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This is a preview of the full content of our Japan’s Best app.

Please consider downloading this app to support small independent publishing and because:

  • All content is designed for mobile devices and works best there.
  • Detailed in-app maps will help you find sites using your device’s GPS.
  • The app works offline (one time upgrade required on Android versions).

The app will also allow you to:

  • Add custom locations to the app map (your hotel…).
  • Create your own list of favourites as you browse.
  • Search the entire contents using a fast and simple text-search tool.
  • Make one-click phone calls (on phones).
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Manga & Anime

Anime Magazines

Manga (comics) & Anime (short for ‘animation’) are, without doubt, two of Japan’s biggest cultural exports. They are so popular in Japan that according to a 2019 study, fully 1/3 of Japanese read manga or watch anime frequently.

Otaku (obsessed fans) are all over Japan, but especially prevalent in the Akihabara district of Tōkyō (Akiba for short), where you’ll find concept cafes, comics, cosplay and all things otaku.

Manga Cafes, where you can read manga for as long as you like, have even become a cheap form of accommodation.

Read the full content in the app
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Akihabara 秋葉原

Electric town, manga & anime

Manga Cafes まんが喫茶

Stay at a ‘manga kissa’, a ‘comic book cafe’

Text © Craig McLachlan

Image by Danny Choo