Japan Travel Tokyo - Akihabara 秋葉原

Japan Travel Tokyo - Akihabara 秋葉原 (2016 0422)

Getting There:

Akihabara Station is a busy station served by the JR Yamanote Line, JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR Sobu Line, the Tsukuba Express and the Hibiya Subway Line. Suehirocho Station on the Ginza Subway Line is located around the northern end of the district.

From Tokyo Station

Akihabara is two stations north of Tokyo Station by JR Yamanote or Keihin-Tohoku Line. The trip takes about three minutes and costs 140 yen. During weekday daytime, the Keihin-Tohoku Line skips the station between Tokyo and Akihabara, which shaves off a few more seconds from the travel time.

From Shinjuku Station

Take the JR Chuo Line (orange colored rapid service) from Shinjuku to Ochanomizu Station (10 minutes) and make a quick and easy transfer to the JR Sobu Line (yellow colored local service) for one more station to Akihabara (2 minutes). Alternatively, take a yellow colored train without transfer all the way from Shinjuku to Akihabara (17 minutes). The one way fare is 170 yen in either case.

Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its Japan's electric town is the epicenter of otaku culture, anime and offbeat cafes




Akihabara Electronic Goods


Akihabara Hobby Stores


Akihabara Gachapon Hall (Capsule Vending Machines)

Akihabara Video Arcades


Akihabara Food




Akihabara Themed Cafes & Maid Cafes










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