Akihabara, Tokyo

Akihabara is a major shopping area for electronic, computers and video games in Tokyo. Often known as Akihabara Electric Town or simply Akiba, the place known commonly as Akihabara is actually the neighborhood of Soto-Kanta, in Chiyoda ward. Incidentally, there is a Akihabara district located within Taito ward nearby, but that is not the Akihabara of the electronics stores fame.

Akihabara


The stores at Akihabara sell both new and used items. The new and state-of-the-art products find store space in the shops lining Chuodori, the main street in Akihabara. The lanes off the main street are stocked with small shops selling electrical parts, tools, specialty electonics, wirings and the like. The big stores closest to the train stations are popular with foreign tourists, but prices are more attractive in the smaller shops farther away.

How to go to Akihabara

By Train
Take a train to the Akihabara Station, which is right at the heart of Akihabara. Trains going there include the JR Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line and Chuo Local Line. Exit the station following the Akihabara Electric Town signage to land yourself in the shopping area.

By Subway
You can also take the Hibiya Line to Akihabara Station (H15), Ginza Line to Suehirocho Station (G14). The Shinjuku Line goes to Iwamotocho Station (S08), which is a 10-minute walk to Akihabara.

Akihabara street scene

What to see in Akihabara

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