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Active AKIBA Batting Center is on the 9th floor of the best-known store in Akihabara – Yodobashi Akiba. It is the closest to JR Akihabara station and therefore the most popular batting center in Akihabara.
Basic Instructions
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This is the entrance to Active AKIBA.
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Just go through the door near the signboard. Once in, you will see a golf field. The batting center is up the stairs.
Here is what the golf field looks like.
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When you climb the stairs, you should see a prepaid card machine. You will need one of the cards to play.
Equipment
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It may be surprising to find a batting center on the top of an electronics store but it is an authentic virtual batting center.
You can play against some of the strongest Japanese baseball players.
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Many players have visited the store but usually, it is full of baseball fans of all ages from kids to salarymen.
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It is also a great date spot.
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The strikeout located next to the entrance is equipped with a speed gun that can measure the speed of the pitched ball, so here you can measure not only your accuracy but speed as well.
Also, there is a battle mode where you can compete with family or friends.
Most bats are free to use except for a few those from special editions that are available to rent for a fee. You can rent them at the reception in front of the golf course. It is possible to rent gloves here as well.
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This is a very relaxed batting center where most people come to de-stress after work. You don’t need any extra equipment or a certain level of skill, just some free time.
Equipment
- Seven batter’s boxes with the latest edition of the virtual pitching machine
- One lane with a strikeout device equipped with a speed gun
- Metal and wood bats are available
- Free damp hand towels
Price list
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- 3 games – 1,000+tax
- 10 games – 3,000+tax
- 18 games – 5,000
- 40 games – 10,300+tax
- Batting: One game = twenty balls
- Strikeout: One game = 12 balls
The only method of payment is a prepaid card that can be bought using the machine in the store which a Japanese and English language setting. Also, this machine only accepts cash.
Address:
Hanaokacho, Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0021, Japan
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Directly connected to the stations where the following trains stop.
- JR Yamanote, Sobu and Keihin Tohoku Line
- Tsukuba Express
- Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Business hours:
10:30-22:00
Homepage: