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Akihabara 秋葉原

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027 · 1 post since 2009

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Visiting Akihabara today

  • What it is: Tokyo's electronics district, also called Akiba, and the centre for anime, manga, games and figures, with big electronics stores, specialist shops, arcades and capsule-toy halls.
  • Getting there: Akihabara Station's Electric Town Exit puts you right in it. The station is on the JR Yamanote, Keihin-Tohoku and Sobu lines, the Hibiya Line and the Tsukuba Express, 4 minutes from Tokyo Station.
  • Pedestrian Sundays: Chuo-dori is closed to cars on Sundays, 13:00–18:00 from April to September and 13:00–17:00 from October to March (cancelled in bad weather).
  • Tip: Many shops offer duty-free shopping. Weekends get crowded.
Best timeGood any time of yearGood any time; Sunday afternoons for the car-free street

Checked against: Akihabara Electric Town | GO TOKYO · A guide to Akihabara | GO TOKYO. Check opening times and prices before you go.

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Photos and stories from our visits, as they were written at the time.

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Akihabara with Danny Choo

Caught up with Danny Choo who was doing some filming with the BBC TV crew tonight in Akihabara. Looks like Stormtrooper Danny is popular wherever he goes. Between keitai phone photos, flashes popping on normal cameras and the film crew doing their bit, managed to squeeze in a few photos of my own.