Japan is a paradise for every Otaku and Cosplayer. We heard in Akihabara are some Cosplay shops and since we were quite curious, we wanted to check them out.

We found ACos that sells new costumes but also a variety of Cosplay goods like wigs, contact lenses, make-up and much more. The costumes seem to have a very good quality but were kind of expensive. I am not sure if you're allowed to try them on, I guess not since there were no changing rooms. I heard they have a second store in Ikebukuro.

We also checked Cospa with it's high quality wigs, as well as various kinds of Cosplay goods. However, it was even more expensive that ACos.

If you want second hand costumes then you should check out Mandarake. We found some really good ones there but you better pay attention. There might be some cosmetic defects since they are already used. It's very useful to have someone who can speak and read Japanese since some of the costumes are in big baskets where you cant clearly see the whole thing.

We got hungry and bought some ice cream with red bean paste, fruits and something slimy we actually didn't like very much. We prefer the traditional ice cream with green tea flavor, hell yes! Red bean paste was good, though.

In the evening we met the friend of my friend in Meguro who actually lives and studies in Tokyo and took a nice walk through the area. Meguro is a district in southwest Tokyo, named after the Meguro River. Talking about the river, it's definitively worth it to take a walk alongside. We were lucky that the cherry blossoms were blooming and they had beautiful lampions along the whole way. We saw many couples there during that time.