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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.
Star Kebab Takeaway Akihabara Main Store, open since 1999, closed in June 2026. A new kebab shop, "UZ KEBAB," has opened on the site (1-8-10 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku), offering budget-priced items such as a 390-yen kebab sandwich. Sister store Star Kebab Akiba Terrace remains open.
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.