TohoToho Where to stay in Akihabara
秋葉原 · Tokyo · measured from Akihabara station (35.6985, 139.7755)
How Akihabara compares with the 30 areas we measure
| What | Within 800 m | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train station | 4 | 8 of 30 | 3 |
| Bus stop | 29 | 9 of 30 | 25 |
| Convenience store | 43 | 4 of 30 | 27 |
| Places to eat | 1,501 | 10 of 30 | 898 |
| Cafe | 386 | 7 of 30 | 154 |
| Supermarket | 18 | 3 of 30 | 6 |
| Pharmacy / drugstore | 63 | 9 of 30 | 38 |
| ATMs that take foreign cards | 52 | 2 of 30 | 31 |
| Bars and nightlife | 269 | 13 of 30 | 193 |
| Things to see | 53 | 11 of 30 | 38 |
| Park or garden | 15 | 15 of 30 | 15 |
| Police box (koban) | 8 | 9 of 30 | 4 |
| Coin lockers | 12 | 2 of 30 | 3 |
Counted within 800 m of the point above — about a ten minute walk — with duplicates folded, exactly as the report below counts them. The median is the middle of the 30 areas measured here, which is what makes a count mean anything: whether 27 convenience stores is a lot depends on where else you could have stayed. Categories our sources cover unevenly are left out of this table and appear in the report below, labelled as not counted.
A station, and everything open around it.
- Train stationAkihabara · 1 min
- Convenience store43 m
- Places to eat1,501 found
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What is actually within a 10 minute walk
Straight-line distance from the building, measured against OpenStreetMap. Walking times use 80 m per minute, the convention used by Japanese property listings. Only about four in ten places in Japan have an English name in OpenStreetMap, so some names below appear in Japanese — still useful for showing to a taxi driver or matching a shopfront.
Getting around
Train station
4 foundEverything else you do in a day starts here.
- Akihabara 秋葉原1 min · 0 m
- Iwamotocho 岩本町4 min · 317 m
- Suehirocho 末広町8 min · 606 m
- Kanda 神田8 min · 673 m
Bus stop
not in this reading29 foundWhere there is no train, this is the way out. Stops on both sides of one road are counted once.
- Izumibashi-shutchojo 和泉橋出張所2 min · 126 m
- Akihabara Station 秋葉原駅2 min · 141 m
Daily needs
the hotel can’t do these for youConvenience store
43 foundOpen late, sells water, food, and usually has an ATM that takes foreign cards.
- NewDays 1 min · 43 m
- 7-Eleven セブン-イレブン1 min · 57 m
Pharmacy / drugstore
63 foundGetting ill is the thing most likely to ruin a trip.
- Tomozu Akihabara Branch トモズ 秋葉原店1 min · 26 m
- Daikoku Drug ダイコクドラッグ1 min · 34 m
Supermarket
18 foundMatters once you are staying more than a few nights.
- Nippon Hyakkaten Shokuhinkan 日本百貨店しょくひんかん3 min · 253 m
- Seijo Ishii 成城石井3 min · 272 m
ATMs that take foreign cards
52 foundSeven Bank, Lawson Bank, E-net, Aeon and Japan Post accept cards issued outside Japan. Most other Japanese bank ATMs decline them, so they are not counted here. Post offices are counted, because that is where most Japan Post machines are.
- Seven Bank セブン銀行1 min · 32 m
- E-net イーネット1 min · 79 m
Eating
Places to eat
1,501 foundRestaurants and fast food. Cafes are not counted — most close before dinner.
- Nadaifujisoba Akihabaraiten 1 min · 25 m
- Budoya 1 min · 25 m
- Dashi Ya だしや1 min · 25 m
Cafe
not in this reading386 foundSomewhere to sit in the morning that is not your room.
- Hachi Pan Cafe 1 min · 51 m
- Tully's Coffee 1 min · 65 m
Things to see
Things to see
not in this reading53 foundAttractions, museums, viewpoints, castles and monuments. Ordinary neighbourhood shrines are not counted — Japan has tens of thousands, and counting them would make every street look remarkable.
- San Francisco Fillmore Wolfgang's Vault Art Museum 2 min · 199 m
- EBIHARA 海老原商店3 min · 246 m
- Monument of Fire Protection at Great Kanto Earthquake 関東大震災防火の碑3 min · 269 m
Public bath / onsen
not in this reading4 foundOften the reason for the trip rather than a convenience.
- Otama Yu Spa 於玉湯8 min · 634 m
- RAKU SPA 1010 Kanda RAKU SPA 1010 神田9 min · 686 m
Park or garden
not in this reading15 foundSomewhere to walk that is not a shopping street.
- Akihabara Park 秋葉原公園1 min · 84 m
- Akihabara chuo reiwa Hiroba (Akihabara Central Reiwa Square) 秋葉原中央令和広場2 min · 136 m
Souvenir shops
not scored22 foundShown for information only. About 3,000 are mapped for the whole country against many times that in reality, so a hit here is worth something and a miss means nothing.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- GENERAL STORE RAILYARD Akihabara Branch GENERAL STORE RAILYARD 秋葉原店1 min · 55 m
- Aribaba Akihabara Branch アリババ秋葉原店1 min · 93 m
At night
material, not a verdictBars and nightlife
269 foundCounted as a plus here. A property tool would count the same places as a minus.
- Basic Bar bB 1 min · 5 m
- Gyuukaku Akihabara Shouwa Toori Branch 牛角 秋葉原昭和通り店1 min · 16 m
Police box (koban)
8 foundStaffed neighbourhood police posts. The default place to go if something goes wrong.
- Police box 4 min · 312 m
- Koban 万世橋警察署岩本町交番4 min · 349 m
Coin lockers
12 foundFor the hours before check-in and after check-out.
- Packcity Japan PUDOステーション2 min · 127 m
- Tsukuba Ekusupuresu Akihabara Station つくばエクスプレス秋葉原駅5 min · 396 m
Laundromat
not scored8 foundNeeded once a trip runs past a week.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Pierrot 234 Go Kanda Sudachoten Coin Laundry ピエロ5 min · 372 m
- Laundromat 5 min · 429 m
Post office
not in this reading12 foundSends things home, and holds a Japan Post ATM that takes foreign cards — away from the cities this is often the only one within walking distance. Sub-post offices (簡易郵便局) frequently have no machine, so they are listed here but not counted as ATMs.
- Akihabara UDX Post Office 秋葉原UDX内郵便局4 min · 319 m
- Kanda Sudachou Post Office 神田須田町郵便局4 min · 354 m
Currency exchange
not scored3 foundShown for information only. 197 exchange counters are mapped for the whole country, far fewer than exist, so they are never scored. If you have a card, the ATM count above is the more reliable answer.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Travelex 1 min · 115 m
- Ninja Money Exchange 2 min · 164 m
Before you arrive
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