When gamers think of electronics and video game shopping in Japan, most people name Tokyo’s Akihabara as its epitome. However, not many may know that Osaka, Japan, has an Akihabara equivalent named Den-Den Town.

Much like Akihabara, Den-Den Town is chock full of otaku goodness. Just a few years ago, one could actually count the number of video game and figure specialty shops on one hand but now it seems to have experienced a growth explosion.

Den-Den Town (Nipponbashi) is short for Denki no Machi (which means Electric Town in Japanese) and as a place that was once famous for its variety of…

If you’re a gamer heading to Japan, chances are you’ll stop by Akihabara. Akihabara is a part of Tokyo offically known as Chiyoda-ku that is famous for being a hot shopping area and mecca for electronics, gadgets, anime and video game fans.

Akihabara, also referred to as Akihabara Electric Town or Akiba, is a commercial district with electronics retailers, as well as manga and anime stores, book stores and video game shops. The best part is new and used items can be found there. The main street features stores selling the newest products. If you venture down the side-streets, you’ll find stores selling used items.

So in case any Important Importables readers are heading to Japan, or dreaming about heading to Japan, here are a few key locations you will definitely want to visit…