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Explore the backstreets of Akihabara, Tokyo at night before it changes. Akihabara is renowned as one of Japan's top districts for gaming, anime, and entertainment.
Maid cafes started as a fad, but they’re here to stay. Clean up with this guide to the best maid cafes in Tokyo’s Akihabara district.
Components on sale at Radio Store in Tokyo 's Akihabara on November 30, 2013. For stores like Fukei Electrical, the closure is not the end on business.
Akihabara, a neighborhood in eastern Tokyo best known as a gadget mecca, has become the epicenter of geek pop culture, where otaku (geeks) shop for Japanese animation paraphernalia and frequent ...
A highlight of Akihabara is the Tokyo Anime Center (4-14-1 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku), which promotes the latest happenings in the ever-expanding world of anime.
A highlight of Akihabara is the Tokyo Anime Center (4-14-1 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku), which promotes the latest happenings in the ever-expanding world of anime.
TOKYO — Akihabara, Tokyo’s historic electronics district, has morphed into a geek paradise filled with videogames, pop-culture collectibles and other nerd attractions. Originally home to a ...
TOKYO — Sundays in Akihabara just won’t be the same, following word that the days of the "pedestrian paradise" are over. Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward, which encompasses otaku mecca Akihabara, issued ...
In truth, Akihabara is a lot of different things, but today it's best known as the place the geeks go. IGN takes a tour through this "legendary" district, complete with over 100 photos.
Welcome to Akihabara, centre of Tokyo's otaku (geek) culture, a bewildering maze of video game arcades, manga stores and maid cafes. On paper, maid cafes sound seedy and awkward.