Square Enix Cafe Tokyo: a video game themed restaurant in Akiba
The Square Enix Cafe is a restaurant with rotating themes dedicated to the company’s video games. We paid a visit to see what it’s all about.
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Anime and gaming shopping
Evangelion Store Tokyo-01
Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) – more commonly known as Evangelion, or simply Eva – is one of the most popular anime series both within Japan and around the world. Evangelion Store Tokyo-01 is the official Evangelion shop located in Tokyo’s suburb of Ikebukuro.
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Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo: the largest Pokémon Center in Japan
The Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo in Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City shopping centre is the largest Pokémon Center in Japan. This is where Pokémon fans shop for a huge range of merchandise including limited edition items. We stopped by to have a look and to buy souvenirs for some Pokémon obsessed friends back home.
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TamaDepa: Tamagotchi Department Store Harajuku
Tamagotchis – those little electronic virtual pet toys – have been making a comeback in recent years, which is perfect timing, as everything 90s is really in right now too. For those who are into Tamagotchis now and those who remember when they were a thing about twenty years ago alike, the Tamagotchi Department Store in Harajuku is worth checking out to see the merchandise and the donuts.
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Diver City Tokyo: the ultimate Gundam experience
Diver City Tokyo Plaza is located on the artificial island Odaiba (お台場) in Tokyo Bay. It also happens to be a place of pilgrimage for many hardcore Gundam fans. Gundam (ガンダム) is an anime franchise revolving around giant robots (“mecha”) known as “mobile suits”. Diver City is home to the only full-size Gundam statue in the world. Right next to the Gundam statue is a Gundam Cafe, and inside the shopping centre is Gundam Front Tokyo – a Gundam museum.
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Artnia: the egg-shaped Square Enix store and cafe
Located in an egg shaped building in Shinjuku, Artnia is both a cafe and Square Enix merchandise store. For those who are not familiar with Square Enix, this is the company responsible for Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and other games. Restaurants, bars and cafes associated with games (as well as anime) are amongst the things that Japan does best, and Artnia is no exception.
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