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SHOSEN BASE LAB, a bookstore run by TOYPLA, Shosen, and Animate, has opened in SEEKBASE AKI-OKA MANUFACTURE, the commercial space under the elevated tracks near Akihabara. Pre-opening began on October 10, 2026. The store pairs books with goods and is open 11:00–20:00.
Huawei Japan has pre-opened the HUAWEI Official Service Center on the 1F of the Sudacho Building in Kanda Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku. The grand opening is October 23. It is a 7-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station's Electric Town exit.
The commercial zone of Akihabara UDX, formerly AKIBA_ICHI and temporarily closed for renovation, reopens on Thursday, December 10, 2026, as UDX DINING & SHOP. The first major renewal since its 2006 opening refreshes 27 stores.
Yuinchu Inc. opens the cafe and rental space "WAND" on Friday, October 16, 2026 on the 1st and 2nd floors of KiGi AKIHABARA, Sankei Building's mid-rise wooden office building. It serves coffee and baked goods, with tacos and more at lunchtime, and offers rental space for events and photo shoots. Open 10:00-17:00.
Akihabara Clear Eye Clinic opened on October 5, 2026, on the 6th floor of Atre Akihabara 1, directly connected to JR Akihabara Station. It sees patients on weekends and holidays and until 7 p.m.
Used record shop "BIC RECORDS AKIBA by Face Records" opened on September 19, 2026 on 3F of Bic Camera AKIBA, the first used record shop inside a Bic Camera store. It stocks 5,000-6,000 records at all times, with LPs from ¥980 and EPs from ¥480, and hosts listening events.
"Ebiten Shucchojo," the physical shop of game-goods e-commerce site "ebten" run by KADOKAWA Game Linkage, opened on September 12, 2026 on 4F of Animate Akihabara ANNEX (Chuo-dori). Visitors can see and buy goods from titles such as Yakuza, Inazuma Eleven and Persona, and view samples of preorder items.
Private-room izakayas "Robata Isshin" and "Honoh Gura" opened in Akihabara on August 15, 2026, at the GOTO Akihabara Building along Showa-dori, on the former site of Karaoke no Tetsujin.
Trading card shop chain Shinsoku's Akihabara Store 6 has opened on the site of "Sanko Akihabara Main Store," which closed in April 2026, as the chain continues to expand its presence in the Akihabara area.
DNP's IP-driven golf brand "FUN'S GOLF" opened its first physical store on July 27, 2026, inside "Active AKIBA" on the 9th floor of Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba, letting customers try Disney, Pixar, and other IP-designed clubs and apparel in person.
A prize-specialty shop called "Akihabara Hey2" is set to open soon next to the famous retro arcade Akihabara Hey. According to the arcade's official X account, the location is across from Kotobukiya Akihabara; the exact address and opening date are yet to be announced.
Personal training gym TOKIEL Akihabara opens on July 1, 2026 on the 3rd floor of Sobe.Japan.BLD in Kanda Sakumacho. Located one minute from Akihabara Station, the new branch is offering opening campaigns including free trial sessions and waived enrollment fees.
Smart Cafe, an unstaffed 24-hour self-service cafe, has opened along Yanagihara-dori just across Izumibashi. Customers can use the space without a time limit after ordering a drink, with Wi-Fi and power outlets available.
TCG FULL HOUSE Akihabara, a specialty shop for Pokemon Card Game and One Piece Card Game, has preopened next to Mochizuki Curry. It is another sign of trading-card shops spreading toward Suehirocho and Okachimachi.
Kodawari Menya Hego, a ramen shop serving chicken-broth soy sauce ramen, opened in the Taito 1-chome area beyond Showa-dori. It is located at Aoki Building 1F, 1-12-11 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo, and began operating on April 8, 2026.
Moses's Kebab Akihabara 2nd Shop has opened on Junk Street at 3-5-13 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It is affiliated with the Akihabara Ekimae shop and operates from 11:00 to 22:30.
EXTRECA, a trading-card mystery pack vending machine space, has opened on the first floor of Akihabara Denpa Kaikan at the former Nakade Denki Shokai site, located at 1-14-3 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
FIGURE HOBBY MARURU 6th Shop, a hobby shop handling figures and related goods, has opened on the first floor of Akihabara Denpa Kaikan at the former Tiger Musen site near JR Akihabara Station.
Culpop Radio Center Shop, a pop-up store and event space, has opened on the second floor of Akihabara Radio Center at the former Yamamoto Musen electrical materials shop site. It was in pre-opening operation as of mid-April 2026.
Ryusei no PAO Akihabara Rocket Musen, a trading card specialty shop, has opened in the Rocket Amateur Radio Main Building under the JR Sobu Line tracks at 1-4-6 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It began operating on February 16, 2026.
Fancy Tokyo, a hobby shop mainly handling fancy goods, has opened on the first floor of Ikko Building along Kuramaebashi-dori at the former CompuAce Akihabara site, located at 3-8-7 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Trading card shop Shinsoku has published its Akihabara Unification Plan, with multiple Akihabara-area openings from May to September 2026. Plans include a buyback center in early June, a fifth store in early July, a sixth store in early August, and a seventh store in early September.
Trading card specialty store "TCG GATE" grand opened in Sotokanda, Akihabara on April 18, 2026. Centered on PSA-graded cards and unopened boxes, the store also sold limited-edition fukubukuro lucky bags and PSA10 original packs to commemorate the opening.
Trading card retailer Hareruya opened "Hareruya2 Akihabara Tower," its largest-ever Pokémon Card Game specialty shop, at Ishimaru Building No. 3, 1-2-13 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, on February 1, 2026, with a major increase in floor space, inventory, staff, and play space.