[August 2021] Akihabara store closings

June is finally here and summer is here.
Vaccinations are now being administered to people other than the elderly, so perhaps the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to improve.
Although the number of people is increasing, it is still far from the explosive increase in tourists that was originally expected during the Olympics.
This time, we've compiled a list of stores in Akihabara that have closed.

※If you have any omissions or corrections, please contact us via Twitter (@akihabara_bc) or let us know in the comments.

Akihabara store closures and relocations in June 2021 (in chronological order)

Closures and relocations: 6 store

Adores Akihabara 2nd store

Opening date: Friday, June 20, 2015
Closing date: Wednesday, May 30, 2021

Akihabara 2nd store sold prizes related to anime and works aimed at women.
The closure is due to "various circumstances," and the exact reason for the closure has not been revealed.
In October of last year, the neighboring "Adoa's Akihabara store" closed, marking Adoa's complete withdrawal from Akihabara.

Adores will seriously disappear from Akihabara pic.twitter.com/2GVtcF6Bbr

— Akihabara Base Camp (@akihabara_bc) June 14, 2021

https://akihabara-bc.jp/akihabara-heiten-202010/

ANION STATION AKIHABARA Main Store

Opening date: Saturday, November 16, 2016
Closing date: Sunday, June 20, 2021

A cafe and bar that has collaborated with various works.
There must have been some serious fans who collected the request tickets that came with the drinks and food.
In February, the adjacent Lantis Station AKIHABARA closed, and this too closed after its collaboration with iM@S.

AniON in Akihabara closed yesterday.
Mom was a good guy... pic.twitter.com/A9bZsBHsJk

— Akihabara Base Camp (@akihabara_bc) June 21, 2021

https://akihabara-bc.jp/akihabara-heiten-202102/

Access Ticket Akihabara Store

Closing date: Sunday, June 27, 2021

A gift certificate shop located on the first floor of the Don Quijote Akihabara store.
It is said that it will move to "next to Radio Kaikan" on July 5th, but the exact location is unknown.
The former Pablo site is a likely candidate.

World Mobile Akihabara store

Relocation and closure date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

The Geo-affiliated store "World Mobile Akihabara Store" located in Sotokanda 1-chome has closed and been relocated and merged into "Geo Mobile Akihabara Store" in front of JR Akihabara Station.
After the relocation, the store began operating in July on the 3rd and 4th floors of the building that houses the Geo Mobile Akihabara store.
The store sells the same items as the previous store, including used smartphones and used game consoles.

Starbucks Coffee JR Akihabara Station Ladder Store

Opening date: Friday, June 14, 2017
Closing date: Wednesday, May 30, 2021

The JR Akihabara Station Platform Store was located inside Akihabara Station, near the platform for the Sobu Line heading up.
This store is said to be the first Starbucks Coffee store to be located inside the ticket gates of a JR East station.
There are two other Starbucks stores in Akihabara: Atre Akihabara 1 and Akihabara Ekimae.

The Starbucks inside Akihabara Station will be closing today. pic.twitter.com/9SDBcx4IX1

— Akihabara Base Camp (@akihabara_bc) June 30, 2021

TOKKA Bazaar Main Store (Integrated)

Closing date: Wednesday, May 30, 2021

TOKKA Bazaar Main Store, which sold digital accessories and bulk items, will close at the end of June.
It was merged with the second store on Junk Street, located nearby.

*Added on August 4, 2021 for World Mobile Akihabara Store.

The last Adores store in Akihabara has finally closed

Akihabara is seeing a series of amusement stores close due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Following the closure of "Adoa's Akihabara Store" and "Karaoke Adoa's Akihabara Store" in 2020, "Adoa's Akihabara 2nd Store" has also closed, meaning that Adoa's is no longer in Akihabara.
In addition, AniON STATION AKIHABARA Main Store will also be closing.
This is a collaboration cafe modeled after the anime song clubs that were gaining popularity at the time, and I'm sure many people visited it when collaborations were made with their favorite content.
It's a shame that a playground like this is no longer around.