Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago
Shinjuku in Tokyo is mostly known for Kabukicho and Golden Gai, the infamous party districts. But there's also a lot of geek stores and geek activities to be found in Shinjuku. I decided to explore the nerdy side of this entertainment area!
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First of all, I had to explore some of the many gashapon stores and crane game places that can be found all over Shinjuku - as well as arcade games. Some of these include GiGO, but also places like the Shinjuku Namco Tower.
I also paid a visit to a pachinko parlor, to check out another type of gaming that can be found here, and the completely amazing 8 Bit Cafe in the east side of Shinjuku. And speaking of geek cafes and bars, there's an absolutely amazing place called Animeholic in Golden Gai - and of course I had to see what you could find there.
Maid Cafes are mostly associated with Akihabara, but there's one in Shinjuku too. So, purely for science, I had to see what that's all about as well. I wanted to check out the restaurant Alice in Fantasy Book too, but I only got a few shots inside the restaurant unfortunately.
But there's more! I finish off this video with a visit to the Samurai Restaurant - which might not be super geeky in itself, but it's definitely a unique experience. Authentic? Not at all! But really fun.
Special thanks to Primaru for the music!
soundcloud.com/p_rimaru
Shinjuku in Tokyo is mostly known for Kabukicho and Golden Gai, the infamous party districts. But there's also a lot of geek stores and geek activities to be found in Shinjuku. I decided to explore the nerdy side of this entertainment area!
For more upcoming geeky adventures, make sure you subscribe: youtube.com/@thisisgeeky?sub_confirmation=1
First of all, I had to explore some of the many gashapon stores and crane game places that can be found all over Shinjuku - as well as arcade games. Some of these include GiGO, but also places like the Shinjuku Namco Tower.
I also paid a visit to a pachinko parlor, to check out another type of gaming that can be found here, and the completely amazing 8 Bit Cafe in the east side of Shinjuku. And speaking of geek cafes and bars, there's an absolutely amazing place called Animeholic in Golden Gai - and of course I had to see what you could find there.
Maid Cafes are mostly associated with Akihabara, but there's one in Shinjuku too. So, purely for science, I had to see what that's all about as well. I wanted to check out the restaurant Alice in Fantasy Book too, but I only got a few shots inside the restaurant unfortunately.
But there's more! I finish off this video with a visit to the Samurai Restaurant - which might not be super geeky in itself, but it's definitely a unique experience. Authentic? Not at all! But really fun.
Special thanks to Primaru for the music!
soundcloud.com/p_rimaru
