GiGO Akihabara Building 3

What a wonderful blast to the past 🫶🏻 Each floor is dedicated to a specific genre of arcade games, and the space was sprawling with loads of machines. I had so much fun here even by myself! You can play multiple rounds of a rhythm game for just 100 yen — No wonder the arcade hobbyists can spend hours here. I also tried a driving simulator which surprisingly had 4D rocking effects. This arcade is the perfect place to end your night if you’re in the Ueno/Akihabara area.

Probably the best arcade in Akihabara. 6th floor has many classics like Outrun, House of the Dead 1-4 (and Typing of the Dead!), A wildly immersive police shooter, and many tabletop classics. There is also a seating area to rest and enjoy vending machine drinks. The other floors are what you expect from akihabara arcades: claws, rhythm, and racing.

Amazing and worth the visit. The retro 90s floor was in my opinion the best. They even have places to sit and eat with vending machines. They have change machines on every floor but we couldn’t find a place to use standard foreign credit cards to get cash, so you can bring your own. We did spend the time on how to figure out the game card, games were 200yen

6 floors of arcade machines covering anything you could ask for! Floor 6 is where the real action is - wall to wall 90s arcade machines from House of the Dead to Daytina, Outrun to Star Wars, Space Invaders to Street Fighter. ESSENTIAL!

The 6th floor has lots of fun retro arcades, like Type of the Dead, Time Crisis I and II and many more racers, DDR and bizar ones like Final Furlong where you race on plastic horses. On a Monday afternoon it was not busy at all. All games are ¥100, or ¥200 for the special ones.

Name one other arcade in Japan that has Scud Race, Gunblad New York, Lucky & Wild, Outrun 2006, Sky Target, and Armadillo Racing in the same room with a cup noodle vending machine in the corner. I rest my case as to why I rate it five stars.

6 floors of fun. Claw crane machines are very weak and seem to be scammy. Nevertheless we had a lot of fun with the arcade machines in the upper floors. We played Airhockey, Mario Kart and some other games. Just be aware that its quite noisy in there. Also very fun to see the pros playing with the machines. There are machines to change bank notes to coins

GiGO (formerly SEGA) Akihabara is a vibrant multi-level arcade in Tokyo’s electric town, offering a dynamic and nostalgic experience for gamers and anime fans alike. Spread across several floors, the facility is filled with claw machines (UFO catchers), rhythm games, classic arcade cabinets, and the latest Japanese gaming technology. Each floor is well-organized and clean, with a lively atmosphere fueled by colorful lights, upbeat music, and excited players. The location is ideal—right in the center of Akihabara’s otaku culture scene—making it a popular stop for both tourists and locals. Staff are helpful and often assist with the claw machines, and the entire building is regularly maintained despite the high foot traffic. Whether you’re there to win plush toys, challenge your reflexes, or simply soak in the gaming culture, GiGO Akihabara delivers a fun, immersive, and quintessentially Japanese arcade experience.