Akihabara - Revision history

Wija at 13:21, 5 November 2008

Wija — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:21:25 GMT

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	==Access==		==Access==
-	[[Akihabara Station]] (秋葉原駅) is the main public transit access point to the Akihabara area of Tokyo. The station is in the middle of Akihabara and the shopping area starts immediately outside of the "Electric Town" exit.	+	[[Akihabara Station]] (秋葉原駅) is the main public transit access point to the Akihabara area of Tokyo. The station is in the middle of Akihabara and the shopping area starts immediately outside of the "Electric Town" exit.
	===Train and Subway===		===Train and Subway===
	* [[Akihabara Station]] is served by the following train/subway lines:		* [[Akihabara Station]] is served by the following train/subway lines:
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	** [[Hibiya Line]]		** [[Hibiya Line]]
	** [[Tsukuba Express]]		** [[Tsukuba Express]]
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		+	==See Also==
		+	* [[Akihabara Rampage]]
		+	* [[Akihabara Hotels]]
		+	* [[Akihabara Restaurants]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Shinjukueki at 17:31, 23 October 2006

Shinjukueki — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:31:35 GMT

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.akiba.or.jp/english/ Akihabara Official Website] (English)		* [http://www.akiba.or.jp/english/ Akihabara Official Website] (English)
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		+	[[Category:Tokyo Neighborhoods]]
		+	[[Category:Tokyo Tourist Attractions]]
		+	[[Category:Otaku Culture]]

Neko: minor punctuation edit

Neko — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:23:27 GMT

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-	'''Akihabara''' (秋葉原), also known as '''Akiba''' or '''Electric Town''', is a neighborhood of [[Tokyo]] best known for ~~it's~~ concentration of electronic goods shops and businesses catering to the Japanese [[Otaku]] culture. [[Anime]] and [[manga]] shops, [[toy stores]], [[video game shops]], [[arcades]], [[maid cafes]], [[hobby stores]], and [[adult shops]] share the streets around [[Akihabara Station]] with small computer stores and giant branches of the major Japanese electronic retailers including [[Yodobashi]], [[Bic Camera]], [[Laox]], and [[Sakuraya]]. Though the area of Akihabara most popular with locals and tourists has traditionally been the West side of [[Akihabara Station]], [[Yodobashi Camera]] opened their largest store in [[Japan]] on the East side of the station in [[2005]].	+	'''Akihabara''' (秋葉原), also known as '''Akiba''' or '''Electric Town''', is a neighborhood of [[Tokyo]] best known for its concentration of electronic goods shops and businesses catering to the Japanese [[Otaku]] culture. [[Anime]] and [[manga]] shops, [[toy stores]], [[video game shops]], [[arcades]], [[maid cafes]], [[hobby stores]], and [[adult shops]] share the streets around [[Akihabara Station]] with small computer stores and giant branches of the major Japanese electronic retailers including [[Yodobashi]], [[Bic Camera]], [[Laox]], and [[Sakuraya]]. Though the area of Akihabara most popular with locals and tourists has traditionally been the West side of [[Akihabara Station]], [[Yodobashi Camera]] opened their largest store in [[Japan]] on the East side of the station in [[2005]].

	==History==		==History==
-	After [[World War II]], the Akihabara area of [[Tokyo]] became known for ~~it's~~ black market electronics shops. In the decades the followed, it became increasingly popular with Japanese people interested in technology or in need of electronic goods for their homes. When the PC became popular in the ~~80's~~, Akihabara quickly attracted computer users from all over Japan. In the ~~90's~~, interest in [[video games]], electronics, [[anime]], and [[manga]] continued to grow, and [[Otaku]] culture was accepted by Japanese companies as a viable market demographic, cementing Akihabara's reputation as one of the key areas of commerce and culture in Japan.	+	After [[World War II]], the Akihabara area of [[Tokyo]] became known for its black market electronics shops. In the decades the followed, it became increasingly popular with Japanese people interested in technology or in need of electronic goods for their homes. When the PC became popular in the 80s, Akihabara quickly attracted computer users from all over Japan. In the 90s, interest in [[video games]], electronics, [[anime]], and [[manga]] continued to grow, and [[Otaku]] culture was accepted by Japanese companies as a viable market demographic, cementing Akihabara's reputation as one of the key areas of commerce and culture in Japan.

