 Most viewed - Akihabara 秋葉原 |
Maids to greet you609 views
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Welcome to Akihabara! (Or Akiba for short.) Japan and Tokyo's largest cluster of electronics shops.581 views
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Tokyo Anime Center, Akihabara579 views
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Big expressive eyes.526 views
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Cosplayer teenager posing on the road.524 views
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The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.383 views
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School uniform368 views
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Here's one reason for the crowd...349 views
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Many life-size costumed characters on display.342 views
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They are happy to pose...341 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store.335 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba at night334 views
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Tokyo Anime Center323 views
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A miniskirted pair309 views
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Inside Don Quixote, Akihabara store299 views
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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.297 views
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Coming out of Akihabara Station296 views
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Santa suit appears in Dec.290 views
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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.289 views
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Display case of dolls and cells279 views
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Maids, the costume rage in Japan for several years already.273 views
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Pikachu, Astro Boy, Doraemon273 views
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One stall in Radio Center.271 views
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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.266 views
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Straight black hair is pretty too.261 views
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Sign says "No street performances allowed."256 views
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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.253 views
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JR Akihabara Station245 views
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Here's a cutie trying to gather attention.244 views
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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.239 views
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Welcome!237 views
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Train bridge to Akihabara Station234 views
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Main drag of Akihabara231 views
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Going down the main drag (Chuo-dori) of Akihabara.231 views
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Always a crowd in front of JR Akihabara Station230 views
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Space teen?227 views
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Under the train bridge is "Radio Center," a cluster of many little stalls selling electronic parts.224 views
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Sakura224 views
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The ever-popular maid outfit.223 views
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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.217 views
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Blue ponytails217 views
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Anime film216 views
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Silver hair216 views
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Train bridge215 views
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Large and small electronics shops line the main drag on both sides.215 views
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Train bridge212 views
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They sing on the street to advertise something, usually a night club where they appear.208 views
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Goldilocks?207 views
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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.205 views
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Street performer near Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara.205 views
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Redhead in school uniform205 views
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In autumn, we see fall leaves, a most appropriate sight in Akihabara because "Akihabara" means "Autumn leaves field."201 views
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Other side of Akihabara Station199 views
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She says that it was her first "Street live performance" (rojo raibu).197 views
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Don Quixote in the huge building which used to be Minami Denki.196 views
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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 game195 views
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Merry Christmas195 views
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Anpan Man192 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store. A favorite store for photographers in Japan.190 views
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Akihabara has undergone a few transformations over the decades. From general electronics, to computers, and now anime and video games.188 views
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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, 2008.187 views
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Street performer187 views
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Anybody who knows the names of these characters are welcome to enlighten me...187 views
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It's also when some street performers start to sing.186 views
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Another one is happy to sing while a horde of amateur photographers click away.185 views
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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.185 views
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Akiba Square in the new Akihabara UDX (Crossfield) building next to Akihabara Station.184 views
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Robotics exhibit in Akiba Square183 views
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More fall leaves in Akihabara181 views
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On Sundays, the main drag is closed off to vehicular traffic, allowing us pedestrians to walk on the road.177 views
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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.176 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance faces Yodobashi camera shop.170 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance (Yodobashi on the left)165 views
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Inside JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance. Very nice, very spacious.162 views
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Street singer in front of JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance160 views
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Bus stop near JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance150 views
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Crosswalk to Yodobashi149 views
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