About Akihabara Electric Town
Akihabara Electric Town is an independent guide to Tokyo’s Akihabara district, made by Rafa (Inari), an independent developer. It is not affiliated with any shop, brand or official tourism body.
What you will find here
Guides to Akihabara’s anime and manga stores, retro game shops and arcades, electronics, food and events, plus practical tips for planning a visit — and free hiragana and katakana practice to help you read the signs.
How the guides are checked
- Practical details are checked against official sources: the shops’ own websites, rail operators and local associations.
- Each guide shows the date it was last verified. Prices, opening hours and events change, so check them before you go.
- We do not publish invented experiences, reviews or ratings.
- Spotted a mistake? Write to akihabaraelectrictownsite@gmail.com and it will be corrected.
Contact
Email: akihabaraelectrictownsite@gmail.com
Credits
The neon-sign covers are generated by code on this site. They use these fonts, licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1:
- Noto Sans JP — Google
- Orbitron — Matt McInerney
- Share Tech Mono — Carrois Apostrophe
Photographs
The photos in the guides come from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. They are shown unmodified (only resized), with their author and license in each caption:
- Akihabara Electric Town by day. Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Akihabara's main street at night, with the Onari-kaidō overpass. Photo: Alek 龍道家, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Akihabara Electric Town. Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chūō-dōri in Akihabara in the early morning. Photo: elminium from Ageo-city, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chūō-dōri seen from under the Onari-kaidō overpass, early morning. Photo: elminium from Ageo-city, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Akihabara Electric Town. Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Shōyu ramen at Ganko, Akihabara. Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Daruma-no-Me tonkotsu ramen shop, Akihabara. Photo: Lucius Kwok from New York, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Entrance gate of Kanda Shrine (Kanda Myōjin) with a hatsumōde banner. Photo: Carbonium, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Yodobashi-Akiba electronics store, Akihabara. Photo: MiNe, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Illuminated trees beside Akihabara UDX. Photo: Memorin (Photozou), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Akihabara's lights seen from Kanda Myōjin. Photo: OiMax from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Akihabara's main street, south side, at night. Photo: yagi-s, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Retro arcade cabinets at GiGO, Akihabara. Photo: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Retro games on the shelves of Super Potato, Akihabara. Photo: IQRemix from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Voltmeters and ammeters for sale in Akihabara. Photo: Tristan Ferne from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Plastic food samples at Nadai Fuji-soba, Akihabara. Photo: MsSaraKelly, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Akihabara Station, Electric Town exit. Photo: Brancacube, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons