Akihabara scenic spots in Japan

Akihabara is a traditional electric street in Japan, five minutes' drive from Tokyo Station tram (electric train). Locals usually call it autumn leaves for short. Because most of otaku's interests are "ACG" (animation, comics and games), the demand for electronic and electrical products is greater than that of ordinary people, so Akihabara is an irreplaceable holy place for otaku.

Among the otaku, there is a group of people who are mainly interested in dressing up, and they are called "Akihabara School" (commonly called "ァキバ School"). Akihabara is called "Electric Street" (Akihabara Electric Street). In the popular online novel "Electric Bike Man" in Japan, the protagonist is an out-and-out "Akihabara" otaku, who spends three or four days a week in Akihabara, which has become a gathering place for otaku.

Akihabara is located in the Chiyoda area in the northeast of Tokyo, on the Yamanote Line of the high-speed tram line around the center of Tokyo. Yamanote Line is the tram trunk line of JR East Japan Company around the whole Tokyo area (the scale of Japanese tram line is beyond imagination, and you can reach anywhere in Japan by tram, even Hokkaido or Okinawa). Visitors can transfer from Tokyo Station, Ueno Station or any other station on the Yamanote Line, and the traffic is very convenient.

During the Edo period in Japan, the vicinity of Akihabara used to be the settlement of inferior warriors. In 1870, Japanese worshippers of Buddhism and fetishism welcomed the statue of "Akihabara Great Country" from Shizuoka, and this statue has continued to form the place name of Akihabara today.

The formation of the scene of electrical street can be traced back to after World War II. In Akihabara, which was bombed by the allied forces, a group of radio vendors gathered, and vacuum tubes became a hot commodity, gradually forming hundreds of open-air vendors and dozens of regular shops. With the intervention of the US military command, it was not until the late 1950s that they gathered in some shops similar to greenhouses from the open air. Since then, it has experienced the baptism of several generations of fresh electrical appliances such as black and white TV, refrigerator, washing machine, stereo and video recorder, and the global gathering of stories has created the scale of Akihabara today. The reason why Akihabara became a global tourist attraction was that the digital revolution in the 1990s stimulated the demand for new products, and digital cameras, digital camcorders and notebooks became the new favorites here.

In fact, the famous Akihabara is not very big, but it is in this small site with a width of 400 meters from east to west and a length of 800 meters from north to south that there are more than 1000 specialty stores. If you walk into the "central passage" of the main street, you will find that the whole Akihabara is filled with various popular products. There are hundreds of large and small shops here, including super-large chain department stores, second-hand thrift stores and even roadside stalls. From computer assembly parts to all kinds of software and hardware, home appliances, stereos and even the latest scientific and technological products, even outdated scientific and technological antiques. Going deep into Akihabara, you will find that under the cloak of scientific and technological products, it is as full of interesting Japanese cultural symbols as other places. Walking into the street alleys, groups of vending machines can be seen everywhere, which shows the Japanese people's pursuit of convenience.

When the popularity of personal computers reached saturation and sales began to decline, some shops in Akihabara were forced to close. At that time, it was a natural trend for other industries serving otaku to move in. The products sold started from DVD, game software and other computer peripheral products, and gradually expanded to comic books, fan magazines, dolls, cards and so on.

Therefore, today we set foot in Akihabara. Apart from electrical appliances, many shops have been replaced by computer games, online games, pornographic games, anime shop and humanoid toy stores. The overall appearance of Akihabara has undergone a qualitative change, reflecting that the new generation in Japan has changed from scientific and technological progress to the future nothingness and virtual world. (Photo: Profile picture)

Shopping paradise for electrical products

Centered on the central road on the west side of Akihabara Station, there are more than 250 electrical stores of different sizes, which has become a famous electrical street, and "Akihabara" (Japanese pronunciation of Akihabara) has become the world lingua franca. In recent years, Electrical Appliances Street is changing from a street mainly selling household appliances to a new world created by the Internet.

The number of large shops mainly selling computers has increased, and the clerks in each shop have rich professional knowledge and can give customers detailed answers. And there are many shops that can receive customers in English, Chinese and Korean.

This street has become a market specializing in electrical appliances since the second half of 1940. At that time, most citizens' information came from radio. The shops selling radio parts are concentrated under the viaduct of JR, which has become the beginning of the development of this street. Later, these stores also began to sell household appliances, and gradually developed into the world's largest electrical street.

In addition to the service agencies and exhibition halls of various manufacturers, duty-free shops and various promotional activities here are also very substantial, and it is also very interesting to have a look. The Electrical Appliances Festival, held twice a year in summer and winter, is the biggest festival here. Don't miss the excellent opportunity of shopping. You can stay here a little longer.

Akihabara ... a street that keeps pace with the frontier industries of the times.

Akihabara, commonly known as autumn leaves, as one of the few electrical streets in the world, is now undergoing rapid changes. In addition to electrical stores, business, catering and other services are increasingly complete, and it is developing into a prosperous area with comprehensive colors.

Close to Computer Street

In August 2005, the Tsukuba high-speed railway was opened between Akihabara and Tsukuba in Ibaraki, and the whole journey took only 45 minutes. Tsukuba held the Tsukuba Science Fair in 1985. It is known as a scientific research garden city and a world-famous science and technology center city. It is estimated that there will be many passengers on this high-speed train who are highly knowledgeable about scientific and technological information. Akihabara seems to echo IT, and is accelerating its development into an IT center facing 2 1 century.

