 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.883 views
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Welcome to Akihabara! (Or Akiba for short.) Japan and Tokyo's largest cluster of electronics shops.849 views
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Maids to greet you833 views
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Tokyo Anime Center, Akihabara795 views
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The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.789 views
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Big expressive eyes.765 views
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Cosplayer teenager posing on the road.732 views
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School uniform614 views
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They are happy to pose...582 views
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Many life-size costumed characters on display.575 views
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Here's one reason for the crowd...569 views
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A miniskirted pair549 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba at night540 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store.539 views
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Inside Don Quixote, Akihabara store533 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.525 views
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Tokyo Anime Center519 views
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Santa suit appears in Dec.518 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.511 views
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Pikachu, Astro Boy, Doraemon509 views
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Coming out of Akihabara Station499 views
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Straight black hair is pretty too.498 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.489 views
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One stall in Radio Center.478 views
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Welcome!476 views
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Sign says "No street performances allowed."473 views
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Display case of dolls and cells472 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.465 views
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JR Akihabara Station464 views
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Here's a cutie trying to gather attention.461 views
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Maids, the costume rage in Japan for several years already.461 views
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Train bridge454 views
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Always a crowd in front of JR Akihabara Station452 views
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Going down the main drag (Chuo-dori) of Akihabara.452 views
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Main drag of Akihabara449 views
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Large and small electronics shops line the main drag on both sides.449 views
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Train bridge to Akihabara Station445 views
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Sakura444 views
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Space teen?442 views
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Akiba Square in the new Akihabara UDX (Crossfield) building next to Akihabara Station.436 views
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The ever-popular maid outfit.436 views
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Redhead in school uniform434 views
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Under the train bridge is "Radio Center," a cluster of many little stalls selling electronic parts.433 views
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Anime film431 views
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Silver hair427 views
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In autumn, we see fall leaves, a most appropriate sight in Akihabara because "Akihabara" means "Autumn leaves field."426 views
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Train bridge425 views
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Robotics exhibit in Akiba Square423 views
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Anpan Man422 views
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Don Quixote in the huge building which used to be Minami Denki.418 views
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They sing on the street to advertise something, usually a night club where they appear.417 views
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Street performer417 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.416 views
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Blue ponytails416 views
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Street singer in front of JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance415 views
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Street performer near Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara.414 views
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More fall leaves in Akihabara412 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.411 views
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Goldilocks?411 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.410 views
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Anybody who knows the names of these characters are welcome to enlighten me...409 views
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Other side of Akihabara Station407 views
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On Sundays, the main drag is closed off to vehicular traffic, allowing us pedestrians to walk on the road.406 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.403 views
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It's also when some street performers start to sing.402 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, 2008.400 views
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Another one is happy to sing while a horde of amateur photographers click away.399 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.399 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 game399 views
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Merry Christmas398 views
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She says that it was her first "Street live performance" (rojo raibu).394 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance faces Yodobashi camera shop.383 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance (Yodobashi on the left)383 views
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Crosswalk to Yodobashi375 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.371 views
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Bus stop near JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance366 views
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Inside JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance. Very nice, very spacious.366 views
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