Best Place to Buy Keyboards in Tokyo
Here’s the best keyboard shop that I’ve found in Tokyo. It’s in Akihabara, about 5 minutes walk from the station, in a small alley. It’s called Cleverly and there are 3 separate stores. Only one of them does all keyboards, but they’re all close together, so just ask if you land in the wrong one. Here’s the link.
http://www.clevery.co.jp/shop/shop-2.html
They have plenty of different keyboards to buy, like Filco, Happy Hacking, Microsoft. They have both Japanese layout keyboards and American (US ascii) layout, all nicely set out so you can try the action on them. As far as Filco keyboards go, last time I was there there were about 10 or 15 to choose from, with Alps and Cherry switches, as well as a Bluetooth wireless keyboard. They have more PC keyboards, but have a few specifically for mac, including the very stylish mac happy hacking keyboard.
Along with keyboards, there are mice and other accessories, but the main focus is keyboards. If you want to see Akihabara keyboard Otaku, this is the place to come. The only problem is that it’s a tiny shop, and all the geeks have their Otaku standard backpacks on. Combine that with the cup ramen and pizza diet and it’s hard to get past. Here’s the details of the shop:
Map: http://mymapofjapan.com/spot.php?id=k3ad5v
Cleverly No. 2
Chiyoda-ku, Soto Kanda 3 Chome 13-2
クレバリー２号店
東京都千代田区外神田3丁目13番2号
Telephone: 03-5296-1775
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 20:00
Sunday, Holidays: 19:30
Click on the link above for a map.
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