How to find an airsoft gun shop & target range in Tokyo or Osaka, Japan

(Picture of Echigoya Suehirocho 2F)

Ok so now we've covered the basics its time to go for a shoot. Where? I hear you ask. I remember my first time to Tokyo, Japan and it was a little confusing with limited Japanese and no understanding of Japanese written word it comes down to what what your tour guide has booked you or your own adventures coupled with a bit of internet searching and brochure/review reading.

If you do your internet searching and airsoft gun review reading you may come across Tokyo Marui Blogspot where I can become you tour guide and adventure provider!

Now this is part where I must say after a bit of crafty searching and giving the locals a bit of a hard time I made my way to the first of two Echigoya Gun & Military stores in Suehirocho. From here I quizzed what appeared to be the manager who passed me off to one of his english speaking counterparts who gave me a map to Asobit City in Akihabara and a map for the Echigoya store in Okubo, of which turned out to me my two main places for target practice and both have a different setup and feel which I will explain below.

Target Range #1 - Echigoya Okubo

Closest Station: Okubo JR Station (Chuo Local Yellow Line)

Directions:

Leave via the south exit and proceed up the diagonal left road and when you come to the main road, look left and there it is.

Target Range #2 - Akihabara - Aso Bit City


Closest Station: Akihabara JR Station (Yamanote Green Line)
                        Akihabara Tokyo Metro Station (Hibya Grey Line)

Directions:

If you were to come out to the Akihabara Electric Town exit, you would follow the strip to the left till it ends, take another left and 50 metres down there is Aso Bit City in Seven floors of glory. 6F is Gun shop and also takes registration/booking for the target range on the 7F.

This video is taken from Akihabara Tokyo Metro Station as that was most convenient for me to get there, either way as you can see there is a big block circling the JR station so this range is an easy to find location

Target Range #3 - Osaka - First Gun & Surplus Pro Shop

Closest Station: Osaka City Subway Nagata Station (Chuo Green Line)

Directions: Proceed out of exit 3 to your right (There should be a Sunkus store if your headed in the correct direction) and head up three or so blocks until you see First store and shooting range on the right hand corner, see below for maps

Target Range #4 - Yokohama - PCM Shooting Range

Closest Station: Sotetsu Rail Wadamachi Station - Connect from Yokohama JR station

Directions: Is not to be confused by the 'Tsutaya' marking on google maps, rest assured this is Wadamachi station. You are pretty much forced onto an overhead bridge which sends you in the right direction which is a small bridge with an overarching 'Wadamachi' sign. Follow this road up and before you hit the end of the road you will notice small signage on the right hand side beckoning you to the third floor of said building for some hardcore airsoft action!