Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Explore 'Electric Town'
Before Akihabara became
otaku
-land, it was Electric Town - the place for
discounted electronics and where early computer geeks tracked down obscure
parts for home-built machines.
Akihabara Radio Center
( 1-14-2 Soto-Kanda,
Chiyoda-ku; hours vary; JR Yamanote Line to Akihabara, Electric Town exit)
, a warren
of stalls under the train tracks, keeps the tradition alive.
Play vintage arcade games
In Akihabara a love of the new is tempered with a deep affection for the old.
Super Potato Retro-kan
( 1-11-2 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku;
11am-8pm Mon-Fri, from
