Akihabara Station 秋葉原駅

  • Published on : 19/03/2019
  • by : O.F.
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The gateway to the Electric Town

Akihabara Station is located northeast of Tokyo, in the Chiyoda district, between Kanda and Okachimachi stations on the JR Yamanote Line. Akihabara is known for being a bustling shopping district, with many stores specializing in electronics, anime, and manga.

The station was expanded for the first time in 1932 with the opening of an extension of the Sōbu Line, making Akihabara an important transfer station for passengers from eastern Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture.

The Hibiya Line metro station was opened in 1962. The last line to date to be added to Akihabara station was on August 24, 2005, with the inauguration of the terminus of the new Tsukuba express line.

Interestingly, the outdoor section of Akihabara Station is cross-shaped, with the tracks of the Chuo-Sobu Line running east to west and the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines running north to south.

Gare d'Akihabara en 1925

Akihabara station in 1925

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  • The Keihin-Tohoku line which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki and Yokohama,
  • The Yamanote line that loops through Tokyo,
  • The Chûô-Sôbu line which crosses Tokyo and Chiba prefecture,
  • The Tokyo Hibiya metro line which connects Naka-Meguro in Meguro and Kita-Senju in Adachi
  • A railway line of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, the   Tsukuba Express, connects Akihabara Station to Tsukuba Station in Ibaraki.
La gare d'Akihabara

Akihabara Station

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Fans of "retro gaming" will also find their happiness there with many shops dedicated to the first video games created.

Akihabara has also gained international recognition as a center of Japanese otaku culture . . As such, many manga and anime-themed stores can be found here.

Fans of Dragon Ball, Bleach, Naruto, Final Fantasy, or One Piece? If you are looking for figurines, video games, rare works, or other derivative products, this is the place to go!

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Akihabara

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Akihabara

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Akihabara

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Kanda-myōjin

Located 10 min from Akihabara's main thoroughfare, don't miss Kanda-myôjin either.

This Shinto shrine is not very popular with tourists, but it has been an important place for locals since the Edo period (1603-1868). Today, he is particularly loved by electronics and computer entrepreneurs who come to pray for their good fortune.

Mid-May, it is home to one of Tokyo's most well-known and popular festivals, the Kanda Matsuri.

Kanda-Myojin, Akihabara

Kanda-Myojin in the Akihabara district

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