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A manga café - a cosy little Japanese escape, coming soon to The Millgate, Bury.
What is Dokkadoki?
Somewhere to slow down
and get lost in a story
Part manga café, part Japanese convenience store, all comfort. Grab a coffee, cook up instant ramen with toppings on the go, and settle into a cosy corner of The Millgate.
- ☕ Ueshima Coffee, Japanese sodas, matcha and sweet treats
- 📚 A wall of 1,000+ manga (and growing) to read in store
- 🍜 Self-serve instant ramen cookers with optional toppings as you make your own
- 🥪 Sandwiches, onigiri, and Japanese convenience-store-style snacks ready to grab
Fresh on eBay
Latest finds from our shop
Out and about
Upcoming events
Find us (or the things we love) at these. Come say hi! 🌸
Japan: Between the Ocean & the Seas
An Embassy of Japan exhibition explores how the seas shaped Japan’s mythology, culture, industries, crafts, art and modern pop culture.
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Kensho: Taizo Kuroda and Bokujin Sousai Inada
A free London exhibition pairing Taizo Kuroda's white porcelain with Bokujin Sousai Inada's calligraphy and sculptural practice.
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KIBOU October Sake Month Dinners 2026
Six guided Akashi-Tai sake dinners pair a tasting flight and welcome drink with KIBOU sharing or premium Tokujo menus across England.
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The Maverick Visionary: The Cinematic World of Suzuki Seijun
Japan House London presents five Suzuki Seijun films, from Tokyo Drifter to the Taishō Trilogy, with Japanese dialogue and English subtitles.
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Nao-cola Yamazaki - UK Tour 2026
The Japanese bestselling author of Don't Laugh at Other People's Sex Lives tours UK festivals with the Japan Foundation this October.
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Why So Serious?! Playfulness in Japanese Literature
Laura Moretti and Vicky Young explore script, wordplay and textual experimentation in Japanese literature from the early modern era to today.
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MCM London Comic Con 2026
Cosplay, gaming, role-play, creators, guest sessions, panels and Pop Asia programming fill three days at ExCeL London.
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Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi, Manchester
String Infusion Quartet performs a candlelit tribute to Joe Hisaishi's film music in two 65-minute Manchester sessions.
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Japanese Calligraphy Workshops: Six-Week Course
A six-session shodō course in Louth moves from kanji and kana to personal phrases, haiku and a finished calligraphic work.
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BLAZE - RENGOKU EU Tour London 2026
BLAZE’s RENGOKU EU Tour reaches The Underworld, with a VIP photo session scheduled before the London show.
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Southampton Anime & Gaming Con 2026
AnimeLeague's Southampton weekend brings an interactive video-game concert, cyberpunk live music with VR workshops, gaming, anime theatre and cosplay.
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Ukraine Support Taiko Concert
London Taiko Drummers and St Mary's Ukrainian School Choir perform at a Putney fundraiser supporting cherry trees and aid for Ukraine.
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Haiku and Calligraphy Workshop
Write an English haiku, then copy Misako's Japanese calligraphic translation in this two-hour Louth workshop.
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Japanese Conversation Group - November 2026
An informal first-Tuesday gathering for Japanese conversation at The Red Lion in Carnaby, with intermediate Japanese recommended.
Details →Tracing the Past Forward: Japanese Studies at Durham
Durham researchers connect Japanese museum collections with public opinion, art under fascism, and dance and spatial notation across the twentieth century.
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Scotland Loves Anime 2026
Scotland's flagship anime film festival returns to Glasgow and a refurbished Edinburgh Filmhouse, with Redline confirmed for a director Q&A screening.
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SPYAIR Europe Tour 2026 - London
SPYAIR close their 2026 European tour at Scala with a London show drawing on the Japanese rock band's anime-linked catalogue.
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Japan Society Book Club: The Third Love
An online discussion of Hiromi Kawakami's The Third Love, translated into English by Ted Goossen.
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Sixth Form Japan Day 2026
A free Japan Society study day with language tasters, lectures, cultural activities, careers discussion and a university fair.
Details →Ise City: Soul of Japan, Cultural Lecture and Workshop
A Cambridge lecture and hands-on workshop introduces Ise Jingu's shrine rebuilding tradition before participants make a ceremonial Zai baton.
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Tradition/Rebellion: Coming-of-Age Style in Kitakyushu, Japan
Japan House London follows eight young adults in Kitakyushu as flamboyant coming-of-age kimono, styling and local creative industries take centre stage.
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HotaruCon 5 - Sport
An 18+ anime and Japanese-fandom hotel convention in Milton Keynes, with cosplay chess, masquerade, dealers hall, charity café and nightly parties.
