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Akihabara ZEST

秋葉原ZEST

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Idol theaters & live

Imai Building B1F

150-capacity basement live house booked for underground idol lives and anisong events

Hours

Hours unverified

How to find it

In the Sotokanda 3-chome block west of Chuo-dori, on the basement floor of the building at 3-2-14 beside the Akibaoo parts-and-sundries shop. Six minutes from JR Akihabara's Electric Town Exit, seven from Hibiya-line exit 3, eight from the Tsukuba Express A2 exit. There is no lift, so it is stairs down.

Tips

  • It is not a walk-in venue: it opens only for booked events, so check the performer's or organiser's announcement for the day before heading over.
  • Capacity is 150 standing, 100 theatre-style or 80 at tables, in about 200 square metres.
  • It sits one floor underground with no lift - stairs only - and has no parking of its own.
  • The venue is fully non-smoking and has separate changing rooms and two dressing rooms, which is why idol lives and cosplay shoots use it.
  • Opened in 2017 and run by Sound Graffiti, whose sister venue is Yotsuya LOTUS.

Also in this building

Official floor guide: Imai Building

Mercard Akihabara 2nd Storeメルカード秋葉原2号店Trading cards & board gamesUsedDuel Masters, Union Arena and Gundam card singles and buyback, with 54 duel seatsImai Building 5F
Trading Card Shop 193 Akihabaraトレーディングカードショップ193 秋葉原店Trading cards & board gamesUsedSingles for 20-plus card games plus a 156-seat duel space on 2FImai Building 2F–4F

Address

東京都千代田区外神田3-2-14 今井ビルB1F