秋葉原 - オタク文化を発見し、メイドカフェを体験

Word was that Akihabara is a complicated and difficult to navigate. If you have the pin pointed to specific store you want to go. Then it’s easy. We wanted to deep dive and understand the history and how Akihabara came to be and see what there is to see from the viewpoint of the locals. Many of the tours listed looked very similar on what they were offering but this one seemed to be more insightful and so it was. Max our guide took us on a tour on a three dimensional as many of the hidden store are not openly listed nor even on the ground or even the second floor. Given the wide range of interests, max made sure we covered the many genres that is classified under the Japanese sub culture or otaku. Strongly recommend if you to learn Akihabara and the underlying culture on top of learning to navigate the streets of Akihabara what you might want to be able to do after your tour.

Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and so accommodating to our family. He went out of his way to understand the interests of our kids and to support them during the tour. It was a great experience.

I wasn’t expecting a sweet older lady for an Akihabara tour but that seems to be the case for many of the tours I applied for in Tokyo. But when it came to explaining the different kinds of “otaku” available in Akihabara I came to understand I was much more fortunate to have a more experienced lady as my guide, Naka-san. So much more than that of mangas and animae. Whether you are a pop culture fan or not, you will find a well balanced tour that the entire family will be able to enjoy. I could not have had such a nicer experience without her.

Two old ladies as guides for anime otaku fans and they didn’t know about anything related to this topic, only a small Wikipedia history of the area. I Booked specifically for the maid cafe show a month in advance and was told just as the tour started it was cancelled! We were sat in the back with these two sitting facing us blocking the view from seeing any of the maids and were translating everything our maid was saying even though she seemed to know English. Plus anywhere I walked while looking in the shops, the leader creepily followed me the whole time in silence, it was weird and I ended up leaving the tour an hour early.

The tour guide was very informative and efficient. She explained everything I needed to know about Manga and Animate and the stores we visited we would have never gone on our own. The maid cafe experience was great and thankfully we have her as an interpreter so that we can have an immersive experience. The maid show was excellent and I highly recommend it. It is however only available on Wednesday's tour .

The best part was going to the back alley and off the beaten track locations. The free drinks were good. My son and nephew appreciated the opportunity to shop.

My guest from the US is a big fan of Japanese games and anime, so he was like very excited about retro games and lots of figures. Many shops that the guide showed him seemed have fit his interest. He was impressed with the story about old Akihabara and entertained at a maid cafe. He was like, "I've never casted spells on my juice!" when he came back. Thanks for the fun tour!!