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Walking the streets of Tokyo, Japan in February 2020. I show the areas of Akihabara, Asakusa, and Shibuya. Akihabara is known ...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Association of Japanese Animations will hold the two-day Tokyo International Anime Festival 2011 Autumn: Anime Business Matching & Conference Oct 27 ...
When it comes to anime hot spots in Tokyo, Akihabara and Ikebukuro would be at the top of most fans’ lists. But these meccas of anime fandom are not in the center of where anime is actually made ...
Anime fans have long gathered in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in pursuit of subculture opulence. “I think the area’s greatest appeal is how much anime is thrown in your face there — the ...
A new arcade in Tokyo’s Akihabara district boasts six floors of challenges, from Gundam fighting to claw machines and Taiko drums. No wonder Namco Akihabara opened shop in Japan’s anime ...
For years, Tokyo's Akihabara district was the place to score ... tall buildings covered in colorful ads depicting sales and anime characters. There are names you'll recognize, like Sega, and ...
Nakano may be the first neighbourhood to come to mind when you’re on the hunt for Japanese manga and anime merchandise, but Akihabara is a great place for that, too. Tokyo’s Electric Town ...
For all its focus on the newest anime and latest electronics, Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood also has a lot of local history. Sadly, a tasty piece of that history is disappearing, with the news that ...
Drawings and pictures from "Astro Boy" are also on display at Anime Tokyo Station. Tokyo's Akihabara district has long been well-known as the "city of anime." But in recent years, Ikebukuro in ...