Places to visit in Akihabara

Prepared this post for folks who are planning on visiting Akihabara in the future - the otaku haven. All these photo posts taken over the years at Akihabara so some places may not be there - most are though ^^;
To get to Akihabara get off at JR Akihabara station.

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  Akihabara Shops 8

  Fri 13/06/14

  Akihabara - the worlds largest concentrated area dedicated to anime, games, manga, cosplay, robot, hobby and computing shops. Today we take our regular gander around ... (more)

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  Akihabara Shops 7

  Mon 13/05/13

  Its that time again where we go for a photo walk around my most fave place on Earth - Akihabara ^o^ Today we visit places such as Hobby Tengoku, Sega Game center, Tor... (more)

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  Akihabara Shops 6

  Sun 13/04/14

  I think its that time of the month again where we visit the holy land - Akihabara! Filled with figures, doujinshi, anime, manga, maid cafes, dolls, computers, mobile ... (more)

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  Tokyo Doll Store DOLK

  Tue 13/03/26

  You into dolls? You be visiting Tokyo soon? Then you is being in need to visit the Doll Store in Akihabara called DOLK. DOLK have everything ranging from wigs, eyes, ... (more)

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  Akihabara Shops 5

  Sun 13/03/24

  Its that time of the month where we take our regular look at the latest and greatest from the center of the Earth - Akihabara! This place is packed to the brim with a... (more)

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  Akihabara Shops 4

  Fri 13/02/08

  Here is the latest instalment of Akihabara Shops where we take a look at the inside of some of the popular stores to see what the latest trends are in the otaku and a... (more)

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  Anime Cafe

  Fri 13/02/01

  Anime you like? Food you like? Figures you like? If all you like then you will certainly want to visit the Good Smile Cafe in Akihabara the next time you are in Tokyo... (more)

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  Akihabara in the Winter

  Sun 13/01/27

  The Japan in the Winter theme continues and today we take a look at the first place that I went to when I first visited Japan - Akihabara! Akihabara is another spot t... (more)

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  Akihabara Shops 3

  Sun 12/12/02

  I think I've mentioned it before but when asked where one should go to look at cute girls in Tokyo - I always give the same answer. Its not Shibuya, Harajyuku or Jiyu... (more)

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  CJ Night Tokyo 2012 Summer

  Thu 12/10/18

  Photos taken at Culture Japan Night Tokyo Summer 2012 which took place at the Good Smile Company Cafe in Akihabara! A load of comrades came along where we enjoyed a l... (more)

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  Akihabara Shops 2

  Tue 12/10/16

  As promised from last time, I'm going to try to bring you regular photos from Akihabara so that you can see the trends in anime, eroge, games, hardware and so on. Tod... (more)

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  Akihabara Shops

  Tue 12/10/02

  Going to try to bring you Akihabara more often through photos so that you can see the current trends in the current otakusphere - whats hot, whats on sale and what ne... (more)

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  Akihabara Electronics

  Sun 12/09/09

  After Japan lost the war in 1945, the many radio technicians and electronic engineers stationed around the world came back home to Japan. At the time, there wasn't ma... (more)

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  Streets of Akihabara

  Fri 12/08/31

  Out about filming on the streets of Akihabara for Japan Mode - and took some photos at the same time. Tis so hot n colourful at this time of year! There are also a to... (more)

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  Animate

  Sun 12/08/19

  Animate - the one stop for all your anime needs - DVD's Blu-ray, CD's, merchandise, figures, manga, doujin and more. Today we are at the Animate store in Akihabara fi... (more)

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  CJ Night Tokyo Spring 2012

  Fri 12/08/17

  Photos from Culture Japan Night Tokyo Spring 2012 held at the Good Smile cafe in Akihabara. A load of folks from the anime and game industry in Japan came to mingle w... (more)

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  Places to visit in Akihabara

  Fri 12/07/27

  Prepared this post for folks who are planning on visiting Akihabara in the future - the otaku haven. All these photo posts taken over the years at Akihabara so some p... (more)

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  Akihabara in the Summer

  Mon 12/07/16

  What does Akihabara look like on a hot Summers day? Check out the following photos taken yesterday to find out ^o^

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  Akihabara Blog

  Sun 12/06/03

  Been out n about in Akihabara of late and here are a bunch of photos that I took in the holy land by day and night. However, Akihabara is also probably the most dange... (more)

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  Japanese Retro Games

  Mon 12/05/14

  As its name suggests - Super Potato is a fortress filled with retro games covering all eras - everything from Nintendo Game Watch to PC Engine, Megadrive, Super Famic... (more)

