One of its few sights, the transportation museum, moved to saitama as the railway museum akb48 theater top floor of don quijote. There is quite a few outdated information and i will gradually be updating them and adding more. Dress as a character from your favorite computer game, anime movie, or comic, then hop into your gokart and follow your guide around attractions such as rainbow bridge, tokyo tower, roppongi, and shibuya crossing. Click green tab on right for highres printable map of akihabara pdf sofmap. Akihabara s first golden age came in 1960s with the boom in home electronics appliances such as tv, washing machine and refrigerator. Information and translations of akihabara in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
Tokyo is home to literally a million eating places, so finding a truly authentic japanese style restaurant with an english language menu can be rather tricky. Download these useful guides giving you the basics on bathing etiquette, manga and anime, the tokyo train network, museum schedules and walking courses. Akihabara chiyoda 2020 all you need to know before you go. We created a list of the most needed phrases for a trip in japan and put them side by side in english and in japanese. Akihabara akihabara, or akiba in slang, is tokyo s electric town on the eastern side of the central chiyoda ward. Akihabara often abbreviated as akiba might be one of the most famous places to a foreigner coming to tokyo. A friend and i will be traveling to tokyo in a few months and we want to go to a maid cafe for the experience of it.
Travel guide to touristic destinations, museums and architecture in tokyo. Akihabara has also become the center of otaku culture japanese anime and manga, so some shops are a bit naughty. Maidcafes, featuring waitresses in maid costumes, have become popular. Map of yokohama englishwritten or recommended maps for foreigners when a foreign expat visits japan to stay in yokohama for a long term, he or she will try to grasp characteristics of each area in yokohama at first considering the transportation access for commuting or childrens school, and then will decide where to live.
You may not always have internet to check how to get to places, so we included some handy maps to help. Akiba deep travel guides you to the popular and local spots in akihabara. October 1, 2019 town guide map for printing pdf copyrightc 19962020 akihabara electrical town. Akb48 is a homegrown, allgirl idol group their name actually comes from akihabara which started in 2005 and quickly became the bestselling female group in japan.
Low rates guaranteed on all akihabara hotels at agoda. And in the 70s japans audio business saw the golden age and thousands of shops in akihabara and other areas sold hifi components. The cafe is usually crowded with customers, but the shop is relatively easy to enter so if its merchandise youre after, you shouldnt have to wait around. Make sure the directions on the map you are looking at. Guide train access information akihabara map japanese site. Akihabara map akihabara stores map akihabara stores map japanese. Akihabara, or akiba in slang, is tokyos electric town on the eastern side of the central chiyoda ward. The room was clean and tidy, with everything need, shower, bar fridge and free internet.
As you probably already know, it is the place to go for all kinds of geekery, with a high concentration of electronics shops and the most manga, anime goods, and maid cafes you can find in one place anywhere on earth not even an exaggeration. Tokyo akihabara map in english for things to do and tourist attractions. The closest english translation for otaku would be geek, although otaku carries a stronger negative connotation, evoking images of someone whos socially awkward and obsessively focused on certain interests. Tokyo map offers the most complete set of free english language maps of tokyo on the web.
All areas map in tokyo japan, location of shopping center, railway, hospital and more. Akihabara ryogoku odaiba ariake shibuya roppongi hibiya park meguro shinagawa imperial palace 5 km 40 km 30 km 10 km 20 km 25 km 15 km 35 km tokyo tower rainbow bridge tokyo skytree tomioka hachimangu shrine tokyo metropolitan government office ginza start tokyo metropolitan government office finish tokyo station gyokodori tokyo. Anime and manga are often the first to come to mind when we think of otaku culture but you cant forget about idols. Map of tokyo englishwritten or recommended maps for foreigner. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Ginza, marunouchi, nihonbashi, akihabaraochanomizu, ueno, asakusa, sumidaryogoku. Authored by one of our chief cheapos, anime reader and gamer extraordinaire, aaron baggett will educate you and demystify the otaku mecca, akihabara. Visualize my surprise when upon arriving at tokyo metros akihabara station. Stay at dormy inn akihabara was fantastic, the staff were well mannered and spoke good english and were very friendly and always willing to help out with any enquiries. Detailed and highresolution maps of tokyo, japan for free download. Oct 01, 2019 click on the image below to enlarge the map image.
Click tab on right for highres printable map of akihabara pdf. Take a look at our detailed itineraries, guides and maps to help you plan your trip to tokyo. See a map of tokyo, japan and its major stations and tourist attractions including tokyo parks and gardens, hotels, embassies, shrines, temples and shops. Network consists of 16 lines and 223 stations when both operators, tokyo monorail and rinkai line are combined. Finding a great deal is made easy with, offering cheap hotels in akihabara or any other area in tokyo. I haven taken up the website again which i started about 5 years ago. Helpful pdf downloads the official tokyo travel guide, go tokyo. Tokyo metro began operation in 1927 and toei subway did the same in 1960.
This document has been created based on information as of. The ntt site also carries various tips for travelers and its index page is worth paying a visit. Our theme is providing deep and local experiences to all guests. Tokyo station is the central station in tokyo between the imperial palace to the west and ginza in the east. This cafe and shop is the official store for japans top idols, akb48. Nothing tawdry goes on, just a drink with specially dressed. The shelves at gundam cafe are stacked with character goods, and tokyo leisure land offers amusements of a very akihabara kind, including floortoceiling lucky dip machines known as gachapon that dispense capsule toys. It is at the center of the akihabara shopping district specializing in. We speak a little japanese but we are wondering if there are any maid cafes, preferably in akihabara, that speak any level of english.
