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Akiba Audio Parts Center, a shop handling doujin hardware and electronic parts, pre-opened on October 19, 2026 on the 3F of Tokyo Radio Department Store in Akihabara, with the grand opening scheduled for the 25th. The owner, university student Yusei Kunii, develops doujin hardware using vacuum tubes, and the shop also offers paid technical consultations and workshops.
Sandwich chain Subway will open its new Sumitomo Fudosan Akihabara First Building store on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The ground-floor store sits between Akihabara and Ochanomizu and includes an eat-in area.
Three buyback services run by iput Inc. - smartphone buyback Smahocom, iPhone Kaitori Ichiba and Mac specialist MacRelic - opened stores in the Akihabara area on October 19, 2026. Smahocom and iPhone Kaitori Ichiba are located in the Taiyo Building, 3-27-1 Kanda Sakumacho, open 11:00-19:30 (closed Sundays and holidays), with walk-in appraisals and no reservation required.
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. Open 10:00-19:00 (closed Thursdays), with opening campaigns such as free labor for the first 100 service customers through October 31.
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.
Sauna facility brand "SHIAGARU SAUNA" plans to open its second location in the Kanda x Akihabara area of Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, in January 2026.
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.
Used PC/smartphone specialty shop "Janpara Akihabara 3rd Store" relocated and reopened September 18, 2026 on the 1F of Sofmap AKIBA U-SHOP, just 10 seconds' walk from its old location, with a relocation sale running September 18-20.
Sock specialty shop "GLEN CLYDE SOCKCLUB TOKYO" reopened on September 10, 2026 after relocating to unit J-2 inside the "2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN" craft complex. The complex itself is also marking its 15th anniversary with a "Atsurae" founding festival running through September.
A new cafe-bar, "Cafe&Bar FIZzz," pre-opened on August 25, 2026 along Shoheibashi-dori near Horin Park in Akihabara, offering weekly-changing lunches, afternoon tea after 2pm, and bar service.
"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.
Nakatsu Karaage Senmonten Kichigo, a fried-chicken specialty shop originating in Nakatsu, Oita, opens a limited-time pop-up at Atre Akihabara's 1F special venue from August 19 to 31, 2026, open 10:00–21:00.
A pop-up store for the "Palworld Official Card Game" is open for a limited time on the 1F of the Akihabara Nomura Building, running through September 13; spending ¥5,000 or more in one purchase gets customers an original keychain.
Gaming device showroom "Fumoffu no Omise" relocated and reopened on August 8, 2026 at ACN Akihabara Place 8F near Suehirocho, with a 10% off grand-reopening sale.
Akihabara Ramen Center has been renewed and reopened as "Akihabara Seimen Center," offering menu items starting from ¥420.
MDL Akihabara, the physical store of gaming PC brand MDL, opens at 11:00 on August 8, 2026 at 1-9-9 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku (Uchida Building 2F). The first 1,000 visitors receive a free gaming device: 900 MDL Aurora keyboards or 100 MDL Lumina mice.
Fumoffu no Omise Showroom Akihabara, temporarily closed since the end of June, reopens on August 8, 2026 on the 8th floor of ACN Akihabara PLACE at 5-1-5 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku. The new location is a one-minute walk from Suehirocho Station, has a larger floor area, and a commemorative sale is planned for the grand opening.
NOCTIS Akihabara-Suehirocho, the first property under Columbia Works' new lifestyle hotel brand NOCTIS, is scheduled to open in the Akihabara/Suehirocho area in late November 2026. Its official website went live on August 6, 2026, and reservations are now open.
Okuraya Jutaku Co., Ltd., which handles condominium sales and renovation, relocated and reopened its Akihabara Sales Office on Thursday, August 6, 2026. The company has recorded over 120,000 cumulative transactions in the Tokyo-area resale housing market.
Taito's amusement facility "Hey" opens a second location, "Hey2," in the adjacent space in Akihabara on August 8, 2026, centered on crane games with Akihabara-exclusive character prizes.
"Disk1," a workshop shop blending fashion and cats, opened on August 1, 2026 at "2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN," a commercial facility run by JR East Urban Development. The shop doubles as a workshop where visitors can watch the making process.
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.
Sankei Building has completed "KiGi AKIHABARA," its first wooden mid-rise office building, near Akihabara Station. The nine-story hybrid wood-and-steel structure also hosts hands-on sustainability programs, including workshops for parents and children.
"T's Tantan Ecute Akihabara," a vegan ramen specialty shop free of meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy, opens outside the ticket gate at JR Akihabara Station's Denkigai exit on August 7, 2026. The opening is marked with limited original bottle sales and a stamp rally.
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.
Multiple new shops are arriving in Akihabara in June-July 2026: CardKingdom Akihabara Eki-mae 2nd Store has already opened at Akihabara Denpa Kaikan 1F (former Tanaka Musen site); Shinso opens a card buy-only store on Shohei-bashi-dori on July 1; a new FamilyMart opens at Ratiera Akihabara 1F on July 8.
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.
Thick-cut beef tongue restaurant Gyutan no Lemon Akihabara will grand open on July 15, 2026, on the first floor of Taiyo Building at 3-38 Kanda Sakumacho. It will be the brand's eighth domestic and overseas location, serving lunch and dinner.
NPC24H Kanda 3-chome No. 2 Parking has opened across from PC Shop Ark. AKIBA PC Hotline! reports that the lot has 20 spaces and is located near Junk Street and Akihabara PC shops.
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.
REAL AKIBA GROUP opened a new photo studio, Irohani Box, in Akihabara on June 1, 2026. The studio features a white cyclorama space with natural light and is running an opening 50% off campaign through June 30.
ANTHEM AKIBA presents LIVE!! DOES x BURNOUT SYNDROMES will be held at ANTHEM AKIBA in Akihabara on June 6, 2026. The all-standing show features DOES and BURNOUT SYNDROMES, with tickets sold through LivePocket.
Apartment hotel HOTEL EN-YO opened in Kanda Sakumacho on May 18, 2026. It is a six-minute walk from Akihabara Station and offers six rooms of about 60 square meters for up to six guests per room.
A new live house and club-type event space "ANTHEM AKIBA" will open in Akihabara on April 25, 2026. The venue accommodates approximately 300 standing, and an opening week will be held from April 25 to May 10.