{"id":8617,"date":"2018-10-16T20:42:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T12:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=8617"},"modified":"2018-10-22T11:37:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T03:37:40","slug":"tokyo-character-street-in-tokyo-character-shopping-spree-right-at-tokyo-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2018\/10\/16\/tokyo-character-street-in-tokyo-character-shopping-spree-right-at-tokyo-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Character Street in Japan: Character Shopping Spree Right at Tokyo Station!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tokyo Character Street in Tokyo | Philippine Primer Travels\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QhaBJb5Prhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just a short walk from Tokyo Ramen Street at Tokyo Station, <\/span><b>Tokyo Character Street<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a perfect destination for fans of anime, manga, and other cute Japanese characters. Almost all of the most popular Japanese characters, plus some international ones, can be found here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8618\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6921.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6921.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6921-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6921-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tokyo Character Street dominates the stretch of the North Street of First Avenue Tokyo Station, save for a few other restaurants and shops on the opposite side. There are currently 32 shops at Tokyo Character Street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8619\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6940.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6940.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6940-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6940-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of the hottest stores are the world-famous <\/span><b>Pok\u00e9mon Store<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Hello Kitty Shop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>Rilakkuma Store<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as <\/span><b>Jump Shop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where you can find various characters of manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump like One Piece and Naruto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8622\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6944.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6944.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6944-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6944-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/cafe-resto\/pokemon-cafe-in-nihombashi-tokyo-a-must-visit-for-pokemon-fans-of-all-ages\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Cafe in Nihombashi, Tokyo: A Must-Visit for Pok\u00e9mon Fans of All Ages!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8620\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6933.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6933.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6933-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6933-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8621\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6936.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6936.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6936-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6936-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Studio Ghibli fans, there is <\/span><b>Donguri Republic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which seems to be reigned over by people\u2019s best-loved Totoro. Of course, you can also find many other lovable characters like No Face and Jiji.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8623\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6925.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6925.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6925-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6925-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from the famous Japanese icons and anime characters, there are also stores with cute character items by Japanese TV stations like FujiTV, TV Tokyo, TBS, and NHK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8624\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6922.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6922.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6922-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6922-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8625\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6957.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6957.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6957-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/IMG_6957-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>How to get there<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tokyo Character Street is at First Avenue Tokyo Station, which is right at the basement floor of Tokyo Station\u2019s Yaesu Exit. You can either walk from Tokyo Ramen Street (after having a taste of one of its ramen shops), which is closest to Yaesu South Gate. Or take the basement stairs at Yaesu North Exit which leads directly to Tokyo Character Street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>From Shibuya Station<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, take the Ginza Line to Akasaka-mitsuke Station, and then transfer on the Marunouchi Line to go to Tokyo Station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>General Information<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Address: B1F First Avenue Tokyo Station, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Operating Hours: 10 am to 8:30 pm <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Website: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tokyoeki-1bangai.co.jp\/street\/character\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.tokyoeki-1bangai.co.jp\/street\/character<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/japanese\/tokyo-ramen-street-in-tokyo-the-best-of-japans-ramen-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo Ramen Street in Tokyo: The Best of Japan\u2019s Ramen Restaurants in One Place<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Written by Rei Lea\u00f1o<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This first appeared in Philippine Primer English magazine\u2019s Vol. 31 \u2013 October issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo Character Street is a perfect destination for fans of anime, manga, and other cute Japanese characters. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[562,565,1465,71,342,1407,1464],"tags":[1467,1468,1474,1476],"class_list":["post-8617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-japan-international","category-tokyo","category-tourist-spot","category-travel-guide","category-travel","category-tokyo-spot-2018","tag-tokyo-2018","tag-tokyo-spots","tag-activities-in-tokyo","tag-tokyo-character-street"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8617"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8683,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8617\/revisions\/8683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}