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Super Potato Akihabara

スーパーポテト 秋葉原店

Akihabara · near Akihabara (JR) (5 min walk)

Tokyo's best-known retro game store, spread over three floors of a Sotokanda building; the 5th-floor 'retro-kan' has classic cabinets set up for casual play.

Why children love it: A living museum of Nintendo/Sega/Sony history with a top-floor arcade where kids can actually play the old machines their parents grew up on.

Best for
Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17), Adults
Time to allow
1h
Opening hours
Approx 11:00–20:00 daily (sources disagree; some list later closing) — confirm on arrival
Price
Free
Booking
Usually walk-in
Indoor / weather
indoor · rainy-day ok
Confidence
Confirm before booking

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Editor’s note: Opening hours are inconsistent across sources (11:00–20:00 vs later). Official site could not be fetched (403); flag hours as unconfirmed exact.