JapanTravelTips 6/18/2015 Tokyo Anime Center,Akihabara&Ginza

When there was not so much to do on a lazy day in Tokyo, I used to visit Akihabara, the Electric Town of Tokyo. Many times my friends from overseas asked for me to send them some goods or manga related merchandise, so Akihabara was the first place to come to mind.

Ginza, the biggest attraction in Tokyo Metropolitan area. The Japanese-style bar (izakaya) we are going to talk about this time is located in the Ginzaicchoume, which appears normal and is located close to the main street. This bar is called “Tofuro”.

Goruya Ramen specialises in ‘iekei’, or house-style, ramen which is a style originally devised by Yokohama’s Yoshimura-ya ramen shop in 1974 and essentially inspired by the idea of combining Kyushu tonkotsu and Tokyo shōyu​ styles of ramen (and therefore colloquially known as ‘Yokohama-style’).

Tokyo Anime Center in Akihabara is unique for having anime and manga cels on display. 1/3rd of visitors are foreigners! It’s hard to find so we have a landmark for you to use detailed at the end. 1.

If you’ve spent any amount of time living in Japan, you already know exactly what I’m talking about. But in case you’re not familiar, or you call it something else, I am talking about The Gaijin Nod.