Akiba Cultures Zone

Akiba Culture Zone is a large store in Akihabara, Tokyo, selling Japanese anime and manga goods and secondhand figures. The first floor focuses on secondhand items, small shops occupy the second floor, and goods stores continue up to the fourth floor. Shoppers write down the number of a figure they want and hand it to a staff member, who retrieves the product, and browsing can take five hours for those with a strong interest. The same figure is priced differently on each floor, and many products cost more than elsewhere.