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Akihabara

May 05, 2008 By: Cruxay Category: Otaku, Tokyo

Akihabara (秋葉原) is the dream location for every male who has never had a girlfriend & every girl who has never had a boyfriend. I don’t think I’ve been anywhere in Tokyo that has so blatantly stuffed every corner with erotic merchandise as Akihabara. Of course, it could be easy for one to spend their entire day indulging in the dozens of stores which supply stack-loads of ero manga, hentai merchandise, Japanese idol DVDs, and more. But why do that when you can simply save your money and stare at hundreds of french maids that pass pay nearly every second.

If you are into electronics, figures, anime, manga, and pretty much anything otaku related. You will love it here.

 

Akihabara is totally mind numbing with the massive amounts of media and technology, which is jam-packed into every corner, bill board, and alley way  possible. I’ve never found cheaper computer parts, and in such abundance, anywhere. I will definitely get into more aspects about Akiba when I have a chance, such as the maid cafes, game stores, arcades, and so on. I haven’t fully explored the area yet, but what I have explored I will definitely post about in the future. I have a feeling maid cafes might be under consideration for a post in the near future, as I’m sure many people are interested in what those are all about, and how they work.

In the mean time check out the Akihabara picture gallery located at the top left under “pictures,” and let me know if there is anything else about Akiba you’d like to know. Thanks.

Tags: Akiba, Akihabara, Anime, Japan tech town, Maids, Manga

6 Responses to “ Akihabara ”

1. # 1 m4rk Says:
   May 6th, 2008 at 12:58 am

   damn son, get a vid or lots of pics of the maid cafe

   word has it, some kook is opening one here in calgary lol

2. # 2 Yumayah Says:
   May 6th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

   are they getting their maid costumes from akihabara? Or is there speciality distributors? Also any maid cafe’s with food that is particularly delicious?

3. # 3 Cruxay Says:
   May 6th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

   Thanks for the comments.

   I’m pretty sure that maid costumes can be purchased anywhere in Japan. Many shops I went into had maid costumes for around $50-60 CAD. Although I’m not certain if it was those exact costumes those maids were wearing. They might have acquired a special costume from the store where they got hired.

   Although there are several maid cafes which act as restaurants, the popular trend nowadays seems to be geared towards maid massages. The picture I have up in this post is for a maid “salon” which offers a quick 20 minute “course” for about $25CAD, to a 1 hour course for about $63CAD.

   I haven’t eaten in a maid cafe before, so unfortunately I can’t provide you with info as to whether the food is great or not. Sorry!!

4. # 4 Yumayah Says:
   May 6th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

   =) that can be an entry! Find a delicious made cafe!!

5. # 5 Digger Says:
   May 24th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

   I knew Akihabara was a technological oaisis and an anime/manga hive…but this is the second time I’ve heard about it being a center for hentai and similar stuff. I think Tofugu has a Japanese TV news exposee on the hentai/host lub/cosplay/doujinshi/otaku culture of Akihabara…I knew Japan was quirky (that’s why we love it), but I gotta admit that surprised me.

6. # 6 treelug Says:
   June 23rd, 2008 at 4:01 pm

   lol im 15 and when we went to asakusa we brought cigarettes from the vending machines, there like everywhere in tokyo

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