Fans of many kinds of niche media want to visit Japan, whether they’re into manga, anime, or video games. Our Thai editor, who is also an otaku, has some great suggestions for activities that any otaku visiting Japan should do except buy. Among these activities are visits to butler cafés and excursions to locations featured in anime.
An Absolute Paradise for Fans of Japanese Subculture
Some of the most well-known and famous examples of Japanese popular culture and subcultures include manga, anime, and videogames, in addition to idol groups and J-Pop. Anime fans everywhere may relate to the dream of one day visiting Japan just to stock up on merch inspired by their favourite shows. The word “otaku” is used to describe people with such fanatical interests. So here are all that you will need to know about the otaku tours.
Our Thai writer fell in love with Japan’s otaku subculture and decided to go there to become a full-fledged part of it.
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Shopping for items like figurines, books, and other memorabilia is a top priority for otaku on trips to Japan. Nipponbashi in Osaka, and Akihabara and Ikebukuro in Tokyo, are three districts where shoppers may spend their money till it is gone.
However, if you’re an otaku visiting Japan, there’s more to the country than just shopping. This article provides advice on how to make the most of your stay in Japan from the viewpoint of an otaku.
Join along on a Studio Tour at a Popular Anime.
Travelling visiting the settings shown in their favourite anime and reading the original novels are two great ways for fans to really feel like they’ve entered their beloved characters’ worlds. Due to the prevalence of Japanese settings in media, you may be able to really visit the cafe or bakery featured in your favourite show.
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Travelling to the locations used in their favourite stories is a fun way for many readers, moviegoers, and TV viewers to feel closer to the stories they like so much.
The 2016 release of the popular animated film “Your Name” sparked a surge in the number of people on seichi junrei tours, in which they visit locations from popular anime. This resulted in a rise in “anime tourism,” a term that became widely used in 2016. Anime fans who wish to recreate some of their favourite scenes from the programme may do so in two real-life Tokyo locations: Shinjuku and Gifu Prefecture.
It is speculated that the spike in demand for anime location tours was sparked by the success of the anime “Lucky Star” in 2007. Washinomiya Shrine (called Takanomiya Shrine in the anime) is located in the prefecture of Saitama, and fans go there to create pictures of their favourite characters on emas (prayer plaques) at the shrine.
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It’s hard to get more otaku than taking a trip with your favourite character, who also happens to make the trip more fun. Fans of Japanese animation and comic books often bring their most prized collectable figurines on the road with them. They have followers all around the world. Of course, much like their Western counterparts, Japanese otakus like doing things like shooting photographs in various locations to create “moe” memories.
