乙女ロード

Otome Road

In Brief

Shopping Street in Ikebukuro, Tokyo

10am - 9pm

Allow 2 hours

No regular closing days

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Updated 30 March 2020

About Otome Road

Otome Road - literally Maiden Road - is a major shopping haven for anime, manga, cosplay and otaku culture geared towards women.

Less overtly sexual and frenetic than Akihabara, Otome Road can be thought of as a calmer, more refined introduction to the subculture.

The area features a number of well known stores, including Animate Ikebukuro and K-Books, smaller DVD and book stores, plus cafes including several butler cafes.

Be sure to visit some of the smaller streets off the main road too, as they contain a range of smaller stores.