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  Top Stores In Akihabara

  Thu 12/03/29

  Photos taken a few weeks ago in the holy land - Akihabara. Some of these snapped just before the Good Smile Company Broadcast and the Hobby Maker Show 2012 Winter eve... (more)

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  WF2012 Winter : Good Smile Company

  Sat 12/02/18

  Anybody fancy 25 tons of Good Smile Company figures? These photos taken at two events - the Wonder Festival 2012 Winter and the Good Smile Company Industry event that... (more)

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  Good Smile Studios

  Thu 12/02/16

  The biggest figure and garage kit event in the world - Wonder Festival takes place twice a year. Good Smile Company has a live broadcast called Nama Wonhobby after ea... (more)

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  Visit Akihabara

  Sat 12/01/28

  Was out n about in Akihabara last week giving a lecture at Digital Hollywood University. I dont go that often of late but when I do, everything seems so different. Ma... (more)

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  Winter Akihabara

  Mon 11/12/19

  Some lovely photos taken in Akihabara by NagatoPyon who regularly appears here n there on [spl=culturejapan]Culture Japan[/spl] ^^; Even though we are well into Winte... (more)

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  Tokyo International Anime Festival

  Sat 11/10/29

  Update - just uploaded the HD wallpapers of this whole post over to my Google Plus account. Was out n about in Akihabara yesterday as I was speaking at the Tokyo Inte... (more)

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  Human Cloning in Japan

  Fri 11/05/20

  I've been in desperate need of a clone to help out for many moons now. While work is fun, there's not much time to relax which is important to maintain a good self. T... (more)

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  At Home Maid Cafe

  Wed 11/04/13

  Took these photos when filming for Culture Japan TV last Summer but didn't get the chance to upload until now ^^; @ Home is one of the more popular maid cafes in Akib... (more)

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  Post Earthquake Tokyo - Akihabara

  Thu 11/03/17

  Photos taken last night in Akihabara - 6 days after the magnitude 9 Earthquake hit East Japan. There were less folks out n about but that was mainly due to all the sh... (more)

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  Akihabara Guide

  Sun 11/02/27

  Today we have a gander at photos taken out n about Akihabara the other day. From reading the History of Akihabara, you know how the area became filled with electronic... (more)

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  Christmas in Akihabara

  Tue 10/12/14

  Spent a day at Akiba Square on 2010/12/12 filming the Bushiroad tounaments for Culture Japan. Before and after filming, got to do a quick round of the various shops s... (more)

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  Akihabara Itasha

  Mon 10/11/01

  For an Itasha, there's no place like home other than Akihabara - snapped last night late in the evening. Bunged these in the wallpaper pool.

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  Evening in Akihabara

  Sun 10/10/17

  Quick trip to Akihabara to pick up some hardware for the Culture Japan production team. Been spending a lot of time in Akiba of late but never get bored of going and ... (more)

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  Volks Store

  Tue 10/09/28

  The Volks Store in Akihabara - has everything from Gundam, mecha, figures, garage kits, plushies, dolls and equipment n tools for folks who want to make their own stu... (more)

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  Super Potato

  Fri 10/09/24

  Super Potato - probably the most retro game store in Japan. Located in Akihabara, Super Potato has a few floors which are dedicated to games throughout time - everyth... (more)

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  Culture Japan Filming 2010/09/15

  Thu 10/09/16

  Handful of photos from a full day of filming for Culture Japan at Akihabara yesterday. Need to dash for filming at Nikko in 5 mins - tis located about 3 hours North o... (more)

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  History of Akihabara

  Thu 10/08/12

  Akihabara - its like its own small planet where you can get lost exploring electronics, figures, dolls and a load of other anime related merchandise. If you are plann... (more)

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  Hobby Maker Show Summer 2010

  Sat 10/08/07

  Last batch of photos from yesterdays Industry Maker Hobby Show held at the UDX building at Akihabara. A load of stuff to look forward too! Me wants the scale Mio, Mug... (more)

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  Akihabara

  Fri 10/07/23

  Akihabara, Tokyo. This is where Japanese Pop Culture lives and thrives. Gadgets, PC parts, anime, manga, figures, dolls, doujin and more can be discovered here and if... (more)

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  Leonardo Akihabara

  Fri 10/07/23

  Was out filming in Akihabara for a new TV show that I'm presenting on (not Culture:Japan) that I'll talk about in another post. Spent most of the day wondering around... (more)

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  Japanese Universities

  Sat 10/06/05

  So we've taken a look at what a Japanese High School is like in Fujisawa High Part 1 and Part 2 but what is it like in a Japanese University? Well last year we did ta... (more)

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  Akihabara Tour

  Sat 10/04/03

  Had a great time taking folks out n about Akihabara as part of the CTC Tokyo AniTour. T'was raining on the day so we spent most of our time inside many of the shops l... (more)

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  Tamashii Features

  Wed 10/02/17

  Bandai held an event in Akihabara earlier this month called Tamashii Features where they displayed a load of their goodies including their Robot Tamashii and S.H.Figuarts line.

