I've compiled a list of some sorts of what I should do, but just wanted more input.
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Download Google maps of Tokyo area (for offline use)
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Google Translate with Downloaded JP Package (for offline use, I have to check if this is reliable).
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Get a Suica card, most transactions can use Suica Cards
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DiDi Taxi App (tourist friendly taxi app).
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Book an AirBnB instead of a hotel (bonus if AirBnB gives out Portable Wifi)
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Buy data sim/portable wifi in the airport (expensive but useful if no other options).
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Try International data instead
Hopefully I'll have time to visit some real life anime places like
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Gyonmae Park in Shinjuku (Garden of Words).
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Cafe La Boheme (Your Name)
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ofc Akihabara
What other tips/places can you give to this weeb.
Unfortunately it's a big group (20+)
Oooh I'll think about the coin laundry thing.
I'll check out Navitime as well.
Is nakano brodway better because price?
I guess it might depend on which Akibahara store you're going to, but at least a good number of them when I went this year (IMO) are just too 'generic' with a lot of the floor space dedicated to just the most popular franchises, with uninspiring merch (e.g. tshirts, acrylic stands) that can easily be found online.
Stuff in Nakano Broadway (where a large portion of the floorspace is dedicated to Mandarake's secondhand shops) are rarer and more diversified, and there's even a shop selling original animation cels of old anime (I was salivating over a Cardcaptor Sakura one which cost JPY500,000...). There's also the JOJO bar which is insanely cool.
I browsed r/JapanTravel a lot to look up tips and general recommendations.