50 craft workshops under the tracks between Akihabara and Okachimachi, since 2010
About fifty small shop-workshops line up under the elevated railway, each with the craftsperson at the bench: leather, wood, ceramics, jewellery, made in full view and not cheap. The name comes from the railway distance marker (2k540, that is 2 km and 540 m from Tokyo Station) and from the pun ‘Aki-Oka’, between Akihabara and Okachimachi. A couple of cafés and clean toilets also make it a stop to shelter from the rain.
Opened in December 2010 by JR East Urban Development under the Yamanote/Keihin-Tōhoku line, the complex occupies the space under the tracks between Akihabara and Okachimachi stations, in Ueno, Taitō-ku. The name combines the railway distance marker for the spot (2k540) with the pun ‘Aki-Oka’ on the two stations at either end.
ℹ️ Shops 11:00–19:00, shared corridor open 10:00–20:30; closed on Wednesdays (open if a public holiday; some shops vary). Free entry, no ticket. The pieces are almost all handmade and not cheap, according to several reviews.
🚉 Naka-okachimachi · 6 min walk
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