akihabara

Tokyo's "Electric Town"

Address:

Soto-Kanda 1,3 & 4-chome - Chiyoda-ku
101-0021 - Akihabara
Tokyo

Nearest Bus or Train:

Akihabara Station

Open Hours:

Depends on the store, but generally 10am-8pm daily.

Akihabara is known as denki machi or Electric Town in Tokyo. All manner of electrical appliances, from washing machines to refrigerators, and from stereo and audiovisual equipment to fax machines, can be found here. There are also a number of shops selling computer hardware and software. Visitors to Japan will want to bring their passports along with them to purchase duty-free products. Appliances with a range of voltages to suit different countries are available.

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