6 Akihabara stores where you can try out gaming chairs and see them on display

Gaming chairs are becoming increasingly popular due to the e-sports boom and the increase in working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, if you buy something online without seeing it in person, it may not suit you.
So this time, we'll introduce you to a store in Akihabara where you can actually sit in and choose a gaming chair.

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Akihabara PC shop selling gaming chairs

Tsukumo PC Main Store/II - Gaming chairs from various manufacturers on display and for sale

This store is a combination of two adjacent PC shops, Tsukumo's Main PC Store and Main PC Store II.
Gaming chairs are sold on the second floor of PC Main Store II.

The floor is lined with gaming chairs from various manufacturers.
With this, you're sure to find something you like.

The "Active Gaming Seat," a gaming chair developed by PUMA and Playseat, was also on sale.

There are also exhibits combining it with other gaming furniture.
This seems like it would be helpful.

TSUKUMO eX. - Razer specialty store on the basement floor

Tsukumo eX. is located along Chuo Dori, near the Don Quijote Akihabara store.
This is a store that mainly sells PC parts, but the basement floor is home to RAZERSTORE, a specialty store for the gaming gear brand Razer.

As it is a specialty store, they naturally only stock Razer-related gaming chairs, but if you are a Razer fan or want to complete your gaming setup with Razer (that's important to you), this is the place to go.

PC Shop Arc - Noblechairs gaming chairs on display

Ark is a computer shop located on Junk Street.
This store had several gaming chairs on display from the German gaming chair brand "noblechairs."

Electronics retailers in Akihabara that sell gaming chairs

Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba - On display at the gaming goods corner on the 2nd floor

Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba, an electronics retailer on the Showa-dori side of Akihabara, has a gaming goods corner on the second floor where gaming chairs are lined up.

You can try out the gaming chairs on display.

There were also exhibits for teleworking and office use.

2022/11/10 postscript

In addition to the gaming device section on the second floor, there is also a gaming device corner on the sixth floor.
There are also many gaming chairs on display here, and you can try them out.

Bic Camera AKIBA - Gaming device corner on the 4th floor

Bic Camera Akiba, located along Chuo Dori, has a gaming device corner on the 4th floor.
Here, gaming chairs are lined up along with gaming PCs and other equipment.
Although the area is smaller than that of Yodobashi Camera, the exhibition is filled with a "gaming feel" with a black base.

Sofmap Akihabara PC & Digital Store - Pre-opening from April 9, 2021

Sofmap's gaming device corner will move from "Sofmap AKIBA 2nd Store PC General Building" to "Sofmap AKIBA PC & Digital Building",Pre-opening from April 9, 2021.

Gaming devices are lined up by manufacturer and brand.
Among the electronics retailers in Akihabara, Sofmap seems to be putting a lot of effort into gaming devices.

The only gaming chairs on display were Razer's "Iskur" and Logitech's "Embody Gaming Chair," but both are expensive products, so it's probably worth sitting in one.
In particular, this is currently the only store in Akihabara where you can try out the Embody Gaming Chair.

Before buying a gaming chair, try sitting in it to see how it feels!

Akihabara has many stores where you can try out gaming chairs.
Of course, it is possible to easily purchase it online, but in that case, you will inevitably prioritize appearance and catalog specifications.
Since gaming chairs are used for long periods of time, if you don't choose one that fits your body type, it may not be comfortable and you may even end up in an awkward position, which could interfere with your gameplay and even your daily life.
In fact, I was suffering from back pain because of an ill-fitting chair, but after checking the actual product and switching to a carefully selected gaming chair, my condition improved significantly.
For this reason, we strongly recommend that you actually sit in a chair, not just a gaming chair, in a store to check how it feels before purchasing.

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*2022/11/10 Added Yodobashi Camera's new e-sports corner