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The Sound of Epic Anime, Birmingham
The Sound of Epic Anime brings a symphony orchestra to Birmingham for music from Naruto, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Studio Ghibli and Makoto Shinkai.
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Brighton Anime & Gaming Con 2026
Brighton Anime & Gaming Con brings Brian Beacock, Penelope Rawlins, LELE, SYNTHONIE, Extra Lives and a broad fan programme to Brighton Racecourse.
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The Art of Autumn: Japanese Calligraphy Workshop
Yoko Takenami leads three autumn-themed calligraphy sessions covering brush, ink, rhythm and composition, with materials included.
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Haruki Murakami’s Jazz at Peter Cat: A Japanese Jazz Night
Three Japanese jazz groups recreate the atmosphere of Haruki Murakami’s Tokyo club Peter Cat with spoken-word elements, new visuals and commissioned stage design.
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Visual-kei Night Vol.18: Bloody Night
An 18+ London club night dedicated to J-rock, J-metal and Visual-kei, with DJs Kaoru Nagata and Hollie.
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Kyoto Jazz Massive Ft. Echoes of a New Dawn Orchestra
Kyoto Jazz Massive brings a ten-piece live ensemble to the EFG London Jazz Festival for a set of Japanese jazz, funk, broken beat and cosmic grooves.
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Hisaishi conducts Hisaishi - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in his own music, led by the UK premiere of Concerto for Orchestra.
Details →SAÏTO Daïchi: Special 35mm Experimental Film Screenings
SAÏTO Daïchi presents three experimental short films from his personal 35mm prints in Bristol and London, followed by an in-person Q&A.
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Animangapop Cardiff Winter 2026
A Cardiff Bay anime and manga weekend with live stage performances, gaming tournaments, panels, a trader hall and voice actor Chloe Eves.
Details →Japanese Language Session: Tradition/Rebellion
A beginner Japanese lesson linked to Japan House London's Tradition/Rebellion exhibition, followed by an optional guided exhibition tour.
Details →Japanese Conversation Group - December 2026
An informal first-Tuesday gathering for Japanese conversation at The Red Lion in Carnaby, with intermediate Japanese recommended.
Details →Japan Society Book Club: Troubled Waters
An in-person discussion of Ichiyo Higuchi's Troubled Waters, a five-story collection about life on the margins of Meiji-era Tokyo.
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SiM - HOOMAN AFTER ALL UK Tour 2027
The Attack on Titan hitmakers bring their seventh album to seven UK cities, with intimate club shows and a separately sold VIP meet-and-greet.
Details →The Legend of Korra in Concert, Manchester
The animated series is presented on a cinema screen with its score performed live by an orchestra during the show's 15th anniversary year.
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Esprit D’Air - Aeons & Constellations UK Tour 2027
Esprit D’Air plays two career-spanning sets in seven UK cities, pairing Aeons with the tenth anniversary of Constellations.
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MONO - Snowdrop World Tour London 2027
MONO opens Part 1 of the Snowdrop World Tour at Electric Ballroom on 20 February, with special guests to be announced.
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For the Love of Anime, Manchester
A new Manchester anime, cosplay and Japanese-culture convention from Monopoly Events, with guests, panels, competitions and artist shopping promised.
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Death Note: The Musical
The Barbican returns its London stage musical adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Death Note manga from 23 March to 15 May 2027; new 2027 casting is to be announced.
Details →Trio Kagura, Manchester
Manchester-formed international piano trio Trio Kagura performs Britten and Ravel in a 50-minute lunchtime concert.
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Shonen Knife: Manchester 2027
Osaka pop-punk trio Shonen Knife brings its 2027 UK tour to Manchester’s Night & Day Café on 26 May, with guests still to be named.
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Shonen Knife, Hebden Bridge
Osaka pop-punk trio Shonen Knife bring their four-decade catalogue to The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge.
Details →Hallé Orchestra: Ifukube, Sibelius and Belshazzar's Feast
Kahchun Wong conducts the Hallé in music by Japanese composer Akira Ifukube, Sibelius and Walton, with Alena Baeva and Roderick Williams.
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More ways to get your fix
Shop our shelves on eBay
Anime figures, blind box toys and fan collectibles - all of our items live on our eBay store, ready to order today.
Visit our eBay storeBrowse our manga library
Wondering what's on the reading wall? Our whole in-store collection is catalogued on Libib - have a browse before you visit.
Browse the collectionMissing something? Request a series
Neko Catch - our little game
Help the Dokkadoki café cat catch coffee, manga and sakura (and dodge the chillies!) in our cosy arcade game for iPhone.
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