After redevelopment and renovation, nearly 20 new buildings will be built in Akihabara. In March, 2005, Akihabara Building, a 3 1 storey high-rise building located at the junction of JR Akihabara Station, officially opened to welcome guests. Since 2002, Tokyo has been leading the implementation of the plan to turn Akihabara into a gathering place for IT-related industries. This building can be said to be a landmark building to realize this plan. Under the goal of integration of production and learning, private enterprises engaged in advanced science and technology application research, research institutions affiliated to Tokyo University and other 18 institutions have settled in this building. Akihabara Building will be the activity center for 4,000 business people and university researchers. In addition, various academic reports, public forums and seminars will be held in the conference center of the building.

In March 2006, another building named UDX Building in Akihabara will be completed and opened in the same area. Cafe, restaurant, digital technology research and education room and multi-functional audio-visual studio are scheduled to be opened on the 4th floor of the building/KLOC-0. The 6th to 22nd floors are rented office buildings, and the first floor covers an area of about 1.400 square meters, where the largest office building in China will be born.

In the future, Fuji Software ABC Akihabara Building and Orix Akihabara Building will be completed in turn. It is estimated that there will be nearly 40 thousand employed people in this street in the future. Akihabara's brand concept of "IT Central District" is quite attractive, not inferior to other development zones such as Liu Xi and Shinagawa.

A street synchronized with the frontier industries of science and technology

The Origin of Akihabara Electric Street

During the Edo period, the area around Akihabara Electric Street used to be the residence of junior samurai. After Meiji, Japan began to enter the era of electrification. Not only began to use electric lights, but also 1926 NHK radio broadcast officially started. As a means of understanding news and entertainment, radio has rapidly spread. Wholesalers selling wires, distributors, switches and radio equipment have also grown. However, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, it was difficult to obtain motor materials except for military purposes, and even light bulbs were supplied in limited quantities. Such commercial transactions were in trouble. 1945 after the air raid in Tokyo, Tokyo was almost completely destroyed, and the area around Akihabara was almost completely burnt.

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There are about 250 electrical appliances stores, large and small, centering on the Central Avenue on the west side of JR Akihabara Station and Shen Dao, Tian Ming.

After the end of the Pacific War, the black market electrical appliances stores in Junhetai/Nana Ogawa Town gradually began to sell radio equipment. According to the vendor arrangement of 195 1, all these shops are concentrated under the viaduct of Akihabara Station, which is said to be the origin of Akihabara Electric Street. As a result, such stores finally began to officially sell home appliances.

During the period of rapid economic growth in Japan, household appliances used to be a symbol of prosperity. Black and white TV, washing machine and refrigerator are called the three great artifacts. Under the influence of propaganda such as "Akihabara appliances are cheap", Akihabara gradually prospered. Stores selling computers appeared in the 1970s. At this time, Akihabara has become the center of selling electronic equipment. Since then, the sales of home appliances such as video recorders, recording telephones and stereos have also been rising. But at the same time, with the expansion of home appliance stores and the appearance of discount promotions, Akihabara's advantages in home appliance retail have also weakened.

From 65438 to 0994, the sales of computer-related products in Akihabara Electric Street exceeded the sales of household appliances. Akihabara has gradually become a cutting-edge multimedia street centered on computers, mobile phones and Internet-related products.

In September this year, the Dianqiao camera "Multimedia Akihabara" store located at the east exit of JR Akihabara Station will open. Covering an area of 27,000 square meters, this store is the largest mass home appliance sales store in Japan. It is expected that the opening of this store will attract more new customers.

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Game coffee shop, comic teahouse

From 1980s to 1990s, driven by the popularization of computers and the wave of technological innovation, the video game industry also presented a grand occasion. Many game lovers began to visit Akihabara. The teahouse with the scene setting and character dressing in The Imitation Game also appeared at this time. Later, coffee shops dressed by waitresses in The Imitation Game also appeared one after another. Shops that combine comic teahouse and game coffee shop are also quite popular. There are about 10 such shops in Akihabara.

Anime lover's specialty store

Many people who often go to Akihabara are anime lovers. There are more and more shops selling fan magazines of popular animators in Akihabara, and it is difficult to get started. There are also more shops selling fortune-telling cards, groceries and toys for animated protagonists.

Internationalized region

According to a survey conducted by Japan International Tourism Promotion Agency in 2003, 7% of foreign tourists have been to Akihabara.

In June, 2004, the Shopkeep Street Promotion Association of Akihabara established the Tourism Department, and distributed maps in English, Chinese and Korean at 120, a hotel-oriented place in Tokyo.

Since the 1960s, Japan's manufacturing technology has surpassed the world's leading level, and Japanese household appliances have also been favored by people all over the world. "Made in Japan" became a symbol of quality assurance, and foreigners who came to Japan for tourism and business began to patronize Akihabara and buy Japanese household appliances (radios, walkman, stereos, etc. ) as a gift.

Duty-free shops and shops with duty-free counters for these foreign customers are gradually increasing. It can be said that Akihabara has become an international wonderful place.