Yellow Submarine Akihabara for Model Kits
Use Yellow Submarine as a character-model and tool/material comparison inside Radio Kaikan, not as a replacement for every specialist in Akihabara.
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Current store: Akihabara Main Store ★ Mint
Yellow Submarine's current official page lists the Akihabara Main Store ★ Mint in Akihabara Radio Kaikan. The store handles new and used character plastic models, figures, Mini 4WD, tools/materials, work kits and hobby books alongside its game/card categories.
The old separate Scale Shop is closed
Yellow Submarine's official notice states that the standalone Akihabara Scale Shop closed on December 3, 2023, with some products planned to be handled by the Radio Kaikan Main Store ★ Mint instead. Do not follow an old guide to the former separate scale-shop address.
Use it for character kits and hobby support
Record whether the item is new or used, full kit or option part, and whether tools/materials are the actual reason for the stop. If scale-model breadth is the priority, compare with Volks or another current scale-model retailer.
Pair it with other Radio Kaikan floors
AmiAmi on 4F and Volks Hobby Square on 8F can answer different shopping questions in the same building. Use our Akihabara route guide rather than treating every floor as mandatory.
Use current store structure, not old Akihabara guides
The important planning point is that the old separate Scale Shop is no longer a distinct stop. Build the day around the current Radio Kaikan Main Store ★ Mint and use Volks or another specialist if you need deeper scale-model coverage. Save the exact category you need before entering—character kit, Mini 4WD, tool/material or used item—so the current store's broad hobby mix remains useful rather than confusing.
Use the store's broad hobby mix intentionally
If your target is only one character kit, avoid letting card games, figures and unrelated hobby categories reset the shopping list. Keep the model-kit goal visible and stop once the relevant comparison is complete.
Official Yellow Submarine information checked September 29, 2026. Older web guides may still reference the closed standalone Scale Shop.