A 9-floor shopping complex, the first six floors of which are occupied by the electronics chain Yodobashi Camera. This branch is the biggest consumer electronics store in Japan (and maybe the world). There is a tax-free counter and English speaking staff are on hand. Heaven for gadget-lovers.

 

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Location
Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba, 1-1 Kanda Hanaokacho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0028
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Getting there
1 minute from the Central Exit of JR Akihabara Station. Turn left out of the ticket gates and the entrance will be across the road
Details
9:30-22:00
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