Don’t want to bounce around the city visiting each and every individual character shop? Just make your way to Tokyo Station as this landmark building houses an entire section dedicated to the country’s most popular characters from manga and anime.
This one-stop shopping destination offers an interesting, albeit somewhat overwhelming, crash course on the who’s who of Japanese manga and anime.There are more than 30 shops dedicated to household names such as Pokémon, Studio Ghibli, Doraemon, Rilakkuma, Crayon Shin-chan and Hello Kitty.There’s even a few stores dedicated to foreign imports that have made it here in Japan, such as the cute bunny Miffy, the Moomin family and, of course, Snoopy. Just make sure to set aside plenty of time as there is lots to get through.