 Last additions - Akihabara 秋葉原 |
Dec 11, 2007
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Pikachu, Astro Boy, DoraemonDec 11, 2007
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Anybody who knows the names of these characters are welcome to enlighten me...Dec 11, 2007
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SakuraDec 11, 2007
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Merry ChristmasDec 11, 2007
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Redhead in school uniformDec 11, 2007
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Goldilocks?Dec 11, 2007
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Space teen?Dec 11, 2007
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School uniformDec 11, 2007
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Big expressive eyes.Dec 11, 2007
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Blue ponytailsDec 11, 2007
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Straight black hair is pretty too.Dec 11, 2007
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Silver hairDec 11, 2007
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Tokyo Anime CenterDec 11, 2007
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Many life-size costumed characters on display.Dec 11, 2007
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Tokyo Anime Center, AkihabaraDec 11, 2007
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Welcome!Dec 11, 2007
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Maids, the costume rage in Japan for several years already.Dec 11, 2007
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Maids to greet youDec 11, 2007
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Anime filmDec 11, 2007
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Anpan ManDec 11, 2007
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Display case of dolls and cellsDec 11, 2007
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Near JR Akihabara Station is a new building called Akihabara UDX (Crossfield). On the 4th floor is this Tokyo Anime Center which has anime displays, a theater, and voice acting recording studio. Free admission.Dec 11, 2007
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Yodobashi-Akiba at nightDec 11, 2007
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Street performer near Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara.Dec 11, 2007
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store.Dec 11, 2007
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These girls usually have a lookout man who watches out for the cops. As soon as he sees one coming, he runs up to her and gives the "Outta here" signal. They're gone before the police can even see them. It's a constant cat and mouse gameDec 11, 2007
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A miniskirted pairDec 11, 2007
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Street performerDec 11, 2007
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Crosswalk to YodobashiDec 11, 2007
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She says that it was her first "Street live performance" (rojo raibu).Dec 11, 2007
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Her setup is simple. A portable and battery-powered amplifier connected to a microphone. The amp is on a luggage cart. When the police comes, she can pack up and leave within 5 sec.Dec 11, 2007
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance (Yodobashi on the left)Dec 11, 2007
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Sign says "No street performances allowed."Dec 11, 2007
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Street singer in front of JR Akihabara Station's new Central entranceDec 11, 2007
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store. A favorite store for photographers in Japan.Dec 11, 2007
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The problem is that the police patrol the main drag to expel these street performers. It is not allowed. It would be the Japanese police to try and kill Japan's street culture.Dec 11, 2007
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Inside JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance. Very nice, very spacious.Dec 11, 2007
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Street singer in front of JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance. A cute face and miniskirt really help to gather a crowd.Dec 11, 2007
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance faces Yodobashi camera shop.Dec 11, 2007
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Cosplayer teenager posing on the road.Dec 11, 2007
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Bus stop near JR Akihabara Station's new Central entranceDec 11, 2007
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They sing on the street to advertise something, usually a night club where they appear.Dec 11, 2007
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Developed area next to Akihabara Station. Once upon a time, this used to be a wholesale area for fruit. Then an outdoor basketball/skateboard court.Dec 11, 2007
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The ever-popular maid outfit.Dec 11, 2007
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On Sundays, the main drag is closed off to vehicular traffic, allowing us pedestrians to walk on the road.Dec 11, 2007
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Another one is happy to sing while a horde of amateur photographers click away.Dec 11, 2007
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Maids attract much attention so they are used as living billboards for stores and whatever needs to be advertised in Akihabara.Dec 11, 2007
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More fall leaves in AkihabaraDec 11, 2007
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It's also when some street performers start to sing.Dec 11, 2007
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Inside Don Quixote, Akihabara storeDec 11, 2007
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Here's a cutie trying to gather attention.Dec 11, 2007
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Former site of Mitsubishi Bank to be transformed soon. This is also the intersection where Tomohiro Kato ran a truck through to hit and kill three pedestrians and went on a street rampage with a knife killing four others on June 8, 2008.Dec 11, 2007
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Akiba Square in the new Akihabara UDX (Crossfield) building next to Akihabara Station.Dec 11, 2007
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Don Quixote in the huge building which used to be Minami Denki.Dec 11, 2007
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Robotics exhibit in Akiba SquareDec 11, 2007
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Akihabara is also undergoing a major physical transformation with the new Tsukuba Express train line, a revamped Akihabara Station, Yodobashi, and several skyscrapers.Dec 11, 2007
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Akihabara has undergone a few transformations over the decades. From general electronics, to computers, and now anime and video games.Dec 11, 2007
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Other side of Akihabara StationDec 11, 2007
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In autumn, we see fall leaves, a most appropriate sight in Akihabara because "Akihabara" means "Autumn leaves field."Dec 11, 2007
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Going down the main drag (Chuo-dori) of Akihabara.Dec 11, 2007
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Large and small electronics shops line the main drag on both sides.Dec 11, 2007
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Train bridge to Akihabara StationDec 11, 2007
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One stall in Radio Center.Dec 11, 2007
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Under the train bridge is "Radio Center," a cluster of many little stalls selling electronic parts.Dec 11, 2007
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Inside Radio Center, where many teens (and future electronics engineers) bought their parts to build their first radio or motor or whatever.Dec 11, 2007
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Train bridgeDec 11, 2007
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Main drag of AkihabaraDec 11, 2007
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Train bridgeDec 11, 2007
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Coming out of Akihabara StationDec 11, 2007
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Santa suit appears in Dec.Dec 11, 2007
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The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.Dec 11, 2007
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They are happy to pose...Dec 11, 2007
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And another one. Young pretty/cute girls in costume pass out flyers, but end up being street models for amateur photographers who have no girlfriends to shoot.Dec 11, 2007
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Here's one reason for the crowd...Dec 11, 2007
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Always a crowd in front of JR Akihabara StationDec 11, 2007
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JR Akihabara StationDec 11, 2007
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Welcome to Akihabara! (Or Akiba for short.) Japan and Tokyo's largest cluster of electronics shops.Dec 11, 2007
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