Welcome to Denki-gai (Electric Town)! The best place in the world to buy electronics at a discount price! You can easily spend half a day flitting from store to store in this area. Musical instruments, home electronics, cameras and computers, it’s all here.

Akihabara is also recognized as the center of Japan’s otaku (diehard fan) culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are in this district.