Here is exciting news about Akihabara, one of the most famous sightseeing spots in Japan! The NPO Akihabara Tourism Promotion Association is currently running the Akihabara Hybrid Tour project for one ...

Step inside Astop, the legendary action figure paradise in Akihabara, and explore a treasure trove of collectibles, rare ...

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Say the word Akihabara and most people think of electronics. The district comprises only about a square kilometer on the west side of the JR Akihabara Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Yet this small ...

Visitors to "Electric Town" now have the option of getting information about the area in English and Chinese through a tourism office that opened Monday inside the Tokyo Anime Center in Akihabara, ...

So what is Akihabara? On a map, it's a neighborhood on the east side of Tokyo, a couple of stops north of the main Tokyo Station. The signs at the Japan Rail train station call it the "Electric Town," ...

A rather pathetic and greasy looking goofus with downcast, shame-filled eyes explains the exciting world of the Akihabara maid cafe scene. It's filled with priceless, completely unfathomable quotes: ...

Maid cafes, cosplay (costume play), gachapon vending machines, canned oden noodles and otaku (geeks) — lots of otaku: I thought I knew Akihabara, or "Akiba" as its fans affectionately call it. I ...