‪This is a shopping mall under a girder bridge, so it has many pillars and looks like a palace corridor. In the mall, many small shops sell handmade products. Works such as woodwork, leather, textures, and dyes include, for example, wooden keyboards and handmade leather bags. These are a bit expensive but almost all of them are one-of-a-kind, I can say it is reasonable. The best shop for me was SPINGLE MOVE which dealt in Japanese hand-made shoes. Sneakers looked like artwork. Staff offered a size fitting and they were also applying shoe maintenance. Looking at these items was enjoyable.‬

‪Had a great time shopping here on a drizzly grey day in June 2019. My partner is crazy about gaming so was amusing himself shopping in Akiba, but after a day of following him around I needed a break. Luckily for me, I found Aki-Oka. It's a fantastic spot on a rainy day as it's all under cover, there are some benches and free wifi, and you can get coffee and a light bite from the cafe. It's also super easy to get to - just walk alongside the Yamanote line from Akiba station. And lastly, the best bit is the shopping. I bought a beautiful ceramic brooch from a pottery studio, a wooden-faced stainless steel watch from the woodware store, and could happily have spent much, much more. Nothing is cheap because it's all beautifully hand-crafted, but for what it is, it's well-priced. And it's always nice to have pleasant memories to go with a treasured item.‬