Akihabara chiyoda 2020 all you need to know before you. There are other akihabara maps available on the net, but one thing you have to be careful concerning the akiba maps is that most of them are 90 degree turned clockwise to save the space. The tokyo metro is a rapid transit system in tokyo, japan. I am going to tokyo in march and wondered what is the best map to take with me. I will be exploring tokyo but also going out to places like kyoto i live in the uk so the book needs to be able to be purchased here. Tokyo is a big city and it could be hard to find the right information on where to go and what to do, sometimes there are just too many options. Ask any local in akihabara and they can easily point out the building for you. Akihabara beyond the popular attractions tokyo cheapo. Discover tokyo station and our station map your japan. Dec 09, 2019 akihabara radio kaikan and the akiba culture zone, for example, house many stores dedicated to anime, manga and games. Whether youre looking for clothing shops, tourist attractions, hotels, parks, concert venues, restaurants, nightlife, or anything else, youll find it here. Akihabara stationh15 routestation information tokyo metro line.
Akihabaras outlets sell just about everything that is electronic, from computers and televisions to mobile phones, home appliances and associated accessories. English maps of yokohama all japan relocation, inc. Map of yokohama english written or recommended maps for foreigners when a foreign expat visits japan to stay in yokohama for a long term, he or she will try to grasp characteristics of each area in yokohama at first considering the transportation access for commuting or childrens school, and then will decide where to live. The area houses thousands of shops selling every technological gadget you can imagine, from computers to gaming consoles and vacuums to dvds, at reasonable prices. Take your time browsing the stores along akihabaras main drag, chuo dori and then detour down roads and alleys leading off it, which are also filled with shops. Akihabara, paradise for manga and anime fans the official.
Apr 19, 2017 once you think of akihabara, maid cafes and electronic stores often come to mind. However, just visiting doesnt make you realize true charm of akihabara. Copyrightc 19962020 akihabara electrical town organization all rights reserved. Other rapid transit operator in tokyo is the toei subway. Grab yourself a copy of our ebook, a cheapos guide to akihabara and find out about the otakuanimemanga centre of the universe. Akihabara is recognized as one of the biggest sightseeing spots in japan. Helpful pdf downloads the official tokyo travel guide.
In this page you can find a collection of various tokyo districts maps to be downloaded and eventually printed. Akihabara, also called akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. In maid cafes customers waitresses wear maid costumes. Take a gokart tour in tokyo where you become part of the action while dressed in your choice of costume. Akihabaras top 4 souvenir stores matcha japan travel web. Map of tokyo english written or recommended maps for foreigners when a foreign expat visits japan to stay in tokyo for a long term, he or she will try to grasp characteristics of each area in tokyo at first considering the transportation access for commuting or childrens school, and then will decide where to live. And, were adding new maps every day, so check out the site and let us know what you think. Just right outside the ticketing gate, you will find a fresh cream bread store, a welcoming sight. Many shops and descriptions are still needed to be added, and a real guide still needs to be rewritten. Tokyo subway navigation for tourists is a free application officially provided by tokyo metro to enable users to search transfer information for the tokyo subway network tokyo metro and toei subway. Akihabara bakurocho bakuro waseda 11 kawada shin okubo 03 e f higashi 02 12 shinjuku yanagicho kagurazaka nakayama t myoden t gyotoku t 1 minami gyotoku 18 urayasu 17 kasai 04 05 oedo line e 06 06 y iwamotocho 08 higashi nihombashi kodemmacho 14 mitsukoshimae yokoyama morishita hamacho ningyocho higashi shinkoenji 03 nakano.
Map of tokyo english written or recommended maps for foreigners when a foreign expat visits japan to stay in tokyo for a long term, he or she will try to grasp characteristics of each area in tokyo at first considering the transportation access for commuting or childrens school, and then will decide where to. Standing with 15 floors that zoom up to the sky when you crane your head up for a glimpse, akihabara udx or urban development x is one of the highrise buildings that will greet you immediately after a fewminute or fewsecond walk from akihabara station. We have compiled a list of easy to find japanese style. Tokyo and japan location maps in english tokyo forum. As you are about to go through the ticket gate, look on your right and look for some free pamphlets which contain a map of akihabara. The rooms are not very big but hey its tokyo all rooms are small. Click green tab on right for highres printable map of akihabara pdf. Once you think of akihabara, maid cafes and electronic stores often come to mind. Its a mash of crusty old electronic stores and shiny new shopping areas, sprinkled with game centers and anime show places. In more recent years, akihabara has gained recognition as the center of japans otaku diehard fan culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district. There is one in japanese and one in english, the one in english contains just an overall list and map of shops, but the japanese one has quite many in it, but since everything is written in japanese, this might. Map of tokyo englishwritten or recommended maps for foreigners when a foreign expat visits japan to stay in tokyo for a long term, he or she will try to grasp characteristics of each area in tokyo at first considering the transportation access for commuting or childrens school, and then will decide where to live.
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