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Akihabara (Japanese: 秋葉原) is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed Akihabara Electric Town). This area is part of the Sotokanda ( 外神田 ) and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda.
The area on the eastern side of Akihabara Station is the location of several districts that cover at most a few buildings. Kanda-Hanaokachō is, for example, limited to the Akihabara Station and the Yodobashi Camera store. Understanding the address system in the Kanda area can be particularly troublesome for non-locals.
Akihabara Station (秋葉原駅, Akihabara-eki) is an interchange railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is at the center of the Akihabara shopping district specializing in electronic goods. Lines
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (東京メトロ銀座線, Tōkyō Metoro Ginza-sen) is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.The official name is Line 3 Ginza Line (3号線銀座線, 3-gōsen Ginza-sen).
Asakusabashi Station (浅草橋駅, Asakusabashi-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and a railway station above ground level on the Chūō-Sōbu Line at the same site operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The Akihabara Radio Kaikan (秋葉原ラジオ会館, Akihabara Rajio Kaikan), Akihabara Radio Hall is a commercial building in Tokyo, Japan and is one of the most well-known landmarks in the Akihabara district. The recent building was built in 2014 after the old building was demolished in 2011.
Kanda Shrine was first built in the second year of the Tenpyō Era (730 AD), in the fishing village of Shibasaki, near the modern Ōtemachi district. In order to accommodate the expansion of Edo Castle, the shrine was later moved to the former Kanda ward in 1603, then moved once again to its modern site on a small hill near Akihabara in 1616.
Sega: A chain of one-off venues with differing names from the 1990s to 2000s, and most recently the standardised name for almost all game centers affiliated with Sega in Japan and Taiwan, including the three long-standing locations in Akihabara. These venues are currently in a phase of being rebranded under the GiGO name. [38]