Guides
Guides for making the most of Akihabara’s trading card shops — area walkthroughs, model courses, and how-to basics.
Area Guides
Akihabara Electric Town Exit: The Complete Trading Card Shop Guide
A walking guide to the trading card shops clustered around the Electric Town Exit of JR Akihabara Station — how to reach Radio Kaikan and Chuo-dori on foot, how to find Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece specialists, and tips for covering the area efficiently.
Suehirocho & Chuo-dori: A Quieter Card Shop Strip in Akihabara
A guide to the trading card shops along Chuo-dori as it runs north toward Suehirocho Station — a calmer stretch than the station front, good for browsing singles at a relaxed pace, with tips on combining it with the Electric Town Exit area.
Akihabara Radio Kaikan: A Floor-by-Floor Card Shop Guide
How to make the most of Akihabara Radio Kaikan, the multi-floor hobby building right at the station Electric Town Exit — which floors hold card shops, how to move between them efficiently, and where to go next.
How to Buy Trading Cards in Akihabara
A practical guide to buying trading cards in Akihabara, Tokyo — where the shops are, tax-free shopping, Japanese vs. English cards, what "oripa" random packs are, payment and etiquette, and how to plan your walking route.
Model Courses
Akihabara Half-Day Card Shop Course (3 to 4 Hours)
A model half-day route for covering Akihabara trading card shops efficiently — starting at Radio Kaikan, moving through the Electric Town Exit area, and finishing toward Suehirocho, with tips for adapting it to the games you care about.
How to Use the Akihabara Card Shop Route Planner
A guide to using the AkibaCardMap route planner to build an efficient walking route around Akihabara trading card shops — pick your shops or card games and get an optimized order, plus tips on how the area shop clusters are laid out.
By Card Game
Where to Buy Pokémon Cards in Akihabara
A guide to finding Pokémon TCG shops in Akihabara — the basics of rarity tiers and Japanese vs. English versions, four representative shops to start with, and the difference between singles, sealed product, and oripa.
Where to Buy One Piece Card Game Cards in Akihabara
A guide to One Piece Card Game shops in Akihabara — the leader-card deckbuilding system that makes it distinct, four representative shops, and the difference between singles, sealed product, and oripa.
Where to Buy Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards in Akihabara
A guide to Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG shops in Akihabara — over 25 years of card history, rarity tiers, four representative shops covering everything from vintage cards to the current meta, and the difference between singles, sealed product, and oripa.
By Purpose
秋葉原でデュエルスペースがあるトレカショップ
秋葉原でカードゲームを対戦・プレイできる「デュエルスペース」があるトレカショップの探し方ガイド。フリー対戦と大会の違い、予約や持ち物、席数の見方、対戦相手の見つけ方まで、はじめて対戦しに行く人向けにまとめました。
秋葉原でトレカを買取に出すには
秋葉原のトレカショップでカードを「売る（買取）」ときの基礎ガイド。店頭買取と宅配買取の違い、当日に必要な本人確認書類（古物営業法）、査定額の見方や気をつけたいこと、複数店を比較するコツを、相場の数値には踏み込まず一般論でまとめました。
夜遅くまで開いている秋葉原のトレカショップ
仕事や学校の帰りでも寄れる、夜遅く（20時以降）まで営業している秋葉原のトレカショップの探し方ガイド。閉店時間は店ごとに違う点や、買取カウンターの受付終了、夜に効率よく複数店を回るコツまでまとめました。