

And can I just say, that is a nice-looking building! Someone is not happy about the way I am framing my photosĪkihabara has an overabundance of maid cafés, cafés where young, innocent-looking girls are dressed as French maids while serving customers, who they welcome with the greeting “Welcome home, Master / Mistress!” Outside every maid café, you will find these costumed lasses handing out flyers and inviting you to visit their joint.
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The Sofmap main store in Akihabara has it all - new/used PC games, blu-ray discs, household appliances, cameras and camera accessories, walkmans and radios, and even facial and body care products and perfumes. They have multi-lingual staff so language barrier won’t be a problem here. Why are my legs two-toned? Haha! Immersing myself in all this “geekery” (and I mean “geekery” in a good way)Īkihabara’s Laox Main Store is the largest duty-free store in Tokyo, which carries over 70,000 products, which include consumer electronics, products for gamers and hobbyists, souvenirs, and jewelry. The colorful lights, the surplus of electronics, the flurry of people, and the plethora of anime/manga art make Akihabara an adrenalizing place. Labi, which is operated by Yamada Denki, has 6 floors dedicated to selling computers, video cameras, digital cameras, and various electrical goods. Yamada Denki, which is right beside the Sega Building, is one of Japan’s largest chains of electronics stores. The Sega Building will greet you as you exit the Akihabara station. His helmet is heart-shaped too! Yodabashi-Akiba, an electronics store that sells gadgets such as cameras, computers, and watches. Terra Formars is a Japanese manga series. (“Otaku” is a Japanese term for enthusiasts of anime, manga, and video games) Akihabara Electric TownĪ huge billboard of Terra Formars, visible from the Akihabara train station. In this animated hub, there is a ubiquity of shops selling all sorts of electronic goods, including home appliances and brand new and secondhand gadgets. Hundreds of shops dedicated to anime, manga, and cosplay are also prevalent in Akihabara, which is recognized as the otaku mecca of Japan. As if Tokyo isn’t electric enough already, there exists a district in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo that has been designated as an ‘Electric Town’ - Akihabara (or ‘Akihabara Electric Town’).
