Category: AKIBA NEWS

Apa Hotel Co., Ltd. concluded a franchise agreement with aprecio Co., Ltd. in the hotel business, and opened apa hotel <Akihabara station electrical town exit> (117 rooms in total) on August 28th in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.     We introduced “new city type hotel” specification to all guest rooms to be a high quality, high functionality and environment friendly hotel. Original model bed “Cloud fit”, pursuing sleeping sleep, 50% or more large size LCD TV, original unit bath (20% water saving and easy bathing), BBC world news free broadcasting and Wi-Fi free connection (all rooms and lobby) were also introduced. In addition, lighting switches and air conditioning remote control are consolidated. […]

Toranoana Co,. Ltd. will hold a personal exhibition “Konya mo Nettaiya (It’s a Tropical Night Tonight Too)” of cartoonist and illustrator “Ogino Atsuki” in Akihabara from Saturday, September 16, 2017! It is an illustration exhibition that allows visitors to watch works of professional cartoonist and illustrator in real life.       EVENT OVERVIEW Event Name: Atsuki Ogino and Yanyo’s Personal Exhibition “Konya mo Nettaiya” Date and Time: September 16th (Sat) to 24th (Sun), 2017 Weekday: 17:00 – 20:00 Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 13:00 – 20:00 Venue: Akihabara Tora Building (Former Wakamatsu Tsushin Building 3F & 4F, 4-7-3 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku) Admission: Free (Some restrictions apply.) GOODS TO BE SOLD […]

  Traveling themed dining Traveler’s Dining PUSHUP will start all-you-can-eat of 40 kinds of premeum beer from abroad and spicy shrimp as the 2nd “Tabinori Fes” from August 16th (Wednesday). “TABINOLI FES” VOL. 2 OVERVIEW You’ll enjoy all-you-can-eat of our 40 kinds of beer from abroad and spicy shrimp that is popular in Thailand. 2 hours of all-you-can-drink and all-you-can-eat are offered for 3,900 yen (tax included). ABOUT US Restaurant Name: Traveler’s Dining PUSHUP Akihabara Main Store Address: Yorimotoville 1F and 2F, 1-5 Akihabara, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-0006 Phone: 03-5294-5525 Store Hours: Lunch Time … Tue, Wed, Thu and Friday: 11:45 – 14:00 (LO 13:30) Dinner time … Tue, Wed and […]

Located under a flyover in Akihabara, TOKYO UMAI YOKOCHO is an evolutional alley where theme of food stalls changes every month. Based on its concept to bring Japan’s unique dishes and food culture to the world, it’s themed as “meat dishes” and “quality curry made by meat professionals” during Tuesday August 1st and Wednesday August 30th. So here is our report.   Cute kitchen cars park under the elevation.     GRILLED KANZAKI AGED BLOCK MEAT Simple but designated Meat Shop Kakunoshin F’s “Grilled Kanzaki Aged Block Meat.” The original taste of meat is fully awaken by aging. Juiciness has doubled by grilling it in a block.     HOMEMADE […]

An eating walk event “Kanda Curry Street Stamp Rally” to enjoy visiting Kanda city’s curry restaurants will be held by Kanda Curry Street Activation Committee from the Wednesday August 23, 2017. Also, “Kanda’s 7th Curry Grand Prix Vote 2017” will be held in Kanda’s Ogawa Square (3-6 Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda Ward) in Tokyo on the Saturday November 4th and the Sunday Nevember 5th, 2017 to liven up Kanda, where more than 400 curry shops exist, with power of curry. ** EVENT DETAILS ** NAME Kanda’s 7th Curry Grand Prix Vote 2017 SCHEDULE · Kanda curry street stamp rally: 100 days from the Wednesday August 23 to the Thursday November 30, […]

©︎Kazuharu Kina     “AKIBAPOP: DOJO”, an event related business of the Tora-no-ana Corporation, will hold an solo exhibition of illustration “blue spring” by illustrator “Wakaru Kina” from Saturday July 22, 2017 in Akihabara. This event is the second part of the regular illustration exhibitions where AKIBAPOP: DOJO invites popular illustrators. This time Illustration exhibition forcuses on Mr. Kazuharu Kina, whose masterpiece is the art collection ‘Hatsukoi’, ADV game ‘Blessing Princess’ and Light Novel ‘too close of their 17th year old distant relationship’. He have also earned very good reputations for his illustrations of pretty uniforms such as “Black Hair Girls Series” that drew a beautiful black hair beautiful girl, […]

An event “Taben-sai”, an food festival, will be held for 9 days starting from July 1st to the 9th, cerebrating the 4th anniversary of Japan’s Food Gem Market “Chabara,” located in 1 minute walk from JR Akihabara station. CHABARA AKI-OKA MARCHE (hereinafter, Chaba), operated by JR East Japan Urban Development Co., Ltd., specializes in “Japanese foods.” It was born in July 2013 under railway flyover between the day JR Akihabara and Okachimachi station. In celebrating the 4th anniversary this July, we will give special thanks to customers and local residents for a limited time special events.   ■ Event name: Food festival “Taben-sai,” cerebrating the 4th anniversary of Chabara ■ […]

NAMCO CORPORATION (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) opened “Idol Master Official Shop” in Atre Akihabara 1 building from Tuesday, March 7, 2017. New prizes will appear in lottery lotteries where original prizes can be received without exception according to open. This lottery lottery is handled only by Idolmaster Official Shop. Also scheduled to be held in Kyoto from March 10 (Fri) and Fukuoka from March 25 (Saturday). The Idol Master Official Shop is planning to continue to expand shops in various places in the near future so that we can hold near idolmaster fans. 【Idolmaster official shop WEB site】 http://www.namco.co.jp/chara_shop/idolmaster/ 【Idol Master Official WEB Site】 http://idolmaster.jp/ ■ What is “Idol Master Official […]

[Author autographed comments with reproductions: of 27 pieces exhibiting & also raffle giveaways! What you can look back on a year from the “fairy Kiss” first is a must-see! To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the label “fairy Kiss” TL (teens love) in “2/27 (Monday), 芳林 books, including book fountain”, the fair will be held! Exhibition of reproductions exhibited at fairs in the past, of course, deployment of the latest titles & content can look back ever year since, such as the distribution of gifts or reprint Edition SS paper “fairy Kiss” must-see! < Fair information: Fair name: fairy Kiss anniversary Memorial in love and magic are greedy to the […]

♦ Super may Lottery measures hit a rare “promo”! Popular trading card game “WIXOSS-Wik Los –” of related books three-point “selector stirred WIXOSS” and “Wik Los card encyclopedia VI”WIXOSS Bright Heart/Blight Hope”from hobby Japan to 2/2017 one after another published! To commemorate it, 2/27 (Monday) from the book fountain book Tower 8F, “No. 6 annual wiklosonly workshop” will be held! Our only store, books 3-point’s new book will be released in February, backlist books, old booster packs and decks and around the toy, CD, DVD and Blu-ray products will be sold. It is a lot of measures, “selector (wiklosplayer)” is not to be missed! -Policies (1): promo lottery! During the […]