Electronic shopping in Tokyo
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Tsukumo Robotto Ō-Koku
Fancy a bipedal humanoid robot? Or would a talking Hello Kitty do the trick? Japan’s first robotto (robot) shop (2000) is at the forefront of the home robot revolution; also sells DIY robot kits. It’s one of several ō-koku (kingdoms) in the Tsukumo building, which also includes a pasokon ō-koku (personal computer kingdom), a monitā-ō-koku (monitor kingdom) etc. Did we mention otaku love Akihabara?
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Sofmap
Crafty marketing, ruthless discounting and a staff of tech geeks have helped Sofmap sprout more than a dozen branches within Akihabara alone. This company rules the cut-price computer world with a silicon fist. Each shop specialises in new and used Macs, PCs and other cybergoodies; this one's the duty-free branch.
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Laox
The multilingual staff at this duty-free Laox will help you figure out whether the voltage on your new superjuicer is compatible with your home voltage before you lug it on the plane. This huge chain, selling discounted electrical equipment, has very competitive prices. There's another duty-free Laox nearby.
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Yodobashi Camera
Yodobashi is Tokyo's largest and most highly regarded camera emporium, but also carries loads of computers and other electronics. Its prices are very competitive and tourists are waived Japanese consumption tax if a valid passport is shown.
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Sakuraya
With a few branches around Shinjuku, this is the main rival to Yodobashi Camera. Like Yodobashi, it offers an incredible selection of lenses and digital cameras, and prices are similar at both shops.
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Yodobashi Camera - Chiyoda-ku
This megalith of a discount store is located on the east side of Akihabara Station, with a whopping nine floors of cameras, computer equipment and enough electronics for the most hardcore geek.
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Bic Camera
Bic Camera may or may not be, as it claims, the cheapest camera store in Japan, but its ubiquity cannot be contested, with no fewer than four locations in Ikebukuro.
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