 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.675 views
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Maids to greet you622 views
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Welcome to Akihabara! (Or Akiba for short.) Japan and Tokyo's largest cluster of electronics shops.594 views
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Tokyo Anime Center, Akihabara589 views
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Big expressive eyes.541 views
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Cosplayer teenager posing on the road.533 views
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The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.394 views
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School uniform381 views
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Here's one reason for the crowd...358 views
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Many life-size costumed characters on display.353 views
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They are happy to pose...351 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store.347 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba at night344 views
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Tokyo Anime Center333 views
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A miniskirted pair322 views
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Inside Don Quixote, Akihabara store310 views
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Coming out of Akihabara Station307 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.306 views
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Santa suit appears in Dec.302 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.300 views
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Display case of dolls and cells287 views
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Maids, the costume rage in Japan for several years already.282 views
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Pikachu, Astro Boy, Doraemon282 views
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One stall in Radio Center.280 views
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Straight black hair is pretty too.271 views
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Sign says "No street performances allowed."267 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.264 views
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JR Akihabara Station256 views
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Here's a cutie trying to gather attention.253 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.247 views
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Welcome!245 views
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Train bridge to Akihabara Station244 views
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Going down the main drag (Chuo-dori) of Akihabara.241 views
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Always a crowd in front of JR Akihabara Station240 views
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Main drag of Akihabara240 views
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Space teen?238 views
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Sakura236 views
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The ever-popular maid outfit.234 views
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Under the train bridge is "Radio Center," a cluster of many little stalls selling electronic parts.233 views
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Anime film227 views
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Train bridge225 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.225 views
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Blue ponytails225 views
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Silver hair224 views
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Large and small electronics shops line the main drag on both sides.223 views
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Train bridge222 views
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They sing on the street to advertise something, usually a night club where they appear.218 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.216 views
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Goldilocks?216 views
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Redhead in school uniform216 views
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Street performer near Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara.214 views
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In autumn, we see fall leaves, a most appropriate sight in Akihabara because "Akihabara" means "Autumn leaves field."212 views
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Other side of Akihabara Station208 views
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She says that it was her first "Street live performance" (rojo raibu).207 views
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Don Quixote in the huge building which used to be Minami Denki.206 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 game204 views
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Merry Christmas204 views
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Anybody who knows the names of these characters are welcome to enlighten me...201 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.200 views
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Anpan Man199 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, 2008.197 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.196 views
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Street performer196 views
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It's also when some street performers start to sing.195 views
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Another one is happy to sing while a horde of amateur photographers click away.195 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.194 views
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Akiba Square in the new Akihabara UDX (Crossfield) building next to Akihabara Station.193 views
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Robotics exhibit in Akiba Square192 views
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More fall leaves in Akihabara191 views
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On Sundays, the main drag is closed off to vehicular traffic, allowing us pedestrians to walk on the road.186 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.184 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance faces Yodobashi camera shop.179 views
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JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance (Yodobashi on the left)175 views
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Inside JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance. Very nice, very spacious.170 views
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Street singer in front of JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance168 views
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Bus stop near JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance159 views
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Crosswalk to Yodobashi159 views
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