Akihabara Radio Kaikan
A multi-story landmark commercial complex with many independent shops selling manga, anime figures, and related goods.
Basic information｜Akihabara Radio Kaikan
A multi-story landmark commercial complex. It has many independently run shops selling manga, anime figures, and related goods.
Details
- Opening hours
- Mon10:00–20:00Tue10:00–20:00Wed10:00–20:00Thu10:00–20:00Fri10:00–20:00Sat10:00–20:00Sun10:00–20:00
- Business status
- Open
- Official website
- Link
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes
Traveler highlights
Akihabara Radio Kaikan is worth visiting not only for its multi-story commercial building, but also for the way the changing merchandise inside reflects Akihabara’s transformation. The old building was completed in 1962 and became a landmark with the neon sign on its façade reading “The World’s Radio Kaikan, Akihabara”; at the time, “radio” broadly referred to electrical equipment, and the building also provided a place of business for electrical-goods dealers who needed premises after being affected by a ban on street vending. In its early years…
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