entertainment programs together inside Ikebukuro's Sunshine City. The store's different areas make it a place to browse several interests in one visit, while temporary collaborations add a reason to return. The Tokyo branch is in the World Import Mart building.
CAPCOM CAFE Ikebukuro turns a changing selection of games and characters into themed meals, drinks and merchandise. Its Grandscape Ikebukuro branch is defined by rotating collaborations, so the featured world and menu can look quite different from one visit to the next.
One of the chain’s largest trading-card locations and sits within Tokyo’s most concentrated in Akihabara.
The chain's Higashi-Ikebukuro trading-card branch, located on the third floor of Baroque Court.
The chain's Nishi-Kamata trading-card branch, located in the basement level of Casa Kamata.
A trading-card shop at 1-13-4 Kichijoji Honcho in Musashino, on the third floor of the Terezu.
A current Kyoto Amenity Dream branch for trading-card singles, products in Kawaramachi / Ura-Teramachi.
Amenity Dream Machida serves the trading-card community around Machida Station.
Look for the Nakano branch on the first floor of Nakano Broadway.
In Namba / Nipponbashi, A large Namba Amenity Dream trading-card branch with broad game coverage and an 84-seat duel.
Nagoya’s current Amenity Dream branch, in the heart of the Osu card-shop and subculture district.
A trading-card specialty store on the fourth floor of Hinode Building at 7-1-8 Nishi-Shinjuku.
A specialist trading-card store serving western Tokyo from the commercial district; a stop in Tachikawa.
Angelic Pretty Harajuku presents the label’s elaborate sweet-Lolita style inside Laforet Harajuku. Dresses, decorative prints and coordinated accessories make the boutique a focused place to explore its storybook aesthetic, with each collection bringing a different combination of colours, motifs, lace and ribbons.
Angelic Pretty's Kyoto boutique, reopened in July 2026 near Shijo-Kawaramachi — Shijo / Kawaramachi.
In Nagoya / Sakae, angelic Pretty's Nagoya PARCO boutique for Lolita fashion and accessories.
Angelic Pretty's Osaka boutique in the Shinsaibashi fashion district.
Angelic Pretty's Shibuya PARCO boutique, pairing Lolita fashion with a major pop-culture complex.
A Shinjuku branch of the influential Lolita fashion label Angelic Pretty.
A combined BABY and ALICE and the PIRATES boutique in Ikebukuro P'PARCO.
In Shijo / Kawaramachi, A combined BABY and ALICE and the PIRATES boutique in Kawaramachi OPA.
BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT Osaka brings ornate Lolita fashion to Nishi-Shinsaibashi’s alternative-shopping streets. The boutique centres on the label’s romantic dresses and coordinated details, offering a close look at how lace, frills and accessories work together in its distinctive approach to dressing.
A Bandai Namco character and gaming hub inside Atre Akihabara.
A Bandai Namco Cross Store branch directly beside Shibuya Station.
A large Bandai Namco Cross Store spanning the upper floors of HEP FIVE; a stop in Umeda.
A Capcom official store-and-cafe concept at LUCUA SOUTH in Umeda.
Capcom's official Ikebukuro store inside Ikebukuro PARCO.
CAPCOM STORE OSAKA gathers the publisher’s game worlds on the sixth floor of Shinsaibashi PARCO. Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and Street Fighter merchandise share the shop with changing releases, making it a compact stop for fans interested in official character goods and store-network exclusives.
Closet Child Harajuku specialises in secondhand Lolita, gothic, punk and related Japanese fashion. Its two floors in the Maruichi Harajuku Building separate sweet and classical labels from a broader mix of darker and designer styles, with the selection changing as garments are bought and sold.
Closet Child's Ikebukuro branch for second-hand Japanese subculture fashion.
Closet Child's Osaka branch, a resale stop for Lolita, gothic and punk fashion; a stop in Shinsaibashi / Amerikamura.
A specialist second-hand Lolita, gothic and punk fashion shop in Shinjuku in Nishi-Shinjuku.
