Nakano Broadway

The epicenter of otaku culture in Tokyo's Akihabara district. Evolved from electronics stores into anime goods shops, maid cafes, and gaming arcades. As Japan's quintessential otaku culture mecca, it attracts millions of domestic and international visitors. Functions as the hub of otaku economy.

Nakano Broadway, a commercial complex in Tokyo's Nakano district. Concentrated otaku shops selling retro games, anime merchandise, and figures. Youth-oriented otaku culture hub distinct from Akihabara. Hosts doujinshi sales events. Popular otaku exploration destination.

Collecting action figures of anime and game characters with domestic market exceeding 600 billion yen annually. Major manufacturers like Good Smile Company and Max Factory produce high-quality figures. Forms important economic layer of otaku culture.

A car culture where vehicles are decorated with anime and game characters. Short for 'itai sha' (painful car), owners express their love for favorite characters on full display. Gaining attention at car events and on social media, it is known internationally as a unique intersection of otaku and automotive culture.

A commercial building in Nakano, Tokyo, known as a subculture mecca. Centered around Mandarake, it houses specialty shops dealing in retro toys, doujinshi, figures, and idol goods. It offers a deeper otaku culture experience distinct from Akihabara.

An electronics and otaku district located in Nipponbashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka. Known as the Kansai equivalent of Akihabara, it concentrates anime shops, maid cafes, figure shops, and doujinshi stores. Increasingly popular with inbound tourists, Den Den Town has developed its own unique identity as the center of Osaka's otaku culture.

The epicenter of otaku culture in Tokyo's Akihabara district. Evolved from electronics stores into anime goods shops, maid cafes, and gaming arcades. As Japan's quintessential otaku culture mecca, it attracts millions of domestic and international visitors. Functions as the hub of otaku economy.