Akihabara is the famous "Electric Town" in Japan. Thousands of shops, from tiny booths to huge electronics department stores, sell all manner of electric appliances. Few people can visit Akihabara and leave without buying anything.
Akihabara is a well known as a place where you can receive the best offer for electronic stuff. The area was originally developed as a place for stores and distributors specialized in selling electronic goods during the postwar period. It is not too much to say that trend of electronic gadgets start from here. From more than 1,000 stores lined up on the street called "Chuo Dori (central avenue)," you may also be able to find something new and old, which you may never be able to find in regular electronic stores. With its wide variety of electronics, many Japanese consumers come here to find the best price for whatever they are looking into purchase. As a part of new development taking place a the Akihabara Station and it surrounding areas, Akiharabara has begun to grow into a place not only for electronics, but also for game, manga (comic books) and animation related goods, which are extremely popular culture among younger generations in Japan and abroad.
Tel: 03-3257-0568 Access: 1 mins. walk from Akihabara Sta. on the JR Lines and the subway Hibiya Line URL: http://www.akiba.or.jp/english/
The original shrine located in Otemachi is said to date back to around 730 and it was later moved to the present site according to Tokugawa Ieyasu's decision in 1616. The shrine was worshiped by many warriors including Ieyasu. The earthquake destroyed the shrine in 1923; however it was rebuild in the same style on the same site. Three deities enshrined in this shrine are: the god of development and medicine, Sukunahikona-no-mikoto or Ebisu-sama, and the god of marriage, Ohnamuchini-no-mikoto or Daikoku-sama, and Taira-no-Masakado who actually existed in history. The Kanda Festival held in mid-May every two years is one of the three great festivals with mikoshi (carrying around the miniature shrine) in Tokyo and brings lively and cheerful atmosphere as the parade of mikoshi goes through the town.
Address: 2-16-2 Soto-kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-3254-0753 Access: 5mins walk from Ochanomizu Sta. on the JR and Subway Marunouchi Line 5 mins walk from Shin-ochanomizu Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 5mins walk from Suehiro-cho Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line 7 mins walk from Akihabara Sta. on the JR/ the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
The shrine was first erected to enshrine a deity, ameno-tajikarano-mikoto who appears in Japan’s myths in 458. Sugawara no Michizane who was an aristocrat and scholar from the Heian Period has also known to be a god of learning was enshrined in 1355. A warlord who was in charge of Kanto region, Oota Dokan reconstructed the shrine in 1478. The shrine was worshiped by many men in academic field such as Arai Hakushu and Hayashi Doshun from the Edo Period. Today, many students who are trying to achieve an academic success or passing an entrance exam come here to pray. The shrine is noted as a beautiful spot for Japanese plum tree (Ume) that blooms earlier than cherry tree does. At the shrine, the Ume Matsuri festival is annually held in February and March and the precincts of shrine become crowded with people who come here to enjoy the view of plum blossoms and feel the coming of spring.
Address: 3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-3836-0753 Access: 2mins walk from the Yushima Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 5mins walk from the Ueno-hirokoji Sta. on the Ginza Subway Line or the Ueno-okachimachi Sta. on the Toei Subway Oedo Line 8 mins walk from the Hongo-sanchome Sta. on the Marunouchi Subway Line or the Okachimachi Sta.on the JR Yamanote Line or Keihin-Tohoku Line Admission Fee: Free URL: http://www.yushimatenjin.or.jp/pc/eng-page/english.htm
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Sightseeing Spots in Akihabara(Tokyo) 
