Akihabara

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago

Tokyo's district of Akihabara developed into the city's bustling electronics quarter from a neighborhood known for its shops selling various types of scrap and recycled parts. Its famous "Electric Town" has weathered a number of shifts in consumer trends, including the bursting of Japan's economic bubble in the early 1990s and a change in focus by established vendors toward large household electronics outlets in Tokyo's suburbs.

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