A third-floor GiGO inside COCONO SUSUKINO, directly connected to Susukino Station.
A two-level GiGO on Hiroshima’s Hondori shopping route, with prize, purikura, driving, rhythm.
A central Kyoto GiGO branch in the Shinkyogoku shopping district — Shinkyogoku / Kawaramachi.
An Ichibancho branch open from 09:00 to midnight, with crane, purikura, driving, shooting.
A multi-floor Susukino GiGO with roughly 120 crane machines, rhythm games and darts.
In Odaiba / Aomi, toho's official Godzilla Store branch at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza.
An official Godzilla Store branch in Umeda's NU chayamachi — Umeda / Chayamachi.
Teramachi / Shijo: A Kyoto branch of Japan Anime & Character Shop Guf carrying anime, character, figure, apparel.
Harajuku brings together Tokyo’s youth-fashion streets, specialist boutiques and conspicuous sweet shops in a compact area east of the station. Takeshita Street supplies the bustle; Laforet, Cat Street and the Jingūmae side streets reveal different approaches to dress, from elaborate subculture looks to casual everyday style.
A late-opening Hareruya 2 annex beside its Akihabara trading-card cluster.
An Ikebukuro Pokémon-card specialist store with a large free play space.
Hareruya 2's Kyoto Pokémon-card store close to Kyoto Station.
Namba / Nipponbashi: Hareruya 2's Namba Pokémon-card store with an 80-seat free play space.
Hareruya 2's Nagoya Pokémon-card store in Osu, with a large play space.
A dedicated Hareruya 2 Pokémon-card store in Takadanobaba.
Central Hiroshima: Hiroshima’s permanent Shueisha JUMP SHOP carrying official Weekly Shonen Jump merchandise.
Shueisha’s official Jump character-goods branch inside Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building.
Find JUMP SHOP on Daimaru Shinsaibashi’s ninth floor.
Visit the official Jump shop in Tennoji MIO’s main building.
Shueisha’s official Jump character-goods store on the sixth floor of Shibuya PARCO at 15-1.
KAMEN RIDER STORE TOKYO is a dedicated franchise shop beneath Tokyo Station, on Tokyo Character Street. Merchandise draws on the Shōwa, Heisei and Reiwa generations, while digital displays bring successive Riders into the retail space. It is an easy stop for collectors or fans choosing a character souvenir.
Osu / Nagoya: The Tokai-area Super Potato branch in Nagoya’s Osu district, with a large retro-game selection.
A smaller long-running neighborhood Super Potato branch in Osaka’s Showacho area — Showacho / Abeno.
A station-front TAITO STATION in BIG FRONT Hiroshima beneath Bic Camera in Hiroshima Station.
A multi-level TAITO STATION in Sapporo’s Tanukikoji arcade, combining prize and video-game.
The Ultraman Shopping District spreads through the everyday streets around Soshigaya-Okura Station. Hero statues, themed streetlights and character details celebrate the area’s connection with Tsuburaya Productions, turning a neighbourhood walk into a trail of tokusatsu references among local shops and places to eat.
Ultraman World M78 Osaka brings generations of Ultra heroes and kaiju together in Hankyu Sanbangai’s North Building. Figures, character goods and everyday accessories give this Umeda shop a broad appeal, from finding a small souvenir to comparing merchandise from a favourite television series.
An official Ultraman store inside Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi; a stop in Oshiage / Tokyo Skytree.
Yellow Submarine's Ikebukuro game branch, close to the district's wider anime and card-shop.
Yellow Submarine's Kyoto tabletop and trading-card branch near Shinkyogoku — Kawaramachi / Shinkyogoku.
Browse cards and analog games at the Osu shop, with a 38-seat duel room.
A Yellow Submarine hobby-game branch in Osaka's Nipponbashi electronics and otaku district.
Namba / Nipponbashi: Yellow Submarine's Namba main store serving Osaka's tabletop, card and hobby community.
A central Shinjuku Yellow Submarine branch for cards, hobby games and related collectibles.
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