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Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops and has also gained recognition as the center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture. Many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are dispersed among the electronic stores in the district.
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Once home to black-market sellers of electronics parts in postwar Japan, the streets of Akihabara are now densely packed with legitimate electronics retailers hawking everything with a current. Specialty parts shops line the streets, and electronics megastores such as Laox and Yodobashi Camera engage in fierce retail competition. Akihabara Radio Ka...
The subcultures obsessed with gaming, manga, figure collecting and anime that constitute otaku culture have their roots firmly planted in Akihabara. Squeezed in between the many electronic component shops are shrines dedicated to individual obsessions. Akihabara Radio Kaikan and the Akiba Cultures Zone, for example, house many stores dedicated to a...
Akihabara is home to another distinctive element of Japanese pop culture—the pop idol. The AKB48 Theatre is the birthplace of one of the most popular musical groups of recent times, AKB48, and devoted fans still flock to the area hoping for a glimpse of their favorite group member. The streets can become crowded on weekends if groups of cosplayers ...
May 5, 2024 · Akihabara (also known as ‘Electric Town’ or ‘Akiba) is one of Tokyo’s top neighbourhoods to explore by day or night. From the highest concentration of maid cafes to manga game stores, Akihabara (“秋葉原”) is the ultimate place to release your inner ‘otaku’ and get your geek on. The Akihabara anime scene is epic and it is a 24 ...
J-Pop's biggest idol group. Akiba is the birthplace of one of J-Pop's most prominent and lucrative girl groups, AKB48. AKB stands for "Akiba," or "Akihabara," while 48 is the number of members in the group. Unsurprisingly, Akiba is where idols—and not just AKB48—tend to hold fan meets for their mainly otaku fanbase.
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Aug 7, 2023 · Step into Akihabara (秋葉原), a Tokyo wonderland that seemingly defies reality. Where, at its pulsating core, towering technicolor structures paint the skyline, and the air is filled with the clamor of arcades and excited visitors. Welcome to the 'Electric Town', a once-upon-a-time hub of consumer items that has transformed into a magnet for otakus (fanatics). Main image: eakkarat rangram ...
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Tokyo. Ward. Chiyoda. Akihabara ( Japanese: 秋葉原) is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station. Administratively, the area Akihabara is found in the Sotokanda (外神田) and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. The name Akihabara is a shortening of Akibagahara ...
