Akihabara Presentation

Akihabara

"Field of Autumn Leaves"

Also called Electric Town

Located in the heart of Tokyo's Taito Ward. It was once a part of the gateway to old Tokyo and home to many dealers, craftsmen and lower class. A fire burned down everything in the area in the late 1800's. In order to protect inner Tokyo from future fires the area was cleared and a forest grew in it's place. This cleared land would be used in the future to create one of the most well known technological centers in the world.

After World War II, the area hosted Japan's first school of eletrectical engineering. Electronics such as radios and vacuums produced by students at the school began filling small shops in what was called "Electric Town".





With the addition of rail and subway lines directing traffic to Akihabara and the introduction of Nintendo's Famicom in the mid 80's the once cleared area became a thriving technological center. The city is now host to several chain stores of the world's largest personal computer, gaming, manga, and eletronic companies. These companies include NEC, Sharp, Dell, Apple, Fujitsu, and many more.



Akihabara is also the center of the relatively new "Otaku" culture. Maid cafes', coffee shops with employees dressed up as french maids, are scattered across Akihabara. Manga and japanese animation retailers are also becoming more and more common.

Traveling to Akihabara is as simple has boarding a train or subway car. The Akihabara Train Station is located in the center of the city. The station is accessable by the JR Yamanote, Keihin-Tohoku, and Chuo Local lines. By subway, the station is a part of the Hibiya line (H15) or Ginza line (G14).