	==Access==		==Access==
-	[[Akihabara Station]] (秋葉原駅) is the main public transit access point to the Akihabara area of Tokyo. The station is in the middle of Akihabara and the shopping area starts ~~immediatly~~ outside of the "Electric Town" exit.	+	[[Akihabara Station]] (秋葉原駅) is the main public transit access point to the Akihabara area of Tokyo. The station is in the middle of Akihabara and the shopping area starts immediately outside of the "Electric Town" exit.
	===Train and Subway===		===Train and Subway===
	* [[Akihabara Station]] is served by the following train/subway lines:		* [[Akihabara Station]] is served by the following train/subway lines:

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Shinjukueki — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:15:07 GMT

Access

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	==Access==		==Access==
		+	[[Akihabara Station]] (秋葉原駅) is the main public transit access point to the Akihabara area of Tokyo. The station is in the middle of Akihabara and the shopping area starts immediatly outside of the "Electric Town" exit.
	===Train and Subway===		===Train and Subway===
-	* ~~'''~~[[Akihabara Station]]~~'''~~ is served by the following train/subway lines:	+	* [[Akihabara Station]] is served by the following train/subway lines:
	** JR [[Yamanote Line]]		** JR [[Yamanote Line]]
	** JR [[Sobu Line]]		** JR [[Sobu Line]]

Shinjukueki: /* Train and Subway */

Shinjukueki — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:12:01 GMT

Train and Subway

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	==Access==		==Access==
	===Train and Subway===		===Train and Subway===
		+	* '''[[Akihabara Station]]''' is served by the following train/subway lines:
		+	** JR [[Yamanote Line]]
		+	** JR [[Sobu Line]]
		+	** JR [[Keihin-Tohoku Line]]
		+	** [[Hibiya Line]]
		+	** [[Tsukuba Express]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.akiba.or.jp/english/ Akihabara Official Website] (English)		* [http://www.akiba.or.jp/english/ Akihabara Official Website] (English)

Shinjukueki at 15:06, 19 October 2006

Shinjukueki — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:06:36 GMT

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'''Akihabara''' (秋葉原), also known as '''Akiba''' or '''Electric Town''', is a neighborhood of [[Tokyo]] best known for it's concentration of electronic goods shops and businesses catering to the Japanese [[Otaku]] culture. [[Anime]] and [[manga]] shops, [[toy stores]], [[video game shops]], [[arcades]], [[maid cafes]], [[hobby stores]], and [[adult shops]] share the streets around [[Akihabara Station]] with small computer stores and giant branches of the major Japanese electronic retailers including [[Yodobashi]], [[Bic Camera]], [[Laox]], and [[Sakuraya]]. Though the area of Akihabara most popular with locals and tourists has traditionally been the West side of [[Akihabara Station]], [[Yodobashi Camera]] opened their largest store in [[Japan]] on the East side of the station in [[2005]].

==History==
After [[World War II]], the Akihabara area of [[Tokyo]] became known for it's black market electronics shops. In the decades the followed, it became increasingly popular with Japanese people interested in technology or in need of electronic goods for their homes. When the PC became popular in the 80's, Akihabara quickly attracted computer users from all over Japan. In the 90's, interest in [[video games]], electronics, [[anime]], and [[manga]] continued to grow, and [[Otaku]] culture was accepted by Japanese companies as a viable market demographic, cementing Akihabara's reputation as one of the key areas of commerce and culture in Japan.

==Access==
===Train and Subway===

==External Links==
* [http://www.akiba.or.jp/english/ Akihabara Official Website] (English)