Japan Trip 2013 - Akihabara Revisited

November 21, 2013

Japan Trip 2013 - Akihabara Revisited

At about 11 a.m my group then moved to Akihabara again. Personally I am not a big fan of Anime (maybe except Bleach) so this place was rather boring for me. Nevertheless the place was much livelier when it was during our midnight visit.

Everywhere in Akihabara you can really see the craze about anime and how the Japanese take these so seriously with all their fans hovering about at the figurine shops on a weekday morning. Not forgetting to mention, the local darling AKB48 also receives a tonne of love from their fans.

AKB48 fans, girls & guys alike

I thought I was crazy about Girl's Generation (소녀시대) and other KPOP idols but these people bring it to a whole new level. The picture above shows the gathering of AKB48 fan boys and girls at the UDX-Akiba square for some event and they are actually exchanging photos of the girl's to be collected.

We then headed to the Tokyo Anime Centre which turns out to be nothing really. Good things there were lots of chairs there for us to rest our tired legs. We have not stopped walking ever since we left Narita Airport.

Last stop of the day was at Radio Kaikan which sells a lot of different types of figurines, life sized dolls, cards, etc.

For lunch we wanted to try out the maid cafe but we got freaked out from the menu prices. It cost almost RM70 just for a simple meal and drink. Totally not worth it unless you are really into this maid thingy. My friend almost had a mental breakdown at the maid's antiques lol. In the end we headed back to Asakusabashi and picked a random shop which turns out to be a Kara-ye (restaurants selling curry rice dishes).