ENJOY AKIHABARA
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Yodobashi Camera:
Leisure Hive.
er-touch-my-virginity Otaku en-
As a true Leisure Hive, there are
to orient yourself before exploring
clave you might imagine. There
many ways to enjoy your time at
all the alleys that branch off from
are just as many ordinary people
Yodobashi. Several cafes are scat-
this throughfare and the retail en-
searching for light fixtures and
tered throughout the building.
tertainment they have to offer.
large screen TVs.
Collectible figures, cards and etc.
A carefully planned urban revolu-
are on the sixth floor. There’s a re-
Gundam Cafe and AKB48
Cafe/Shop
tion has poshed the place up over
flexology salon on the seventh to
The AKB48 Cafe and Shop prom-
the last couple of years. New high
soothe your weary feet. A tasty
ises tasty sweets and treats - and
rises, open plazas, restaurants and
bunch of restaurants on the eighth
those are just the photos and vid-
cafes now spread out around the
floor. And a golf shop and batting
eos of the girls - and an entire bou-
station. There are almost as many
center on the ninth floor.
tique devoted to all things AKB48.
kihabara is much more mainstream than the you-will-nev-
places to eat as shop.
The
Walk along Chuo Dori
Chuo Dori (boulevard) is the main
street through Akihabara and this
is where you want to take your time
Staff at Gundam Cafe are dressed
in modified Gundam uniforms
and snap a salute when they take
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