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  Lost in Akihabara

  Wed 10/02/17

  After Tokyo CGM Night last Saturday, Karin-chan went missing for a while around Akihabara. Ryomo went out to look for Karin and found her wondering around Akihabara s... (more)

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  Akihabara Photo Walk

  Sat 10/02/06

  Was in Akiba last night for a few meetings which I'll talk about later this week. Also managed to take some photos between meetings. I should visit Akihabara more oft... (more)

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  Akihabara Photos

  Fri 09/12/11

  Cleaning up the mac and stumbled across these photos of Akihabara that I took at my Otacool signing session in October. Time flies! Better upload before the photos be... (more)

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  Filming in Akihabara

  Mon 09/09/21

  K-ON! new member?

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  K-ON Trooper

  Thu 09/04/23

  Really enjoyed making this video last Saturday in Akihabara. Absolutely love the K-ON! music which made it easier to groove to the tunes. First up is Cagayake! GIRLS.... (more)

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  Boing Boing TV

  Fri 08/12/05

  Went with comrades Joi Ito and Hector to take a bunch of Silicon Valley folks on a puchi tour around Akihabara. The tour was filmed by Boing Boing TV and you can down... (more)

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  Tokyo Tour

  Wed 08/11/05

  Went with a bunch of Silicon Valley directors and CEO's out for a tour of Akihabara yesterday and took them along to a live house run by a few comrades at Dear Stage.

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  Akihabara

  Sat 08/08/09

  While in Akiba for the post Wonfes Hobby Traders Show, I scheduled some other meetings and went around snapping photos. Today we are going to have a general look arou... (more)

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  Akihabara Shopping

  Tue 08/03/04

  My first memories of Japan were sunny afternoons walking around in Akihabara drinking some Calpis water while shopping for hardware - just like yesterday.

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  Akihabara Girls

  Mon 08/03/03

  Just got back from a sunny afternoon in Akihabara and noticed more nice girls than usual. So what does one do when there are nice girls in Akiba? Do what everybody el... (more)

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  Asobit City

  Sat 08/02/16

  Asobit City is a chain of hobby related stores owned by the Laox group. There are three Asobit City stores in Akiba - one is Asobit Game, the Asobit Hobby is near Aki... (more)

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  Valentines Day in Japan

  Thu 08/02/14

  Have heard of chocolates being given to idols but never expected to receive chocolates *from* an idol ^^; This is Ayumi Hotta from the Primaries giving me some valent... (more)

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  Primaries

  Wed 08/02/13

  At the begging of yesterdays 4 hours in Akihabara, I bumped into two of my idol comrades Ayumi Hotta [堀田あゆみ] (girl in blue) and Shiki Mochizuki [望月紫葵] - together they... (more)

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  4 Hours in Akihabara

  Wed 08/02/13

  Today is another variation on the "A Week in Tokyo" where we take a look at what I got up to this time yesterday. I just love Akihabara when the road is closed off to... (more)

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  Japanese Souvenirs

  Tue 08/02/05

  When you visit Tokyo Tower, you will see miniature versions of the tower that can be purchased as a souvenir. If you visit Asakusa Shrine, you will find miniature ver... (more)

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  School Mizugi

  Sat 08/02/02

  Could School Mizugi combined with shotguns be the latest craze to sweep the otakusphere? This blue swimming suit is known as "School Mizugi" [スクール水着] and is commonly ... (more)

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  A Week in Akihabara

  Tue 08/01/29

  Been spending a lot of time in Akiba recently so this weeks "A Week in Tokyo" is an Akihabara special. Yesterday we had a look at the inside of the Radio Kaikan and n... (more)

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  Radio Kaikan

  Mon 08/01/28

  If you haven't done so already, the Radio Kaikan in Akiba is a place that I recommend you stop by on your next visit. Apart from K Books (doujin, eroge related goods)... (more)

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  Itachari

  Thu 07/08/30

  Well you know what an Itasha (痛車) is but what do you call one of these? These are known as Itachari (痛チャリ) and can usually be seen dotted around Akihabara. 痛 (ita) = ... (more)

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  Ero games

  Wed 07/08/29

  From now on going to try to bring you regular news on the latest eroge releases. Am only going to feature on the ones with the bishojo characters. All outgoing links ... (more)

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  Akihabara Liberation Demo

  Mon 07/07/02

  Most of you probably know about the demo that took place yesterday in heaven - the Akihabara Liberation Demo. The main message of the demo was... <ul> <li>We make our... (more)

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