 Most viewed - Akihabara 秋葉原 |
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.669 views
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Maids to greet you616 views
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Welcome to Akihabara! (Or Akiba for short.) Japan and Tokyo's largest cluster of electronics shops.585 views
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Tokyo Anime Center, Akihabara585 views
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Big expressive eyes.535 views
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Cosplayer teenager posing on the road.528 views
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The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.389 views
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School uniform373 views
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Here's one reason for the crowd...355 views
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Many life-size costumed characters on display.349 views
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They are happy to pose...347 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store.341 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba at night341 views
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Tokyo Anime Center331 views
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A miniskirted pair317 views
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Inside Don Quixote, Akihabara store305 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.303 views
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Coming out of Akihabara Station302 views
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Santa suit appears in Dec.296 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.295 views
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Display case of dolls and cells284 views
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Maids, the costume rage in Japan for several years already.279 views
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Pikachu, Astro Boy, Doraemon279 views
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One stall in Radio Center.278 views
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Straight black hair is pretty too.270 views
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Sign says "No street performances allowed."263 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.260 views
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JR Akihabara Station252 views
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Here's a cutie trying to gather attention.249 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.245 views
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Welcome!243 views
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Train bridge to Akihabara Station241 views
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Main drag of Akihabara237 views
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Going down the main drag (Chuo-dori) of Akihabara.237 views
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Always a crowd in front of JR Akihabara Station236 views
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Space teen?236 views
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Under the train bridge is "Radio Center," a cluster of many little stalls selling electronic parts.230 views
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The ever-popular maid outfit.230 views
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Sakura230 views
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Blue ponytails224 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.223 views
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Train bridge222 views
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Anime film222 views
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Large and small electronics shops line the main drag on both sides.221 views
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Silver hair221 views
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Train bridge218 views
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They sing on the street to advertise something, usually a night club where they appear.213 views
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Goldilocks?213 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.212 views
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Redhead in school uniform211 views
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Street performer near Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara.210 views
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In autumn, we see fall leaves, a most appropriate sight in Akihabara because "Akihabara" means "Autumn leaves field."207 views
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Other side of Akihabara Station206 views
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She says that it was her first "Street live performance" (rojo raibu).204 views
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Don Quixote in the huge building which used to be Minami Denki.203 views
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Merry Christmas203 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 game200 views
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Anpan Man198 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.197 views
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Anybody who knows the names of these characters are welcome to enlighten me...195 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.193 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, 2008.193 views
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Another one is happy to sing while a horde of amateur photographers click away.192 views
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Street performer192 views
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It's also when some street performers start to sing.191 views
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Akiba Square in the new Akihabara UDX (Crossfield) building next to Akihabara Station.190 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.190 views
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Robotics exhibit in Akiba Square189 views
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More fall leaves in Akihabara187 views
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On Sundays, the main drag is closed off to vehicular traffic, allowing us pedestrians to walk on the road.183 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.180 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance faces Yodobashi camera shop.176 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance (Yodobashi on the left)171 views
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Inside JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance. Very nice, very spacious.169 views
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Street singer in front of JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance165 views
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Crosswalk to Yodobashi156 views
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Bus stop near JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance155 views
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