Called Akiba for short, the Akihabara district of Tokyo is known as "Electric Town." With hundreds of shops, ranging from tiny one-man stalls specializing in particular electrical products to large chain retailers, you can find virtually anything relating to electronics - computers, cameras, audio and TVs, mobile phones, household appliances and...
Tokyo is full of elevated train tracks, and the image that the general Tokyoite has when thinking about them - cozy izakayas, little restaurants, and smoky bars.
On March 1st 2023, the building re-opened with a new tenant, Bandai Namco. And as you might guess, the giant video-game company also decided to open an arcade.
Perhaps the world’s biggest city, population-wise, doesn’t fit into most people’s idea of a paradise. Even for the people of Japan, Tokyo is not everyone’s cup of tea.
