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The Kanda Curry Street Revitalization Committee will hold the 13th "Kanda Curry Street Walking Stamp Rally 2026" from August 1 to December 20, 2026. A record 152 shops are participating, with collaboration novelties featuring Rilakkuma and the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman series.
"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.
The supermarket "Fukushimaya Akihabara" inside Akihabara UDX will close on July 26, 2026. It has served as a rare grocery store in the area, and the sudden closure notice has surprised many nearby residents.
Monster Hunter Bar in Akihabara holds a fair themed on the Monster Hunter Wilds seasonal event "Festival of Accord: Blaze Dance" from July 21 to August 31, 2026, with limited-time menu items. Also held at Monster Hunter Bar WEST in Namba, Osaka.
A note article by a writer who worked in Akihabara for three years, rating restaurants they actually visited — including rolled cabbage specialist rolls, tonkatsu shop Marugo, Chinese restaurant Gankawa, curry shop Ippekoppe, and aged-meat dining bar Niku Avant-garde around the Denkigai, Suehirocho, and Iwamotocho areas.
Nippon Department Store Shokuhinkan in Akihabara launched "Toretate! Umaimono Ichi," a new direct-from-producer market featuring seasonal specialties from across Japan, on June 20, 2026. The first item is limited-quantity, fully ripened, morning-picked Sato Nishiki cherries from Yamagata.
Long-established Uji tea shop Kyo Hayashiya will open a limited-time pop-up shop at the 1F special venue of Atre Akihabara 1 from July 10 to July 19, 2026.
Akihabara food spots are offering limited menus and collaboration items, including Kyushu Jangara's vegan ramen, Uodon Akihabara's exclusive seared squid bowl, and NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE collaboration taiyaki at GiGO no Taiyaki Akihabara.
WATERRAS Summer Festival 2026 will be held at Waterras in Kanda-Awajicho on July 30 and 31, 2026, featuring Hawaiian stage performances, worker stage acts, food stalls, a TOYOTA GROUP booth, festival games, and Waterras Kids activities.
A detailed extraction of shops, food spots, and walking areas mentioned in Bashamichi Channel's June 28, 2026 livestream, including Akihabara steak, curry, cafe, late-night food, and Google Maps walking notes.
The limited-time premium pudding shop previously seen at LIFORK Akihabara II has reopened as Mega Tea Soda and Otoyo Pudding, selling mega tea soda, iced cafe latte, and hojicha-flavored pudding until July 21, 2026.
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.
Grancypher Kitchen, the Granblue Fantasy-themed restaurant in Akihabara's Sotokanda district, marked its 5th anniversary on June 26, 2026 with anniversary menu additions and commemorative gifts.
GiGO Taiyaki revives its 2018 fan-favorite natto collaboration item, "Oh-tsubu Natto," for a limited run from July 4-26. It will be sold at 8 stores nationwide, including GiGO Akihabara Store No. 5.
ZIPAIR, Bic Camera, and JAL Cargo Service are expanding the "AKIBA GO" pre-order souvenir service for wagyu exports, setting up a promotional booth at Bic Camera AKIBA in Akihabara to reach inbound travelers.
Cold noodles and a rice ball supervised by Akihabara's always-busy "Tokyo Style Noodle Hotate Biyori" go on sale at roughly 5,500 FamilyMart stores across the Kanto region starting June 23, 2026.
A limited-time shop called Shiki Kitchen, focused on seasonal Chinese-style meals, is open at Ecute Akihabara from May 1 to June 30, 2026.
Star Kebab's original Akihabara Takeaway store, open since 1999, has closed; the same spot immediately reopened as Uz Kebab. The second location, Star Kebab Akiba Terrace, remains open.
Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory's spin-off brand Cow Cow Kitchen launches a new summer sweet, Milk Pie Salty Nuts, from June 19, 2026 at Atre Akihabara 1 and other locations, layering hazelnut and Awaji sea salt cream into a flaky pie.
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.
Surugaya Gahei mAAch ecute, a Shizuoka seafood restaurant, is expected to close in mid-July 2026. The sister branch, Surugaya Gahei Akihabara Chabara, will continue operating in the same Akihabara area.
PIZZERIA & BAR NOHGA inside NOHGA HOTEL AKIHABARA TOKYO won the Margherita category Grand Prix at PIZZA MASTER CUP 2026. A limited commemorative pizza is available from June 10 to September 9, 2026.
Sweet Cat, a maid cafe produced by HONEY MEW, will open in Akihabara on July 13, 2026. The cafe will be located on the 10th floor of A-FRONT in Sotokanda 4-chome.
Akihabara meat bar Meat Winery is offering an all-you-can-eat plan featuring sirloin, rump, skirt steak, and other meat dishes for 6,600 yen including tax. Reservations are required via Tabelog.
Shizuoka confectioner Tago no Tsuki will open a limited-time pop-up shop at atre Akihabara 1 from June 16 to June 29, 2026, selling sweets made with ingredients and water associated with the Fuji area.
Sundubu set meal restaurant Nakayama Tofu begins selling a limited-time Beef Kalbi Tsukemen menu on June 11, 2026. The menu is available at its Takadanobaba and Akihabara locations, pairing beef kalbi with a chilled spicy dipping broth.
Sushiro's first collaboration with Zenless Zone Zero begins on June 24, 2026. Sushiro Akihabara Chuo-dori will be one of the special collaboration stores, with themed decorations running through July 12.
WATERRAS Craft Beer Marche 2026 will be held at WATERRAS Plaza in Kanda-Awajicho from June 18 to 20, 2026. The event offers a chance to enjoy beers that are usually hard to find, with value ticket books available on site.
WATERRAS Craft Beer Workshop will be held in Kanda-Awajicho on June 19, 2026. The workshop includes tastings of five beers, a brewer-led beer lecture, and concept planning for a WATERRAS original beer.
Aburasoba Souhonten is being introduced at Ichikakuya Akihabara East Exit and Ichikakuya Akihabara Main Store. The East Exit store reopened with the brand on May 31, 2026, followed by the Main Store on June 8.
FUJIYAMA TOKYO Akihabara's "Sankyu All-You-Can-Eat Plan" lets you enjoy premium sushi with 50 varieties for 3,900 yen from May 7 to May 28, 2026. Limited to Monday through Thursday, advance reservation via Tabelog is required.
Ganso Sushi Akihabara Manseibashi branch will reopen with a renovation at 11:30 on April 24, 2026. The store resumes operations at its location 2 minutes on foot from JR Akihabara Station, across from Manseibashi Police Station.