Akihabara Openings and Closings [November 2023] Store Summary: Card Shops, Hobby Shops, and Long-established Electronic Components Stores

Store openings, relocations, and renewals

December 1: "PIE mania," an apple pie specialty store

PIE mania is located in the east-west free passageway connecting the Electric Town exit and the central exit of JR Akihabara Station. It is the former site of "Sakimoto Akihabara", a high-end bread specialty store. The "Apple Cup" is a charming marriage of Japanese apples, a soft and chewy pie crust, and plenty of cream.

⇒The "Pie Mania" apple pie specialty store will open at the end of November! The store is located at the former site of "Sakamoto Akihabara Store"!

November 3, card store "Trekkashop YK Akihabara Store".

The Akihabara store, which opened on November 3, follows the Nakano store. The store sells mainly popular cards and Oripa.

⇒Trekkashop YK Akihabara store opens on November 3!

Reopened and newly renovated

November 11, game cafe "Akihabara Gathering Place" closed due to fire.

This is a long-established game café celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, located on Junk Street, a 7-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station.

⇒The game cafe "Akihabara Gathering Place" reopened on Saturday, November 11 after being closed due to a fire in August 2023!

The price is quite high. IOSYS purchase center" famous for

IOSYS Purchase Center," which was closed from Monday, November 13 to Friday, November 17, reopened on Saturday, November 18, 2023. The store is now decorated in a chic black-based interior, and a "purchase reception ticketing machine" has been installed at the entrance. There are seats waiting for buyers and a monitor that informs customers of the current status of their purchases.
The store floor has been expanded to the second floor, and a purchase counter has been added there as well. This allows for a more spacious and speedy buying process.

⇒The store is also expanding its counter on the second floor, where it is now able to offer a more spacious and speedy purchase service. The famous "IOSYS purchase center" has reopened!

Closed

December 31 "Nishikawa Electronic Parts" where all kinds of screws are available

Nishikawa Electronic Parts Co., Ltd. will close its business in December 2023. The reason for the closure is "various reasons.

⇒Nishikawa Electronic Components", where all kinds of screws are available, will close its business in December 2023!

December 3, Yellow Submarine operated "Akihabara Scale Shop".

Yellow Submarine's "Akihabara Scale Shop," which used to sell scale models of cars, motorcycles, car washes, airplanes, etc., will close its doors on December 3, 2023. The reason for the closure is the expiration of the contract with the building.

⇒Yellow Submarine Akihabara Scale Shop will close on December 3, 2023!

November 20: Interesting electronics store "Sanko" second store

On November 20, "Sanko Rare Mono Shop" No.2 closed due to relocation. It is a sister store of the main store of "Sanko Rare Mono Shop," an interesting home electronics store full of individuality. The new location is on the 4th floor of CeeU Yokohama, a shopping mall located a 4-minute walk from Yokohama Station.

⇒The second interesting home electronics store "Sanko" was found to be relocated to Yokohama!

Early Nov. Familiar with 13-hour all-you-can-drink 2,000 yen! Concept Cafe "Charlotte" in Akihabara

In Akihabara, where many concept cafes - a.k.a. con-cafes - have opened, the English pub concept café Charlotte, which had a strong presence, closed its doors in early November.

⇒Charlotte is well known for its 13-hour all-you-can-drink price of 2,000 yen! Charlotte, a concept cafe in Akihabara, had closed before we knew it.